Niall Tóibín

Personal Info

Birthday

November 21, 1929

Day of Death

2019-11-13

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Also Known As

Niall Toibin

Niall Tóibín

Biography

Niall Toibin was an Irish comedian and actor. Born in Cork into an Irish speaking family, Tóibín grew up on the north-side of the city in Bishop's Field. He married Judy Kenny (1931-2001) in 1957. He had five children and seven grandchildren. He had an illustrious acting career spanning over four decades. On October 29 2002 he received the CFT Excellence Award for Best Actor.

Known For

Minder

Casualty

Play for Today

Screen Two

Dempsey and Makepeace

Theatre 625

Dream On

Ballykissangel

Filmography

2008
Gaybo Laughs Back
as Self
2007
Teeth
as Paddy
2003
Veronica Guerin
as Judge Ballaugh
2000
Rat
as Father Geraldo
1998
The Nephew
as Sean
1995
Frankie Starlight
as Handy Paige
1992
Far and Away
as Joe Donnelly
1991
Dream On
as The Spirit
1990
The Love She Sought
as Preston Warner
Fools of Fortune
as Lanigan
Who Bombed Birmingham?
as Paddy Joe Hill
1989
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
as Martin Fitzgerald
1987
The Rockingham Shoot
as Canon
1986
Rawhead Rex
as Reverend Coot
Shergar
as Malachy
Eat the Peach
as Boots
1984
Children in the Crossfire
as Vincent Lavery
Reflections
as Mr. Prunty
The Country Girls
as Jack Holland
1982
The Glory Hole
as Mick Higgins
The Ballroom of Romance
as Eyes Horgan
1981
Lovespell
as Andred
Miss Morison's Ghosts
as Lord Kavanaugh
The Man of Destiny
as Giuseppe
1980
The Sleep of Death
as Sean
Revival: Pearse's Concept of Ireland
as (voice)
Murphy's Stroke
as Tony Murphy
1979
The Outsider
as The Farmer
1978
The Legion Hall Bombing
as Defence Counsel
Poitín
as Sleamhnan
1977
The Thin End of the Wedge
as Irishman
1975
Philadelphia, Here I Come
as Con Sweeney
1971
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
as Doctor (uncredited)
Flight of the Doves
as Sergeant O'Casey
1970
Ryan's Daughter
as O'Keefe
A Jar With Brendan Behan
as Brendan Behan
1969
Guns in the Heather
as Kettering