Barry Keegan
Acting • Born 1922-09-12 – Died 1977-09-26
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).
Filmography
54 credits
The Long Arm
Movie • 1956
Detective Constable in Hospital Ward
Wrong Number
Movie • 1959
Max
In Search of the Castaways
Movie • 1962
Irish claimant
The July Plot
Movie • 1964
SS General Count von Helidorf
Flight of the Doves
Movie • 1971
Powder
Black Ice
Movie • 1957
Mick
Flat Two
Movie • 1962
Charles Berry
Gorgo
Movie • 1961
Mate
Jacqueline
Movie • 1956
Bob Quinton
Payroll
Movie • 1961
Bert Langridge
Satellite in the Sky
Movie • 1956
Lefty
The Birthday Present
Movie • 1957
Junior Reception Officer (uncredited)
Danger! Men Working
Movie • 1961
Scanling
Gold is Where You Find It
Movie • 1968
Steve Lenihan
Ireland, Mother Ireland
Movie • 1971
Fitzpatrick
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Movie • 1956
Patterson (uncredited)
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Movie • 1963
Alf
Footsteps in the Fog
Movie • 1955
Constable Burke
The Barber of Stamford Hill
Movie • 1963
A Walk with Love and Death
Movie • 1969
Peasant Leader
Above Us the Waves
Movie • 1955
Sailor on Towing Sub (uncredited)
King of Kings
Movie • 1961
Bad Thief
Hand in Hand
Movie • 1961
Mr. O'Malley
Gideon's Day
Movie • 1958
Riley
The Naked Truth
Movie • 1957
2nd Irishman (uncredited)
The Film That Never Was
Movie • 1957
A Prize of Arms
Movie • 1962
Supt. Cooper
Frenzy
Movie • 1972
Hospital Patient (uncredited)
In the Nick
Movie • 1960
Screw Jenkins
Billy Budd
Movie • 1962
Thrills Galore
Movie • 1972
Jack
The MacKintosh Man
Movie • 1973
Pub Customer (uncredited)
The Summer in Gossensass
Movie • 1964
Herr Holst
The Protectors
TV • 1972
Barney Mailer
The Scales of Justice
TV • 1962
Webb
Justice
TV • 1971
Sam Hardy
Crown Court
TV • 1972
William Cooke
The Human Jungle
TV • 1963
Hogan
Sir Francis Drake
TV • 1961
Gomez
The Saint
TV • 1962
Martin Graham
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1971
Inspector Lipinzki
The Onedin Line
TV • 1971
M'Guire
The Saint
TV • 1962
Bosun
The Wednesday Play
TV • 1964
SS General Count von Helidorf
Crane
TV • 1963
Ferenc Szabo
Festival
TV • 1963
Stagehand - Minister of Arts and Crafts
Full House
TV • 1972
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Larry Stormont
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Sir Thomas Picton
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Selbitz
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Ba Fay
The Troubleshooters
TV • 1965
Col. Grant
Menace
TV • 1970
O'Rourke
Detective
TV • 1964
Acton