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Born Dublin, Ireland on July 11 1929. Educated at Synge Street Catholic boys school. Started acting aged 8 in the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. Playing everything from Beckett to Shakespeare, he has appeared in theatre, TV and film constantly since 1959. Awards include: Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production (1991) for "The Playboy of the Western World"; nominated for SAG Award, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (1999) for Waking Ned Devine (1998); ESB Lifetime Achievement award for work in the Irish theatre. He lived in Dublin, Ireland, where he died on 12 February 2012 at the age of 82. Children: Son, David. Daughter, Miriam.

Jim McCann was born on 26 October 1944 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Children in the Crossfire (1984), The Dubliners: 50 Years Celebration Concert in Dublin (2012) and Die Drehscheibe (1964). He was married to Phyl. He died on 5 March 2015 in Goatstown, Dublin, Ireland.