Denis O'Dea
Denis O'Dea
Person

Denis O'Dea

Actor 1905-04-26 Dublin, Ireland

Denis O'Dea (26 April 1905 – 5 November 1978) was an Irish stage and film actor. He was born in Dublin and attended Synge Street CBS. When very young he and his mother Kathleen (from County Kerry) moved in with her sister, who kept a boarding house at 54 South Richmond Street. He worked in insurance until taking up acting. O'Dea was a leading member of Dublin's Abbey Theatre where he had a great acting career from 1929 to 1953; a list of his performances can be found in the Abbey archives. He also appeared in nume...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Niagara

Niagara

1953 · Inspector Starkey

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1950 · Dr. Livesy

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

1947 · Inspector

Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn

1949 · Mr. Corrigan

The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol

1948 · Inspector Crowe

Mogambo

Mogambo

1953 · Father Josef

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

1959 · Father Murphy

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

1951 · RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton

The Informer

The Informer

1935 · Street Singer

Sea Devils

Sea Devils

1953 · Lethierry

Captain Lightfoot

Captain Lightfoot

1955 · Regis Donnell

The Rising of the Moon

The Rising of the Moon

1957 · Police Sergeant Tom O'Hara (segment '1921')

Esther and the King

Esther and the King

1960 · Mordecai

The Plough and the Stars

The Plough and the Stars

1936 · The Covey

The Story of Esther Costello

The Story of Esther Costello

1957 · Father Devlin

The Long Dark Hall

The Long Dark Hall

1951 · Sir Charles Morton

Beloved Enemy

Beloved Enemy

1936 · Sean's I.R.A. Friend (Uncredited)

The Mark of Cain

The Mark of Cain

1947 · Sir William Godgrey

Landfall

Landfall

1949 · Captain Burnaby

Marry Me

Marry Me

1949 · George Saunders