Denys Hawthorne
Denys Hawthorne’s long and distinguished career has encompassed extensive work in theatre, television and film, both in England and Ireland. Drama has included Shakespeare and Chekhov, as well as many contemporary plays, while he has been seen in popular TV series including Inspector Morse, and Father Ted, and The Russia House, and Emma on the wide screen. Throughout, radio performance has been a constant theme, notably in drama and poetry.
In the Name of the Father
as Appeal JudgeA small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub...
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The Russia House
as PaddyBarley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working...
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Emma
as Mr. WoodhouseEmma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She...
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The House of the Spirits
as uncreditedA rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.
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The Human Factor
as Insp. ButlerA low-ranking Secret Service agent is conned into supplying information to Eastern Bloc...
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A Private Function
as Hotel ManagerIn the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and...
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Rogue Male
as AssassinIn 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot...
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The Wife Swappers
as CliffSix stories involving wife and husband swapping/swinging, are described in titillating detail...
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An Englishman Abroad
as TailorActress Coral Browne travels to Moscow, and meets a mysterious Englishman. Turns out he's the...
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A Breed of Heroes
as Jack SmilesIn 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks...
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Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
as RudgeAs evidence for the defense at his ongoing trial, the Doctor presents an adventure from his...
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The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as John DillonThe Life and Times of David Lloyd George charts the life of the controversial Liberal politician...
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Carson Country
as Archie HeronPlay set in Northern Ireland about Carson and the setting up of the Stormont Government of...
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Wynne and Penkovsky
as NewsonThe true story of Greville Wynne, the British businessman who doubled as a spy on his trips to...
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The Price
as DohertyGeoffrey Carr is a wealthy, key player in Britain's emerging computer industry, and newly...
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The Cry
as RUC District InspectorUlster 1959. A young journalist visiting his quiet hometown is awakened by a scream in the...
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Blanc de Chine
as JasonMathieu is called on by the French government to investigate murders in the Asian community of...
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The Englishman's Wife
as Jim McGettrickA woman and her daughter are stranded in a rambling old house deep in the countryside of County...
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Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
as VoiceA two-part biography of the Irish writer Samuel Beckett. The first part covers the traumas of...
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Eviction
as Patrick McBrideSet in 19th Century Ireland, the 'Molly Maguires' take revenge on an old man who has been...
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Easter 2016
as Cyril BrownSet in 2016 prior to the centennial of the Easter Rising at Northern Ireland's only integrated...
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Gates of Gold
as MinisterPlay by Maurice Leitch set in Country Antrim. Two evangelists are touring the area, stirring up...
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Daylight Robbery
as WillyNeglected by her family, kept apart from her grandchildren, desperately short of money, Bea...
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The Inn Way Out
as Irish Barman (as Dennis Hawthorne)A man encounters all sorts of strange places and people when he goes out for cigarettes.
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
as BonningtonFrom England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...
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Sherlock Holmes
as James BarclaySherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the...
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Dr. Finlay's Casebook
as uncreditedDr Finlay's Casebook is a television series that was broadcast on the BBC from 1962 until 1971....
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Rumpole of the Bailey
as uncreditedRumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer...
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Inspector Morse
as Chief Superintendent RennieInspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse...
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Within These Walls
as uncreditedWithin These Walls is a British television drama programme made by London Weekend Television for...
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Crown Court
as Dr. Joseph RossCrown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...
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Grange Hill
as Mr. StarlingChildren's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill...
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Father Ted
as Bishop FacksA crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote...
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Jack the Ripper
as Assistant CommissionerJack the Ripper is a 1988 two-part television film/miniseries portraying a fictionalized account...
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Hannay
as uncreditedHannay was a 1988 spin-off from the 1978 film version of John Buchan's novel The Thirty-Nine...
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Harry's Game
as Minister of DefenceA British Cabinet Minister is gunned down outside his home in London by a member of the...
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Troubles
as Boy O'NeillIn 1919, Major Brendan Archer arrives in Ireland to reunite with his fiancée, Angela Spencer....
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