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Michael J. Dolan
Born1884
Died21 October 1954 (age 70)
Occupation(s)Film and stage actor
Years active1900s–1950s

Michael J. Dolan (born 1884) was an Irish actor known for Scrooge (1951), Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) and Saints and Sinners (1949). He died on 21 October 1954 in Dublin, Ireland at the age of 70.

He 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.

Playography

  • 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

Year Title Role Notes
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

  1. ^ "Abbey Theatre Archives". Abbeytheatre.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Teresa Deevy Archive". Deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Katie Roche · Teresa Deevy Archive". Deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Arts Theatre Cambridge". Cambridgeartstheatre.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Teresa Deevy Archive". Deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Teresa Deevy Archive". Deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Teresa Deevy Archive". Deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Teresa Deevy Archive". Deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2016.