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Liam Redmond(1913-1989)

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Born in Limerick on July 27, 1913, versatile Irish actor Liam Redmond was one of four children (the others were Thomas, Mary and Eileen), born to Thomas, a master carpenter who also taught woodworking, and Eileen Redmond, a homemaker. He received his early education at the Christian Brothers junior and secondary schools in Dublin. Upon completing secondary school, he attended UCD (University College, Dublin -- a constituent college of the National University of Ireland (NUI) -- and originally studied medicine before shifting his career focus to the arts. He met his wife Barbara MacDonagh there while he was the Director of the Dramatic Society and she was the Secretary. They had four children.

It was William Butler Yeats, the renowned Irish poet, dramatist, and literary figure who saw one Liam's productions at the college and saw a bright promise in him, inviting the young hopeful to join the Abbey Theatre in 1935 as a guest producer. This completely ended any serious designs to return to medicine. Yeates went on to write his play "Death of Cuchullain" particularly for Liam. Wife Barbara's brother was Donagh MacDonagh, who was not only a judge, but a playwright, poet and author.

Liam made his Abbey Theatre acting debut that same year in Sean O'Casey's "The Silver Tassie." In 1939, he made his first stage appearance in New York in "The White Steed." He left America at the outbreak of WWII and played regularly on the London stage, returning from time to time to the Abbey for a season or performance. Some of his more sterling performances over time included "The Playboy of the Western World" (in the course of his career he played every male role in "Playboy"), "Juno and the Paycock", "The Square Ring," "The Doctor's Dilemma," "Loot" and "The Island".

The actor joined the Dublin Verse-Speaking Society and occasionally read poetry on radio. Redmond went back to Broadway in the 50s to play Canon McCooey in "The Wayward Saint" and won the George Jean Nathan Award for his performance.

Liam's easygoing nature and erudite presence proved quite suitable for film and TV character parts, and he wound up a regular presence on such popular British TV series fare as "Z Cars" and "The Avengers." Flavorful roles in films include I See a Dark Stranger (1946), Captain Boycott (1947), High Treason (1951), The Cruel Sea (1953), The Playboy of the Western World (1962), one of Elvis Presley's better vehicles Kid Galahad (1962), The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964), Tobruk (1967) and his last Barry Lyndon (1975). Walt Disney himself personally requested Liam for a couple of Disney projects, including The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967). Over the years he specialized in playing captains, priests, police inspectors and professors.

In later years Liam developed a special interest and talent for cooking. He eventually retired to a quiet life in Dublin and, following a decade of declining health, died at age 76 in his beloved Dublin on October 28, 1989. He was predeceased by wife Barbara.
BornJuly 27, 1913
DiedOctober 28, 1989(76)
BornJuly 27, 1913
DiedOctober 28, 1989(76)
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Don Knotts and Liam Redmond in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Don Knotts and Liam Redmond in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Don Knotts and Liam Redmond in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Jim Begg, Harry Hickox, Don Knotts, Philip Ober, Liam Redmond, Dick Sargent, and Joan Staley in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Don Knotts and Liam Redmond in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Don Knotts and Liam Redmond in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Ceil Cabot, Sandra Gould, Skip Homeier, Liam Redmond, Maxine Semon, Reta Shaw, and Ruth Thom in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Don Knotts and Liam Redmond in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Liam Redmond in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Liam Redmond in Wagon Train (1957)
Jim Begg, Harry Hickox, Don Knotts, Philip Ober, and Liam Redmond in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Don Knotts, Liam Redmond, and Joan Staley in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)

Known for:

The Diplomatic Corpse (1958)
The Diplomatic Corpse
5.5
  • Inspector Corcoran
  • 1958
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Barry Lyndon
8.1
  • Mr. Brady - Nora's Father
  • 1975
Dana Andrews and Peggy Cummins in Curse of the Demon (1957)
Curse of the Demon
7.4
  • Mark O'Brien
  • 1957
The Gentle Gunman (1952)
The Gentle Gunman
6.3
  • Connolly
  • 1952

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Actor

  • Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1977)
    Philadelphia, Here I Come!
    • Senator Doogan
    • 1977
  • Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Barry Lyndon
    • Mr. Brady - Nora's Father
    • 1975
  • Horowitz in Dublin (1974)
    Horowitz in Dublin
    • Rembrandt
    • 1974
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    • Giles
    • TV Series
    • 1974
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    • Charles Menton
    • Headmaster
    • Burgo Lyon
    • TV Series
    • 1965–1974
  • 2nd House (1973)
    2nd House
    • Martin Cunningham in Grace
    • TV Series
    • 1974
  • And No One Could Save Her
    • Fitzgerald
    • TV Movie
    • 1973
  • Geoffrey Bayldon and Gillian Bailey in The Frighteners (1972)
    The Frighteners
    • Cyril
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Tales from the Lazy Acre
    • De'ath
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    • Doyle
    • Arthur Watson
    • Canon Ryan
    • TV Series
    • 1967–1971
  • You're Only Young Twice
    • Henry Armitage
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    • Pat Riordan
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • Ronald Fraser in The Misfit (1970)
    The Misfit
    • Bernard
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • As Good Cooks Go
    • Lord Ballykeen
    • TV Series
    • 1970
  • David Copperfield (1970)
    David Copperfield
    • Mr. Quinion
    • TV Movie
    • 1970

Writer

  • I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
    I See a Dark Stranger
    • additional dialogue
    • 1946

Soundtrack

  • The Playboy of the Western World (1962)
    The Playboy of the Western World
    • performer: "The Rogue"
    • 1962

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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

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  • Alternative name
    • Liam Redman
  • Born
    • July 27, 1913
    • Limerick, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]
  • Died
    • October 28, 1989
    • Dublin, Ireland(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Bairbre MacDonaghAugust 17, 1936 - November 17, 1987 (her death, 4 children)
  • Other works
    In 1966, he co-starred in an unsold ABC comedy pilot called "Sedgewick Hawk-Styles: Prince of Danger" where Paul Lynde played a bumbling detective in late 19th Century England.
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