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Michael Byrne

Actor | * 11/07/1943 (80) | London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Michael Byrne (born 7 November 1943) is a British actor known for his roles in the National Theatre, Hollywood films, and television shows. ()

Byrne was born in London, England. He has sometimes been cast inNazimilitary roles such asColonel VogelinIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Major Schroeder inForce 10 from Navarone, Reinhard Beck inThe Scarlet and the Black, General Olbricht inThe Plot to Kill HitlerandObergruppenführerOdilo Globocnikin the BBC radio dramatisation of the novelFatherlandbyRobert Harris. Also seen as the aged but fanatical SS General Neurath in "Outpost 2 - Black Sun", former concentration camp commandant and involved in the Nazis's sinister reality-shifting experiments. Byrne appeared as a Jewish concentration camp survivor who is instrumental in the capture of a Nazi war criminal (played byIan McKellen) in the filmApt Pupil. He is also familiar to audiences as Smythe, a soldier who attempts to rape William Wallace's wife and first inspires Wallace to seek independence from England in the filmBraveheart. His other film credits includeThe Eagle Has Landed,A Bridge Too Far,The Medusa Touch,The Saint,Tomorrow Never Dies,The Good Father,The Sum of All Fears,Gangs of New YorkandHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. On television, he has appeared inZ-Cars,Secret Army,Tales of the Unexpected,The Professionals,The Devil's Crown,Smiley's People,Yes, Prime Minister,Lord Mountbatten - the Last Viceroy,Between The Lines,Sharpe,The Mists of Avalon,Waking the Dead,The Body Farm,Honest,Hamish Macbeth, andCasualty. From April 2008 to January 2010, Michael starred inCoronation Street, asTed Page,Gail Platt's long lost father and the ex-lover of Audrey Roberts. It is not known whether he will return to the show. Byrne appeared inState of Playat theEdinburgh Festivalwritten by Zia Trench. He played Romeo toSiân Phillips' Juliet at theBristol Old Vic. Father of actressAllie Byrne.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Crime

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Movies with Michael Byrne as Actor(77)

as Andrew Norton2022 The Gold Machine
as Michael2018 Alien Overlords
as Coroner2018 The Last Witness
as The Duke2015 Mortdecai
as Sir Charles Harwood2015 Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
as Richard2014 The First Line
as Christian Barnard2013 Diana
as Frank White2012 Quartet
as Neurath2012 Outpost: Black Sun
as Lieut General Strathairn2007 The Mark of Cain
as Emil Wetterstedt2004 The Return of the Dancing Master
as Dr. Andretti2004 Beyond the Sea
as Archie Saunders2003 The Crooked Man
as Anatoli Grushkov2002 The Sum of All Fears
as Lord Widgery2002 Sunday
as Horace Greeley2002 Gangs of New York
as Treville, Head of the Musketeers2001 The Musketeer
as Parson Staffer2000 Battlefield Earth
as Lord Luthan2000 Proof of Life
as Mr. Carruthers1999 Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
as Lange1998 Gunshy
as Oliver Mather1998 30 Years to Life
as Ben Kramer1998 Apt Pupil
as Captain Keene1998 Hornblower: The Even Chance
as Vereshagin1997 The Saint
as Admiral Kelly - HMS Bedford1997 Tomorrow Never Dies
as Sam Campbell1997 The Fix
as Dieter Creutz1995 The Infiltrator
as Smythe1995 Braveheart
as Major Nairn1994 Sharpe's Honour
as Nairn1994 Sharpe's Company
as Major Nairn1994 Sharpe's Enemy
as Inquisitor1994 Nostradamus
as Clitheroe1992 Running Late
as Friedrich Olbricht1990 The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Poyser1988 Buster
as John Carberry1987 The Happy Valley
as Guy Preger1985 In the Secret State
as Leonard Scruby1985 The Good Father
as Richard Hussey1984 Champions
as Reinhard Beck1983 The Scarlet and the Black
as Marquess of Montague / Father that killed his son1983 Henry VI Part 3
as John Hume / Lieutenant1983 Henry VI Part 2
as Duke of Alencon1983 Henry VI Part 1
as Duke of Buckingham1983 The Tragedy of Richard III
as Henry Straker1982 Man and Superman
as Gunnar Wedelman1979 Coming Out
as Schroeder1978 Force 10 from Navarone
as Duff1978 The Medusa Touch
as Lt. Col. Giles A.M. Vandeleur1977 A Bridge Too Far
as Interrogator1976 Rogue Male
as Monk (uncredited)1976 The Omen
as Bruce1975 Wednesday Love
as 2nd Lt. Toby Strang1975 Conduct Unbecoming
as Richard Lovell1975 If It's a Man - Hang Up!
as Playboy1974 Vampyres
as Reg Nuttall1974 Butley
as Edward Seymour1972 Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as The Artist1969 The Image
as Claudio1967 Much Ado About Nothing
as Lt. Hawke1963 The Scarlet Blade

TV Shows/Series with Michael Byrne as Actor(34)

as Ebenezer Alsop2016 The Living and the Dead
as Bishop Parsons2016 Agatha Raisin
as Edward Baxendale2013 Crossing Lines
as Cicero2005 Empire
as Joe Brackley2000 Waking the Dead
as Officer (uncredited)1997 The Practice
as Keith Grundy1997 Midsomer Murders
as Edward Grant1996 No Bananas
as Duncan Scott1995 Hamish Macbeth
as Moody1995 Oliver's Travels
as Major Nairn1993 Sharpe
as Dr. Carl Travers1984 Ellis Island
as Peter Guillam1982 Smiley's People
as Patrick Marney1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Werner Dreisinger1977 The Professionals
as Paul Vercors1977 Secret Army
as Trevor's Father1975 Shades of Greene
as Richard Lovell1973 Thriller

Full Name: Michael Byrne
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 11/07 1943 (November) in London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 80 years + 143 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Central School of Speech and Drama
Other names for Michael Byrne (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Майкл Бирн"
"Michael Byrne (Schauspieler)"
Michael Byrne frequently works together with these people:
Tom Georgeson (10x, Actor)
Neville Phillips (10x, Actor)
Tom Chadbon (10x, Actor)
Donald Sumpter (8x, Actor)
Tony Haygarth (8x, Actor)
Stephen Greif (8x, Actor)
Michael Kitchen (7x, Actor)
Danny Webb (7x, Actor)
Mary Healey (7x, Actress)
Cheryl Hall (7x, Actress)
Raj Awasti (7x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:28633, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024