Barry Keegan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1922-09-12

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Barry Keegan

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).

Acting History

1973
The MacKintosh Man as Pub Customer (uncredited)
1972
Full House
1972
Crown Court as William Cooke
1972
The Protectors as Barney Mailer
1972
Thrills Galore as Jack
1972
Frenzy as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
1971
The Onedin Line as M'Guire
1971
Justice as Sam Hardy
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Inspector Lipinzki
1971
Ireland, Mother Ireland as Fitzpatrick
1971
Flight of the Doves as Powder
1969
A Walk with Love and Death as Peasant Leader
1968
Gold is Where You Find It as Steve Lenihan
1965
The Troubleshooters as Col. Grant
1964
The July Plot as SS General Count von Helidorf
1964
The Wednesday Play as SS General Count von Helidorf
1964
Theatre 625 as Larry Stormont
1964
Theatre 625 as Sir Thomas Picton
1964
Theatre 625 as Selbitz
1964
Theatre 625 as Ba Fay
1963
Festival as Stagehand - Minister of Arts and Crafts
1963
Crane as Ferenc Szabo
1963
The Human Jungle as Hogan
1963
The Wrong Arm of the Law as Alf
1963
The Barber of Stamford Hill
1962
A Prize of Arms as Supt. Cooper
1962
In Search of the Castaways as Irish claimant
1962
Billy Budd
1962
The Saint as Martin Graham
1962
The Saint as Bosun
1962
Flat Two as Charles Berry
1962
The Scales of Justice as Webb
1961
Sir Francis Drake as Gomez
1961
King of Kings as Bad Thief
1961
Danger! Men Working as Scanling
1961
Hand in Hand as Mr. O'Malley
1961
Gorgo as Mate
1961
Payroll as Bert Langridge
1960
In the Nick as Screw Jenkins
1959
Wrong Number as Max
1958
Gideon's Day as Riley
1957
Black Ice
1957
The Naked Truth as 2nd Irishman (uncredited)
1957
The Birthday Present as Junior Reception Officer (uncredited)
1957
The Film That Never Was
1956
Satellite in the Sky as Lefty
1956
Jacqueline as Bob Quinton
1956
The Long Arm as Detective Constable in Hospital Ward
1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much as Patterson (uncredited)
1955
Footsteps in the Fog as Constable Burke
1955
Above Us the Waves as Sailor on Towing Sub (uncredited)