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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 |
| 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, Chief Supt. John Deakin / John Deakin | 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 |
| 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, Chief Supt. John Deakin / John Deakin | 1992 |
| Maigret | Freddie | 1992 |
| Adventures in Dinosaur City | Rex | 1991 |
| Murder in Eden | Tim Roarty | 1991 |
| The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank | Dortmunn | 1988 |
| Vanity Fair | Maj. O'Dowd | 1987 |
| Eat the Peach | Sean Murtagh | 1986 |
| Boon | Alan Eastwood, Policeman | 1986 |
| Bulman | Harry Malin | 1985 |
| C.A.T.S. Eyes | Denby-Harris | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Editor, Hank | 1985 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Blake, Eddie Peters, Eddie, Father Nolan, Hugo, Kirby, London journalist | 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 |
| Comedy Playhouse | 2nd Irishman | 1961 |
