Legendary Only Fools and Horses actor Patrick Murray has died aged 68 after a battle with lung cancer.
The star was best known for playing Cockney chancer Mickey Pearce in the classic BBC comedy series, starring alongside David Jason as Del Boy and Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney Trotter.
He previously battled lung cancer but was given the all-clear until the illness returned a year later and spread to his legs and pelvis.
The Only Fools and Horses Appreciation Society paid tribute to the beloved actor in a statement shared to Facebook.
They said: ‘It is with heartfelt sadness that we report the death of our friend Patrick Murray – Mickey Pearce to so many.
‘He was a regular attendee of our conventions and we will miss his humour and the joy he bought to many.
The legendary Only Fools and Horses actor Patrick Murray has died aged 68 after his battle with lung cancer
The star was best known for playing as Cockney chancer Mickey Pearce in the classic BBC comedy show
Murray, pictured centre, alongside David Jason as Del Boy, right, and Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney Trotter, left
The star pictured next to Lyndhurst as Rodney in season three of the 80s classic
Murray, pictured right, with the cast of the show during a 2001 Christmas special
‘Well Pat!’
In 2023 he revealed a part of his liver has been removed after doctors discovered a malignant growth in 2022.
He told followers: ‘I am going home today. Minus half a liver and a tumour that the wonderful Prof Heaton removed last week. I kept this under my hat that they’d discovered another primary cancer last year.’
Five months after his initial diagnosis, he told fans he was ‘cured’, writing: ‘Thanks again for all your lovely messages. As you may know, I was diagnosed with lung cancer last July.
‘After an op in October to remove the tumour I had chemo to help prevent the cancer returning.
‘During this chemo, another tumour was discovered in my liver. Luckily for me this cancer was unconnected to the lung cancer and was also treatable.
‘I had a procedure called TACE to deal with this. Last Friday l saw my oncologist She told me the lung cancer was cured and that the tumour in my liver was shrinking.’
He cautiously added: ‘It’s not over yet, but as you can imagine I am over the moon with this latest news.’
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