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
The Image
The Image
4.7
Mörderische Entscheidung
0
The Gold Machine
The Gold Machine
5
Henry VI Part 3
Henry VI Part 3
7
Headmaster
Headmaster
0
Running Late
Running Late
0
Butley
Butley
6.3
Henry VI Part 2
Henry VI Part 2
7
The Tragedy of Richard III
The Tragedy of Richard III
6
Ms or Jill and Jack
0
Alien Overlords
Alien Overlords
4
Hornblower: The Even Chance
Hornblower: The Even Chance
7.5
Sharpe's Company
Sharpe's Company
6.9
Henry VI Part 1
Henry VI Part 1
7.5
Much Ado About Nothing
5
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
7.2
The Absence of War
0
The Crooked Man
0
The Happy Valley
The Happy Valley
6.8
Coming Out
Coming Out
0
In the Secret State
In the Secret State
0
The Island on Bird Street
The Island on Bird Street
7.2
Rogue Male
Rogue Male
6.4
Man and Superman
0
A Few Short Journeys Of The Heart
0
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
5.6
The Plot to Kill Hitler
The Plot to Kill Hitler
6
Intrigo: Death of an Author
Intrigo: Death of an Author
5.2
The Saint
The Saint
6.1
Vampyres
Vampyres
6
If It's a Man - Hang Up!
8
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
2
The Infiltrator
The Infiltrator
5.9
Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil
6.525
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
6.5
Sharpe's Honour
Sharpe's Honour
6.7
The Stunts of 'Indiana Jones'
The Stunts of 'Indiana Jones'
6.8
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
7.85
Battlefield Earth
Battlefield Earth
3.218
The Good Father
The Good Father
5.6
Outpost: Black Sun
Outpost: Black Sun
4.9
The First Line
The First Line
5
Wednesday Love
Wednesday Love
0
Sharpe's Enemy
Sharpe's Enemy
7.1
The Search for Alexander the Great
The Search for Alexander the Great
0
Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire
5.687
Buster
Buster
5.6
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
6.2
Diana
Diana
5.6
The Fix
The Fix
8
The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch
6.9
The Return of the Dancing Master
The Return of the Dancing Master
5.2
The Last Witness
The Last Witness
6.1
The Silent Playground
The Silent Playground
6
Beyond the Sea
Beyond the Sea
6.3
The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet and the Black
6.9
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
6.2
Quartet
Quartet
6.472
Champions
Champions
6.8
The Musketeer
The Musketeer
5.337
30 Years to Life
30 Years to Life
5
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears
6.342
Nostradamus
Nostradamus
5.8
Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming
5.9
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed
6.6
The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain
5.4
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
5.8
Mortdecai
Mortdecai
5.5
The Scarlet Blade
The Scarlet Blade
5.4
Gunshy
Gunshy
4.8
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
6.355
Proof of Life
Proof of Life
6.11
The Omen
The Omen
7.395
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
7.234
Braveheart
Braveheart
7.936
Sunday
Sunday
7.4
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York
7.319
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.762
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