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  • ...clann na Mainistreach|website=Abbey Theatre}}</ref> he was in the original stage and film versions of [[Brendan Behan]]'s ''[[The Quare Fellow]]'', in 1954 * ''[[Sally's Irish Rogue]]'' (1959) as McKeefry
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  • His stage work included [[Dorothy L. Sayers]] ''[[List of plays by Dorothy L. Sayers * ''[[Daughter of Darkness (1948 film)|Daughter of Darkness]]'' (1948) - Irish Shopkeeper (uncredited)
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  • | birth_place = [[Dublin]], [[Irish Free State|Ireland]] | nationality = Irish
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  • ...ert in ''[[Oh, Doctor Beeching!]]'', although he also appeared in numerous stage and film roles. ==Stage==
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  • '''Joseph O'Conor''' (14 February 1916 &ndash; 21 January 2001) was an Irish actor and playwright. ...ADA]].<ref name=independent/><ref name=guardian/> He made his professional stage debut in 1939 playing Flavius, Trebonius, and Titinius in a modern-dress pr
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  • {{Short description|Northern Irish actor (1925–2009)}} | occupation = Stage, film and TV actor
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  • ...itle=Peter Graves|website=BFI}}</ref> He also appeared alongside Neagle on stage in the 1953 [[West End theatre|West End]] musical ''[[The Glorious Days]]' ...he succeeded his father as eighth Baron Graves. However, as this was an [[Irish peerage]] it did not entitle him to a seat in the [[House of Lords]].
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  • ...sentative of the [[w:Catholic Association of Performing Arts (UK)|Catholic Stage Guild]].<ref>The Catholic Directory of England and Wales, 1981, pg 393</ref ...an)|Dave Morris]] for twelve years beginning in 1950.<ref>Kindly leave the stage! The Story of Variety, 1919–1960, Roger Wilmut, Methuen, 1985, pg 199</re
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  • ...thsam-kelly_23740.html |archive-date=12 January 2014 }}</ref> known by the stage name '''Sam Kelly''', was an English actor who appeared in film, television ...ing (film)|All or Nothing]]'' (2002), ''[[A Running Jump]]'' (2012) and on stage at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in ''Grief'' (September
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  • {{short description|Irish film actor}} ...930s and 1940s. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upon supporting actors during this period.
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  • '''Henry Wilfrid Brambell''' (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor and comedian, best remembered for playing the gru ...War]]. After leaving school, he worked part-time as a reporter for ''[[The Irish Times]]'' and part-time as an actor at the [[Abbey Theatre]] before becomin
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  • '''Milo Donal O'Shea''' (2 June 1926 – 2 April 2013) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] actor. He was twice nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Pl ...Verdict and the BBC's 1969 sitcom Me Mammy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/apr/03/milo-o-shea?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|access-date=6 April 2013|newsp
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  • ...a female tramp. In early episodes, the shows were played out on a theatre stage, and basic scenery and props were used where, for instance, the audience co [[Category:English male radio actors]]
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  • ...et#History|bobbies]], Smith and Jones introduced [[Queen (band)|Queen]] on stage at [[Live Aid]] in July 1985, with Smith removing his helmet before shoutin ...urchill's]] encounter with the Irish nationalist leader [[Michael Collins (Irish leader)|Michael Collins]] in 1921.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegr
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  • * ''[[The Next of Kin]]'' (1942) as Joe, Irish seaman * ''[[Woman to Woman (1947 film)|Woman to Woman]]'' (1947) as Stage Manager
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  • ...16 September 2000|title=Cantankerous pensioner in 'Coronation Street'|work=Irish Times}}</ref> ...ighteen he began travelling to [[Blackpool]] to see his favourite stars on stage, and started to have thoughts of becoming a performer. His mother was less
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  • ...1975), known professionally as '''John Gregson''', was an English actor of stage, television and film, with 40 credited film roles.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web Born in [[Liverpool]] of Irish descent,<ref>{{cite web |title=Gregson Images, Barnsley |url=http://gregson
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  • ...33 – 15 September 2018) was an [[England|English]] actor. Active in radio, stage, film and television, he was arguably best known for his role of Tinker Dil After early stage work with [[Joan Littlewood]]'s [[Theatre Workshop]], Sutton became known f
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  • ...ess-date=9 August 2018|publisher=BBC|work=BBC News}}</ref>) was a Northern Irish comedian and actor from Belfast. He was best known for being a regular face Carson became a popular performer on Irish television, before moving to England to work as a stand-up club comedian. H
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  • ...is pleasant rolling bass-baritone voice made him a regular presence on the stage and in films for more than fifty years. In addition to his acting, he was a ...-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530181057/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/actors/Bernard-Miles |archive-date=30 May 2016 }}</ref>
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