Liam Gaffney (22 June 1911 – July 1994) was an

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stage,

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and

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. His stage work included appearances with Dublin's

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, and in London's West End.

Selected filmography

* '' Irish and Proud of It'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' The Londonderry Air'' (1938) * ''

The Villiers Diamond ''The Villiers Diamond'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Edward Ashley, Evelyn Ankers and Frank Birch. The screenplay concerns a man who is threatened with scandal when he accidentally acquires a stolen ...

'' (1938) * '' The Four Just Men'' (1939) * '' The Parnell Commission'' (1939, TV film) * '' Dr. O'Dowd'' (1940) * '' Captain Boycott'' (1947) * ''

The Bad Lord Byron ''The Bad Lord Byron'' is a 1949 British historical drama film about the life of Lord Byron. It was directed by David MacDonald and starred Dennis Price as Byron with Mai Zetterling, Linden Travers and Joan Greenwood. Plot The film sees life f ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Case of Charles Peace ''The Case of Charles Peace'' is a 1949 British crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring Michael Martin Harvey, Chili Bouchier and Valentine Dyall. It is based on the real-life Victorian murderer Charles Peace. Cast * Michael Martin Harve ...

'' (1949) * '' The Lady with the Lamp'' (1951) * ''

Curtain Up ''Curtain Up'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Ralph Smart and starring Robert Morley, Margaret Rutherford and Kay Kendall. Written by Jack Davies and Michael Pertwee it is based on the play ''On Monday Next'' by Philip King. It w ...

'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

Women of Twilight ''Women of Twilight'' is a 1951 play by Sylvia Rayman that became a 1952 film directed by Gordon Parry. The latter stars Freda Jackson, Rene Ray and Lois Maxwell, with a screenplay by Anatole de Grunwald. It was the first British film to receiv ...

'' (1952) * '' Mantrap'' (1953) * '' Street of Shadows'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

Jazz Boat ''Jazz Boat'' is a 1960 British musical comedy film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries and big band leader Ted Heath and his orchestra. Many of the cast and the same director then made ''In the Nick ...

'' (1960) * ''

The Trials of Oscar Wilde ''The Trials of Oscar Wilde'', also known as ''The Man with the Green Carnation'' and ''The Green Carnation'', is a 1960 British drama film based on the libel and subsequent criminal cases involving Oscar Wilde and the Marquess of Queensberry. I ...

'' (1960) * ''

Island of Terror ''Island of Terror'' is a 1966 British horror film released by Planet Film Productions. The film was released in the United States by Universal Studios on a double bill with ''The Projected Man'' (1967). The idea for the film came when the prod ...

'' (1966)

References

External links

* 1911 births 1994 deaths Irish male stage actors Irish male film actors 20th-century Irish male actors Irish expatriates in the United Kingdom {{Ireland-actor-stub