Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Biography: 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: November 07, 1943

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989-05-24

Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire

2009-04-02

The Saint
The Saint

1997-04-03

Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York

2002-12-14

Battlefield Earth
Battlefield Earth

2000-05-12

The Search for Alexander the Great
The Search for Alexander the Great

1981-05-06

The Scarlet Blade
The Scarlet Blade

1963-09-01

The Musketeer
The Musketeer

2001-09-07

Beyond the Sea
Beyond the Sea

2004-11-16

The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed

1976-12-24

Vampyres
Vampyres

1974-07-06

The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch

1978-04-13

Buster
Buster

1988-09-16

The Infiltrator
The Infiltrator

1995-06-24

Running Late
Running Late

1992-10-11

The Island on Bird Street
The Island on Bird Street

1997-04-11

In the Secret State
In the Secret State

1985-03-10

The Good Father
The Good Father

1985-11-01

Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone

1978-08-16

Hornblower: The Even Chance
Hornblower: The Even Chance

1998-10-07

Sharpe's Company
Sharpe's Company

1994-05-25

Outpost: Black Sun
Outpost: Black Sun

2012-04-25

Rogue Male
Rogue Male

1976-09-22

Man and Superman
Man and Superman

1982-12-31

Butley
Butley

1974-01-21

Diana
Diana

2013-09-19

The Image
The Image

1969-01-01

Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

2015-12-27

Henry VI Part 1
Henry VI Part 1

1983-01-02

Henry VI Part 2
Henry VI Part 2

1983-01-09

Henry VI Part 3
Henry VI Part 3

1983-01-16

The Tragedy of Richard III
The Tragedy of Richard III

1983-01-23

Mortdecai
Mortdecai

2015-01-21

Ms or Jill and Jack
Ms or Jill and Jack

1974-01-02

Murderous Decisions
Murderous Decisions

1991-12-15

The Silent Playground
The Silent Playground

1963-12-31

The Gold Machine
The Gold Machine

2022-09-02

The Plot to Kill Hitler
The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990-01-30

Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing

1967-02-05

Headmaster
Headmaster

1974-03-14

Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies

1997-12-11

30 Years to Life
30 Years to Life

1998-10-15

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

1999-10-15

Braveheart
Braveheart

1995-05-24

A Few Short Journeys of the Heart
A Few Short Journeys of the Heart

1994-08-10

The Absence of War
The Absence of War

1995-05-18

Imogen's Face
Imogen's Face

1998-07-02

The Omen
The Omen

1976-06-25

Hildegard
Hildegard

1994-01-03

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

1997-07-01

Sharpe: The Legend
Sharpe: The Legend

1997-10-13

Break In
Break In

1975-11-06

The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears

2002-05-31

A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far

1977-06-15

If It's a Man – Hang Up!
If It's a Man – Hang Up!

1975-04-11

The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain

2007-10-18

The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet and the Black

1983-02-02

Quartet
Quartet

2012-12-26

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972-07-13

The Crooked Man
The Crooked Man

2003-12-17

The Return of the Dancing Master
The Return of the Dancing Master

2004-04-08

Champions
Champions

1984-04-20

Sunday
Sunday

2002-01-28

Intrigo: Death of an Author
Intrigo: Death of an Author

2018-10-11

The Happy Valley
The Happy Valley

1987-09-06

The First Line
The First Line

2014-11-27

The Last Witness
The Last Witness

2018-05-11

The Fix
The Fix

1997-01-04

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

1986-09-16

Proof of Life
Proof of Life

2000-12-08

Wednesday Love
Wednesday Love

1975-05-08

Alien Overlords
Alien Overlords

2018-11-14

Coming Out
Coming Out

1979-04-10

Nostradamus
Nostradamus

1994-08-18

Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming

1975-10-04

Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil

1998-10-23

The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona

1983-12-27

Gunshy
Gunshy

1998-03-06

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010-11-17

Sharpe's Enemy
Sharpe's Enemy

1994-06-01

Sharpe's Honour
Sharpe's Honour

1994-06-08

The Silence of the Sea
The Silence of the Sea

1980-11-24

Intrigo: Samaria
Intrigo: Samaria

2019-10-10