years_active birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
1973 -- 2003 greenwich , london , england 17 december 1956 patrick murray -lrb- actor -rrb-
 patrick murray actor
patrick murray -lrb- actor -rrb-

patrick murray -lrb- born 17 december 1956 -rrb- is a retired english screen actor notable for his role as mickey pearce in the sitcom `` only fools and horses '' .
born in london to an irish father and spanish mother , he was educated at st. thomas the apostle college .
murray has appeared in starring and supporting roles in numerous films and television programmes .
he also became well known for his appearances in television commercials for the italian home appliance company zanussi .
murray is a staunch supporter of his local league football club millwall f.c. , often being recognised whilst sitting in the stands .
in his later years , he was a controller at a mini-cab office in catford .
in january 2003 he publicly admitted that he is an alcoholic and that at his lowest ebb he was drinking ten cans of lager and half a bottle of whisky a day .
as of 2012 he had given up drinking , and had retired to thailand .
