Niall MacGinnis
Irish actor (1913-1977) · Ireland · On the map · Actors · Died at 63
Patrick Niall MacGinnis was an Irish actor and physician. On screen, he was well-known for his character roles with a "poetic timbre", though he occasionally played leading parts like the title character in Martin Luther (1953) and the occultist antagonist of the classic horror film Night of the Demon (1957).
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1977Died6 January 19771973
The MacKintosh ManFilm, Prison Warder1969
Krakatoa, East of JavaFilm, Harbor Master1967
The Viking QueenFilm, Tiberian1965
The Spy Who Came In from the ColdFilm, Checkpoint Charlie Guard1964
Theatre 625Series, Yevgeny Dorn
BecketFilm, 1964Baron1963FestivalSeries, Peter Keegan1962
The SaintSeries, Colonel Probst
Billy BuddFilm, 1962Captain Nathaniel Graveling1960
KidnappedFilm, Mr. Shaun1957
Night of the DemonFilm, Dr. Julian Karswell1954
BetrayedFilm, Blackie1951
No Highway in the SkyFilm1949
Christopher ColumbusFilm, Juan de la Cosa1947
Captain BoycottFilm, Mark Killain1943
We Dive at DawnFilm, Torpedo Gunner's Mate - C / P.O. Mike Corrigan1937
The Edge of the WorldFilm, Andrew Gray1913Born29 March 1913
The MacKintosh ManFilm, Prison Warder1969Krakatoa, East of JavaFilm, Harbor Master1967The Viking QueenFilm, Tiberian1965The Spy Who Came In from the ColdFilm, Checkpoint Charlie Guard1964Theatre 625Series, Yevgeny DornBecketFilm, 1964Baron1963FestivalSeries, Peter Keegan1962The SaintSeries, Colonel ProbstBilly BuddFilm, 1962Captain Nathaniel Graveling1960KidnappedFilm, Mr. Shaun1957Night of the DemonFilm, Dr. Julian Karswell1954BetrayedFilm, Blackie1951No Highway in the SkyFilm1949Christopher ColumbusFilm, Juan de la Cosa1947Captain BoycottFilm, Mark Killain1943We Dive at DawnFilm, Torpedo Gunner's Mate - C / P.O. Mike Corrigan1937The Edge of the WorldFilm, Andrew Gray1913Born29 March 1913People around Niall
Close ties
Laurence Olivier Produced Hamlet and Henry V
John Huston Directed The Mackintosh Man (1974)
Peter Cushing Also in Hamlet and Torture Garden
Felix Aylmer Also in Hamlet and Becket
Noel Purcell Also in Captain Boycott and Lust for Life
Stanley Baker Also in Helen of Troy (1956)- Nigel Green Also in Sword of Sherwood Forest (1961)
- Eddie Byrne Also in Captain Boycott and Johnny Nobody
Michael Powell Directed 49th Parallel and The Edge of the World
Richard Thorpe Directed Knights of the Round Table (1954)
Harry Andrews Also in Helen of Troy and The Truth About Spring- Terence Fisher Directed Island of Terror (1967)
John Laurie Also in Henry V and The Edge of the World
Nora Swinburne Also in Helen of Troy and Betrayed
Paul Rogers Also in Billy Budd and Murder in the Cathedral
Esmond Knight Also in Helen of Troy, Henry V and Hamlet
Roland Culver Also in The Mackintosh Man and Betrayed
Percy Herbert Also in Becket and The Mackintosh Man- David MacDonald Directed Christopher Columbus and Diamond City
Desmond Llewelyn Also in Hamlet and Knights of the Round Table- Walter Gotell Also in The Devil's Agent and We Dive at Dawn
Richard Burton Also in Becket and Alexander the Great
Peter Finch Also in The Nun's Story and The Shiralee
Cyril Cusack Also in A Terrible Beauty (1960)
Known for
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Hamlet 1948
Billy Budd 1962
Becket 1964
Jason and the Argonauts 1963
The Nun's Story 1959
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
75 credits on file
Television 3
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
In theatre, he was an accomplished Shakespearean, and a member of the Old Vic Company.
Country
Ireland
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 1977 · aged 63
