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Donal Donnelly was an Irish theatre and film actor. Perhaps best known for his work in the plays of Brian Friel, he had a long and varied career in film, on television and in the theatre. His travels – he lived in Ireland, the UK and the US at various times – led to him describing himself as " ... an itinerant Irish actor ...".
Born
Monday, 06 July 1931
Died
Monday, 04 January 2010
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Love & Rage | Sweeney | 2000 |
| This Is My Father | John Maney | 1999 |
| Korea | John Doyle | 1996 |
| Century of Cinema | Self | 1995 |
| Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Brother Paul | 1994 |
| Mesmer | Doctor | 1994 |
| Words Upon the Window Pane | Cornelius Patterson | 1994 |
| The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 | Archbishop Gilday | 1992 |
| The Godfather Part III | Archbishop Gilday | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Daniel Mallahan | 1990 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Love & Rage | Sweeney | 2000 |
| This Is My Father | John Maney | 1999 |
| Korea | John Doyle | 1996 |
| Century of Cinema | Self | 1995 |
| Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Brother Paul | 1994 |
| Mesmer | Doctor | 1994 |
| Words Upon the Window Pane | Cornelius Patterson | 1994 |
| The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 | Archbishop Gilday | 1992 |
| The Godfather Part III | Archbishop Gilday | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Daniel Mallahan | 1990 |
| Twister | Doctor | 1989 |
| The Dead | Freddy Malins | 1987 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Mr. Martin | 1985 |
| The Lives of Benjamin Franklin | (as Donal Donelly) | 1974 |
| Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Mr. Budd | 1973 |
| Waterloo | O'Connor | 1970 |
| The Mind of Mr. Soames | Joe Allan | 1970 |
| Department S | Stacey | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Cody | 1969 |
| ITV Playhouse | Jokey Nelson | 1967 |
| Up Jumped a Swagman | Bockeye | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Frank / The Applicant | 1965 |
| Out of the Unknown | Pete | 1965 |
| The Knack... and How to Get It | Tom | 1965 |
| Pardon the Expression | Patrick O'Gorman | 1965 |
| Young Cassidy | 1st Hearseman | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Rory / Alf | 1964 |
| Underworld Informers | Tommy the Trotter | 1963 |
| Espionage | Footman | 1963 |
| The Sentimental Agent | Larry | 1963 |
| A Little Big Business | Shop assistant | 1963 |
| The Avengers | Vincent O'Brien | 1961 |
| No Hiding Place | Jerry Dempsey / Danny Nolan | 1959 |
| I'm All Right Jack | Perce Carter | 1959 |
| Shake Hands with the Devil | Willie Lafferty | 1959 |
| Gideon of Scotland Yard | Feeney | 1958 |
| The New Adventures of Charlie Chan | Cab Driver | 1957 |
| The Rising of the Moon | Prisoner Sean Curran aka Jimmy Walsh | 1957 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Alvin Hanker / Christy Mahon (The Playboy) / Peter O'Boyle / Pte Sparky / Scanlon / Seaman Tyrrell / Willie, the Covey | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Conor Keegan | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Filmed Tribute | 1955 |
