Niall Tóibín
Born: 1929-11-21 in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Died: 2019-11-13
Known For: Acting
Biography
Niall Toibin was an Irish comedian and actor. Born in Cork into an Irish speaking family, Tóibín grew up on the north-side of the city in Bishop's Field. He married Judy Kenny (1931-2001) in 1957. He had five children and seven grandchildren. He had an illustrious acting career spanning over four decades. On October 29 2002 he received the CFT Excellence Award for Best Actor.
Filmography
2008
- Gaybo Laughs Back as Self
2007
- Teeth as Paddy
2003
- Veronica Guerin as Judge Ballaugh
2000
- Rat as Father Geraldo
1998
- The Nephew as Sean
1996
- Ballykissangel as Father Mac
1995
- Frankie Starlight as Handy Paige
1992
- Far and Away as Joe Donnelly
1990
- The Love She Sought as Preston Warner
- Who Bombed Birmingham? as Paddy Joe Hill
- Fools of Fortune as Lanigan
1989
- Stay Lucky as John Lively
- Confessional as Sean Gallagher
- Dick Francis: Twice Shy as Martin Fitzgerald
1987
- The Rockingham Shoot as Canon
1986
- Casualty as Desi Lavers
- Rawhead Rex as Reverend Coot
- Shergar as Malachy
- Eat the Peach as Boots
1985
- Screen Two as Malachy
- Dempsey and Makepeace as Assist. Com. Webb
- Bulman as Dermot O'Casey
1984
- Oxbridge Blues as The Minister
- Mitch as Sir Ralph Murie
- Children in the Crossfire as Vincent Lavery
- Reflections as Mr. Prunty
- To The Western World
1983
- The Irish R.M. as Slipper
- The Country Girls as Jack Holland
1982
- The Ballroom of Romance as Eyes Horgan
- The Glory Hole as Mick Higgins
1981
- The Man of Destiny as Giuseppe
- Lovespell as Andred
- Miss Morison's Ghosts as Lord Kavanaugh
1980
- Bracken
- The Sleep of Death as Sean
- Murphy's Stroke as Tony Murphy
- Revival: Pearse's Concept of Ireland as (voice)
1979
- Minder as Priest
- The Outsider as The Farmer
- John Huston's Dublin
1978
- The Legion Hall Bombing as Defence Counsel
- Poitín as Sleamhnan
1977
- The Thin End of the Wedge as Irishman
1975
- Philadelphia, Here I Come as Con Sweeney
1971
- The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire as Doctor (uncredited)
- Flight of the Doves as Sergeant O'Casey
1970
- Play for Today as The Defence Counsel
- Ryan's Daughter as O'Keefe
- A Jar With Brendan Behan as Brendan Behan
1969
- Guns in the Heather as Kettering
1967
- ITV Playhouse as Mick Higgins
1964
- Theatre 625 as Speaker
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Kettering