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Michael Byrne

Cast & creator

Michael Byrne

1943-11-07 (died at 82) London, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Midsomer Murders, Coronation Street, The Practice

Michael Byrne was a British actor sometimes cast as Nazis such as Colonel Vogel in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Major Schroeder in Force 10 from Navarone, Reinhard Beck in The Scarlet and the Black, General Olbricht in The Plot to Kill Hitler and Obergruppenführer Odilo Globocnik in the BBC radio dramatisation of the novel Fatherland by Robert 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 by Ian McKellen) in the film Apt Pupil. He was 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 film Braveheart. His other film credits include The 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 York and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. On television, heappeared in Z-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, and Casualty. From April 2008 to January 2010, Michael starred in Coronation Street, as Ted Page, Gail Platt's long lost father and the ex-lover of Audrey Roberts. Byrne appeared in State of Play at the Edinburgh Festival written by Zia Trench. He played Romeo to Siân Phillips' Juliet at the Bristol Old Vic. He was the father of actress Allie Byrne.

Also known as: Майкл Бирн

Movies

85

film credits

Series

58

television credits

Career

142

1960–2023 · acting roles

Credit score

6.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Keith Grundy · 1997

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Ted Page · 1960

The Practice

The Practice

Officer (uncredited) · 1997

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Acting · 1996

Play for Today

Play for Today

Acting · 1970

Across film & television

Filmography (143)

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Showing 143 of 143 credits

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Keith Grundy

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Ted Page

The Practice

The Practice

Officer (uncredited)

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Play for Today

Play for Today

Play for Today

Play for Today

Russell

Play for Today

Play for Today

Bruce

Crown Court

Crown Court

The Bill

The Bill

Screen Two

Screen Two

Guy Preger

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Patrick Marney

Sharpe

Sharpe

Major Nairn

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Viskovsky

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Joe Brackley

The Professionals

The Professionals

Werner Dreisinger

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

Alex Ormrod

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Gellert Grindelwald

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Jason

Braveheart

Braveheart

Smythe

Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth

Duncan Scott

Crossing Lines

Crossing Lines

Edward Baxendale

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

DCC Charles Griswold

Strike

Strike

Roy Phipps

New Scotland Yard

New Scotland Yard

DS Patten

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Antonio

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Vogel

Screen One

Screen One

Clitheroe

Secret Army

Secret Army

Paul Vercors

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Stunt Double

Hornblower

Hornblower

Captain Keene

The Chief

The Chief

Sir Robert Eaton

Thriller

Thriller

Richard Lovell

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

The Vice

The Vice

Solicitor

Strangers

Strangers

Sgt Briscoe

Agatha Raisin

Agatha Raisin

Bishop Parsons

The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

Anatoli Grushkov

Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies

HMS Bedford Admiral Kelly

Bodies

Bodies

Old Mullins

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

Horace Greeley

The Omen

The Omen

Monk (uncredited)

The Tragedy of Richard III

The Tragedy of Richard III

Duke of Buckingham

Ultimate Force

Ultimate Force

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

Lt. Col. Giles A.M. Vandeleur

Lady Killers

Lady Killers

Edward Marshall-Hall

Lady Killers

Lady Killers

Edward Marshall-Hall KC

Empire

Empire

Cicero

Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister

The Saint

The Saint

Vereshagin

Smiley's People

Smiley's People

Peter Guillam

Premiere

Werner Von Ebrennac

The Mists of Avalon

The Mists of Avalon

Merlin

Cuffs

Cuffs

Leslie Kane

Mortdecai

Mortdecai

The Duke

Battlefield Earth

Battlefield Earth

Parson Staffer

The Living and the Dead

The Living and the Dead

Ebenezer Alsop

The Musketeer

The Musketeer

Treville, Head of the Musketeers

The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

Karl

Proof of Life

Proof of Life

Lord Luthan

The Body Farm

The Body Farm

Harold Penton

Oliver's Travels

Oliver's Travels

Oliver's Travels

Oliver's Travels

Moody

The Enigma Files

The Enigma Files

David Stanley

Edward the Seventh

Edward the Seventh

Fritz

Force 10 from Navarone

Force 10 from Navarone

Schroeder

Blood: The Last Vampire

Blood: The Last Vampire

Elder

Apt Pupil

Apt Pupil

Ben Kramer

Ellis Island

Ellis Island

Dr. Carl Travers

Intrigo: Samaria

Intrigo: Samaria

Commissioner Keller

No Bananas

No Bananas

Edward Grant

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

George Abell

Saracen

Saracen

Col. Patrick Ansell

The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

Duff

Quartet

Quartet

Frank White

Beyond the Sea

Beyond the Sea

Dr. Andretti

Diana

Diana

Christiaan Barnard

Accident

Ian Shaw

Vampyres

Vampyres

Playboy

The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

Reinhard Beck

Heat of the Sun

Heat of the Sun

Wednesday Love

Wednesday Love

Bruce

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Edward Seymour

The Infiltrator

The Infiltrator

Dieter Creutz

Intrigo: Death of an Author

Intrigo: Death of an Author

Keller

The Island on Bird Street

The Island on Bird Street

Bolek

Outpost: Black Sun

Outpost: Black Sun

Neurath

Sharpe's Enemy

Sharpe's Enemy

Major Nairn

The Last Witness

The Last Witness

Coroner

Sharpe's Company

Sharpe's Company

Major Nairn

Hornblower: The Even Chance

Hornblower: The Even Chance

Captain Keene

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

Venables

The Mark of Cain

The Mark of Cain

Lieut General Strathairn

Double the Fist

A Sort of Innocence

The First Line

The First Line

Richard

Gunshy

Gunshy

Lange

Henry VI Part 2

Henry VI Part 2

John Hume / Lieutenant

The Plot to Kill Hitler

The Plot to Kill Hitler

Friedrich Olbricht

30 Years to Life

30 Years to Life

Oliver Mather

Sharpe: The Legend

Sharpe: The Legend

Nairn

The Return of the Dancing Master

The Return of the Dancing Master

Emil Wetterstedt

Conduct Unbecoming

Conduct Unbecoming

2nd Lt. Toby Strang

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Chorus

Henry VI Part 3

Henry VI Part 3

Marquess of Montague / Father that killed his son

Hildegard

Hildegard

Volmar

The Devil's Crown

The Devil's Crown

Richard Lionheart

Henry VI Part 1

Henry VI Part 1

Duke of Alencon

Buster

Buster

Poyser

Alien Overlords

Alien Overlords

Michael

The Image

The Image

The Artist

The Good Father

The Good Father

Leonard Scruby

Murderous Decisions

Octave

Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

Sir Charles Harwood

The Holocaust on Trial

The Holocaust on Trial

Richard Rampton QC

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

Claudio

Champions

Champions

Richard Hussey

In the Secret State

In the Secret State

Guy Preger

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Antonio

Sharpe's Honour

Sharpe's Honour

Major Nairn

The Happy Valley

The Happy Valley

John Carberry

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

Mr. Carruthers

The Fix

The Fix

Sam Campbell

The Scarlet Blade

The Scarlet Blade

Lt. Hawke

Sunday

Sunday

Lord Widgery

Bjorn of the Dead

Derek

Man and Superman

Man and Superman

Henry Straker

Rogue Male

Rogue Male

Interrogator

Running Late

Running Late

Clitheroe

Nostradamus

Nostradamus

Inquisitor

Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

Ratrick Marney

A Few Short Journeys of the Heart

A Few Short Journeys of the Heart

Blank/German/Old Geezer

Butley

Butley

Reg Nuttall

Break In

Break In

Clarke

If It's a Man – Hang Up!

Richard Lovell

The Silent Playground

The Silent Playground

Roger

Ms or Jill and Jack

The Search for Alexander the Great

The Search for Alexander the Great

Demosthenes

Imogen's Face

Imogen's Face

Patrick

The Gold Machine

The Gold Machine

Andrew Norton

Coming Out

Coming Out

Gunnar Wedelman

The Crooked Man

The Crooked Man

Archie Saunders

The Silence of the Sea

The Silence of the Sea

Werner Von Ebrennac

Headmaster

Headmaster