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Donal McCann

Cast & creator

Donal McCann

1943-05-07 (died at 56) Dublin, IrelandIMDb

Best known for Play for Today, Peak Practice, BBC Play of the Month

Donal McCann (7 May 1943 – 17 July 1999) was an Irish stage, film, and television actor best known for his roles in the works of Brian Friel and for his lead role in John Huston's last film, The Dead. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donal McCann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

37

film credits

Series

17

television credits

Career

54

1956–2017 · acting roles

Credit score

6.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Play for Today

Play for Today

Big Jim Collins · 1970

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

Michael · 1993

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Stephen Dedalus · 1965

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Theodore · 1965

Performance

Performance

Judge Brack · 1991

Across film & television

Filmography (54)

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Showing 54 of 54 credits

Play for Today

Play for Today

Big Jim Collins

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

Michael

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Stephen Dedalus

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Theodore

Performance

Performance

Judge Brack

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

Det Insp Simpson Gabby

Thriller

Thriller

Jeff Holt

The Pallisers

The Pallisers

Phineas Finn

Stealing Beauty

Stealing Beauty

Ian Grayson

Out of Africa

Out of Africa

Doctor

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Frank

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Roger

The Root of All Evil?

Steve Webb

Private Affairs

Richard Sheridan

High Spirits

High Spirits

Eamon

The Dead

The Dead

Gabriel Conroy

Rawhead Rex

Rawhead Rex

Tom Garron

Insurrection

Insurrection

Volunteer

The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

1st Fireman

Stage 2

Seumas Shields

Strumpet City

Strumpet City

Mulhall

Mr. Love

Mr. Love

Leo

The Serpent's Kiss

The Serpent's Kiss

Physician

The Donner Party

The Donner Party

voice

Angel

Angel

Bonner

The Fighting Prince of Donegal

The Fighting Prince of Donegal

Sean O'Toole

December Bride

December Bride

Hamilton Echlin

Cal

Shamie

The Nephew

The Nephew

Tony Egan

Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert

Richard Sheridan

Into the Fire

Frank Cody

Philadelphia, Here I Come

Philadelphia, Here I Come

Public Gar

Budawanny

Budawanny

Priest

Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee

Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee

Roger

Who Bombed Birmingham?

Who Bombed Birmingham?

N

Poitín

Poitín

Labhras

Sinful Davey

Sinful Davey

Sir James Campbell

Force of Duty

Force of Duty

DI Simon Gabby

Katie: The Year of a Child

Katie: The Year of a Child

Big Jim Collins

Into The Fire

Host

Your Man from Six Counties

Your Man from Six Counties

Danny

Young Man in Trouble

Frank

The Miracle

The Miracle

Sam

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

Ryan

The Bishop's Story

The Bishop's Story

Priest

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

Judge Brack

Reflections

Edward Lawless

Tuesday's Child

Fr Doyle

The Wood Demon

The Wood Demon

Theodore

Screamer

Screamer

Jeff Holt

Miss Julie

Miss Julie

Jean

Summer Lightning

Dr Lestrange

Saints and Scholars

Saints and Scholars

Priest

The Secret Army

The Secret Army

Narrator (voice)