Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    London, England, UK
    Birthday
    11/7/1943
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
7.9
Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire
5.8
The Saint
The Saint
6.1
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York
7.3
Battlefield Earth
Battlefield Earth
3.3
The Search for Alexander the Great
The Search for Alexander the Great
0
The Scarlet Blade
The Scarlet Blade
5.5
The Musketeer
The Musketeer
5.3
Beyond the Sea
Beyond the Sea
6.3
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed
6.6
Vampyres
Vampyres
6
The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch
6.8
Buster
Buster
5.6
The Infiltrator
The Infiltrator
5.9
Running Late
Running Late
0
The Island on Bird Street
The Island on Bird Street
7.1
In the Secret State
In the Secret State
0
The Good Father
The Good Father
5.7
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
6.2
Hornblower: The Even Chance
Hornblower: The Even Chance
7.5
Sharpe's Company
Sharpe's Company
6.8
Outpost: Black Sun
Outpost: Black Sun
5
Rogue Male
Rogue Male
6.4
Man and Superman
0
Butley
Butley
6.3
Diana
Diana
5.6
The Image
The Image
4.7
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
6.2
Henry VI Part 1
Henry VI Part 1
7.5
Henry VI Part 2
Henry VI Part 2
7
Henry VI Part 3
Henry VI Part 3
7
The Tragedy of Richard III
The Tragedy of Richard III
6
Mortdecai
Mortdecai
5.5
Ms or Jill and Jack
0
Murderous Decisions
0
The Silent Playground
The Silent Playground
4.7
The Gold Machine
The Gold Machine
5
The Plot to Kill Hitler
The Plot to Kill Hitler
6
Much Ado About Nothing
5
Headmaster
Headmaster
0
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
6.4
30 Years to Life
30 Years to Life
5
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
7.2
Braveheart
Braveheart
7.9
A Few Short Journeys of the Heart
A Few Short Journeys of the Heart
2
The Absence of War
The Absence of War
0
Imogen's Face
Imogen's Face
0
The Omen
The Omen
7.4
Hildegard
Hildegard
0
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
5.6
Sharpe: The Legend
Sharpe: The Legend
6
Break In
Break In
0
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears
6.3
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
7.2
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
8
The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain
5.4
The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet and the Black
7
Quartet
Quartet
6.5
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
5.8
The Crooked Man
0
The Return of the Dancing Master
The Return of the Dancing Master
4.3
Champions
Champions
6.8
Sunday
Sunday
7.4
Intrigo: Death of an Author
Intrigo: Death of an Author
5.4
The Happy Valley
The Happy Valley
6.8
The First Line
The First Line
6
The Last Witness
The Last Witness
6
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
2
The Fix
The Fix
4.5
Proof of Life
Proof of Life
6.2
Wednesday Love
Wednesday Love
0
Alien Overlords
Alien Overlords
4
Coming Out
Coming Out
4.5
Nostradamus
Nostradamus
5.7
Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming
6.2
Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil
6.5
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
6.3
Gunshy
Gunshy
5.1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.7
Sharpe's Enemy
Sharpe's Enemy
6.9
Sharpe's Honour
Sharpe's Honour
6.6
The Silence of the Sea
The Silence of the Sea
0
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