• 1888-03-09

Brother of actor Arthur Shields, with whom he performed in several films, most notably John Fords The Quiet Man (1952). One of the very few character actors ever to achieve star status.Fitzgerald was the only player ever nominated for the Academy Award for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor i

• 1921-02-24

• 1876-04-11

• 1919-06-11

Richard Todd OBE (11 June 1919 – 3 December 2009) was an Irish-born British stage and film actor and soldier.Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Todd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

• 1986-01-04

• 1905-04-26

• 1925-06-08

Pauline Delaney was an Irish stage, screen and television actress. Born in Dublin Delaney trained at the Brendan Smith Academy of Acting and then went on to make her mark at the Globe Theatre. She later took her talents to London and enjoyed a highly successful career in British theatre and televisi

• 1920-09-23

• 1924-03-08

Sean McClory was born in Dublin, Ireland, but spent his early life in Galway. He was the son of Hugh Patrick, an architect and civil engineer, and Mary Margaret Ball, who had been a model.Sean decided to become an actor and joined Dublins renowned Abbey Theater (also known as the National Theater of

• 1918-10-24

• 1924-09-10

• 1943-05-07

Donal McCann (7 May 1943 – 17 July 1999) was an Irish stage, film, and television actor best known for his roles in the works of Brian Friel and for his lead role in John Hustons last film, The Dead.Description above from the Wikipedia article Donal McCann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of co