Liam Redmond (27 July 1913 – 28 October 1989) was an Irish actor known for his stage, film and television roles.
Redmond was one of four children born to cabinet-maker Thomas and Eileen Redmond. Educated at the Christian Brothers schools in Dublin, he later attended at University College, Dublin and initially read medicine before moving into drama.
While Director of the Dramatic Society he met and married the society's secretary Barbara MacDonagh (sister of Donagh MacDonagh and daughter of 1916 Rising leader Thomas MacDonagh). They had four children.
Redmond was invited to join the Abbey Theatre in 1935 as a producer by William Butler Yeats, the Irish poet. Yeats wrote his play Death of Cuchullain for Redmond to star as Cúchullain, hero of one of Ireland's foundational myths.
Redmond made his acting debut at the Abbey Theatre in 1935 in Seán O'Casey's The Silver Tassie. His first stage appearance was in 1939 in New York in The White Steed. After returning to Britain at the outbreak of the Second World War he was a regular on the London stage. He was one of the founders of WAAMA, the Writers', Artists', Actors' and Musicians' Association, a precursor of Irish Actors' Equity. His insistence that "part-time professionals" – usually civil servants who acted on the side – should be paid a higher rate than professional actors for both rehearsal time and performance, effectively wiped out this class, raising the wages and fees of working actors.
He starred in Broadway, among other plays starring in Paul Vincent Carroll's 1939 The White Steed; in 1955 playing Canon McCooey in The Wayward Saint winning the George Jean Nathan Award for his performance, and in 1968 starring in Joe Orton's Loot and Brian Friel's The Loves of Cass Maguire.
Redmond worked in TV and film throughout the 1950s to the 1980s and was regularly seen in TV series such as The Avengers, Daniel Boone, The Saint and Z-Cars. He was often called upon as a character actor in various military, religious and judicial roles in films such as I See a Dark Stranger (1946), Captain Boycott (1947), High Treason (1951), The Cruel Sea (1953), Playboy of the Western World (1962), Kid Galahad (1962), The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964), Tobruk (1967), The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) and Barry Lyndon (1975). His performance as the kindly occult expert in the cult horror film Night of the Demon (1957) is a favourite of fans of the film.
Redmond retired to Dublin and died aged 76 after a long period of ill health in 1989. His wife Barbara predeceased him in 1987.
Actor
1977
Philadelphia, Here I Come! as
Senator Doogan
1975
Barry Lyndon as
Mr. Brady - Nora's Father
1974
Horowitz in Dublin as
Rembrandt
1974
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Giles
- Fugitive (1974) - Giles
1965
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Charles Menton / Headmaster / Burgo Lyon
- According to the Rules (1974) - Charles Menton
- A Young Man in Trouble (1970) - Headmaster
- The Gaming Book (1965) - Burgo Lyon
1974
2nd House (TV Series) as
Martin Cunningham in Grace
- Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1974) - Martin Cunningham in Grace
1973
And No One Could Save Her (TV Movie) as
Fitzgerald
1972
The Frighteners (TV Series) as
Cyril
- The Treat (1972) - Cyril
1972
Tales from the Lazy Acre (TV Series) as
De'ath
- The Last Great Pint-Drinking Tournament (1972) - De'ath
1967
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Doyle / Arthur Watson / Canon Ryan
- The Grass Widows (1971) - Doyle
- Arthur Wants You for a Sunbeam (1970) - Arthur Watson
- The Confession (1967) - Canon Ryan
1971
You're Only Young Twice (TV Series) as
Henry Armitage
- Collapse of the Stout Party (1971) - Henry Armitage
- Bomb-Didi-Bomb-Bomb (1971) - Henry Armitage
- Born Again (1971) - Henry Armitage
- Conspiracy of Silence (1971) - Henry Armitage
- Innocents in Peril (1971) - Henry Armitage
- Home Sweet Homicide (1971) - Henry Armitage
1971
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Pat Riordan
- Square (1971) - Pat Riordan
1971
The Misfit (TV Series) as
Bernard
- On Europe and Foreigners and Things (1971) - Bernard
1970
As Good Cooks Go (TV Series) as
Lord Ballykeen
- Trial by Banquet (1970) - Lord Ballykeen
1970
David Copperfield (TV Movie) as
Mr. Quinion
1969
Hans Brinker (TV Movie) as
St. Nicolas
1969
Fraud Squad (TV Series) as
Ignatius Kelly
- Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1969) - Ignatius Kelly
1968
Till Death Us Do Part as
Mike's Father
1966
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Charles Merrydale / Professor Swain
- Wish You Were Here (1968) - Charles Merrydale
- Small Game for Big Hunters (1966) - Professor Swain
1968
The Revenue Men (TV Series) as
Jimmy O'Donnell
- The Big Feller (1968) - Jimmy O'Donnell
1968
The Gamblers (TV Series) as
Chief Prison Officer
- Thirty Stretch (1968) - Chief Prison Officer
1967
The Sky-Bike as
Mr. Lovejoy
1967
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Doctor
- Death of a Private (1967) - Doctor
1967
The Last Safari as
Alec Beaumont
1964
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Father Curran / Sir Brendan Aherne
- Little Moon of Alban (1967) - Father Curran
- The Bastow Affair (1964) - Sir Brendan Aherne
1967
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin as
Capt. Swain
1967
The 25th Hour as
Father Koruga
1966
Sedgewick Hawk-Styles: Prince of Danger (TV Movie)
1966
The Saint (TV Series) as
Tom Upwater
- The Angel's Eye (1966) - Tom Upwater
1966
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken as
Kelsey
1961
Festival (TV Series) as
Captain Boyle / Warder Regan / Commissioner
- Juno and the Paycock (1965) - Captain Boyle
- The Quare Fellow (1961) - Warder Regan
- The Police (1961) - Commissioner
- Pictures in the Hallway (1961)
1965
Daniel Boone (TV Series) as
Roderick MacIntosh
- The Peace Tree (1965) - Roderick MacIntosh
1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders as
Convict Ship Captain
1965
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Smokey Flynn
- Smokey (1965) - Smokey Flynn
1964
Swizzlewick (TV Series) as
Grubbitt
- Blackmail (1964) - Grubbitt
- A Threat from Outside (1964) - Grubbitt
- A Very Important Occasion (1964) - Grubbitt
- A Proposal of Marriage (1964) - Grubbitt
- The Value of Silence (1964) - Grubbitt
- In for a Penny (1964) - Grubbitt
- A Reputation Cleared (1964) - Grubbitt
- Dead Image (1964) - Grubbitt
- The Unspotted Genius (1964) - Grubbitt
- How to Make £250,000 (1964) - Grubbitt
- The Bodies (1964) - Grubbitt
1964
The Luck of Ginger Coffey as
MacGregor
1964
Little Moon of Alban (TV Movie) as
Father Curran
1964
It's Dark Outside (TV Series) as
Swallow
- Wake the Dead (1964) - Swallow
1963
Compact (TV Series) as
Liam Dorsey
- A Touch of the Blarney (1963) - Liam Dorsey
- Faith and Begorra (1963) - Liam Dorsey
1962
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Samuel MacIntosh / Patrick McGowan
- The Heather and Hamish Story (1963) - Samuel MacIntosh
- The Levy-McGowan Story (1962) - Patrick McGowan
1963
Z Cars (TV Series) as
McNulty
- The Peterman (1963) - McNulty
1963
Going My Way (TV Series) as
The O'Brien
- My Memorial for Finnegan (1963) - The O'Brien
1962
Kid Galahad as
Father Higgins
1962
Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series) as
Inspector Gates
- Sound of Murder (1962) - Inspector Gates
1962
The Phantom of the Opera as
Police Insp. Ward (uncredited)
1962
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Cairn
- The Dreamers (1962) - Cairn
1962
The Playboy of the Western World as
Michael James
1962
The Valiant as
Surgeon Cmdr. Reilly
1961
Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) as
Larry Blaine
- One Way Ticket (1961) - Larry Blaine
1961
Drama Into Opera: Oedipus Rex (TV Movie)
1961
Hong Kong (TV Series) as
Richard Marriott
- Night Cry (1961) - Richard Marriott
1960
Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) as
Captain Harry
- The Black Sheep (1960) - Captain Harry
1959
The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) as
Mr. Jellyband / Alick Wylie
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (1960) - Mr. Jellyband
- What Every Woman Knows (1959) - Alick Wylie
1960
Eugene O'Neill: Three Plays of the Sea (TV Movie) as
Driscoll
1960
Under Ten Flags as
Windsor
1960
The Valley of Decision (TV Movie)
1960
Captain Brassbound's Conversion (TV Movie) as
Rankin
1960
The Citadel (TV Movie)
1960
The Tempest (TV Movie) as
Gonzalo
1960
Scent of Mystery as
Johnny Gin
1959
The Boy and the Bridge as
Pat Doyle
1959
The Third Man (TV Series) as
McKevin
- The Girl Who Didn't Know (1959) - McKevin
1959
No Trees in the Street as
Bill
1958
Alive and Kicking as
Old Man
1958
She Didn't Say No as
Dr. Cassidy
1958
Ice Cold in Alex as
Brigadier (D.D.M.S.)
1958
The Diplomatic Corpse as
Inspector Corcoran
1957
Curse of the Demon as
Mark O'Brien
1955
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Captain Jack Boyle / Dacey Adam / Sgt. Whistler
- Juno and the Paycock (1957) - Captain Jack Boyle
- Twilight of a Warrior (1956) - Dacey Adam
- The Devil Came from Dublin (1955) - Sgt. Whistler
1956
The Wayward Saint (TV Movie) as
Canon Daniel McCooey
1956
Assignment Foreign Legion (TV Series) as
Inspector Simkins
- The Glory That Was Meister (1956) - Inspector Simkins
1956
The Alcoa Hour (TV Series) as
Dr. Baird
- Flight Into Danger (1956) - Dr. Baird
1956
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Canon McCoony
- The Wayward Saint (1956) - Canon McCoony
1956
23 Paces to Baker Street as
Joe
1955
Kathleen (TV Movie) as
Dr. Horatio Houhlihan
1953
Rheingold Theatre (TV Series) as
Con Cregan / Fred Jensen / Larry O'Rorke / ...
- Con Cregan's Legacy (1955) - Con Cregan
- Honeymoon Deferred (1955) - Fred Jensen
- The Relative Truth (1954) - Larry O'Rorke
- My Favorite Aunt (1953) - Handyman
- Emerald Green (1953) - Tim
- The Clock (1953) - Timothy
1955
The Glass Tomb as
Inspector Lindley
1954
The Passing Stranger as
Barnes
1954
The Divided Heart as
First Justice
1954
The Last Appointment as
Inspector Corcoran
1954
Tonight's the Night as
Regan
1954
Devil on Horseback as
Scarlett O'Hara
1952
The Gentle Gunman as
Connolly
1951
High Treason as
Cmdr. Robert Brennan
1950
The 20 Questions Murder Mystery as
Echo News Editor (as Liam Redman)
1949
Sword in the Desert as
Jerry McCarthy
1949
Saints and Sinners as
O'Driscoll
1948
Happy as Larry (TV Movie) as
Larry
1948
Daughter of Darkness as
Father Cocoran
1947
Captain Boycott as
Martin Egan
1946
I See a Dark Stranger as
Uncle Timothy
Writer
1946
I See a Dark Stranger (additional dialogue)
Soundtrack
1962
The Playboy of the Western World (performer: "The Rogue")
Self
1954
Art of Reception (Documentary)
Archive Footage
1971
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Captain Swain
- The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin: Part 2 (1971) - Captain Swain
- The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin: Part 1 (1971) - Captain Swain