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Gender: Male

Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland

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Movie Involvements: 20

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

Biography

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).

Most Famous Work

The Onedin Line
Average
7

The Onedin Line

(1971) M'Guire
Crown Court
Average
5

Crown Court

(1972) William Cooke
Sir Francis Drake
Average
5

Sir Francis Drake

(1961) Gomez
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Average
7

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

(1971) Inspector Lipinzki
The Human Jungle
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8

The Human Jungle

(1963) Hogan
The Saint
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7

The Saint

(1962) Bosun
The Protectors
Average
6

The Protectors

(1972) Barney Mailer
Justice
Average
6

Justice

(1971) Sam Hardy

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1972 William Cooke
Barney Mailer
1971 M'Guire
Sam Hardy
Inspector Lipinzki
Fitzpatrick
Powder
1969 Peasant Leader
1968 Steve Lenihan
1964 SS General Count von Helidorf
1963 Hogan
Alf
N/A
1962 Supt. Cooper
Irish claimant
Martin Graham
Bosun
N/A
Webb
1961 Gomez
Bad Thief
Scanling
Mr. O'Malley
Mate
Bert Langridge
1959 Max
1958 Riley
1957 N/A
2nd Irishman (uncredited)
Junior Reception Officer (uncredited)
N/A
1956 Lefty
Bob Quinton
Detective Constable in Hospital Ward
Patterson (uncredited)
1955 Constable Burke
Sailor on Towing Sub (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

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