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Michael J. Dolan | |
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Born | 1884 |
Died | (aged 70) |
Occupation(s) | Film and stage actor |
Years active | 1900s–1950s |
Michael J. Dolan (1884 – 21 October 1954) was an Irish actor known for Scrooge (1951), Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) and Saints and Sinners (1949).
Dolan was a distinguished actor with the Abbey Theatre for many years where he appeared in many productions, and in December 1923 he took over management from Lennox Robinson. During that time he was stage manager, general manager and director. His career with the Abbey can be seen in the Abbey Theatre Archives[1]
During his acting career he appeared in numerous plays by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy, all of these were Abbey Theatre productions, The King of Spain's Daughter[2] (1936), Katie Roche[3] which toured to the Arts Theatre Cambridge,[4] England and Temporal Powers[5] (1937), The King of Spain's Daughter[6] (1939), Katie Roche[7] (1949), and Katie Roche [8](1953) this was played at the Queen's Theatre, Dublin pending the rebuilding and enlargement of the Abbey Theatre.
Dolan died in Dublin on 21 October 1954, at the age of 70.
Playography
[edit]- The King of Spain's Daughter - 1936
- Katie Roche - 1937
- Temporal Powers - 1937
- The King of Spain's Daughter - 1939
- Katie Roche - 1949
- Katie Roche - 1953
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1948 | Another Shore | Twiss | Film debut |
1949 | Saints and Sinners | Canon | |
1951 | Talk of a Million | Tubridy | |
Captain Horatio Hornblower | Surgeon Gundarson | ||
Scrooge | Spirit of Christmas Past | Final film role |
References
[edit]- ^ "Abbey Theatre Archives". Abbeytheatre.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Teresa Deevy Archive". Deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Katie Roche · Teresa Deevy Archive". Deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Arts Theatre Cambridge". Cambridgeartstheatre.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Teresa Deevy Archive". Deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Teresa Deevy Archive". Deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Teresa Deevy Archive". Deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Teresa Deevy Archive". Deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Michael J.Dolan at the Abbey Theatre Dublin
- Michael J.Dolan at the Teresa Deevy Archive
- Michael J. Dolan at IMDb
- Michael J. Dolan at the Internet Broadway Database