Joe Pilkington (1940 – 7 July 1999) was an

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actor, best known for his portrayal of Eamon Maher in the long-running TV series ''

The Riordans ''The Riordans'' was the second Irish television drama serial made by Raidio Telefís Éireann (then called ''Telefís Éireann''). It ran from 1965 to 1979 and was set in the fictional townland of Leestown in County Kilkenny. Its location fi ...

''. Father of actress Rachel Pilkington, Joseph Pilkington made a marked contribution to Irish arts and culture through roles played both on and offscreen. His acting roles in the late 1960s in the

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are listed.

Filmography

Film

*''

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'' (1970) as Enlisted Man *''

The McKenzie Break ''The McKenzie Break'' is a 1970 British war drama film starring Brian Keith as Jack Connor, an intelligence officer investigating recent disturbances at a prisoner of war (POW) camp in Scotland. The Nazi German POWs are led by the charismatic ...

'' (1970) as Police Communications Sergeant (uncredited) *'' The Outsider'' (1979) *'' Light Years Away'' (1981) as Thomas *''Traveller'' (1981) as Traveller man *''

The Ballroom of Romance ''The Ballroom of Romance'' is a 1982 film directed by Pat O'Connor, based on a short story by William Trevor, set in rural Ireland in the 1950s, Plot Bridie has been attending the local dance hall for years in the hope of finding a good husband ...

'' (1986) as Tim Daly *'' Into The West'' (1992) as Detective *'' A Man of no Importance'' (1994) as Ernie Lally *'' The Butcher Boy'' (1998) as Charlie McGlone

Television

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'' (1972–1979) as Eamon Maher *''

The Hanging Gale ''The Hanging Gale'' is a four-episode television serial which first aired on RTÉ One (Republic of Ireland) and BBC1 (United Kingdom) in 1995. The series was a British–Irish co-production, made by Little Bird Films for BBC Northern Ireland i ...

'' (1995) as James Phelan

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pilkington, Joe 1940 births 1999 deaths Irish male film actors Irish male stage actors Irish male television actors Irish male soap opera actors 20th-century Irish male actors Male actors from Galway (city)

Filmography

Film

Television

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