Barry Keegan

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Barry Keegan

Acting September 12, 1922

Dublin, 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 th…

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The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

7.4 1956 Movie
Frenzy

Frenzy

7.1 1972 Movie
The Saint

The Saint

7.4 1962 TV Show
Crown Court

Crown Court

5.7 1972 TV Show
King of Kings

King of Kings

7.1 1961 Movie
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

7.2 1964 TV Show
The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

6.4 1955 TV Show
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

5.2 1964 TV Show
Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

4.3 1965 TV Show
ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

7.0 1969 TV Show
Danger Man

Danger Man

7.3 1960 TV Show
The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

7.3 1965 TV Show

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1973
    The MacKintosh Man

    Movie Pub Customer (uncredited)

  2. 1972
    Crown Court

    TV show William Cooke

  3. 1972
    Full House

    TV show

  4. 1972
    The Protectors

    TV show Barney Mailer

  5. 1972
    Thrills Galore

    Movie Jack

  6. 1972
    Frenzy

    Movie Hospital Patient (uncredited)

  7. 1971
    The Onedin Line

    TV show M'Guire

  8. 1971
    Justice

    TV show Sam Hardy

  9. 1971
    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    TV show Inspector Lipinzki

  10. 1971
    Ireland, Mother Ireland

    Movie Fitzpatrick

  11. 1971
    Flight of the Doves

    Movie Powder

  12. 1970
    Menace

    TV show O'Rourke

  13. 1969
    A Walk with Love and Death

    Movie Peasant Leader

  14. 1969
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    TV show Malloy

  15. 1968
    The Root of All Evil?

    TV show Jack Shorter

  16. 1968
    Gold Is Where You Find It

    Movie Steve Lenihan

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  1. 1965
    Thirty-Minute Theatre

    TV show Tommy

  2. 1965
    The Troubleshooters

    TV show Col. Grant

  3. 1964
    The July Plot

    Movie SS General Count von Helidorf

  4. 1964
    Redcap

    TV show Sgt Greatorex

  5. 1964
    The Wednesday Play

    TV show SS General Count von Helidorf

  6. 1964
    The Summer in Gossensass

    Movie Herr Holst

  7. 1964
    The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr

    TV show George Quorn

  8. 1964
    Theatre 625

    TV show Larry Stormont

  9. 1964
    Detective

    TV show Acton

  10. 1963
    Festival

    TV show Stagehand - Minister of Arts and Crafts

  11. 1963
    Espionage

    TV show Carter

  12. 1963
    Crane

    TV show Ferenc Szabo

  13. 1963
    The Human Jungle

    TV show Hogan

  14. 1963
    The Wrong Arm of the Law

    Movie Alf

  15. 1963
    The Barber of Stamford Hill

    Movie

  16. 1962
    A Prize of Arms

    Movie Supt. Cooper

  17. 1962
    In Search of the Castaways

    Movie Irish claimant

  18. 1962
    Billy Budd

    Movie

  19. 1962
    The Saint

    TV show Martin Graham

  20. 1962
    Flat Two

    Movie Charles Berry

  21. 1962
    The Scales of Justice

    TV show Webb

  22. 1961
    Sir Francis Drake

    TV show Gomez

  23. 1961
    King of Kings

    Movie Bad Thief

  24. 1961
    Danger! Men Working

    Movie Scanling