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

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and

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. His stage work included appearances with Dublin's

Abbey Theatre The Abbey Theatre (), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland () is a theatre in Dublin, Ireland. First opening to the public on 27 December 1904, and moved from its original building after a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the p ...

, 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 (director), David MacDonald and starred Dennis Price as Byron with Mai Zetterling, Linden Travers and Joan Greenwood. ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Case of Charles Peace ''The Case of Charles Peace'' (also known as ''The Trials of Charley Peace'' and ''Trials of Charles Peace'') is a 1949 British crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring Michael Martin Harvey, Chili Bouchier and Valentine Dyall. The screen ...

'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Curtain Up'' (1952) * '' My Death Is a Mockery'' (1952) * ''

Women of Twilight ''Women of Twilight'' is a 1951 play by Sylvia Rayman that became a 1952 film directed by Gordon Parry. Plot "The scene throughout is a semi-basement living room in a house near London, a grim and sordid place inhabited for sleeping and eatin ...

'' (1952) * '' Mantrap'' (1953) * '' Street of Shadows'' (1953) * '' Rooney'' (1958) * ''

Jazz Boat ''Jazz Boat'' is a 1960 British black-and-white musical comedy film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries and big band leader Ted Heath and his orchestra. It was written by John Antrobus and Hughes ...

'' (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'' (1966)

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* 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