Michael Byrne
Biography
Michael Byrne was a British actor who worked across the National Theatre, Hollywood films and television, and who was often cast as German military officers. Born in London in 1939, he was schooled in Burgess Hill and trained as an actor with support from the Freud Institute. His film work began in the 1960s and from the 1970s he took larger parts: Edward Seymour in Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), the German NCO Feldwebel Karl Hofer in The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Major Schroeder in Force 10 from Navarone (1978), and, in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Colonel Vogel. Other credits included The Medusa Touch (1978), The Scarlet and the Black (1983), Rogue Male (1976), The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990), The Saint (1997), Apt Pupil (1998) and Mortdecai (2015). He joined the National Theatre in 1964 and appeared on television in Smiley's People, Sharpe and Coronation Street.
86years old at death
- Born London
- Died
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 32
- Career span
- 56 years1963 to 2019
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Early training
Michael Byrne joined the National Theatre in 1964 and went on to appear in many seasons there, building a long stage career alongside his film work.
Early training
Byrne trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, with his studies paid for by financial support from the Freud Institute.
Beyond film
In 2010, Michael Byrne took the part of Romeo at the Bristol Old Vic theater, playing opposite Siân Phillips as Juliet.
Michael Byrne movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Tom Clegg directed three of these films, Roger Christian two and Daniel Alfredson two. Nine actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jason Salkey's page
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All films by Tom Clegg
Roger ChristianDirector, 2 films, 1994 to 2000
All films by Roger Christian
Daniel AlfredsonDirector, 2 films, 2018 to 2019
All films by Daniel Alfredson
Also three films together3 more actors
- John TamsSharpe's Company (1994), Sharpe's Enemy (1994) and Sharpe's Honour (1994)
- Lyndon DaviesSharpe's Company (1994), Sharpe's Enemy (1994) and Sharpe's Honour (1994)
- Michael MearsSharpe's Company (1994), Sharpe's Enemy (1994) and Sharpe's Honour (1994)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Michael Byrne's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$808 million
11 of the 32 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 32 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 8 never in cinemas; 10 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 8Never in cinemas
- 10Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$474M58.7% of the total
- 2$118M14.6% of the total
- 3$60M7.4% of the total
- 4$47M5.9% of the total
- 5$30M3.7% of the total
- 6$27M3.3% of the total
- 7$22M2.7% of the total
- 8$8.9M1.1% of the total
$21.5 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.