Billy Murray
Born	October, 1941 London, United Kingdom
Notable roles	Johnny Allen in Eastenders, DS Don Beech in The Bill

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Career

Murray was born in East London and knew the Krays from Bethnal Green, who are said to have funded him to train at East 15 Acting School, London. East London (Afrikaans: Oos-Londen, Xhosa: Imonti) is a city in southeast South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province at 32. ... Ronald Kray (1933 - 1995) and Reginald Kray (1933 - 2000) were twin brothers, and the foremost organised crime leaders in London in the 1960s. ... Bethnal Green is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London. ...

In his early career in the 1970s and 80s, he made guest appearances in many British television series such as Softly Softly, The Sweeney, The Professionals, Minder. Softly, Softly can refer to: Softly, Softly, a British television series Softly, Softly, a 1955 popular song. ... The Sweeney is a British television police drama focusing on two crime-fighting members of the Flying Squad, an elite branch of the British police force specialising in armed robbery and violent crime. ... The Professionals has a number of meanings, including the following: The Professionals (TV Series) The Professionals is a 1966 Western movie directed by Richard Brooks. ... Minder was a British comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. ...

His best known regular role was as the corrupt DS Don Beech in the ITV1 police drama series The Bill, playing the role from 1995 to 2000. In 2001 he returned as Don Beech in a one-off movie length episode Beech on the Run and later that year in a spin-off six-part mini-series entitled Beech is Back. In 2004 he returned to The Bill for a guest stint in five episodes, in which his character escaped from prison and is now back 'on the run'. DS Don Beech was a character in the TV series The Bill. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... The Bill is a long-running British television police procedural shown on ITV1, at 8PM on Wednesdays and Thursdays. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Beech is Back was a spin-off television miniseries of British police drama The Bill, aired in on ITV1. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2005, he joined the cast of popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, playing somewhat retired gangster Johnny Allen. He was reported to be the nastiest gangster ever to appear in the soap, but after a good start and a few months into the character's arrival — due to constant script re-writes, poor storylines, and changing executive producers — the character of Johnny was often inconsistent. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[2] and continuing to date. ... Jonathan Johnny Allen was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Billy Murray. ...

He departed from the show in March 2006 when his character was jailed after confessing to the murder of Dennis Rickman and countless other murders in the past. He won the 'Best Villain' award at the British Soap Awards in May 2006 for his role as Johnny Allen. He made a brief return to EastEnders in October that year when his character was seen in prison and later died of a heart attack. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dennis Rickman was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... The British Soap Awards is an annual awards ceremony to honour the best of British soap operas. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His daughter Jaime Murray stars in the series Hustle and (like her father) once had a role in The Bill. Jaime Murray as Stacie Monroe in Hustle Jaime Murray is a British actress born October 27, 1978 in Essex, England. ... The Hustle team (L–R): Ash Morgan, Albert Stroller, Mickey Stone, Stacie Monroe, and Danny Blue Hustle is a British television drama series made by Kudos Film & Television for BBC One. ... The Bill is a long-running British television police procedural shown on ITV1, at 8PM on Wednesdays and Thursdays. ...

Trivia

• He appeared in small guest roles in both The Bill and EastEnders before going on to play more well-known regular characters many years later. Before playing Don Beech in The Bill he appeared as DI Jackson in 1989, and before playing Johnny Allen in EastEnders he appeared as Mr X in 1991.

• He currently lives in Brentwood, Essex and often dines at a local carvery.

• Billy is a big West Ham United fan.

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Selected filmography

• Rollin' with the Nines (2006) ..... David Brumby
• EastEnders (1991) .... Mr X (two episodes) (2005 - 2006) ..... Johnny Allen
• Doctors (2004) .... Larry Baker
• Beech is Back (2001) .... DS Don Beech
• Beech on the Run (2001) ..... DS Don Beech
• The Bill (1989) ...... DI Jackson (1995 - 2000, 2004) ..... DS Don Beech
• A Touch of Frost (1995).... Bill Boxley
• Casualty (1992)..... Don Collins
• Bergerac (1991)..... John Kelp
• Buddy's Song (1991)..... Harry
• Dempsey & Makepeace (1985)..... Billy Kennaway
• Minder (1984)..... Charlie Pope
• The Professionals (1979)..... Morgan in episode titled "Runner"
• Rock Follies (1976)..... Spike
• The Sweeney (1975)..... Brian Cooney in episode titled "stoppo driver"
• Softly, Softly (1971)..... George Benson
• Up The Junction (1968)..... Ray
• Poor Cow (1967)..... Tom's mate

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External links

• Billy Murray at the Internet Movie Database