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Niall MacGinnis (1913–1977)

Actor

Niall MacGinnis is not as well known outside of Europe, but he was a wonderful character actor whose variety of roles matched his great gift for characterization and the look beyond just makeup that he projected. He was educated at Stonyhurst College and Dublin University (what has long become Trinity College)... See full bio »

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in Dublin, Ireland

Died:

(age 63) in Wales, UK
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1978 Crisis in Sun Valley (TV movie)
James
 
1976 Shades of Greene (TV series)
The Professor
– Dream of a Strange Land (1976) … The Professor
 
1973 The MacKintosh Man
Warder
 
1971 River of Mystery (TV movie)
Garwood Drum
 
1970 Darling Lili
Von Hindenburg (uncredited)
 
1970 The Kremlin Letter
Erector Set
 
1969 Sinful Davey
Boots Simpson (as Niall MacGinniss)
 
1969 Krakatoa: East of Java
Harbor Master (as Niall Macginnis)
 
1968/I The Shoes of the Fisherman
Capuchin Monk
 
1967 Torture Garden
Dr. Silversmith (segment 1 "Enoch")
 
1967 The Viking Queen
Tiberian
 
1966 The Saint (TV series)
Colonel Probst
– Paper Chase (1966) … Colonel Probst
 
1966 Island of Terror
Mr. Roger Campbell
 
1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Dorn, a doctor
– The Seagull (1966) … Dorn, a doctor
 
1966 A Man Could Get Killed
Ship's Captain
 
1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
German Checkpoint Guard
 
1965 The War Lord
Odins
 
1965 The Truth About Spring
Cleary
 
1964 Secret Agent (TV series)
A.J.A. Kent / Donovan
– The Battle of the Cameras (1964) … A.J.A. Kent
– Colony Three (1964) … Donovan
 
1964 Becket
Baron
 
1963 The Man Who Finally Died
Brenner (as Niall McGinnis)
 
1963 Jason and the Argonauts
Zeus
 
1963 Playboy of the Western World
Old Mahon
 
1963 Face in the Rain
Klaus
 
1962 Billy Budd
Nathaniel Graveling - Ship's Master, Rights of Man (as Niall McGinnis)
 
1962 The Devil's Agent
Paul Vass
 
1962 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Father Andrew
– The Prince and the Pauper: Long Live the Rightful King (1962) … Father Andrew
– The Prince and the Pauper: The Merciful Law of the King (1962) … Father Andrew
– The Prince and the Pauper: The Pauper King (1962) … Father Andrew
 
1962 The Webster Boy
Headmaster
 
1961 Johnny Nobody
Defending Counsel Sullivan
 
1960 Sword of Sherwood Forest
Friar Tuck (as Niall McGinnis)
 
1960 Foxhole in Cairo
Radek
 
1960 The Night Fighters
Ned O'Neill (Dermot's brother) (as Niall McGinnis)
 
1960 In the Nick
Prison Governor
 
1960 Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Defense Counsel
 
1960 Kidnapped
Mr. Shaun
 
1959 Tarzan's Greatest Adventure
Kruger (as Niall Macginnis)
 
1959 Shake Hands with the Devil
Michael O'Leary
 
1959 The Nun's Story
Father Vermeuhlen (Leprosarium)
 
1959 This Other Eden
Devereaux
 
1958 Behind the Mask
Neil Isherwood
 
1958 She Didn't Say No!
James Casey
 
1958 The Veil (TV series)
Walter Durst
– Jack the Ripper (1958) … Walter Durst
 
1957 Curse of the Demon
Dr. Julian Karswell
 
1957 The Shiralee
Beauty Kelly
 
1956 Lust for Life
Roulin
 
1956 Alexander the Great
Parmenio (as Niall Macginnis)
 
1956 Helen of Troy
Menelaus
 
1955 Special Delivery
Sidney
 
1954 Betrayed
Blackie
 
1954 Conflict of Wings
Harry Tilney
 
1954 Hell Below Zero
Dr. Howe
 
1953 Knights of the Round Table
Green Knight
 
1953 Martin Luther
Martin Luther
 
1951 No Highway in the Sky
Captain Samuelson, Pilot (uncredited)
 
1951 Talk of a Million
Tom Cassidy
 
1951 Murder in the Cathedral
Herald
 
1950 Chance of a Lifetime
Baxter
 
1949 Diamond City
Hans Muller
 
1949 Christopher Columbus
Juan de la Cosa
 
1949 Which Will Ye Have? (short)
Barabbas
 
1948 No Room at the Inn
O'Rane
 
1948 Hamlet
Sea Captain
 
1948 Anna Karenina
Levin (as Niall Macginnis)
 
1947 Captain Boycott
Mark Killain
 
1944 Henry V
Macmorris
 
1944 Tawny Pipit
Jimmy Bancroft
 
1944 The Hundred Pound Window
Chick Slater
 
1943 Adventure for Two
Man on ship-dedication stand (uncredited)
 
1943 Underground Guerrillas
Dr Jordan
 
1943 We Dive at Dawn
Torpedo Gunner's Mate - C/P.O. Mike Corrigan
 
1942 The Avengers
Olaf
 
1941 49th Parallel
Vogel
 
1941 The Strangler
Joe
 
1938 Spring Meeting (TV movie) (as Niall McGinnis)
 
1938 Mountains O'Mourne
Paddy Kelly
 
1937 The Last Adventurers
Jeremy Bowker
 
1937 The Edge of the World
Andrew Gray - His Son
 
1936 The Luck of the Irish
Derek O'Neill
 
1936 Ourselves Alone
Terence Elliott (as Niall Macginnis)
 
1936 Debt of Honour
Lt. Peter Stretton
 
1936 The Crimson Circle
Jack Beardmore
 
1935 Turn of the Tide
John Lunn
 
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1964 Time to Remember (TV series)
Narrator
– 1940: Run Rabbit Run (1964) … Narrator
– 1937: Sense of Value … Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary)
 
1963 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1958 Jack the Ripper (TV movie)
Walter
 

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(April 1939) He acted in the stage adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel, "Of Mice and Men," at Gate Studio Theatre in London, England with John Mills and Claire Luce in the cast. See more »

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