Kenny Ireland
Biography
Kenny Ireland was a Scottish actor and theater director who became familiar to television viewers through his role in Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV during the 1980s and through playing Donald Stewart in the television series Benidorm from 2007 until 2014. Born in Paisley, he was a prominent figure in Scottish theater and spent ten years as director at Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre, leaving that post in 2003. His directing credits included Guys & Dolls, Macbeth, Mother Courage, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. On screen he appeared in Local Hero (1983) and The Big Man (1990), the STV series Taggart, the 1990 series House of Cards, Acorn Antiques, and an episode of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, in which he played journalist Sid Payne. Early in his television career he was sometimes credited as Ian Ireland.
68years old at death
- Born Paisley
- Died Ireland
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- George Ian Kenneth Ireland (birth name)Also credited as Ian Ireland
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 8 years1982 to 1990
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About the name
In some of his early television appearances, such as the BBC's Five Red Herrings, Kenny Ireland was credited as Ian Ireland.
Kenny Ireland movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Kenny Ireland shares two films with Trevor Cooper, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Bill ForsythDirector, 1 film, 1983
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