Gerard Murphy

Irish actor (1955–2013)
Person human Q2132927
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Gerard Murphy

Summary

Gerard Murphy is a human[1]. Born in Newry[2], he… he was born on October 14, 1948[3]. He died in Cambridge[4]. He died on August 26, 2013[5]. He worked as an actor[6], stage actor[7], film actor[8], director[9], and translator[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Gerard Murphy was born in Newry[2].
  • Gerard Murphy died in Cambridge[4].
  • Gerard Murphy was born on October 14, 1948[3].
  • Gerard Murphy died on August 26, 2013[5].
  • Gerard Murphy held citizenship in Ireland[12].
  • Gerard Murphy's professions included actor[6].
  • Gerard Murphy worked as a stage actor[7].
  • Gerard Murphy's professions included film actor[8].
  • Gerard Murphy's professions included director[9].
  • Gerard Murphy worked as a translator[10].
  • Gerard Murphy's field of work was acting[13].
  • Gerard Murphy's field of work was directing[14].
  • Gerard Murphy's field of work was translation[15].
  • Gerard Murphy's field of work was translating activity[16].
  • Gerard Murphy was educated at Queen's University Belfast[17].
  • Gerard Murphy was educated at Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School[18].
  • Gerard Murphy is recorded as male[19].
  • Gerard Murphy's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • The cause of death was prostate cancer[21].
  • Gerard Murphy's family name is recorded as Murphy[22].
  • Gerard Murphy's given name is recorded as Gerard[23].
  • Gerard Murphy's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Gerard Murphy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: IE[27]

  • Began / founded: 1955-10-14[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2013-08-26[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 57e24c1f-1158-486e-8bb4-32393910be83[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Newry[2], Gerard Murphy… he was born on October 14, 1948[3].

Education

Educated at Queen's University Belfast[17], a public research university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1845[33] and Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School[18], a grammar school[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1865[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], stage actor[7], film actor[8], director[9], and translator[10]. Fields of work include acting[13], a type of arts[37]; directing[14], a job activity[38]; translation[15], an academic major[39]; and translating activity[16].

Death and Burial

Gerard Murphy died on August 26, 2013[5]. He died in Cambridge[4]. The cause of death was prostate cancer[21].

Why It Matters

Gerard Murphy ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Gerard Murphy born?

Gerard Murphy's place of birth was Newry[2].

Where did Gerard Murphy die?

Gerard Murphy died in Cambridge[4].

What did Gerard Murphy do for work?

Gerard Murphy worked as actor[6], stage actor[7], film actor[8], director[9], and translator[10].

Where did Gerard Murphy go to school?

Gerard Murphy was educated at Queen's University Belfast[17] and Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Newry
    Citizenship
    Educated at Queen's University Belfast, Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School
    Occupation actor, stage actor, film actor +2
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