Murray Head

What I find compelling about Murray Head is his refusal to be just one thing. Born in London in 1946, he carved out parallel careers as actor, singer, and screenwriter, never letting one eclipse the other. Most people remember the chart-topping voice, but his turn as Bob Elkin in Sunday Bloody Sunday showed real dramatic nerve. I admire performers who keep both feet in different worlds rather than chasing the safer single lane. There is something quietly stubborn and honest about a career like his, and I respect the willingness to stay creatively restless across decades instead of settling.

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Name (English)

Murray Head

Name (Japanese)

マレー・ヘッド

Reading

まれー・へっど

Born

March 5, 1946 (age 80)

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / singer / screenwriter / stage actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

• Official sitehttps://www.murrayhead.online/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%20Head
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%83%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q610267

Tags

• actor
• singer
• screenwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.