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Barry Keegan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1922-09-12

Day of Death

1977-09-26

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Barry Keegan

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 (33)

⭐ 6.1 Role: Pub Customer (uncredited)

The MacKintosh Man

1973
No Image
⭐ 7.0 Role: Jack

Thrills Galore

1972
⭐ 7.1 Role: Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Frenzy

1972
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Fitzpatrick

Ireland, Mother Ireland

1971
⭐ 5.9 Role: Powder

Flight of the Doves

1971
⭐ 6.1 Role: Peasant Leader

A Walk with Love and Death

1969
⭐ 7.0 Role: Steve Lenihan

Gold Is Where You Find It

1968
⭐ 10.0 Role: SS General Count von Helidorf

The July Plot

1964
⭐ 0 Role: Herr Holst

The Summer in Gossensass

1964
⭐ 6.7 Role: Alf

The Wrong Arm of the Law

1963
⭐ 10.0 Role: Unknown

The Barber of Stamford Hill

1963
⭐ 6.7 Role: Supt. Cooper

A Prize of Arms

1962
⭐ 6.5 Role: Irish claimant

In Search of the Castaways

1962
⭐ 7.3 Role: Unknown

Billy Budd

1962
⭐ 0 Role: Charles Berry

Flat Two

1962