Eddie Byrne

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Eddie Byrne
Publicity photo autographed 1958
Born	(1911-01-31)31 January 1911 Dublin, Ireland
Died	21 August 1981(1981-08-21) (aged 70) Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1946–1977

Eddie Byrne (31 January 1911 – 21 August 1981) was an Irish actor.^[1][2]

Career

His stage work included many appearances with Dublin's Abbey Theatre, and also work with the National Theatre in London.^[3][4]

Outside of Ireland, he is probably best known for his minor role as General Willard in Star Wars (1977) (named after George Lucas's friend and frequent collaborator Willard Huyck), but he is also remembered in horror roles such as the sceptical Inspector Mulrooney in The Mummy (1959) and as the kindly Dr. Reginald Landers in Island of Terror (1966) and the rural inn owner from The Break (1963).^[3][5] He also appeared as Inspector O'Neill in the film Jack the Ripper (1959).^[6] He appeared in the TV series 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1957), Season 3, Episode 5 as the lord of the manor.^[7]

Personal life

Eddie Byrne was born in Dublin. He was married to Kitty Thuillier and had four children: Frank Byrne, Susan Byrne, Michael Byrne & Catherine Byrne. He died of a stroke in Dublin in 1981.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1946	I See a Dark Stranger	Irish Sailor Lookout	Uncredited
1947	Hungry Hill	Hennessy
	Odd Man Out	Sailor and policeman
	Captain Boycott	Sean Kerin
1949	Saints and Sinners	Morreys
1951	Lady Godiva Rides Again	Eddie Mooney	Released as Bikini Baby in USA
1952	Time Gentlemen, Please!	Dan Dance	The principal character of the film
	The Gentle Gunman	Flynn
1953	The Square Ring	Lou Lewis
	Albert R.N.	Joe	Released as Break to Freedom in USA
1954	Trouble in the Glen	Dinny Sullivan
	Happy Ever After	Lannigan
	Twist of Fate	Luigi
	The Divided Heart	Second Justice
	Aunt Clara	Fosdick
	The Sea Shall Not Have Them	Petty officer porter
1955	Three Cases of Murder	Snyder	("The Picture" segment)
	Children Galore	Zacky Jones
	A Kid for Two Farthings	Sylvester the Photographer	Uncredited
	Stolen Assignment	Inspector Corcoran
	One Way Out	Supt. Harcourt
1956	Reach for the Sky	Flight Sergeant Mills
	Zarak	Kasim
	It's Great to Be Young	Morris
	The Extra Day	Robin
1957	The Man in the Sky	Ashmore
	Seven Waves Away	Michael Faroni	Released as Abandon Ship in USA
	Face in the Night	Art	Released as Menace in the Night in USA
	The Admirable Crichton	Captain	Released as Paradise Lagoon in USA
	These Dangerous Years	Danny	Released as Dangerous Youth in USA
1958	Rooney	Mickey Hart
	Dunkirk	Commander
	Wonderful Things!	Harry
	Floods of Fear	Sheriff
1959	Jack the Ripper	Inspector O'Neill
	The Mummy	Inspector Mulrooney
	The Scapegoat	Barman
	The Bridal Path	Mike Flanagan
1960	Jackpot	Sam Hare
	The Shakedown	George—Barman
	The Bulldog Breed	PO Filkins
1961	The Mark	Akers
	Johnny Nobody	Landlord O'Connor
1962	Locker Sixty-Nine	Simon York	Edgar Wallace Mysteries episode released as a featurette
	The Pot Carriers	Chief Officer Bailey
	Mutiny on the Bounty	John Fryer
1963	The Punch and Judy Man	Ice Cream Assistant
	The Running Man	Sam Crewdson
	The Cracksman	Domino
	The Break	Judd Tredgar
1965	Devils of Darkness	Dr. Kelsey
1966	Island of Terror	Dr. Reginald Landers
1967	The Vengeance of Fu Manchu	Ship's Captain	Uncredited
1969	Sinful Davey	Yorkshire Bill
	Where's Jack?	Rev. Wagstaff
	Guns in the Heather	Bailey
1970	Wedding Night	Tom
1971	Journey to Murder	Policeman	(The Killing Bottle)
1972	All Coppers Are...	Malloy
1973	Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width	Father Ignatious
	The MacKintosh Man	Fisherman
1977	A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Teacher
	Star Wars	General Willard	Final live action feature film appearance
1993	The Thief and the Cobbler	Hoof	Voice, (final film role)

He also appeared in several episodes of The Saint with Roger Moore.

References

1. "Eddie Byrne". www.aveleyman.com.
2. "Eddie Byrne - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
3. "Eddie Byrne - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
4. "Production of The Playboy of the Western World | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
5. "Eddie Byrne". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.
6. "Jack the Ripper (1959)". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
7. The Adventures of Robin Hood | Season 3 | Episode 5 | A Change of Heart | Richard Greene, retrieved 5 March 2021

External links

• Eddie Byrne at IMDb
• Eddie Byrne BFI