Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 12, 1922
Place of Birth:
Dublin, Ireland
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).
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Frenzy | Hospital Patient (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Thrills Galore | Jack |
| 1971 | Flight of the Doves | Powder |
| 1971 | Ireland, Mother Ireland | Fitzpatrick |
| 1969 | A Walk with Love and Death | Peasant Leader |
| 1968 | Gold is Where You Find It | Steve Lenihan |
| 1964 | The July Plot | SS General Count von Helidorf |
| 1963 | The Wrong Arm of the Law | Alf |
| 1963 | The Barber of Stamford Hill | |
| 1962 | In Search of the Castaways | Irish claimant |
| 1962 | Flat Two | Charles Berry |
| 1962 | A Prize of Arms | Supt. Cooper |
| 1962 | Billy Budd | |
| 1961 | Gorgo | Mate |
| 1961 | Payroll | Bert Langridge |
| 1961 | Danger! Men Working | Scanling |
| 1961 | King of Kings | Bad Thief |
| 1961 | Hand in Hand | Mr. O'Malley |
| 1960 | In the Nick | Screw Jenkins |
| 1959 | Wrong Number | Max |
| 1958 | Gideon's Day | Riley |
| 1957 | Black Ice | |
| 1957 | The Birthday Present | Junior Reception Officer (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Naked Truth | 2nd Irishman (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Film That Never Was | |
| 1956 | The Long Arm | Detective Constable in Hospital Ward |
| 1956 | Jacqueline | Bob Quinton |
| 1956 | Satellite in the Sky | Lefty |
| 1956 | The Man Who Knew Too Much | Patterson (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Footsteps in the Fog | Constable Burke |
| 1955 | Above Us the Waves | Sailor on Towing Sub (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Protectors | Barney Mailer |
| 1972 | Crown Court | William Cooke |
| 1972 | Full House | |
| 1971 | Justice | Sam Hardy |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Inspector Lipinzki |
| 1971 | The Onedin Line | M'Guire |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters | Col. Grant |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | SS General Count von Helidorf |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Larry Stormont |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Sir Thomas Picton |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Selbitz |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Ba Fay |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle | Hogan |
| 1963 | Crane | Ferenc Szabo |
| 1963 | Festival | Stagehand - Minister of Arts and Crafts |
| 1962 | The Scales of Justice | Webb |
| 1962 | The Saint | Martin Graham |
| 1962 | The Saint | Bosun |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake | Gomez |