Murray Head
Actor

Murray Head Net Worth

Murray Head is an actor, singer, and composer best known for his 1984 smash "One Night in Bangkok". He was born in London, England in 1946 to Seafield Head (a documentary filmmaker) and Helen Shingler (an actress). He began his performing career at age 12 and ran away from home at 16 to pursue a recording career. He made his film debut in 1966 and went on to star in Jesus Christ Superstar and Sunday Bloody Sunday. He released his debut solo album in 1972 and scored a cult hit with "Say It Ain't So, Joe". He starred in the musical "Chess" in 1984 and his soundtrack performance of "One Night in Bangkok" became a major pop hit. He continues to act in Britain, France, and Canada and returned to the stage in 2003. He speaks fluent French and his younger brother is Anthony Head.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Soundtrack, Composer
Birth Day March 05, 1946
Birth Place  London, England, United Kingdom
Age 77 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aries
Birth name Murray Seafield St George Head
Genres Rock, new wave
Occupation(s) Actor, singer
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 1966–present
Labels Island, A&M, Virgin, Mercury, Voiceprint

💰 Net worth

Murray Head, a renowned actor, soundtrack artist, and composer from the United Kingdom, is projected to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M by the year 2024. With a multifaceted career spanning across various entertainment industries, Head has amassed significant acclaim and financial success. His noteworthy contributions to film and music have earned him a dedicated fanbase and numerous accolades. With his talent and versatility, Murray Head continues to thrive and expand his wealth within the entertainment world.

Biography/Timeline

1960

Head began writing songs as a child, and by the mid-1960s he had a London-based recording contract. He had limited success, until asked by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber to play Judas Iscariot on the original concept album version of Jesus Christ Superstar; at the time, he had been appearing in the West End production of the musical Hair. With the Trinidad Singers, the song "Superstar" peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1971.

1966

He made his film debut in The Family Way (1966), which featured Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett and John Mills in the leading roles. Head won a leading role in the Oscar-nominated film Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), alongside Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson. Despite these successes, he received little public attention in the next ten years (except for his single release, "Say It Ain't So, Joe" in 1975, which has been covered by The Who's lead vocalist, Roger Daltrey, among others, including The Hollies). "Never Even Thought" has been covered by both Colin Blunstone and Cliff Richard.

1972

Murray Head married Susan Ellis Jones in 1972; they divorced in 1992. He has two daughters: Katherine and Sophie. Sophie sometimes sings with her father, for Example on songs such as "Seras-tu là?" on the album Tête à tête and "Make It Easy" from the Emotions album.

1973

In 1973, he appeared in a radio drama, The Fourth Tower of Inverness. In 1979, Head appeared in the miniseries Prince Regent and the final episode of the ITV program Return of the Saint.

1986

Head reappeared in the spotlight in 1984 as the American on the concept album for the musical Chess. The song "One Night in Bangkok" featured Head on lead vocals, affecting a New York accent. It became the last significant Broadway/West End number to be a hit single on American and German radio until "No Matter What" by Boyzone in 1996. "One Night in Bangkok" was a success in both Europe and North America. Head performed the role of world chess champion Frederick "Freddie" Trumper in the London West End stage production of Chess that premiered on 14 May 1986. The show ran in London until 8 April 1989; during its run, Head departed with vocal strain.

1993

After that, Head had little recording success in the UK or the United States. This fact would later be underscored in a radio segment featured on The Kevin and Bean Show on KROQ-FM in Los Angeles, in which the hosts would phone Head in the morning to find out "What's Up with Murray Head?" Fluent in French, he has released a number of albums in that language. A duet with Marie Carmen, "Une femme un homme", was released in 1993 and was a hit in French-speaking Canada.

1999

In 1999, Head co-wrote the screenplay to Les Enfants du Siècle.

2009

Murray Head was born in London to Seafield Laurence Stewart Murray Head (1919 – 22 March 2009) and Helen Shingler (born 1919). Head's father was a documentary filmmaker and a founder of Verity Films. Head's mother played Mme Maigret alongside Rupert Davies in the BBC 1960s television adaptation of the Maigret novels written by Georges Simenon. Head's younger brother Anthony Head is also an actor, best known for playing Rupert Giles in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

2010

He has appeared on television in the UK on The Bill, Casualty, North Square and Judge John Deed. He also played an Artist, and love interest of Gina Ward, called Jack Hollins on ITV's Heartbeat from 2005–06. On 15 March 2010 he appeared in the BBC drama Doctors playing a pop singer, Pete Perry, trying to make a comeback, in which Head sang Robert Johnson's "Love in Vain". In Canada, he was part of the cast of the 2002 television mini-series Music-Hall, which played on the Radio-Canada network. In 2011 he appeared in the first episode of the series Vera (episode "Hidden Depths") as Peter Calvert.

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