Dermot Crowley (born 19 March 1947) is an Irish stage, film and television actor.

Life and career

Theatre

Crowley's stage work has included a leading role in an

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winning production of Conor McPherson's ''

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'', which played in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States in the late 1990s. His first television role was playing

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in the UK TV series '' Victorian Scandals'' in 1976. In 2011, he appeared in '' The Cripple of Inishmaan'' with the Druid Theatre Company at the

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in Los Angeles. He won the L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Featured Performance.

Film and television

Crowley played General Crix Madine in '' Return of the Jedi''. He played Sgt. François Duval in ''

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''. Crowley went on to appear in ''

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'', ''

Father Ted ''Father Ted'' is a sitcom created by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews and produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. It aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May 1998, includin ...

'' (as Father Liam Deliverance), '' Dangerfield'', ''

Jonathan Creek ''Jonathan Creek'' is a long-running British mystery crime drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. It stars Alan Davies as the titular character, who works as a creative consultant to a stage magician while also solvi ...

'', '' A Touch of Frost'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of ...

'' and ''

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'', among others. In 1987 Crowley auditioned for the role of the

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in ''

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''. Footage of his screen test was included on the special features of the DVD release of '' Time and the Rani''. Crowley also appeared as the crooked Mr. Simpson in ''The Adventure of the Clapham Cook'', which was the very first episode of '' Agatha Christie's Poirot'' in 1989. He read the voice of Molloy on the Naxos 2003 Audiobook of

Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett (; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. His literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal and Tragicomedy, tr ...

's novel

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. He appeared in the feature film '' The Best Offer'' in 2013. In 2012 he starred in a new series '' Hunted'' for

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and HBO. He played George Ballard, an MI6 Spy Chief in episodes 4 and 5. Crowley often appears on BBC radio in drama such as ''

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''. In 2013, he played Pat Whyte in ''

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''. In 2017, he played the role of

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in the critically acclaimed political satire, ''

The Death of Stalin ''The Death of Stalin'' is a 2017 political satire black comedy film written and directed by Armando Iannucci and co-written by David Schneider and Ian Martin with Peter Fellows. Based on the French graphic novel ''La Mort de Staline'' (201 ...

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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