Eamon Morrissey
Also Known As: not available
Biography: An Irish actor, best known for his comic performances on stage and television.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Birthday: January 25, 1943
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Gender: Male
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Eat the Peach
Overview: Two young Irish men are watching an old Elvis Presley movie in which a carnival cyclist performs an act called the Wall of Death. Transfixed, they decide to put together their own "Wall of Death".
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-14
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Trouble with Sex
Overview: A sexy romantic drama in which, at the outset, the characters are leading their own lives in very different worlds, though each is beset by niggling discontentment. Michelle (Renée Weldon - IFTA Best Actress) is a fast-rising young Dublin lawyer with a smart apartment overlooking the Liffey, but dissatisfied in her relationship with a doctor (Declan Conlon). Conor (Aidan Gillen) is lonely and unattached, dutifully running the traditional Dublin pub owned by his hard drinking father (Eamon Morrissey). Late one night, Michelle bursts into the bar and orders a triple vodka. The consequences are explored and developed with an honesty and credibility as these disparate characters tentatively draw closer to each other. They become lovers. There is a strong sexual attraction. But there are complications along the way and the path to love can be rocky. Something's got to give. And what's the trouble with sex? You'll see...
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-15
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The Playboy of the Western World
Overview: Synge’s great comic masterpiece tells the story of Christy Mahon, who stumbles into a public house in County Mayo claiming he has killed his father and so capturing the romantic attention of the daughter of the house, Pegeen Mike.
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Original Language: en
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This Is My Father
Overview: When schoolteacher Kieran Johnson discovers that his father was not a French sailor (as he had been led to believe) but rather an Irish farmer, he looks to his mother for answers. When she refuses to provide any, Kieran travels to Ireland.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-07
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Philadelphia, Here I Come
Overview: Friel contrasts Gar's cloistered emotional life with his gregarious social persona by portraying him as two distinct characters, a public self (Donal McCann) and a private self (Des Cave).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-06-01
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Guns in the Heather
Overview: An American foreign exchange student in Ireland, Rich Evans (Kurt Russell), gets caught up in espionage when a dying man gives him a message to pass to his older brother, who is an American intelligence agent unbeknownst to Rich. Rich and his friend are then kidnapped by an Eastern Bloc agent pretending to be from the American Embassy in the hopes that they will lead him to a scientist who is attempting to defect to the West. Originally aired in 3 parts on 'Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color' TV series, then re-edited into a theatrical feature in Europe under the title, 'The Secret of Boyne Castle.'
Genres: Action Adventure Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-07-07
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The Brother
Overview: Starring Eamon Morrissey. Directed by Declan Lowney. One man show based on the writings of Flann O’Brien/Myles na Gopaleen/Brian O’Nolan. The Brother is the quintessential Dubliner, an authority on every topic who always knows best, and has become a loved Irish comic character and is the author of the great ode to stout.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-26
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