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Although Irish character actor Ray McAnally would become one of his country's most revered stage actors, he will be forever remembered by audiences both here and abroad for a couple of films he made during the last years of his life.
Born on March 30, 1926, in the seaside town of Buncrana and the son of a bank manager, he was educated at St. Eunan's College and entered a seminary at the age of 18. Lucky for us stage and filmgoers, the priesthood proved not to be his calling, and he departed after only a brief time.
Ray joined the Abbey Theatre in 1947 where he met and married actress Ronnie Masterson. The parents of four children, they would later form Old Quay Productions and present an assortment of classic plays in the 60s and 70s. He made a triumphant London theatre debut in 1962 with "A Nice Bunch of Cheap Flowers" and gave a towering performance as George in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opposite legendary British actress Constance Cummings at the Piccadilly Theatre. He routinely acted in the Abbey and Irish festivals, but then, in the last decade of life, achieved award-winning notice on TV and films.
Ray entered films with a prime role in the obscure Irish romantic comedy Professor Tim (1957) and continued for a short time with featured roles in the British She Didn't Say No (1958), Desert Patrol (1958), The Naked Edge (1961), Billy Budd (1962) and He Who Rides a Tiger (1965). Moving into TV, he was handed two crime series -- as a gangland boss in the Spindoe (1968) and an inspector in The Burke Enigma (1978). He also impressed in the mini-series Pollyanna (1973), A Perfect Spy (1987), A Very British Coup (1988), Jack the Ripper (1988), and Great Expectations (1989) (as Mr. Jaggers).
Seen from time to time in such films as Quest for Love (1971), Fear Is the Key (1972), The Outsider (1979) and Angel (1982), it was Ray's later impressive performances that started collecting awards. As Cardinal Altamirano in the movie The Mission (1986), he earned both Evening Standard and BAFTA awards and his role in the BBC production of A Perfect Spy (1987) earned another BAFTA award (for TV). In the last year of his life, he was absolutely awe-inspiring as Daniel Day-Lewis's father in the Academy Award-winning film My Left Foot (1989), the story of cerebral palsy victim Christy Brown, who overcame his severe disability to become a flourishing artist and writer.
Just as he was receiving international film attention, the 63-year-old McAnally died suddenly of a heart attack in Ireland on June 15, 1989. He received a third BAFTA award (posthumously) for the last movie mentioned in 1990. A fitting end to a versatile, galvanizing talent.- Anne McCaffrey was born on 1 April 1926 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She was a writer, known for Dragonriders of Pern, The Ship Who Sang and Freedom: First Resistance (2000). She was married to H. Wright Johnson. She died on 21 November 2011 in County Wicklow, Ireland.
- Mark Grantham was born on 7 March 1931 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Night Train for Inverness (1960), The Nudist Story (1960) and Man Accused (1959). He was married to Mary McCormack. He died in February 2020 in Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland.
- Nevi'im Nesta Ali Shane O'Connor was born on 10 March 2004 in Holles Street Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. He died on 7 January 2022 in Bray Area of Wicklow, Ireland.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Garrett O'Connor was born on 1 September 1944 in Ireland. He was an actor, known for Archie Bunker's Place (1979) and ABC Weekend Specials (1977). He died on 1 September 2015 in County Wicklow, Ireland.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Visual Effects
Skeets Kelly was born on 10 November 1913 in Newcastle, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968). He died on 18 August 1970 in Wicklow, Ireland.- Art Department
- Production Designer
- Art Director
Arden Gantly was a production designer and art director, known for Michael Collins (1996), The Commitments (1991) and Cal (1984). Arden died on 25 April 2006 in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.- Mercy Hatton was born on 25 January 1891 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Sands of Time (1919), The Case of Lady Camber (1920) and Beau Brocade (1916). She was married to Percy Wilfred (Russell) Mallinson. She died on 26 January 1986 in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.
- Cinematographer
Norris Davidson was born on 17 February 1908 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a cinematographer, known for Pathetic Gazette (1930), Sceening in the Rain (1930) and Bank Holiday (1930). He died on 22 April 1998 in Donard, County Wicklow, Ireland.- Garech Browne was married to Princess Harshad Purna Devi of Morvi. He died on 10 March 2018 in Luggala, County Wicklow, Ireland.
- Oonah Halpin was born in 1911 in Dublin, Ireland. She was an actress, known for When Love Came to Gavin Burke (1918). She died on 13 March 1998 in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Director
Eamon De Buitléar was born on 22 January 1930 in Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Eamon was a cinematographer and director, known for Islandman: The Story of the Last Trading Skipper of a Galway Hooker (2003), An Saol Beo (1974) and Man About Dog (2004). Eamon was married to Eibhlin 'Lailli' Lamb. Eamon died on 27 January 2013 in Delgany, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.- Chris Sylvester was born in 1878 in Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Cruiskeen Lawn (1922), Casey's Millions (1922) and Wicklow Gold (1922). He died on 4 October 1945 in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.
- Clare Boylan was born on 21 April 1948 in Dublin, Ireland. Clare was a writer, known for Making Waves (1988). Clare died on 16 May 2006 in County Wicklow, Ireland.