Birdy Sweeney

Born: 1931-06-14

Birdy Sweeney was an Irish actor best remembered for his regular role in TV drama Ballykissangel. His name came from his uncanny ability to mimic birdsong.


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The Crying Game

as Tommy
Released: 1992-09-02

Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British...

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Angela's Ashes

as Old Priest
Released: 1999-12-25

Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the...

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Space Truckers

as Mr Zesty
Released: 1996-03-01

John Canyon is one of the last independent space transport entrepreneurs. Rough times force him...

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The Butcher Boy

as Man in Well
Released: 1998-02-20

Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with...

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The Snapper

as Loner
Released: 1993-08-06

Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin....

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Divorcing Jack

as Lift Attendant
Released: 1998-10-01

He's Irish, he's ageing, he drinks, is a touch cynical and when he has time writes a newspaper...

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The Nephew

as Old Codger
Released: 1998-08-28

Twenty years ago, Tony Egan's sister went to America. Nobody ever heard of her again. But now,...

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Downtime

as Pat
Released: 1997-10-21

Former police psychologist Rob helps to save young Chrissy when she is about to commit suicide...

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The Cry

as Mr. Ferguson
Released: 1984-07-31

Ulster 1959. A young journalist visiting his quiet hometown is awakened by a scream in the...

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Naming the Names

as Man at Divis
Released: 1987-02-08

Finn's story seems to begin when Henry Kirk comes into the bookshop where she works. But it goes...

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Arise and Go Now

as Dade's Father
Released: 1991-09-04

Exploding poets, randy bishops and bungling IRA hoodlums are causing havoc in a small town in...

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The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

as Caretaker
Released: 1988-04-03

The McAuleys are local celebrities and Eileen Hughes, a young shop assistant, is flattered to be...

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Reefer and the Model

as Instant Photo
Released: 1988-08-05

Comerford’s signature sharp realism infuses this drama about Reefer, an ex-IRA man who picks up...

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Father Ted

as Father Cullen
First aired: 1995-04-21

A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote...

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Ballykissangel

as Eamon Byrne
First aired: 1996-02-11

Ballykissangel is a BBC television drama set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern...

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The Bill

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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