Des Keogh

Des Keogh
Born	Desmond Keogh (1935-02-27) 27 February 1935 (age 89) Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Occupation(s)	actor, radio personality, author
Years active	early 1950s-present
Spouse	Geraldine O’Grady
Children	Oonagh

Desmond Keogh (born 27 February 1935) is an Irish actor. He was born in Birr, County Offaly. He was trained as a lawyer before entering the theatre in his twenties.

He has toured widely in a one-man show called The Love-Hungry Farmer, an adaptation by Keogh from a work by the Irish playwright John B. Keane. He has also appeared in a one-man show of Confessions of an Irish Publican by the same playwright.

Keogh has worked with major Irish theatre companies, and also in the London theatre. His film credits include Ryan's Daughter, Ulysses, and Flight of the Doves.

For approximately 35 years, Keogh hosted a weekly radio program for RTÉ's Light Programme called Music for Middlebrows. It was also the name of book on the subject he wrote in 1998.^[1]

In April 2010, Keogh appeared in the title role in the play Da by Hugh Leonard at the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts in Olney, Maryland, USA.

During early 2016 he starred with Derry Power in The Quiet Land by Bairbre Ni Chaoimh at Bewley's Theatre Café, Dublin.

From 2016, Keogh appeared as Reg Barker on the CBBC series, Little Roy.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	Ulysses	Joe Hynes
1970	The McKenzie Break	Guard	Uncredited
1970	Ryan's Daughter	Lanky private
1971	Flight of the Doves	Ticket Man	Uncredited
1977	Philadelphia, Here I Come	Dr.Francis King
2014	The Legend of Longwood	Cedric Higgins
2016	Sing Street	Brother Barnabas
2016	The Flag	Stuart

References

1. Music for middlebrows. OL 62239M. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

External links

• Des Keogh at IMDb