Niall MacGinnis
Patrick Niall MacGinnis (29 March 1913 – 6 January 1977) was an Irish actor who made around 80 screen appearances.
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| Born | Patrick Niall MacGinnis 29 March 1913 |
| Died | 6 January 1977 (aged 63) |
| Years active | 1935–1977 |
| Spouse(s) | Sheila Macdonald (m. 1942; div. 19??) Eleonore Mac Ginnis (m. 1955) |
Early life
MacGinnis was born in Dublin in 1913. He was educated at Stonyhurst College in England, and studied medicine at Trinity College, Dublin. He qualified as a house surgeon. During the Second World War, MacGinnis served as a surgeon in the Royal Navy.
In 1938 he starred in the hit comedy play Spring Meeting in the West End.
Acting career
Among his more notable film roles are:
- a German U-boat sailor in the British war film 49th Parallel (1941)
- Captain MacMorris in Henry V (1944)
- the title character in the film Martin Luther (1953)
- the villain Julian Karswell opposite American actor Dana Andrews in the British horror film Night of the Demon (1957, released in the United States as Curse of the Demon)
- Zeus in Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
On television, he played the arch-criminal A. J. Kent in the Danger Man episode "Battle of The Cameras" and Colonel Probst in The Saint episode "The Paper Chase".
Later life
MacGinnis had a child with his second wife and returned to medical practice during the 1970s. He died of cancer in Haverfordwest, Wales in 1977, aged 63.
Complete filmography
- Turn of the Tide (1935) – John Lunn
- The Crimson Circle (1936) – Jack Beardmore
- Debt of Honour (1936) – Lt. Peter Stretton
- Ourselves Alone (1936) – Terence Elliott
- The Luck of the Irish (1936) – Derek O'Neill
- The Edge of the World (1937) – The Gray Family: Andrew, His Son
- The Last Adventurers (1937) – Jeremy Bowker
- Spring Meeting (1938, TV Movie) – Michael Byrne
- Mountains O'Mourne (1938) – Paddy Kelly
- East of Piccadilly (1941) – Joe
- 49th Parallel (1941) – Vogel
- The Day Will Dawn (1942) – Olaf
- We Dive at Dawn (1943) – Torpedo Gunner's Mate – C/P.O. Mike Corrigan
- Undercover (1943) – Dr. Jordon
- The Demi-Paradise (1943) – Man on ship-dedication stand (uncredited)
- The Hundred Pound Window (1944) – Chick Slater
- Tawny Pipit (1944) – Jimmy Bancroft
- Henry V (1944) – Macmorris – Captain in the English Army
- Captain Boycott (1947) – Mark Killain
- Death at Newtownstewart (1948, TV Movie) – District Inspector Montgomery
- Anna Karenina (1948) – Levin
- Hamlet (1948) – Sea Captain
- No Room at the Inn (1948) – O'Rane
- Christopher Columbus (1949) – Juan de la Cosa
- Diamond City (1949) – Hans Muller
- Which Will Ye Have? (1949, Short) – Barabbas
- Chance of a Lifetime (1950) – Baxter
- Talk of a Million (1951) – Tom Cassidy
- No Highway in the Sky (1951) – Captain Samuelson, Pilot (uncredited)
- Murder in the Cathedral (1951) – Herald
- Martin Luther (1953) – Martin Luther
- Knights of the Round Table (1953) – Green Knight
- Hell Below Zero (1954) – Dr. Howe
- Conflict of Wings (1954) – Harry Tilney
- Betrayed (1954) – Blackie
- Special Delivery (1955) – Sidney
- Helen of Troy (1956) – Menelaus
- Alexander the Great (1956) – Parmenion
- Lust for Life (1956) – Roulin
- The Shiralee (1957) – Beauty Kelly
- Night of the Demon (1957) – Doctor Karswell
- She Didn't Say No! (1958) – James Casey
- Behind the Mask (1958) – Neil Isherwood
- The Nun's Story (1959) – Father Vermeuhlen (Leprosarium)
- Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) – Michael O'Leary
- Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) – Kruger
- This Other Eden (1959) – Devereaux
- Kidnapped (1960) – Mr. Shuan
- Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) – Defense Counsel
- A Terrible Beauty (1960) – Ned O'Neill
- In the Nick (1960) – Prison Governor
- Foxhole in Cairo (1960) – Radek
- Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) – Friar Tuck
- Johnny Nobody (1961) – Defending Counsel Sullivan
- The Webster Boy (1962) – Headmaster
- Billy Budd (1962) – Nathaniel Graveling – Ship's Master, Rights of Man
- The Devil's Agent (1962) – Paul Vass
- The Playboy of the Western World (1963) – Old Mahon
- Jason and the Argonauts (1963) – Zeus
- The Man Who Finally Died (1963) – Brenner
- Face in the Rain (1963) – Klaus
- Becket (1964) – Baron
- The Truth About Spring (1965) – Cleary
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) – Checkpoint Charlie Guard
- The War Lord (1965) – Odins
- A Man Could Get Killed (1966) – Ship's Captain
- Island of Terror (1966) – Mr. Roger Campbell
- The Viking Queen (1967) – Tiberian
- Torture Garden (1967) – Dr. Silversmith
- The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) – Capuchin Monk
- Krakatoa, East of Java (1969) – Harbor Master
- Sinful Davey (1969) – Boots Simpson
- The Kremlin Letter (1970) – Erector Set
- Darling Lili (1970) – Von Hindenburg (uncredited)
- River of Mystery (1971, TV Movie) – Garwood Drum
- The Mackintosh Man (1973) – Warder
- Crisis in Sun Valley (1978, TV Movie) – James (final film role)
External links
- Niall MacGinnis on IMDb
- Niall MacGinnis(Aveleyman)
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