Denys Hawthorne
Acting
Biography
Denys Hawthorne’s long and distinguished career has encompassed extensive work in theatre, television and film, both in England and Ireland. Drama has included Shakespeare and Chekhov, as well as many contemporary plays, while he has been seen in popular TV series including Inspector Morse, and Father Ted, and The Russia House, and Emma on the wide screen. Throughout, radio performance has been a constant theme, notably in drama and poetry.
Born: August 9, 1932
Place of Birth: Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK
Known For
Amy
A tale of real-life British aviation pioneer Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly from Britain to Australia, who would later mysteriously disappear.
Troubles
In 1919, Major Brendan Archer arrives in Ireland to reunite with his fiancée, Angela Spencer. Unfortunately, the family home, The Majestic Hotel, is a decaying shadow of its former self, as is Angela. Puzzled by the changes, Archer's attentions are soon drawn to her lively friend, Sarah Devlin, a passionate Irish Nationalist. They fall in love, but the Major soon discovers some disturbing aspects about their relationship, which threatens to explode into violence, destruction, and murder.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Father Ted
A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
In the Name of the Father
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper is a 1988 two-part television film/miniseries portraying a fictionalized account of the hunt for Jack the Ripper, the unidentified serial killer responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888. The series coincided with the 100th anniversary of the murders.
The House of the Spirits
A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.
Filmography
as Patrick McBride
as Mr. Woodhouse
as Bishop Facks
as Jack Smiles
as Appeal Judge
as Politician
as Paddy
as Professor
as Jim McGettrick
as Bonnington
as Assistant Commissioner
as Boy O'Neill
as Jason
as Daniel Kent
as Chief Superintendent Rennie
as Willy
as Newson
as Doherty
as Hotel Manager
as RUC District Inspector
as James Barclay
as Col. Francis Shelmerdine
as Tailor
as Minister
as Minister of Defence
as Cyril Brown
as Arthur Hogan
as John Dillon
as Mr. Yearling
as Father Oliver
as Insp. Butler
as Mr. Starling
as Assassin
as Lt. Col. Borders
as The Confessor
as Dr Peter Mayes
as Archie Heron
as Dr. Joseph Ross
as George/Kathy's Husband
as Cliff
as Irish Barman (as Dennis Hawthorne)
as M'Coy /Corley
as Cattermole