Occupation Actor Children Rachel Pilkington Role Actor | Name Joe Pilkington Years active 1970–1999 | |
Born 1940 Galway, Ireland Died July 7, 1999, Galway, Republic of Ireland Movies Light Years Away, The Ballroom of Romance, The American, Traveller Similar People Rachel Pilkington, Alain Tanner, Paul Unwin, Pat O'Connor | ||
Joe Pilkington (1940 – 7 July 1999) was an Irish actor, best known for his portrayal of Eamon Maher in the long-running TV series The Riordans. Father of actress Rachel Pilkington, Joseph Pilkington made a marked contribution to Irish arts and culture through roles played both on and offscreen. His acting roles in the late 1960s in the Abbey Theatre are listed.
Filmography
Actor
1999
Durango (TV Movie) as
Donnelly
1998
The American (TV Movie) as
Armand Nioche
1998
The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) as
Stig Flender
- Miracle at Midnight (1998) - Stig Flender
1997
The Butcher Boy as
Charlie McGlone
1996
Old Age (Short) as
The Politician
1995
The Hanging Gale (TV Mini Series) as
James Phelan
- Episode #1.4 (1995) - James Phelan
- Episode #1.3 (1995) - James Phelan
- Episode #1.2 (1995) - James Phelan
- Episode #1.1 (1995) - James Phelan
1994
A Man of No Importance as
Ernie Lally
1992
Into the West as
Detective
1991
The Present (Short)
1983
The Irish R.M. (TV Series) as
McCarthy
- A Misdeal (1983) - McCarthy
1982
The Ballroom of Romance as
Tim Daly
1982
The Year of the French (TV Mini Series) as
Sean McKenna
- Episode #1.1 (1982) - Sean McKenna
1981
Traveller as
Traveller man
1981
Light Years Away as
Thomas
1979
The Outsider
1972
The Riordans (TV Series) as
Eamon Maher
- Journey's End (1979) - Eamon Maher
- The Right of Way (1979) - Eamon Maher
- The Homesteaders (1979) - Eamon Maher
- Dirty Spit and Luck-Penny (1978) - Eamon Maher
- Eamon Visits Eily (1972) - Eamon Maher (as Joseph Pilkington)
- The Big Night (1972) - Eamon Maher
1973
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Boatman
- Conflict (1973) - Boatman
1972
An Carabhan (TV Movie) as
An Sagart (as Joseph Pilkington)
1971
The Sinners (TV Series) as
Clarence
- A Thousand Pounds for Rosebud (1971) - Clarence
1970
The McKenzie Break as
Police Communications Sergeant (uncredited)
1970
Underground as
Enlisted Man
References
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