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Kieron Moore (born Ciarán Ó hAnnracháin, anglicised as Kieron O'Hanrahan) (5 October 1924 – 15 July 2007) was an Irish film and television actor whose career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s. He may be best remembered for his role as Count Vronsky in the film adaptation of ''
Moore began his acting career at the
Anna Karenina
''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writt ...
'' (1948) with Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh ( ; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967; born Vivian Mary Hartley), styled as Lady Olivier after 1947, was a British actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for her definitive performances as Scarlett O'Hara in '' Go ...
.
Early years
Moore was raised inCounty Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...
in an Irish-speaking household. His father, Peadar Ó hAnnracháin (born 1873) (also known as Peter/Peadar Hourihane and Peadar O'Hourihane) was a writer and poet, and a staunch supporter of the Irish language. Peadar, a son of Seaghan Ó hAnnracháin (born 1834) and Máire Ní Dhonabháin (also born 1834) and who was one of the first organisers for Conradh na Gaeilge
(; historically known in English as the Gaelic League) is a social and cultural organisation which promotes the Irish language in Ireland and worldwide. The organisation was founded in 1893 with Douglas Hyde as its first president, when it eme ...
(Gaelic League), was twice imprisoned by the British during the Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War ( ga, Cogadh Cathartha na hÉireann; 28 June 1922 – 24 May 1923) was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State, an entity independent from the United ...
. Peadar lived with his parents and his sister, Áine Ní Annracháin (born 1885), and his niece, Máirín Ní Dhiomasaig (born 1903), at 14 Poundlick, Skibbereen
Skibbereen (; ) is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in West Cork on the N71 national secondary road. The name "Skibbereen" (sometimes shortened to "Skibb") means "little boat harbour". The River Ilen runs through the town; it reac ...
, County Cork
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in 1911. He also wrote for the ''Southern Star'' newspaper for many years and had been its editor.
His mother, Máire Ní Dheasmhumhnaigh (born 1888), also known as Mary Desmond, was the daughter of Dónal Ó Deasmhumhnaigh (born 1851) and Nóra Ní Bhriain of Kinsale
Kinsale ( ; ) is a historic port and fishing town in County Cork, Ireland. Located approximately south of Cork City on the southeast coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon, and has a population of 5,281 ( ...
. Several members of Kieron's family pursued careers in the arts. His sister Neasa Ní Annracháin was a stalwart of the Raidió Éireann Players, while his brother, Fachtna, was director of music at the station, and a second sister, Bláithín Ní Annracháin, played the harp with the National Symphony Orchestra
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. Following his family's move to Dublin
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, Moore attended Coláiste Mhuire, an Irish-language school.
Later, his medical studies at University College Dublin
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were cut short when he was invited to join the players at the Abbey Theatre
The Abbey Theatre ( ga, Amharclann na Mainistreach), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland ( ga, Amharclann Náisiúnta na hÉireann), in Dublin, Ireland, is one of the country's leading cultural institutions. First opening to the p ...
.
He married Barbara White in 1947; the couple had four children.
Career
Moore began his acting career at the Abbey Theatre
The Abbey Theatre ( ga, Amharclann na Mainistreach), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland ( ga, Amharclann Náisiúnta na hÉireann), in Dublin, Ireland, is one of the country's leading cultural institutions. First opening to the p ...
in Dublin, and made his British stage debut at the age of 19 as Heathcliff in a production of ''Wuthering Heights
''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent re ...
''. He featured in the West End in the 1945 war play '' Desert Rats'' by Colin Morris.
His first film role was as an IRA
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Law
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man in ''The Voice Within
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'' (1945), where he was billed as "Keiron O'Hanrahan".
He acted on the Liverpool stage in ''Purple Dust''. He gave an acclaimed performance in the West End hit ''Red Roses for Me
''Red Roses for Me'' is the debut studio album by the London-based band the Pogues, released on 15 October 1984. It was produced by Stan Brennan, who had managed the Nipple Erectors/The Nips and Rocks Off Records shop in London.
Overview
''Red ...
'' (written by Seán O'Casey
Seán O'Casey ( ga, Seán Ó Cathasaigh ; born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964) was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes.
...
). This was seen by Alexander Korda
Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)
Korda announced he was likely to become a major star:
Obituary, London ''Daily Telegraph''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Kieron 1924 births 2007 deaths Irish male film actors Irish male television actors People from Skibbereen People from County Cork Irish male stage actors 20th-century Irish male actors People educated at Coláiste Mhuire, Dublin
He has a brilliant acting talent. Then he has six-feet-two of brawn, a mobile photogenic face, rich expressive eyes, and ability to adapt himself to any type of role – ultra romantic or the last word in villainy. Very soon he will be one of the big names on the world's screens."Adopting the stage name Kieron Moore, he was cast in a leading role in ''
A Man About the House
''A Man About the House'' is a British drama film directed by Leslie Arliss and released in 1947. The film is a melodrama, adapted for the screen by J. B. Williams from the 1942 novel of the same name by Francis Brett Young. A theatrical ada ...
'' (1947), directed by Leslie Arliss
Leslie Arliss (6 October 1901, London – 30 December 1987, Jersey, Channel Islands) was an English screenwriter and director. He is best known for his work on the Gainsborough melodramas directing films such as ''The Man in Grey'' and ''The Wi ...
. Arliss said Moore was "terrific. Naturally, since he's had no film experience, his work is still a bit rough, but he does the right thing by instinct. He smashes through at you from the screen."
There followed the psychological thriller ''Mine Own Executioner
''Mine Own Executioner'' is a 1947 British psychological thriller drama film starring Burgess Meredith and directed by Anthony Kimmins, and based on the novel of the same name by Nigel Balchin. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. ...
'' (1947), co-starring with Burgess Meredith
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Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" and "on ...
.
Korda then gave Moore the plum role of the suave Count Vronsky in Julien Duvivier
Julien Duvivier (; 8 October 1896 – 29 October 1967) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930–1960. Amongst his most original films, chiefly notable are ''La Bandera (film), La Bandera'', ...
's production of ''Anna Karenina
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'' (1948), which starred Vivien Leigh
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and Ralph Richardson
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. The movie was a box-office flop, and Moore received the worst notices of his career. He played Heathcliff in a BBC Television adaptation of ''Wuthering Heights
''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moorland, moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their tur ...
'' in 1948.
Korda's fourth film with him was a comedy set in Ireland, '' Saints and Sinners'' (1949), directed by Arliss. Moore went to France to co-star with Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan (; née Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered to have been one of the g ...
in Marc Allégret
Marc Allégret (22 December 1900 – 3 November 1973) was a French screenwriter, photographer and film director.
Biography
Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer in ...
's ''Maria Chapdelaine
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'' (1950), also known as ''The Naked Heart''.
Hollywood
Moore was invited toHollywood
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, where in 1951 he made two films, playing Uriah the Hittite
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in the biblical epic '' David and Bathsheba'', supporting Gregory Peck
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and Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward (born Edythe Marrenner; June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American film actress, best known for her film portrayals of women that were based on true stories.
After working as a fashion model for the Walter Thornton Model A ...
, and a French Foreign Legion
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corporal in ''Ten Tall Men
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'', starring Burt Lancaster
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. Both were supporting roles.
Moore went to Italy to play the lead in an Italian-English comedy, '' Honeymoon Deferred'' (1951). In France, he had a small role in another film for Allegret, ''La demoiselle et son revenant
''La demoiselle et son revenant'' is a 1952 French film directed by Marc Allégret and written by Roger Vadim.
Plot
Cast
* Robert Dhéry as Jules Petitpas
* Annick Morice as Rosette
* Félix Oudart as Pompignan de Beauminet
* Catherine Fon ...
'' (1952).
British B films
Moore was in a British B film, '' Mantrap'' (1953), forHammer Films
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, supporting Paul Henreid
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.
He had the lead in ''Recoil
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'' (1953, directed by John Gilling
John Gilling (29 May 1912 – 22 November 1984) was an English film director and screenwriter, born in London. He was known for his horror film, horror movies, especially those he made for Hammer Films, for whom he directed ''The Shadow of the ...
), ''Conflict of Wings
''Conflict of Wings'' is a 1954 British comedy drama film directed by John Eldridge and starring John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow and Kieron Moore. The film is based on a novel of the same title by Don Sharp who later became a noted director.
It w ...
'' (1954) and '' The Blue Peter'' (1954).
He supported Michael Redgrave
Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Mourning Becomes Elect ...
in ''The Green Scarf
''The Green Scarf'' is a 1954 United Kingdom, British mystery film directed by George More O'Ferrall and starring Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo Genn, Kieron Moore, Richard O'Sullivan and Michael Medwin. The film's plot concerns a man who is ac ...
'' (1954). "Thank heavens for this", Moore said. "I've had a rough time of it, especially during the last three years. Now perhaps I can re-establish myself as an actor."
It did not happen. Moore had the lead in the Danzinger Brothers' ''Satellite in the Sky
''Satellite in the Sky'' is a 1956 British CinemaScope science fiction film in Warner Color, produced by Edward J. Danziger and Harry Lee Danziger, directed by Paul Dickson, and starring Kieron Moore, Lois Maxwell, Donald Wolfit, and Bryan Forb ...
'' (1956) and returned to Hammer for ''The Steel Bayonet
''The Steel Bayonet'' is a 1957 British war film directed by Michael Carreras and starring Leo Genn, Kieron Moore and Michael Medwin. Michael Caine also had a small role in the film, early in his career. It is set during the Second World War, in ...
'' (1957).
He directed some episodes of ''The Vise
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'' in 1956-57 and was in '' Overseas Press Club – Exclusive!'', and ''Three Sundays to Live
''Three Sundays to Live'' is a low budget 1957 film noir British film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Kieron Moore and Jane Griffiths.
The title refers to the law of the period, which required that after a death sentence had been passed, ...
'' (1957) for the Danzigers.
Supporting roles and occasional leads
Moore had supporting roles inCarol Reed
Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director and producer, best known for ''Odd Man Out'' (1947), '' The Fallen Idol'' (1948), ''The Third Man'' (1949), and '' Oliver!'' (1968), for which he was awarded the ...
's '' The Key'' (1958) and Robert Aldrich's '' The Angry Hills'' (1959) and had a memorable role as town bully Pony Sugrue in Walt Disney
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's ''Darby O'Gill and the Little People
''Darby O'Gill and the Little People'' is a 1959 American fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, adapted from the ''Darby O'Gill'' stories of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. Directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Lawrence Ed ...
'' (1959), where he fought a young Sean Connery
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. He also guest-starred in ''Tales of the Vikings
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Plot
Set in tenth century Sca ...
'' (1959).
He gave an impressive performance in the comedy-thriller ''The League of Gentlemen
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'' (1960), playing a homosexual
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former fascist
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and army officer recruited to take part in a big robbery. He also played opposite Patrick McGoohan
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Born in the United States to Irish emigrant parents, he was raised in Ireland and Engla ...
in an episode of ''Danger Man
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'' titled 'The Sanctuary' (1960).
There followed roles in ''The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
''The Day They Robbed the Bank of England'' is a 1960 British crime film directed by John Guillermin. It was written by Howard Clewes and Richard Maibaum and based upon the 1959 novel of the same title by John Brophy.
Peter O'Toole's role ...
'' (1960), and ''The Siege of Sidney Street
''The Siege of Sidney Street'' is a 1960 British historical drama film co-directed by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman. It stars Donald Sinden, Nicole Berger and Kieron Moore.
The film dramatises the 1909 Tottenham Outrage - a bungled wag ...
'' (1960), shot on location in Ireland.
Moore had the lead role in ''Doctor Blood's Coffin
''Doctor Blood's Coffin'' is a 1961 British horror film produced by George Fowler, and directed by Sidney J. Furie. It stars Kieron Moore, Hazel Court, and Ian Hunter. The story is that of young biochemist Dr Peter Blood (Kieron Moore), who re ...
'' (1961), directed by Sidney J. Furie
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and supporting roles in ''I Thank a Fool
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'' (1962), ''The 300 Spartans
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'', '' The Main Attraction'' (1962), ''The Day of the Triffids
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'' (1962) (for Philip Yordan
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), ''Girl in the Headlines
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'' (1963), and ''Hide and Seek
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'' (1964).
Moore did two more for Yordan, '' The Thin Red Line'' (1964), and ''Crack in the World
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'' (1965) (the second disaster movie after 'Triffids' where his character's romantically linked to ''Janette Scott
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Life and career
Scott was born on 14 December 1938 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. She is the daughter of actors Jimmy Scott and Thora Hird and began her acting car ...
''), then ''Son of a Gunfighter
''Son of a Gunfighter'' (Spanish: ''El Hijo del Pistolero'') is a 1965 Spanish- American Western film directed by Paul Landres. It was the last MGM film to be shot in CinemaScope.
Russ Tamblyn was cast as "Son of a Gunfighter" in Quentin Tar ...
'' (1965) (all second-billed and all shot in Spain) and ''Arabesque
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'' (1966). He had lead roles in '' Bikini Paradise'' (1967) (filmed in the Canary Islands
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) and ''Run Like a Thief
''Run Like a Thief'' (Spanish: ''Robo de diamantes'') is a 1967 American-Spanish comedy crime film directed by Bernard Glasser and starring Kieron Moore, Ina Balin and Keenan Wynn.Riambau & Torreiro p.362 A soldier of fortune makes off with a ...
'' (shot in Spain) (1967). In his final film, ''Custer of the West
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'' (1967), he played Chief Dull Knife
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, for Yordan, again shot in Spain.
He also made television appearances in such shows as ''Three Live Wires
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'', ''Sir Francis Drake
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'', '' Zero One''. '' Boy Meets Girl'', '' Department S'', ''Vendetta
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'', '' Jason King'', '' The Adventurer'', ''The Protectors
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'' and ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
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''—the last of these was in the episode "When the Spirit Moves You
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", as the villain Miklos Corri.
Moore created a TV series, '' Ryan International'' (1970), which he also starred in and wrote some episodes. It ran for ten episodes.
His last acting appearance was in an episode of ''The Zoo Gang
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Plot
Five French Resistance fighters, known by their animal-based code names (the Wo ...
'' (1974).
Post-acting career
Moore quit acting in 1974, becoming a social activist on behalf of theThird World
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. He joined CAFOD
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(Catholic Agency for Overseas Development), with which he worked for nine years.
During that time he made two film documentaries, ''Progress of Peoples'' (Peru
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) and ''The Parched Earth'' (Senegal
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). Later, as projects manager, he travelled to the Middle East and India. He next became associate editor of ''The Universe
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'', editing its supplement ''New Creation'', which he transformed into the magazine ''New Day''.
He last worked for television, providing voice-overs for Muiris Mac Conghail's RTÉ
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documentaries about the Aran Islands
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and the Blaskets.
Moore retired in 1994 to the Charente-Maritime
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in France, where he joined the church choir, became a hospital visitor, and enjoyed reading French, Spanish, English and Irish literature.
He was survived by his wife, the former actress Barbara White, who played opposite him in ''The Voice Within'' and ''Mine Own Executioner'', their daughter Theresa (Soeur Miriame-Therese) and sons Casey, Colm and Seán.
Selected filmography
* ''A Man About the House
''A Man About the House'' is a British drama film directed by Leslie Arliss and released in 1947. The film is a melodrama, adapted for the screen by J. B. Williams from the 1942 novel of the same name by Francis Brett Young. A theatrical ada ...
'' (1947) – Salvatore
* ''Mine Own Executioner
''Mine Own Executioner'' is a 1947 British psychological thriller drama film starring Burgess Meredith and directed by Anthony Kimmins, and based on the novel of the same name by Nigel Balchin. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. ...
'' (1947) – Adam Lucian
* ''Anna Karenina
''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writt ...
'' (1948) – Count Vronsky
* '' Saints and Sinners'' (1949) – Michael Kissane
* ''The Naked Heart
''The Naked Heart'' (French title: ''Maria Chapdelaine'') is a 1950 British-French historical drama film directed by Marc Allégret, based on the novel ''Maria Chapdelaine'' by Louis Hémon. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Kieron Moore and Fran ...
'' (1950) – Lorenzo Suprenant
* '' Honeymoon Deferred'' (1951) – Rocco
* '' David and Bathsheba'' (1951) – Uriah
* ''Ten Tall Men
''Ten Tall Men'' is a 1951 American adventure film starring Burt Lancaster about the French Foreign Legion during the Rif War in Morocco. Though co-written and directed by Willis Goldbeck, Goldbeck walked off the film due to disputes with Lancaste ...
'' (1951) – Corporal Pierre Molier
* '' Mantrap'' (1953) – Speight
* ''Recoil
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'' (1953) – Nicholas Conway
* ''Conflict of Wings
''Conflict of Wings'' is a 1954 British comedy drama film directed by John Eldridge and starring John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow and Kieron Moore. The film is based on a novel of the same title by Don Sharp who later became a noted director.
It w ...
'' (1954) – Squadron Leader Parsons
* ''The Green Scarf
''The Green Scarf'' is a 1954 United Kingdom, British mystery film directed by George More O'Ferrall and starring Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo Genn, Kieron Moore, Richard O'Sullivan and Michael Medwin. The film's plot concerns a man who is ac ...
'' (1954) – Jacques
* '' The Blue Peter'' (1955) – Mike Merriworth
* ''Satellite in the Sky
''Satellite in the Sky'' is a 1956 British CinemaScope science fiction film in Warner Color, produced by Edward J. Danziger and Harry Lee Danziger, directed by Paul Dickson, and starring Kieron Moore, Lois Maxwell, Donald Wolfit, and Bryan Forb ...
'' (1956) – Michael
* ''The Steel Bayonet
''The Steel Bayonet'' is a 1957 British war film directed by Michael Carreras and starring Leo Genn, Kieron Moore and Michael Medwin. Michael Caine also had a small role in the film, early in his career. It is set during the Second World War, in ...
'' (1957) – Capt. R. A. Mead
* ''Three Sundays to Live
''Three Sundays to Live'' is a low budget 1957 film noir British film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Kieron Moore and Jane Griffiths.
The title refers to the law of the period, which required that after a death sentence had been passed, ...
'' (1957) – Frank Martin
* '' The Key'' (1958) – Kane
* '' The Angry Hills'' (1959) – Andreas
* ''Darby O'Gill and the Little People
''Darby O'Gill and the Little People'' is a 1959 American fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, adapted from the ''Darby O'Gill'' stories of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. Directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Lawrence Ed ...
'' (1959) – Pony Sugrue
* ''The League of Gentlemen
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'' (1960) – Stevens
* ''The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
''The Day They Robbed the Bank of England'' is a 1960 British crime film directed by John Guillermin. It was written by Howard Clewes and Richard Maibaum and based upon the 1959 novel of the same title by John Brophy.
Peter O'Toole's role ...
'' (1960) – Walsh
* ''The Siege of Sidney Street
''The Siege of Sidney Street'' is a 1960 British historical drama film co-directed by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman. It stars Donald Sinden, Nicole Berger and Kieron Moore.
The film dramatises the 1909 Tottenham Outrage - a bungled wag ...
'' (1960) – Toska
* ''Doctor Blood's Coffin
''Doctor Blood's Coffin'' is a 1961 British horror film produced by George Fowler, and directed by Sidney J. Furie. It stars Kieron Moore, Hazel Court, and Ian Hunter. The story is that of young biochemist Dr Peter Blood (Kieron Moore), who re ...
'' (1961) – Dr. Peter Blood
* ''The Day of the Triffids
''The Day of the Triffids'' is a 1951 post-apocalyptic novel by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. After most people in the world are blinded by an apparent meteor shower, an aggressive species of plant starts killing people. Al ...
'' (1962) – Tom Goodwin
* ''I Thank a Fool
''I Thank a Fool'' is a 1962 British Metrocolor crime film made by Eaton (De Grunwald Productions) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in CinemaScope. It was directed by Robert Stevens and produced by Anatole de Grunwald from a screenplay by Karl Tunb ...
'' (1962) – Roscoe
* ''The 300 Spartans
''The 300 Spartans'' is a 1962 CinemaScope epic film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. Made with the cooperation of the Greek government, it was shot in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese. The working title was ''Lion of Sparta''. It ...
'' (1962) – Ephialtes
* '' Marauders of the Sea'' (1962)
* '' The Main Attraction'' (1962) – Ricco Moreno
* ''Girl in the Headlines
''Girl in the Headlines'' (AKA ''The Model Girl Murder Case'') is a 1963 British detective film directed by Michael Truman and starring Ian Hendry, Ronald Fraser, Jeremy Brett, and Jane Asher. It is based on the 1961 novel ''The Nose on my Fac ...
'' (1963) – Herter
* ''Hide and Seek
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'' (1964) – Paul
* '' The Thin Red Line'' (1964) – Lt. Band
* ''Crack in the World
''Crack in the World '' is a 1965 American science-fiction doomsday disaster movie filmed in Spain. It is about scientists who launch a nuclear missile into the Earth's crust, to release the geothermal energy of the magma below; but accidentally ...
'' (1965) – Dr. Ted Rampion
* ''Son of a Gunfighter
''Son of a Gunfighter'' (Spanish: ''El Hijo del Pistolero'') is a 1965 Spanish- American Western film directed by Paul Landres. It was the last MGM film to be shot in CinemaScope.
Russ Tamblyn was cast as "Son of a Gunfighter" in Quentin Tar ...
'' (1965) – Deputy Mace Fenton
* ''Arabesque
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'' (1966) – Yussef Kasim
* ''Run Like a Thief
''Run Like a Thief'' (Spanish: ''Robo de diamantes'') is a 1967 American-Spanish comedy crime film directed by Bernard Glasser and starring Kieron Moore, Ina Balin and Keenan Wynn.Riambau & Torreiro p.362 A soldier of fortune makes off with a ...
'' (1967) – Johnny Dent
* '' Bikini Paradise '' (1967) – Lt. Allison Fraser
* ''Custer of the West
''Custer of the West'' is a 1967 American Western film directed by Robert Siodmak that presents a highly fictionalised version of the life and death of George Armstrong Custer, starring Robert Shaw as Custer, Robert Ryan, Ty Hardin, Jeffrey Hu ...
'' (1967) – Chief Dull Knife
References
External links
*Obituary, London ''Daily Telegraph''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Kieron 1924 births 2007 deaths Irish male film actors Irish male television actors People from Skibbereen People from County Cork Irish male stage actors 20th-century Irish male actors People educated at Coláiste Mhuire, Dublin