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Des Keogh | |
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| Born | Desmond Keogh (1935-02-27)27 February 1935 (age 90) Birr,County Offaly, Ireland |
| Occupation(s) | actor, radio personality, author |
| Years active | early 1950s-present |
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| Children | Oonagh |
Desmond Keogh (born 27 February 1935) is an Irish actor. He was born inBirr, County Offaly. He was trained as a lawyer before entering the theatre in his twenties.
He has toured widely in a one-man show calledThe Love-Hungry Farmer, an adaptation by Keogh from a work by the Irish playwrightJohn B. Keane. He has also appeared in a one-man show ofConfessions of an Irish Publican by the same playwright.
Keogh has worked with major Irish theatre companies, and also in the London theatre. His film credits includeRyan's Daughter,Ulysses, andFlight of the Doves.
For approximately 35 years, Keogh hosted a weekly radio program forRTÉ's Light Programme calledMusic for Middlebrows. It was also the name of book on the subject he wrote in 1998.[1]
In April 2010, Keogh appeared in the title role in the playDa byHugh Leonard at theOlney Theatre Center for the Arts in Olney, Maryland, USA.
In 2016 he starred withDerry Power in the playThe Quiet Land by Malachy McKenna.[2]
From 2016, Keogh appeared as Reg Barker on theCBBC series,Little Roy.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1967 | Ulysses | Joe Hynes | |
| 1970 | The McKenzie Break | Guard | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Ryan's Daughter | Lanky private | |
| 1971 | Flight of the Doves | Ticket Man | Uncredited |
| 1977 | Philadelphia, Here I Come | Dr.Francis King | |
| 2014 | The Legend of Longwood | Cedric Higgins | |
| 2016 | Sing Street | Brother Barnabas | |
| 2016 | The Flag | Stuart |
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