Denis O'Dea
Biography
Denis O'Dea was an Irish actor who worked on both stage and screen, coming to acting after a spell in insurance. He was born in Dublin. He was one of the leading performers at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin between 1929 and 1953, and he also acted in plays by the Irish dramatist Teresa Deevy, several of which toured England and New York. That stage career led to film work, among it two John Ford films of the mid-1930s, The Informer (1935) and The Plough and the Stars (1936). He was a police inspector chasing James Mason's IRA man in Carol Reed's Odd Man Out (1947), and he played a police inspector again for Reed in The Fallen Idol (1948). His other films included Alfred Hitchcock's Under Capricorn (1949), Treasure Island (1950), Niagara (1953), Mogambo (1953), The Rising of the Moon (1957) and Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959).
73years old at death
- Born Dublin
- Died Dublin
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 25 years1935 to 1960
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Big break
Denis O'Dea's stage work opened the door to film parts, among them two John Ford movies from the mid-1930s, The Informer and The Plough and the Stars, plus the police inspector chasing IRA man James Mason in Carol Reed's Odd Man Out.
Denis O'Dea movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Ford directed four of these films, Raoul Walsh three and Carol Reed two. Walter Fitzgerald appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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All films by John Ford
All films by Raoul Walsh
All films by Carol Reed
Also two films together15 more actors
- Cyril CusackThe Rising of the Moon (1957) and Odd Man Out (1947)
- Una O'ConnorThe Plough and the Stars (1936) and The Informer (1935)
- Preston FosterThe Plough and the Stars (1936) and The Informer (1935)
- Jack MacGowranDarby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) and The Rising of the Moon (1957)
- Robert NewtonTreasure Island (1950) and Odd Man Out (1947)
- Francis De WolffTreasure Island (1950) and Under Capricorn (1949)
- Robert BeattyCaptain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) and Odd Man Out (1947)
- D'Arcy CorriganThe Plough and the Stars (1936) and The Informer (1935)
- John RuddockUnder Capricorn (1949) and The Fallen Idol (1948)
- Kathleen RyanCaptain Lightfoot (1955) and Odd Man Out (1947)
- Eileen CroweThe Rising of the Moon (1957) and The Plough and the Stars (1936)
- J.G. DevlinDarby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) and Captain Lightfoot (1955)
- Maureen DelaneyUnder Capricorn (1949) and Odd Man Out (1947)
- F.J. McCormickOdd Man Out (1947) and The Plough and the Stars (1936)
- Jimmy O'DeaDarby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) and The Rising of the Moon (1957)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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