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Barry Keegan

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 12, 1922 (Died at 55)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthDublin, Ireland
Career Span1955 – 1977
Known Credits50 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.6

Barry Keegan

Total Works

50

30 movies • 20 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Barry Keegan was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Keegan began his acting career appearing in various films, such as the Stewart Granger adaptation "Footsteps in the Fog" (1955), "Satellite in the Sky" (1956) and the James Stewart suspenseful adaptation "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956). He also appeared in the thriller "The Safecracker" (1958) with Ray Milland. He kept working in film throughout the fifties and the sixties, starring in "Gideon's Day" (1959) with Jack Hawkins, "Moment of Danger" (1960) with Trevor Howard and "Gorgo" (1961). He also appeared in "King of Kings" (1961). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the dramatic adaptation "Billy Budd" (1962) with Terence Stamp, the adaptation "In Search of the Castaways" (1962) with Maurice Chevalier and the Peter Sellers comedy "The Wrong Arm of the Law" (1962). He also appeared in "A Walk With Love and Death" (1969) with Anjelica Huston. Keegan more recently acted in "Flight of the Doves" (1971).

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Man Who Knew Too Much
7.4
as Patterson (uncredited)
Frenzy
7.1
Frenzy
1972•movie
as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
King of Kings
7.2
King of Kings
1961•movie
as Bad Thief
The Saint
7.4
The Saint
1962•series
as Martin Graham

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 50 titles featuring Barry Keegan

The Man Who Knew Too Much
7.4

as Patterson (uncredited)

Frenzy
7.1
Frenzy
1972•movie

as Hospital Patient (uncredited)

King of Kings
7.2
King of Kings
1961•movie

as Bad Thief

The Saint
7.4
1 eps
The Saint
1962•series

as Martin Graham

The MacKintosh Man
6.1
The MacKintosh Man
1973•movie

as Pub Customer (uncredited)

Gorgo
5.3
Gorgo
1961•movie

as Mate

In Search of the Castaways
6.5

as Irish claimant

Billy Budd
7.3
Billy Budd
1962•movie
The Wrong Arm of the Law
6.7

as Alf

Footsteps in the Fog
7.0

as Constable Burke

Above Us the Waves
6.1
Above Us the Waves
1955•movie

as Sailor on Towing Sub (uncredited)

Payroll
6.8
Payroll
1961•movie

as Bert Langridge

Gideon's Day
6.4
Gideon's Day
1958•movie

as Riley

The Naked Truth
6.8
The Naked Truth
1957•movie

as 2nd Irishman (uncredited)

The Long Arm
6.9
The Long Arm
1956•movie

as Detective Constable in Hospital Ward

Danger Man
7.3
1 eps
Danger Man
1960•series

as Liamond

A Walk with Love and Death
5.9

as Peasant Leader

Satellite in the Sky
5.4

as Lefty

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.4
1 eps

as Pat Nolan

The Protectors
6.1
1 eps
The Protectors
1972•series

as Barney Mailer

Flight of the Doves
5.9

as Powder

Hand in Hand
7.2
Hand in Hand
1961•movie

as Mr. O'Malley

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.5
1 eps

as Inspector Lipinzki

A Prize of Arms
6.7
A Prize of Arms
1962•movie

as Supt. Cooper

Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.2
1 eps

as Tommy

Sir Francis Drake
5.1
1 eps
Sir Francis Drake
1961•series

as Gomez

The Onedin Line
7.0
1 eps
The Onedin Line
1971•series

as M'Guire

Crown Court
5.7
3 eps
Crown Court
1972•series

as William Cooke

Armchair Theatre
6.0
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
1956•series

as The Corporal

The Birthday Present
7.3

as Junior Reception Officer (uncredited)

The Human Jungle
8.2
1 eps
The Human Jungle
1963•series

as Hogan

The Wednesday Play
5.2
1 eps
The Wednesday Play
1964•series

as SS General Count von Helidorf

Theatre 625
7.2
1 eps
Theatre 625
1964•series

as Larry Stormont

Wrong Number
6.0
Wrong Number
1959•movie

as Max

Jacqueline
6.2
Jacqueline
1956•movie

as Bob Quinton

The Scales of Justice
6.7
1 eps

as Webb

Justice
7.3
1 eps
Justice
1971•series

as Sam Hardy

The Troubleshooters
7.3
1 eps
The Troubleshooters
1965•series

as Col. Grant

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0
1 eps

as Malloy

Redcap
8.0
1 eps
Redcap
1964•series

as Sgt Greatorex

The July Plot
10.0
The July Plot
1964•movie

as SS General Count von Helidorf

Gold Is Where You Find It
7.0

as Steve Lenihan

In the Nick
9.0
In the Nick
1960•movie

as Screw Jenkins

Thrills Galore
7.0
Thrills Galore
1972•movie

as Jack

Detective
9.0
1 eps
Detective
1964•series

as Acton

Espionage
10.0
1 eps
Espionage
1963•series

as Carter

Flat Two
Flat Two
1962•movie

as Charles Berry

Danger! Men Working

as Scanling

The Summer in Gossensass

as Herr Holst