Denis O'Dea

Actor

Born: April 26, 1905
Died: November 5, 1978 (age 73)
From: Dublin, Ireland

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…

Filmography (25)

Esther and the King (1960)
Mordecai
Cradle of Genius (1960)
Self
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
Father Murphy
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959)
Father Murphy
The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
Father Devlin
The Rising of the Moon (1957)
Police Sergeant Tom O'Hara (segment '1921')
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
Regis Donnell
Mogambo (1953)
Father Josef
Sea Devils (1953)
Lethierry
Niagara (1953)
Inspector Starkey
Never Take No for an Answer (1951)
Father Damico
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton
The Long Dark Hall (1951)
Sir Charles Morton
Treasure Island (1950)
Dr. Livesy
Landfall (1949)
Captain Burnaby
Under Capricorn (1949)
Mr. Corrigan
Marry Me (1949)
George Saunders
The Bad Lord Byron
The Bad Lord Byron (1949)
Prosecuting Counsel
The Fallen Idol (1948)
Inspector Crowe
The Mark of Cain (1947)
Sir William Godgrey
Odd Man Out (1947)
Inspector
The Plough and the Stars (1936)
The Covey
Beloved Enemy (1936)
Sean's I.R.A. Friend (Uncredited)
The Informer (1935)
Street Singer
Guests of The Nation (1935)