Dermot Crowley | |
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| Born | 19 March 1947 Cork, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
Dermot Crowley (born 19 March 1947) is an Irish stage, film and television actor.
Dermot Crowley | |
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| Headshot of Dermot Crowley | |
| Born | 19 March 1947 Cork, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
Dermot Crowley (born 19 March 1947) is an Irish stage, film and television actor.
Crowley's stage work has included a leading role in an Olivier Award winning production of Conor McPherson's The Weir , which played in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States in the late 1990s. [1] His first television role was playing George Bernard Shaw in the UK TV series Victorian Scandals in 1976. [2]
In 2011, he appeared in The Cripple of Inishmaan with the Druid Theatre Company at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles. He won the L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Featured Performance.
Crowley played General Crix Madine in Return of the Jedi . [3] He played Sgt. François Duval in Son of the Pink Panther . Crowley went on to appear in Call Red , Father Ted (as Father Liam Deliverance), Dangerfield , Jonathan Creek , A Touch of Frost , Holby City , The Bill , Midsomer Murders and Luther , among others.[ citation needed ] In 1987 Crowley auditioned for the role of the Seventh Doctor in Doctor Who . Footage of his screen test was included on the special features of the DVD release of Time and the Rani .
Crowley also appeared as the crooked Mr. Simpson in The Adventure of the Clapham Cook, which was the very first episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot in 1989. He read the voice of Molloy on the Naxos 2003 Audiobook of Samuel Beckett's novel Molloy. [4]
He appeared in the feature film The Best Offer in 2013. In 2012 he starred in a new series Hunted for BBC One and HBO. He played George Ballard, an MI6 Spy Chief in episodes 4 and 5. [5]
Crowley often appears on BBC radio in drama such as Mind's Eye . In 2013, he played Pat Whyte in Father Figure . In 2017, he played the role of Lazar Kaganovich in the critically acclaimed political satire, The Death of Stalin .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1976 | The Fruits of Philosophy | George Bernard Shaw | |
| 1982 | Giro City | Flynne | |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | General Crix Madine | Also known as Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi |
| Octopussy | Lieutenant Kamp | ||
| Teamwork | Patrick Molloy | ||
| 1985 | The Doctor and the Devils | Mr. Webb | |
| 1987 | Little Dorrit | Mr. Simpson | |
| 1990 | Wilt | Braintree | |
| The March | Roy Cox | ||
| 1993 | Son of the Pink Panther | Sergeant François Duval | |
| 1994 | Staggered | Dr. Barnet | |
| 2000 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | Dougal McDermott | |
| 2002 | Before You Go | Father Cunningham | |
| 2006 | Babel | Barth | |
| 2008 | Gud, lukt och henne | ||
| 2009 | Holy Water | Father Grogan | |
| 2013 | The Best Offer | Lambert | |
| 2014 | Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie | P.R. Irwin | |
| 2015 | The Lady in the Van | Priest | |
| National Theatre Live: Everyman | Death | ||
| 2017 | The Foreigner | Hugh McGrath | |
| The Death of Stalin | Lazar Kaganovich | ||
| 2018 | Black '47 | Judge Bolton | |
| 2022 | The Wonder | Sir Otway | |
| 2023 | Luther: The Fallen Sun | DSU Martin Schenk | |
| 2023 | Baltimore | Donal |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | Call Me Mister | Detective Sergeant McBride | 10 episodes |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Arthur Simpson | 1 episode [6] |
| 1991–2007 | The Bill | Various roles | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | The Sculptress | Father Julian | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Father Ted | Father Liam Deliverance | Episode: Rock a Hula Ted |
| 1998 | Jonathan Creek | Norman Stangerson | Episode: "Time Waits for Norman" |
| 1998 | Falling for a Dancer | Neeley Scollard | Television film |
| 2002 | Ultimate Force | Jack Cullen | Episode: The Killing Of A One-Eyed Bookie |
| 2005 | Bleak House | Mr. Vholes | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Midsomer Murders | Peter Hatchard | Episode: Down Among The Dead Men |
| 2007 | Foyle's War | Henry Townsend | Episode: Casualties of War |
| 2008 | New Tricks | Derek Bennett | Episode: Final Curtain |
| 2010–19 | Luther | DSU Martin Schenk | 18 episodes |
| 2012 | Raw | Dan Kelly | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Father Figure | Pat Whyte | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | The Woman in the Wall | James Coyle | 4 episodes |
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