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Barry Keegan

Barry Keegan

Acting

September 12, 1922 — September 26, 1977Dublin, Ireland

Barry Keegan was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Keegan began his acting career appearing in various films, such as the Stewart Granger adaptation "Footsteps in the Fog" (1955), "Satellite in the Sky" (1956) and the James Stewart suspenseful adaptation "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956). He also appeared in the thriller "The Safecracker" (1958) with Ray Milland. He kept working in film throughout the fifties and the sixties, starring in "Gideon's Day" (1959) with Jack Hawkins, "Moment of Danger" (1960) with Trevor Howard and "Gorgo" (1961). He also appeared in "King of Kings" (1961). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the dramatic adaptation "Billy Budd" (1962) with Terence Stamp, the adaptation "In Search of the Castaways" (1962) with Maurice Chevalier and the Peter Sellers comedy "The Wrong Arm of the Law" (1962). He also appeared in "A Walk With Love and Death" (1969) with Anjelica Huston. Keegan more recently acted in "Flight of the Doves" (1971).

Known for

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The MacKintosh Manmovie

The MacKintosh Man

1973

Pub Customer (uncredited)

Full House
tv

Full House

1972

Crown Courttv

Crown Court

1972

William Cooke

The Protectorstv

The Protectors

1972

Barney Mailer

Thrills Galore
movie

Thrills Galore

1972

Jack

Frenzymovie

Frenzy

1972

Hospital Patient (uncredited)

The Onedin Linetv

The Onedin Line

1971

M'Guire

Justicetv

Justice

1971

Sam Hardy

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmestv

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971

Inspector Lipinzki

Ireland, Mother Ireland
movie

Ireland, Mother Ireland

1971

Fitzpatrick

Flight of the Dovesmovie

Flight of the Doves

1971

Powder

Menace
tv

Menace

1970

O'Rourke

A Walk with Love and Deathmovie

A Walk with Love and Death

1969

Peasant Leader

ITV Saturday Night Theatretv

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969

Malloy

Gold Is Where You Find Itmovie

Gold Is Where You Find It

1968

Steve Lenihan

Thirty-Minute Theatretv

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

Tommy

The Troubleshooterstv

The Troubleshooters

1965

Col. Grant

The July Plotmovie

The July Plot

1964

SS General Count von Helidorf

Redcaptv

Redcap

1964

Sgt Greatorex

The Wednesday Playtv

The Wednesday Play

1964

SS General Count von Helidorf

The Summer in Gossensassmovie

The Summer in Gossensass

1964

Herr Holst

Theatre 625tv

Theatre 625

1964

Larry Stormont / Sir Thomas Picton / Selbitz / Ba Fay

Detectivetv

Detective

1964

Acton

Festival
tv

Festival

1963

Stagehand - Minister of Arts and Crafts

Espionagetv

Espionage

1963

Carter

Crane
tv

Crane

1963

Ferenc Szabo

The Human Jungletv

The Human Jungle

1963

Hogan

The Wrong Arm of the Lawmovie

The Wrong Arm of the Law

1963

Alf

The Barber of Stamford Hillmovie

The Barber of Stamford Hill

1963

A Prize of Armsmovie

A Prize of Arms

1962

Supt. Cooper

In Search of the Castawaysmovie

In Search of the Castaways

1962

Irish claimant

Billy Buddmovie

Billy Budd

1962

The Sainttv

The Saint

1962

Martin Graham / Bosun

Flat Twomovie

Flat Two

1962

Charles Berry

The Scales of Justicetv

The Scales of Justice

1962

Webb

Sir Francis Draketv

Sir Francis Drake

1961

Gomez

King of Kingsmovie

King of Kings

1961

Bad Thief

Danger! Men Workingmovie

Danger! Men Working

1961

Scanling

Hand in Handmovie

Hand in Hand

1961

Mr. O'Malley

Gorgomovie

Gorgo

1961

Mate

Payrollmovie

Payroll

1961

Bert Langridge

Danger Mantv

Danger Man

1960

Liamond

In the Nickmovie

In the Nick

1960

Screw Jenkins

Wrong Numbermovie

Wrong Number

1959

Max

Gideon's Daymovie

Gideon's Day

1958

Riley

Black Ice
movie

Black Ice

1957

Mick

The Naked Truthmovie

The Naked Truth

1957

2nd Irishman (uncredited)

The Birthday Presentmovie

The Birthday Present

1957

Junior Reception Officer (uncredited)

The Film That Never Was
movie

The Film That Never Was

1957

Satellite in the Skymovie

Satellite in the Sky

1956

Lefty

Armchair Theatretv

Armchair Theatre

1956

The Corporal / Gaffney Stewart / Fitzpatrick

Jacquelinemovie

Jacqueline

1956

Bob Quinton

The Long Armmovie

The Long Arm

1956

Detective Constable in Hospital Ward

The Man Who Knew Too Muchmovie

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

Patterson (uncredited)

Footsteps in the Fogmovie

Footsteps in the Fog

1955

Constable Burke

Above Us the Wavesmovie

Above Us the Waves

1955

Sailor on Towing Sub (uncredited)