Born in Dublin, Ireland — Apr 26 1905• Died Nov 05 1978

Denis O'Dea (26 April 1905 – 5 November 1978) was an Irish stage and film actor. He was born in Dublin and attended Synge Street CBS. When very young he and his mother Kathleen (from County Kerry) moved in with her sister, who kept a boarding house at 54 South Richmond Street. He worked in insurance until taking up acting. O'Dea was a leading member of Dublin's Abbey Theatre where he had a great acting career from 1929 to 1953; a list of his performances can be found in the Abbey archives. He also appeared in numerous plays by Irish playwright Teresa De…
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RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton

Inspector Crowe

Inspector Starkey

Father Murphy

Father Josef

Dr. Livesy

Inspector

Street Singer

Mr. Corrigan

Lethierry

Sir Charles Morton

George Saunders

Sean's I.R.A. Friend (Uncredited)

Father Devlin

Regis Donnell

Mordecai

Police Sergeant Tom O'Hara (segment '1921')

Father Murphy

Captain Burnaby

Sir William Godgrey

The Covey
Prosecuting Counsel


Self

Father Damico