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Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Acting · 1.3 popularity

Age

82

Movies

85

TV

54

Born
November 7, 1943 – June 20, 2026
From
London, England, UK

Biography

Michael Byrne was a British actor sometimes cast as Nazis such as Colonel Vogel in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Major Schroeder in Force 10 from Navarone, Reinhard Beck in The Scarlet and the Black, General Olbricht in The Plot to Kill Hitler and Obergruppenführer Odilo Globocnik in the BBC radio dramatisation of the novel Fatherland by Robert Harris. Also seen as the aged but fanatical SS General Neurath in "Outpost 2 - Black Sun", former concentration camp commandant and involved in the Nazis's sinister reality-shifting experiments. Byrne appeared as a Jewish concentration camp survivor who is instrumental in the capture of a Nazi war criminal (played by Ian McKellen) in the film Apt Pupil. He was also familiar to audiences as Smythe, a soldier who attempts to rape William Wallace's wife and first inspires Wallace to seek independence from England in the film Braveheart. His other film credits include The Eagle Has Landed, A Bridge Too Far, The Medusa Touch, The Saint, Tomorrow Never Dies, The Good Father, The Sum of All Fears, Gangs of New York and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. On television, heappeared in Z-Cars, Secret Army, Tales of the Unexpected, The Professionals, The Devil's Crown,Smiley's People, Yes, Prime Minister, Lord Mountbatten - the Last Viceroy, Between The Lines, Sharpe, The Mists of Avalon, Waking the Dead, The Body Farm, Honest, Hamish Macbeth, and Casualty. From April 2008 to January 2010, Michael starred in Coronation Street, as Ted Page, Gail Platt's long lost father and the ex-lover of Audrey Roberts. Byrne appeared in State of Play at the Edinburgh Festival written by Zia Trench. He played Romeo to Siân Phillips' Juliet at the Bristol Old Vic. He was the father of actress Allie Byrne.

Works

85 films

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

20107.7

Braveheart

Braveheart

19957.9

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

19897.9

The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

20026.4

Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies

19976.4

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

20027.3

The Omen

The Omen

19767.4

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

19777.2

The Saint

The Saint

19976.1

Apt Pupil

Apt Pupil

19986.5

Battlefield Earth

Battlefield Earth

20003.3

Mortdecai

Mortdecai

20155.5

Proof of Life

Proof of Life

20006.2

The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

19766.7

Blood: The Last Vampire

Blood: The Last Vampire

20095.9

The Musketeer

The Musketeer

20015.3

Force 10 from Navarone

Force 10 from Navarone

19786.2

The First Line

The First Line

20145.0

The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

19837.0

Quartet

Quartet

20126.5

Vampyres

Vampyres

19746.0

Intrigo: Samaria

Intrigo: Samaria

20195.5

The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

19786.8

Beyond the Sea

Beyond the Sea

20046.3

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

19725.8

Sharpe: The Legend

Sharpe: The Legend

19976.1

Diana

Diana

20135.6

The Island on Bird Street

The Island on Bird Street

19977.3

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

19976.1

Outpost: Black Sun

Outpost: Black Sun

20125.0

The Infiltrator

The Infiltrator

19956.5

Sharpe's Company

Sharpe's Company

19946.8

The Last Witness

The Last Witness

20185.8

Gunshy

Gunshy

19985.4

Intrigo: Death of an Author

Intrigo: Death of an Author

20185.3

Alien Overlords

Alien Overlords

20184.0

The Happy Valley

The Happy Valley

19876.1

Buster

Buster

19885.7

Wednesday Love

Wednesday Love

1975

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

19864.5

The Tragedy of Richard III

The Tragedy of Richard III

19838.0

Sharpe's Enemy

Sharpe's Enemy

19946.8

Rogue Male

Rogue Male

19766.5

Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

20156.1

Conduct Unbecoming

Conduct Unbecoming

19755.9

The Plot to Kill Hitler

The Plot to Kill Hitler

19906.2

Nostradamus

Nostradamus

19945.8

The Good Father

The Good Father

19855.6

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

19676.3

Hildegard

Hildegard

19946.5

The Fix

The Fix

19973.8

Hornblower: The Even Chance

Hornblower: The Even Chance

19987.5

Murderous Decisions

Murderous Decisions

19919.0

30 Years to Life

30 Years to Life

19986.3

The Scarlet Blade

The Scarlet Blade

19635.7

Champions

Champions

19846.6

The Image

The Image

19695.0

Break In

Break In

1975

The Mark of Cain

The Mark of Cain

20075.2

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

19836.5

The Return of the Dancing Master

The Return of the Dancing Master

20045.3

Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren

Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren

2015

A Few Short Journeys of the Heart

A Few Short Journeys of the Heart

19944.7

Henry VI Part 1

Henry VI Part 1

19837.7

Sunday

Sunday

20027.7

Ms or Jill and Jack

Ms or Jill and Jack

19748.0

The Gold Machine

The Gold Machine

20225.0

Henry VI Part 2

Henry VI Part 2

19837.5

The Crooked Man

The Crooked Man

20039.0

Sharpe's Honour

Sharpe's Honour

19946.7

The Silent Playground

The Silent Playground

19635.3

In the Secret State

In the Secret State

19857.0

Coming Out

Coming Out

19795.0

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

19997.7

Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

1979

Butley

Butley

19746.7

Henry VI Part 3

Henry VI Part 3

19838.0

Imogen's Face

Imogen's Face

19986.0

Man and Superman

Man and Superman

19829.0

If It's a Man – Hang Up!

If It's a Man – Hang Up!

19758.3

Bjorn of the Dead

Bjorn of the Dead

2026

Running Late

Running Late

19929.0

Headmaster

Headmaster

19747.0

The Silence of the Sea

The Silence of the Sea

1980

The Holocaust on Trial

The Holocaust on Trial

20005.0