Dermot Walsh
| Dermot Walsh | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 September 1924 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died |
26 June 2002 (aged 77) Tunbridge Wells, England |
| Spouse(s) |
Hazel Court (1949–1963) Diana Scougall (1968–1974) Elizabeth Madeleine Annear (1974–1993) (her death) |
Dermot Walsh (10 September 1924 – 26 June 2002) was an Irish stage, film and television actor, known for portraying Richard the Lionheart in the 1962 television series Richard the Lionheart.
Biography
Early life
Born in Dublin,[1] Walsh was the son of a journalist and a civil servant.[2] He attended St Mary's College, Rathmines, and on the wishes of his parents, read Law at University College, Dublin.[2] Walsh studied acting at the Abbey Theatre School and spent three years with Lord Longford's repertory company at the Gate Theatre,[1] working as an assistant stage hand.[2]
Career
In 1945 Walsh moved to England and briefly joined the Croydon Repertory. Upon his return to Dublin he was spotted by a talent scout from the Rank Organisation. This led to parts in Bedelia, Hungry Hill and The Mark of Cain, and the beginning of Walsh's career in film.[2] He appeared in seven films as a leading man, before returning to the theatre. Walsh later resumed his film career in a series of B Movies.[1] He appeared in over forty films made for film and a hundred for television,[2] making his final film appearance in 1983.
Walsh made his first London stage appearance in George Bernard Shaw's Buoyant Billions at the Prince's Theatre in 1949.[1] A prolific theatre actor,[2] Walsh's many theatre credits included Reluctant Heroes, The Man Most Likely To, Laburnum Grove and The Mousetrap.[1] He also turned his hand to writing and producing, writing the play The Murder Line in 1967 and producing later productions, including Blithe Spirit and Stage Struck.[3]
Walsh's television work included appearances in Danger Man, No Hiding Place and Softly, Softly. He played the title role in the series Richard the Lionheart between 1962 and 1963.[1]
Personal life
The first of Walsh's three marriages was to the actress Hazel Court, with whom he had a daughter, Sally (1950). He had a son Michael (1969) with his second wife, actress Diana Scougall, and two daughters Elisabeth (1974), Olivia (1977) with his third wife, actress Elizabeth Annear, who died in 1993.[2][3]
The actress Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh is Walsh's daughter from his third marriage.[3]
Filmography[4]
- 1946 : Bedelia : Jim (Doctor's Chauffeur)
- 1947 : The Mark of Cain : Jerome Thorn
- 1947 : Hungry Hill : Wild Johnnie
- 1947 : Jassy : Barney Hatton
- 1948 : My Sister and I : Graham Forbes
- 1948 : Third Time Lucky : Lucky
- 1948 : To the Public Danger : Captain Cole
- 1950 : Torment : Cliff Brandon
- 1952 : The Floating Dutchman : Alexander James
- 1952 : The Straw Man : Mal Farris
- 1952 : The Frightened Man : Julius Roselli
- 1952 : Ghost Ship : Guy Thornton
- 1953 : The Blue Parrot : Bob Herrick
- 1953 : Counterspy : Manning
- 1954 : Night of the Silvery Moon : Robby
- 1956 : The Hideout : Steve Curry
- 1956 : Bond of Fear : John Sewell
- 1957 : Chain of Events : Quinn
- 1957 : At the Stroke of Nine : MacDonnell
- 1957 : The Gentle Killers : Paul Donaldson
- 1958 : A Woman of Mystery : Ray Savage
- 1958 : Sea Fury : Kelso
- 1958 : Sea of Sand : Commanding Officer
- 1959 : Crash Drive : Dr Marshall
- 1959 : Make Mine a Million : Martin Russell
- 1959 : The Witness : Richard Brinton
- 1959 : The Flesh and the Fiends : Dr Geoffrey Mitchell
- 1959 : The Bandit of Zhobe : Captain Saunders
- 1959 : The Crowning Touch : Aubrey Drake
- 1960 : The Challenge : Detective Sergeant Willis
- 1960 : Shoot to Kill : Mike Roberts
- 1960 : The Trunk : Henry Maitland
- 1960 : The Tell-Tale Heart : Carl Loomis
- 1961 : Tarnished Heroes : Major Roy Bell
- 1961 : The Breaking Point : Robert Wade
- 1961 : Out of the Shadow : Professor Taylor
- 1962 : The Switch : Inspector Tomlinson
- 1962 : Emergency : John Bell
- 1962 : The Cool Mikado : Elmer
- 1962 : Richard the Lionheart : Richard the Lionheart
- 1963 : Echo of Diana
- 1966 : Infamous Conduct : Dr Anthony Searle
- 1969 : Journey to the Unknown : Ken Talbot (episode "Matakitas Is Coming")
- 1983 : The Wicked Lady : Lord Marwood
- 1993 : The Princess and the Cobbler : Brigand (voice)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Vallance, Tom (4 July 2002). "Dermot Walsh - Obituaries, News". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Obituaries - Dermot Walsh". The Daily Telegraph. 3 July 2002. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 IMDB - Dermot Walsh – Biography
- ↑ Article on the French Wikipedia
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