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Michael Byrne

Acting
Known For

81 Years Old

Byrne was born in London, England. He has sometimes been cast in Nazimilitary roles such as Colonel Vogel in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Major Schroeder in Force 10 from Navarone, Reinhard Beck in The Scarlet and the Black, General Olbricht in The Plot to Kill Hitler and Obergruppenführer Odilo Globocnik in the BBC radio dramatisation of the novel Fatherland by Robert Harris. Also seen as the aged but fanatical SS General Neurath in "Outpost 2 - Black Sun", former concentration camp commandant and involved in the Nazis's sinister reality-shifting experiments. Byrne appeared as a Jewish concentration camp survivor who is instrumental in the capture of a Nazi war criminal (played by Ian McKellen) in the film Apt Pupil. He is also familiar to audiences as Smythe, a soldier who attempts to rape William Wallace's wife and first inspires Wallace to seek independence from England in the film Braveheart. His other film credits include The Eagle Has Landed, A Bridge Too Far, The Medusa Touch, The Saint, Tomorrow Never Dies, The Good Father, The Sum of All Fears, Gangs of New York and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. On television, he has appeared in Z-Cars, Secret Army, Tales of the Unexpected, The Professionals, The Devil's Crown,Smiley's People, Yes, Prime Minister, Lord Mountbatten - the Last Viceroy, Between The Lines, Sharpe, The Mists of Avalon, Waking the Dead, The Body Farm, Honest, Hamish Macbeth, and Casualty. From April 2008 to January 2010, Michael starred in Coronation Street, as Ted Page, Gail Platt's long lost father and the ex-lover of Audrey Roberts. It is not known whether he will return to the show. Byrne appeared in State of Play at the Edinburgh Festival written by Zia Trench. He played Romeo to Siân Phillips' Juliet at the Bristol Old Vic. Father of actress Allie Byrne.

Born

London, England, UK on 7th November 1943

All Credits

Coronation Street Image
Coronation Street
Ted Page
Midsomer Murders Image
Midsomer Murders
Keith Grundy
The BBC Television Shakespeare Image
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Marquess of Montague/Father who killed his son
The BBC Television Shakespeare Image
The BBC Television Shakespeare
John Hume/Ship's Lieutenant
The BBC Television Shakespeare Image
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Duke of Alençon
The BBC Television Shakespeare Image
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Antonio
The BBC Television Shakespeare Image
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Duke of Buckingham
BBC Play of the Month Image
BBC Play of the Month
Viskovsky
Silent Witness Image
Silent Witness
A Touch of Frost Image
A Touch of Frost
Alex Ormrod
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
Bruce
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
Russell
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
Waking the Dead Image
Waking the Dead
Joe Brackley
Tales of the Unexpected Image
Tales of the Unexpected
Patrick Marney
Bodies Image
Bodies
Old Mullins
Strike Image
Strike
Roy Phipps
The Professionals Image
The Professionals
Werner Dreisinger
The Bill Image
The Bill
The Practice Image
The Practice
Officer (uncredited)
Within These Walls Image
Within These Walls
Lady Killers Image
Lady Killers
Edward Marshall-Hall KC
Lady Killers Image
Lady Killers
Edward Marshall-Hall
Crossing Lines Image
Crossing Lines
Edward Baxendale
Between the Lines Image
Between the Lines
Crown Court Image
Crown Court
The Living and the Dead Image
The Living and the Dead
Ebenezer Alsop
Agatha Raisin Image
Agatha Raisin
Bishop Parsons
The Vice Image
The Vice
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Image
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Gellert Grindelwald
Thriller Image
Thriller
Richard Lovell
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Image
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
DCC Charles Griswold
Hornblower Image
Hornblower
Captain Keene
Sharpe Image
Sharpe
Major Nairn
Braveheart Image
Braveheart
Smythe
Empire Image
Empire
Cicero
Hamish Macbeth Image
Hamish Macbeth
Duncan Scott
No Image
Double the Fist
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Image
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Vogel
Yes, Prime Minister Image
Yes, Prime Minister
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy Image
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
George Abell
Gangs of New York Image
Gangs of New York
Horace Greeley
Smiley's People Image
Smiley's People
Peter Guillam
Secret Army Image
Secret Army
Paul Vercors
No Image
Accident
Ian Shaw
Heat of the Sun Image
Heat of the Sun
The Mists of Avalon Image
The Mists of Avalon
Merlin
Tomorrow Never Dies Image
Tomorrow Never Dies
HMS Bedford Admiral Kelly
Ultimate Force Image
Ultimate Force
No Bananas Image
No Bananas
Edward Grant
A Bridge Too Far Image
A Bridge Too Far
Lt. Col. Giles A.M. Vandeleur
The Sum of All Fears Image
The Sum of All Fears
Anatoli Grushkov
Oliver's Travels Image
Oliver's Travels
Oliver's Travels Image
Oliver's Travels
Moody
The Omen Image
The Omen
Monk (uncredited)
The Chief Image
The Chief
Sir Robert Eaton
Mortdecai Image
Mortdecai
The Duke
The Saint Image
The Saint
Vereshagin
Apt Pupil Image
Apt Pupil
Ben Kramer
Ellis Island Image
Ellis Island
Dr. Carl Travers
Buster Image
Buster
Poyser
The Eagle Has Landed Image
The Eagle Has Landed
Karl
Diana Image
Diana
Christiaan Barnard
Blood: The Last Vampire Image
Blood: The Last Vampire
Elder
Proof of Life Image
Proof of Life
Lord Luthan
Force 10 from Navarone Image
Force 10 from Navarone
Schroeder
Saracen Image
Saracen
Col. Patrick Ansell
Battlefield Earth Image
Battlefield Earth
Parson Staffer
The Island on Bird Street Image
The Island on Bird Street
Bolek
The Scarlet and the Black Image
The Scarlet and the Black
Reinhard Beck
The Enigma Files Image
The Enigma Files
David Stanley
Quartet Image
Quartet
Frank White
Shades of Greene Image
Shades of Greene
Trevor's Father
The Medusa Touch Image
The Medusa Touch
Duff
Vampyres Image
Vampyres
Playboy
The Musketeer Image
The Musketeer
Treville, Head of the Musketeers
Champions Image
Champions
Richard Hussey
The Last Witness Image
The Last Witness
Coroner
Beyond the Sea Image
Beyond the Sea
Dr. Andretti
Intrigo: Samaria Image
Intrigo: Samaria
Commissioner Keller
The Good Father Image
The Good Father
Leonard Scruby
The Scarlet Blade Image
The Scarlet Blade
Lt. Hawke
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse Image
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Venables
Intrigo: Death of an Author Image
Intrigo: Death of an Author
Keller
Henry VIII and His Six Wives Image
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Edward Seymour
Nostradamus Image
Nostradamus
Inquisitor
Outpost: Black Sun Image
Outpost: Black Sun
Neurath
Sharpe's Enemy Image
Sharpe's Enemy
Major Nairn
Conduct Unbecoming Image
Conduct Unbecoming
2nd Lt. Toby Strang
Gunshy Image
Gunshy
Lange
Hornblower: The Even Chance Image
Hornblower: The Even Chance
Captain Keene
The Infiltrator Image
The Infiltrator
Dieter Creutz
The Plot to Kill Hitler Image
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Friedrich Olbricht
The Mark of Cain Image
The Mark of Cain
Lieut General Strathairn
No Image
A Sort of Innocence
The Tragedy of Richard III Image
The Tragedy of Richard III
Duke of Buckingham
The Happy Valley Image
The Happy Valley
John Carberry
No Image
The Crooked Man
Archie Saunders
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter Image
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
Sir Charles Harwood
Butley Image
Butley
Reg Nuttall
Henry VI Part 2 Image
Henry VI Part 2
John Hume / Lieutenant
Rogue Male Image
Rogue Male
Interrogator
Sharpe's Company Image
Sharpe's Company
Major Nairn
The Return of the Dancing Master Image
The Return of the Dancing Master
Emil Wetterstedt
Sunday Image
Sunday
Lord Widgery
Sharpe: The Legend Image
Sharpe: The Legend
Nairn
Alien Overlords Image
Alien Overlords
Michael
Henry VI Part 1 Image
Henry VI Part 1
Duke of Alencon
Much Ado About Nothing Image
Much Ado About Nothing
Claudio
Running Late Image
Running Late
Clitheroe
Henry VI Part 3 Image
Henry VI Part 3
Marquess of Montague / Father that killed his son
Sharpe's Honour Image
Sharpe's Honour
Major Nairn
The Fix Image
The Fix
Sam Campbell
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei Image
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
Mr. Carruthers
The Image Image
The Image
The Artist
The Two Gentlemen of Verona Image
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Antonio
Coming Out Image
Coming Out
Gunnar Wedelman
Headmaster Image
Headmaster
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King Image
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Chorus
The Silent Playground Image
The Silent Playground
Roger
Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter Image
Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter
Ratrick Marney
No Image
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
Richard Lovell
The First Line Image
The First Line
Richard
No Image
Murderous Decisions
Octave
Break In Image
Break In
Clarke
The Search for Alexander the Great Image
The Search for Alexander the Great
Demosthenes
In the Secret State Image
In the Secret State
Guy Preger
The Absence of War Image
The Absence of War
Bryden Thomas
A Few Short Journeys of the Heart Image
A Few Short Journeys of the Heart
Blank/German/Old Geezer
Imogen's Face Image
Imogen's Face
Patrick
No Image
Ms or Jill and Jack
Wednesday Love Image
Wednesday Love
Bruce
30 Years to Life Image
30 Years to Life
Oliver Mather
No Image
Man and Superman
Henry Straker
Hildegard Image
Hildegard
Volmar
The Gold Machine Image
The Gold Machine
Andrew Norton
The Silence of the Sea Image
The Silence of the Sea
Werner Von Ebrennac