Denis O'Dea
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 26, 1905
- Died
- November 5, 1978 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
Biography
Denis O'Dea (26 April 1905 – 5 November 1978) was an Irish stage and film actor. He was born in Dublin and attended Synge Street CBS. When very young he and his mother Kathleen (from County Kerry) moved in with her sister, who kept a boarding house at 54 South Richmond Street. He worked in insurance until taking up acting. O'Dea was a leading member of Dublin's Abbey Theatre where he had a great acting career from 1929 to 1953; a list of his performances can be found in the Abbey archives. He also appeared in numerous plays by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy, some of which toured New York and England. His work led to a number of notable film roles, including two mid-1930s John Ford films, The Informer and The Plough and the Stars (1936), and the part of the police inspector in pursuit of IRA man James Mason in Carol Reed's Odd Man Out (1947).
Known For
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Filmography
Esther and the King
Movie · as Mordecai
Cradle of Genius
Movie · as Self
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Movie · as Father Murphy
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
Movie · as Father Murphy
The Rising of the Moon
Movie · as Police Sergeant Tom O'Hara (segment '1921')
The Story of Esther Costello
Movie · as Father Devlin
Captain Lightfoot
Movie · as Regis Donnell
Mogambo
Movie · as Father Josef
Niagara
Movie · as Inspector Starkey
Sea Devils
Movie · as Lethierry
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Movie · as RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton
Never Take No for an Answer
Movie · as Father Damico
The Long Dark Hall
Movie · as Sir Charles Morton
Treasure Island
Movie · as Dr. Livesy
Landfall
Movie · as Captain Burnaby
Under Capricorn
Movie · as Mr. Corrigan
The Bad Lord Byron
Movie · as Prosecuting Counsel
Marry Me
Movie · as George Saunders
The Fallen Idol
Movie · as Inspector Crowe
Odd Man Out
Movie · as Inspector
The Mark of Cain
Movie · as Sir William Godgrey
The Plough and the Stars
Movie · as The Covey
Beloved Enemy
Movie · as Sean's I.R.A. Friend (Uncredited)
Guests of The Nation
Movie
The Informer
Movie · as Street Singer