Barry Keegan

Barry Keegan

Actor

Dublin, Ireland
September 12, 1922

Biography

Barry Keegan was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Keegan began his acting career appearing in various films, such as the Stewart Granger adaptation "Footsteps in the Fog" (1955), "Satellite in the Sky" (1956) and the James Stewart suspenseful adaptation "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956). He also appeared in the thriller "The Safecracker" (1958) with Ray Milland. He kept working in film throughout the fifties and the sixties, starring in "Gideon's Day" (1959) with Jack Hawkins, "Moment of Danger" (1960) with Trevor Howard and "Gorgo" (1961). He also appeared in "King of Kings" (1961). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the dramatic adaptation "Billy Budd" (1962) with Terence Stamp, the adaptation "In Search of the Castaways" (1962) with Maurice Chevalier and the Peter Sellers comedy "The Wrong Arm of the Law" (1962). He also appeared in "A Walk With Love and Death" (1969) with Anjelica Huston. Keegan more recently acted in "Flight of the Doves" (1971).

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Representative Works

Frenzy
Frenzy
7.1
/ English
King of Kings
King of Kings
7.1
/ English
Gorgo
Gorgo
5.3
/ English
Billy Budd
Billy Budd
7.3
/ English
Gideon's Day
Gideon's Day
6.5
/ English
The MacKintosh Man
The MacKintosh Man
6.1
/ English
The Long Arm
The Long Arm
6.9
/ English
Above Us the Waves
Above Us the Waves
6.1
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956Nominee

Best Performance

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Frenzy
1972Nominee

Best Performance

Frenzy

King of Kings
1961Nominee

Best Performance

King of Kings

Career Highlights

Gorgo
1961Highlight

Best Performance

Gorgo

Billy Budd
1962Highlight

Best Performance

Billy Budd