
Person
Barry Keegan
Acting · 1922–1977 · Dublin, Ireland
Biography
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).
Known for

Crown Court
William Cooke

The Wednesday Play
SS General Count von Helidorf

Theatre 625
Larry Stormont

The Saint
Martin Graham

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Tommy

The Troubleshooters
Col. Grant
Crane
Ferenc Szabo

Justice
Sam Hardy

Danger Man
Liamond

The Protectors
Barney Mailer
Filmography
- 1973The MacKintosh ManPub Customer (uncredited)
- 1972Full House
- 1972Crown CourtWilliam Cooke
- 1972The ProtectorsBarney Mailer
- 1972Thrills GaloreJack
- 1972FrenzyHospital Patient (uncredited)
- 1971The Onedin LineM'Guire
- 1971JusticeSam Hardy
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesInspector Lipinzki
- 1971Ireland, Mother IrelandFitzpatrick
- 1971Flight of the DovesPowder
- 1970MenaceO'Rourke
- 1969A Walk with Love and DeathPeasant Leader
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreMalloy
- 1968The Root of All Evil?Jack Shorter
- 1968Gold Is Where You Find ItSteve Lenihan
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreTommy
- 1965The TroubleshootersCol. Grant
- 1964The July PlotSS General Count von Helidorf
- 1964RedcapSgt Greatorex
- 1964The Wednesday PlaySS General Count von Helidorf
- 1964The Summer in GossensassHerr Holst
- 1964Theatre 625Larry Stormont
- 1964DetectiveActon
- 1963FestivalStagehand - Minister of Arts and Crafts
- 1963EspionageCarter
- 1963CraneFerenc Szabo
- 1963The Human JungleHogan
- 1963The Wrong Arm of the LawAlf
- 1963The Barber of Stamford Hill
- 1962A Prize of ArmsSupt. Cooper
- 1962In Search of the CastawaysIrish claimant
- 1962Billy Budd
- 1962The SaintMartin Graham
- 1962Flat TwoCharles Berry
- 1962The Scales of JusticeWebb
- 1961Sir Francis DrakeGomez
- 1961King of KingsBad Thief
- 1961Danger! Men WorkingScanling
- 1961Hand in HandMr. O'Malley
- 1961GorgoMate
- 1961PayrollBert Langridge
- 1960Danger ManLiamond
- 1960In the NickScrew Jenkins
- 1959Wrong NumberMax
- 1958Gideon's DayRiley
- 1957Black IceMick
- 1957The Naked Truth2nd Irishman (uncredited)
- 1957The Birthday PresentJunior Reception Officer (uncredited)
- 1957The Film That Never Was
- 1956Satellite in the SkyLefty
- 1956Armchair TheatreThe Corporal
- 1956JacquelineBob Quinton
- 1956The Long ArmDetective Constable in Hospital Ward
- 1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchPatterson (uncredited)
- 1955Footsteps in the FogConstable Burke
- 1955Above Us the WavesSailor on Towing Sub (uncredited)
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