Denys Hawthorne

Known for: Acting

Born: 1932-08-09 – 2009-10-16 (aged 77)

From: Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

Denys Hawthorne’s long and distinguished career has encompassed extensive work in theatre, television and film, both in England and Ireland. Drama has included Shakespeare and Chekhov, as well as many contemporary plays, while he has been seen in popular TV series including Inspector Morse, and Father Ted, and The Russia House, and Emma on the wide screen. Throughout, radio performance has been a constant theme, notably in drama and poetry.

Filmography (56)

MOVIE★ 5.7
Eviction
1999
as Patrick McBride
MOVIE★ 6.6
Emma
1996
as Mr. Woodhouse
MOVIE
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
1996
as Voice
TV★ 8.2
Father Ted
1995
as Bishop Facks
MOVIE★ 3.7
A Breed of Heroes
1994
as Jack Smiles
MOVIE★ 7.9
In the Name of the Father
1993
as Appeal Judge
MOVIE★ 6.9
The House of the Spirits
1993
as Politician
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Russia House
1990
as Paddy
MOVIE
Shoot to Kill
1990
as Professor
MOVIE
The Englishman's Wife
1990
as Jim McGettrick
MOVIE★ 4.7
Australia
1989
TV★ 8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Bonnington
TV★ 7.0
Jack the Ripper
1988
as Assistant Commissioner
TV★ 9.0
Troubles
1988
as Boy O'Neill
MOVIE★ 7.0
Blanc de Chine
1988
as Jason
MOVIE
Crossfire
1988
as Daniel Kent
TV★ 6.5
Hannay
1988
TV★ 7.9
Inspector Morse
1987
as Chief Superintendent Rennie
MOVIE★ 4.7
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
1986
as Rudge
MOVIE
Daylight Robbery
1986
as Willy
TV★ 6.0
ScreenPlay
1986
as Jim McGettrick
MOVIE
Wynne and Penkovsky
1985
as Newson
MOVIE
The Price
1985
as Doherty
MOVIE★ 6.4
A Private Function
1984
as Hotel Manager
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Cry
1984
as RUC District Inspector
TV★ 8.2
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as James Barclay
TV★ 10.0
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Colonel James Barclay
MOVIE★ 8.3
Amy
1984
as Col. Francis Shelmerdine
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Woman Calling
1984
as Broderick's Colleague
MOVIE★ 6.1
An Englishman Abroad
1983
as Tailor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Gates of Gold
1983
as Minister
TV★ 6.7
Harry's Game
1982
as Minister of Defence
MOVIE★ 9.0
Easter 2016
1982
as Cyril Brown
TV★ 9.0
Les Roses de Dublin
1981
as Arthur Hogan
MOVIE
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
as John Dillon
TV★ 7.0
Strumpet City
1980
as Mr. Yearling
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Long March
1980
as Father Oliver
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Human Factor
1979
as Insp. Butler
TV★ 6.7
Grange Hill
1978
as Mr. Starling
MOVIE★ 6.5
Rogue Male
1976
as Assassin
TV★ 7.1
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Lt. Col. Borders
TV★ 5.0
Churchill's People
1974
as The Confessor
TV★ 6.0
Within These Walls
1974
as Dr Peter Mayes
TV★ 6.5
Black and Blue
1973
as Ulric
MOVIE
Carson Country
1972
as Archie Heron
TV★ 5.7
Crown Court
1972
as Dr. Joseph Ross
TV★ 6.3
New Scotland Yard
1972
as DI Ridge
MOVIE★ 3.0
Suburban Wives
1972
as George/Kathy's Husband
MOVIE
Ireland, Mother Ireland
1971
as Paul Kincaid
MOVIE★ 4.4
The Wife Swappers
1970
as Cliff
MOVIE
The Inn Way Out
1967
as Irish Barman (as Dennis Hawthorne)
MOVIE
Bloomsday
1964
as M'Coy /Corley
TV★ 7.2
Theatre 625
1964
as Cattermole
TV★ 8.0
Festival
1963
as Corley/M'Coy
TV★ 6.7
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
TV★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Alan Drage