Maurice Cornelius O'Donoghue (born 1950) is an Irish

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

best known for his role as Father Dick Byrne on ''

Father Ted ''Father Ted'' is a sitcom created by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews (writer), Arthur Mathews and produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions for British television channel Channel 4. It aired over three seri ...

''. His character in ''

'' is well known for his long running feud with Ted, mainly in

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competitions and the over 75s football tournament. In 1997 he appeared as Eamonn in three episodes of ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

''. O'Donoghue is a member of the Theatrical Cavaliers Cricket club, and has captained the team on many occasions.

Filmography

Film

Television

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* Living people 1950 births Irish male television actors Irish male film actors {{Ireland-actor-stub He was an English teacher in Mayfield Community School, Cork, Ireland. He would often act out the Shakespeare play He was teaching at the time and was well known to be one of the best English teachers of his time in the 1970's Ireland.