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Tony Doyle was a well-known Irish television and film actor.
He became widely known in Ireland as a then-radical priest in the popular Irish rural drama The Riordans, which began in 1965. He worked consistently in series, television films, and feature films throughout his life. He died unexpectedly in 2000, at the time playing in another well-known Irish rural drama, Ballykissangel.
Birth Name
Michael Anthony Doyle
Born
Friday, 21 June 1935
Died
Friday, 28 January 2000
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Love Divided | Father Stafford | 1999 |
| Amongst Women | Moran | 1998 |
| I Went Down | Tom French | 1997 |
| Ballykissangel | Brian Quigley | 1996 |
| Castles | James Castle | 1995 |
| Circle of Friends | Dr. Foley | 1995 |
| Band of Gold | George Ferguson | 1995 |
| Peak Practice | Bob Massey | 1993 |
| Damage | Prime Minister | 1992 |
| Hostages | Badraig Murphy | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Love Divided | Father Stafford | 1999 |
| Amongst Women | Moran | 1998 |
| I Went Down | Tom French | 1997 |
| Ballykissangel | Brian Quigley | 1996 |
| Castles | James Castle | 1995 |
| Circle of Friends | Dr. Foley | 1995 |
| Band of Gold | George Ferguson | 1995 |
| Peak Practice | Bob Massey | 1993 |
| Damage | Prime Minister | 1992 |
| Hostages | Badraig Murphy | 1992 |
| Between the Lines | Chief Supt. John Deakin / John Deakin | 1992 |
| Firm Friends | Michael Gutteridge | 1992 |
| Underbelly | Freddie Lambert | 1992 |
| Maigret | Freddie | 1992 |
| The Treaty | Arthur Griffith | 1991 |
| Adventures in Dinosaur City | Rex | 1991 |
| Murder in Eden | Tim Roarty | 1991 |
| The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing | Richard Ferguson QC | 1990 |
| Pride and Extreme Prejudice | Hoffman | 1989 |
| Stay Lucky | James Ginnelly | 1989 |
| Shadow of the Noose | Thorn Drury | 1989 |
| The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank | Dortmunn | 1988 |
| Vanity Fair | Maj. O'Dowd | 1987 |
| Devil's Paradise | Quinn | 1987 |
| Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence | narrator | 1987 |
| Eat the Peach | Sean Murtagh | 1986 |
| Boon | Alan Eastwood, Policeman | 1986 |
| My Brother Jonathan | John Morse | 1985 |
| Bulman | Harry Malin | 1985 |
| C.A.T.S. Eyes | Denby-Harris | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Hank / Editor | 1985 |
| Travelling Man | Len Martin / Martin | 1984 |
| The Brief | John Davis | 1984 |
| Charlie | Skip Taylor | 1984 |
| One by One | George Bedford | 1984 |
| Macbeth | Macduff | 1983 |
| Taggart | Dr. Colin Millar | 1983 |
| Walter & June | Clive | 1983 |
| The Final Option | Colonel Hadley / Col. Hadley | 1982 |
| Loophole | Nolan | 1981 |
| Murphy's Stroke | Darrer | 1980 |
| The Enigma Files | Det. Chief Inspector Lowson | 1980 |
| The Gentle Touch | Doyle | 1980 |
| Minder | Irishman | 1979 |
| The Aphrodite Inheritance | Martin Preece | 1979 |
| 1990 | Dave Brett | 1977 |
| When the Boat Comes In | Father Keenly | 1976 |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | Det. Supt. Gannon | 1975 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Snooker player | 1974 |
| Crown Court | Martin Thornton / Arnold Jackson / Bob Hammond / Det. Sgt. Kenny | 1972 |
| The Adventures of Black Beauty | Jim O'Toole | 1972 |
| Play for Today | London journalist / Kirby / Hugo / Father Nolan / Eddie / Eddie Peters / Blake | 1970 |
| Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx | Mike | 1970 |
| Ulysses | Lt Stanley G Gardiner / Lt. Gardner | 1967 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Cranly | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Pat | 1965 |
| Love Story | Waiter | 1963 |
| 24-Hour Call | Jim Cusack | 1963 |
| Comedy Playhouse | 2nd Irishman | 1961 |
