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Michael Byrne | |
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| Born | 7 November 1943 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962–present |
Michael Byrne (born 7 November 1943) is a British actor known for his roles in the National Theatre, Hollywood films, and television shows. During his career he has performed a wide variety of roles, that include several films in which he has played German military roles.
Byrne was born 7 November 1943 in London, England, [1] to Helen Byrne of Kilkenny, Ireland, a single parent.
Byrne began appearing in films in the 1960s but rose to prominence from the 1970s onwards. In 1972, he played Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset in the historical drama film Henry VIII and His Six Wives. [2] In 1976 he played the German NCO Feldwebel Karl Hofer in the film The Eagle Has Landed . [3] Byrne appeared in the role of Lieutenant-Colonel Giles Vandeleur in the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far . [4] [5] In 1978, he played Major Schroeder in Force 10 from Navarone . [6]
In 1989, he played Colonel Vogel in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade . [7] [8]
In 1995, he acted in the film Braveheart appearing to audiences as Smythe, a soldier who attempts to rape William Wallace's wife and first inspires Wallace to seek independence from England in [9] [10] In 1997, Byrne played the role of Royal Navy Admiral Kelly, in command of a British task force on HMS Bedford in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies . [11] [12] In 1998, Byrne appeared as a Jewish concentration camp survivor who is instrumental in the capture of a Nazi war criminal (played by Sir Ian McKellen) in the film Apt Pupil . [13]
His other film credits include Butley, The Medusa Touch , The Saint , The Good Father , The Sum of All Fears , Gangs of New York and Mortdecai. He has also played Reinhard Beck in The Scarlet and the Black and General Olbricht in The Plot to Kill Hitler . He was also the SS interrogator in Rogue Male .
On television, he has appeared in Thriller , Tales of the Unexpected , The Professionals , The Devil's Crown , Smiley's People as Peter Guillam, Yes, Prime Minister , Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy , Between The Lines , Sharpe , Hornblower , A Touch of Frost , (The episode "Quarry", in which he played the father of Allie Byrne, his real-life daughter), Agatha Raisin (Hell’s Bells), Midsomer Murders (The Ghost of Causton Abbey), The Mists of Avalon , Waking the Dead , The Body Farm , Honest , Hamish Macbeth , and Casualty .
From April 2008 to January 2010, Byrne starred in Coronation Street , as Ted Page, Gail Platt's long lost father and the ex-lover of Audrey Roberts. [14] [15]
He also appeared in the 2010 film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 as Gellert Grindelwald, a powerful wizard that had been defeated by Dumbledore and imprisoned at Azkaban. [16] [17]
He played Alfred Maxwell in BBC's Casualty , a terminally ill man with motor neuron disease and his friendship with clinical lead Connie Beauchamp.
He plays Bruce Titchener in The Archers . [18] [19]
Byrne is a long-established stage actor, having joined the National Theatre in 1964 and appearing in many seasons since. He has also appeared on stage throughout the world. He has numerous theatre credits to his name including: Roberto Miranda in Death and the Maiden at the Royal Court, Maskwell in The Double Dealer and Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, Reg in Butley at The Criterion, and also The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull, Romeo and Juliet, Mayor of Zalamea, All My Sons, Lulu, Faith Healer, Duchess of Malfi, A Slight Ache, and Molly Sweeney amongst many others. Byrne has appeared in State of Play at the Edinburgh Festival written by Zia Trench.
In 2010, he played Romeo to Siân Phillips' Juliet at the Bristol Old Vic theatre. [20]
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