Eamonn Patrick Keane (born Edmund Keane; 30 March 1925 – 7 January 1990) was an Irish actor. Keane was born in

Listowel Listowel ( ; , ) is a heritage market town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the River Feale, from the county town, Tralee. The town of Listowel had a population of 4,794 according to the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the third large ...

County Kerry County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county on the southwest coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is bordered by two other countie ...

and was a brother of the playwright, John B. Keane. He was a member of the

Radio Éireann Players The Radio Éireann Players (RÉP) were a repertory company for radio in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, formed in 1947, which performed in regular drama productions for Irish broadcaster, RTÉ Radio 1, Radio Éireann. After the depredations of the Th ...

and appeared in many of the station's drama productions on both radio and television.''The Irish Times'', "Death of Eamon Keane, aged 64", 8 January 1990 In 1966, he won a Jacob's Award for his performance in

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Television's production, ''When do you die – Friend?'' He won a second Jacob's Award in 1972, this time for his contribution to radio drama. He was part of yet another Jacob's Award-winning production in 1982, as a member of the RTÉ Players, when he played Simon Dedalus in

RTÉ Radio RTÉ Radio is a division and service of Irish public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), which broadcasts four analogue channels and five digital channels across Ireland. Founded in January 1926 as 2RN, was the first broadcaster in ...

's unabridged, 30-hour, marathon broadcast of

James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influentia ...

's novel, ''Ulysses''. He played the part of Dan Paddy Andy in the 1990, film adaptation of his brother's play '' The Field''. He had appeared in the play's world première at

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's Olympia Theatre in 1965, on that occasion taking the role of 'The Bull' McCabe's sidekick, 'The Bird' O'Donnell. Keane died at

Tralee Tralee ( ; , ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the River Lee') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in ...

General Hospital aged 64. He was married to Maura Hassett from whom he separated in 1970. They had three children, Fergal, Eamon, and Niamh. The eldest, Fergal Keane, is a well-known journalist and broadcaster.''The Irish Times'', "A journalist with his own story to tell", 4 January 1997

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Eamon Keane at Irish Playography
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* 1925 births 1990 deaths Irish male film actors Irish male radio actors Irish male stage actors Irish male television actors Jacob's Award winners People from Listowel, County Kerry 20th-century Irish male actors Actors from County Kerry {{Ireland-actor-stub

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