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Micheál Mac Liammóir

Irish actor (1899-1978) · Ireland · On the map · Actors · Died at 78

Micheál Mac Liammóir was an actor, designer, dramatist, writer, and impresario in 20th-century Ireland.

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A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026

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1978Died6 March 19781973The SecretFilm1971What's the Matter with Helen?Film, Hamilton Starr1970The Kremlin LetterFilm, Sweet Alice196830 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!Film, Irish Storyteller1966Joyce's DublinFilm, Narrator1963Tom JonesFilm, Narrator (voice)1960On TrialSeries, Oscar Wilde1958The Verdict Is YoursSeries1953From Time to TimeFilm, Narrator1952OmnibusSeries, Poor TomReturn to GlennascaulFilm, 1952Producer1951OthelloFilm, Iago1950W. B. Yeats: A TributeFilm1899Born25 October 1899

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  • Othello 1951
  • The Kremlin Letter 1970
  • Tom Jones 1963

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21 credits on file

Television 3

About this person

Though born in London to an English family with no Irish connections, he emigrated to Ireland in early adulthood, changed his name, invented an Irish ancestry, and remained based there for the rest of his life, successfully maintaining a fabricated identity as a native Irishman born in Cork.

Country
Ireland
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1978 · aged 78