
Barry Keegan
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1922-09-12
- Died
- 1977-09-26
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
Biography
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).
Known For
TV Shows (22)

Crown Court
1972
as William Cooke

The Saint
1962
as Martin Graham / Bosun

The Wednesday Play
1964
as SS General Count von Helidorf

Theatre 625
1964
as Larry Stormont / Sir Thomas Picton / Selbitz / Ba Fay

Danger Man
1960
as Liamond

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Malloy

The Protectors
1972
as Barney Mailer

Justice
1971
as Sam Hardy

The Onedin Line
1971
as M'Guire

The Troubleshooters
1965
as Col. Grant

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Inspector Lipinzki

Espionage
1963
as Carter
Festival
1963
as Stagehand - Minister of Arts and Crafts

The Human Jungle
1963
as Hogan

Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Gomez

Detective
1964
as Acton

The Scales of Justice
1962
as Webb
Menace
1970
as O'Rourke

Redcap
1964
as Sgt Greatorex
Crane
1963
as Ferenc Szabo

Armchair Theatre
1956
as The Corporal / Gaffney Stewart / Fitzpatrick
Full House
1972
Movies (33)

Frenzy
1972
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)

The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Patterson (uncredited)

King of Kings
1961
as Bad Thief

The MacKintosh Man
1973
as Pub Customer (uncredited)

The Long Arm
1956
as Detective Constable in Hospital Ward

In Search of the Castaways
1962
as Irish claimant

Gorgo
1961
as Mate

The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
as Alf

Billy Budd
1962

Above Us the Waves
1955
as Sailor on Towing Sub (uncredited)

Gideon's Day
1958
as Riley

The Naked Truth
1957
as 2nd Irishman (uncredited)

Footsteps in the Fog
1955
as Constable Burke

Payroll
1961
as Bert Langridge

Hand in Hand
1961
as Mr. O'Malley

Wrong Number
1959
as Max

A Walk with Love and Death
1969
as Peasant Leader

Jacqueline
1956
as Bob Quinton

A Prize of Arms
1962
as Supt. Cooper

The Birthday Present
1957
as Junior Reception Officer (uncredited)

Flat Two
1962
as Charles Berry
Black Ice
1957
as Mick
The Film That Never Was
1957

Danger! Men Working
1961
as Scanling

In the Nick
1960
as Screw Jenkins

The Barber of Stamford Hill
1963

Flight of the Doves
1971
as Powder

Satellite in the Sky
1956
as Lefty
Ireland, Mother Ireland
1971
as Fitzpatrick

The July Plot
1964
as SS General Count von Helidorf

The Summer in Gossensass
1964
as Herr Holst

Gold Is Where You Find It
1968
as Steve Lenihan
Thrills Galore
1972
as Jack
About Barry Keegan
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 "G… With 55 credits spanning from 1955 to 1973, Barry Keegan has appeared in 33 films and 22 TV shows.
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- Frenzy (1972) — as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) — as Patterson (uncredited)
- King of Kings (1961) — as Bad Thief
- The MacKintosh Man (1973) — as Pub Customer (uncredited)
- The Long Arm (1956) — as Detective Constable in Hospital Ward
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