Tom Murphy

gilli

Does anyone know what happened to the actorTom Murphy?
He died yesterday, we heard it at the Gate Theatre and there hasn't been much about it on the news at all which is strange as he was such a fantastic actor. He was only 37. He was in Adam and Paul, Man about Dog, Trouble in Paradise, and on stge saw him in Shining City, Henry V and loads of other stuff.

Malteaser!

A quick google didn't say anything other than the fact that he had died, which is weird!! Thats sad though, he was a deadly actor! I wonder why there isn't a bigger deal about it!!

RIP Tom Murphy

conical

Yahoo answers says he died from cancer.


RIP

Nea

I read this on the text last night.
Very very sad.
He was a very promising actor.
RIP

bronte

My god, that was sudden...He was a wonderful actor, this is sad news.

R.I.P.

Clare Bear

How sad RIP

Dufresne

Flicking through the text on RTE last night I noticed a story saying Actor Tom Murphy had died. Now I like his work and loved Pure Mule , Adam and Paul, and Man About Dog. I immediately checked boards for news and saw nothing and have been checking all day. Am I missing something? I say this because I found this website by looking for info about Tom and found a link saying he is an Admin on boards which first brought me here.
The story is at

http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1006/murphyt.html

and imdb confirms that the same actor won the Tony award for The Beauty Queen of Leenane here - see trivia link

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614755/

Can somebody explain. I hope this is not true.

Clare Bear

It's true alright, he died yesterday after losing his battle with cancer I think Very sad.

Dufresne

I'm at a loss for words. Thats terrible news. May he Rest In Peace.

EKRIUQ

Is this Tom Murphy on the right http://dynimg.rte.ie/00005e1b10dr.jpg

Dufresne

Yes - thats him in Pure Mule

bronte

It's him...It's a sad loss..he was wonderful.
Totally shocked by this.
R.I.P.

AlmightyCushion

'Tis a shame. RIP.

Irish Gardener

Awful news.
His talent will be missed.

gilli

yEAH IT'S VERY SAD. He was very talented

tbh

very sad.

hot fuss

Seemingly he was only diagnosed with cancer a few months ago. Mentions it on the playbill website.

Very, very sad.

Stargal

Threads merged

steviejean

Unfortunately it is true. Tom Murphy got diagnosed with cancer about 4 months ago and got sick very quickly. He died on saturday evening in the mater hospital with his loving family. To make this situation that more upsetting is that Toms father only passed away 5 weeks ago. Tom was only 39 years of age. Far to young to leave this earth !!

May both Tom and his father rest in peace !

CathyMoran

Any body know what type of cancer he had?

RIP

Stargal

CathyMoran wrote:

Any body know what type of cancer he had?

RIP

A couple of google results quote a friend of his who says that it was a quick-spreading lymphatic cancer.

CathyMoran

Stargal wrote:

A couple of google results quote a friend of his who says that it was a quick-spreading lymphatic cancer.

Thanks.

Jeapy

Loved his work. RIP

kelle

gilli wrote: »

Does anyone know what happened to the actorTom Murphy?
He died yesterday, we heard it at the Gate Theatre and there hasn't been much about it on the news at all which is strange as he was such a fantastic actor. He was only 37. He was in Adam and Paul, Man about Dog, Trouble in Paradise, and on stge saw him in Shining City, Henry V and loads of other stuff.

What part did he play in Trouble in Paradise?
God, only 37- the same age as me. May he rest in peace.

regob

thats sad

regob

he was a brilliant actor

Amz

Thought some of you might be interested in this.

JonThom

Also, some might be interested in this.

avonbarksdale

Badly missed in Pure Mule. RIP.

bodhrandude

I had no idea he died, so sad. He was a rare breed of actor, the viewer always had an empathy for the characters he played.