Micheál Mac Liammóir

Micheál Mac Liammóir

Micheál Mac Liammóir (born Alfred Willmore; 25 October 1899 – 6 March 1978) was an actor, designer, dramatist, writer and impresario in 20th-century Ireland. Though born in London to an English family with no Irish connections, he emigrated to Ireland in early adulthood, changed his name, invented an Irish ancestry, and remained based there for the rest of his life, successfully maintaining a fabricated identity as a native Irishman born in Cork.

  • Title: Micheál Mac Liammóir
  • Popularity: 0.1944
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1899-10-25
  • Place of Birth: Willesden, London, England
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  • Also Known As: Michael MacLiammoir, Alfred Willmore, Micheál MacLiammóir, Michael Mac Liammoir, Michael MacLiammóir, Micheal Mac Liammoir, Micheal Mac Liammóir
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Micheál Mac Liammóir Movies

  • 1963
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    Tom Jones

    Tom Jones

    5.9 1963 HD

    Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?

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  • 1971
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    What's the Matter with Helen?

    What's the Matter with Helen?

    5.814 1971 HD

    Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood, California after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.

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  • 1970
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    The Kremlin Letter

    The Kremlin Letter

    6 1970 HD

    After an unauthorized letter suggesting U.S. support for a Russian attack on China is sent to Moscow, a former naval officer and his team go undercover to retrieve it. Their plans are disrupted when a cunning politician raids their hideout.

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  • 1951
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    Othello

    Othello

    7.3 1951 HD

    When a secret marriage is planned between Othello, a Moorish general, and Desdemona, the daughter of Senator Brabantio, her old suitor Roderigo takes it hard. He allies himself with Iago, who has his own grudge against Othello, and the two conspire to bring Othello down. When their first plan, to have him accused of witchcraft, fails, they plant evidence intended to make him believe Desdemona is unfaithful.

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  • 1979
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    Filming Othello

    Filming Othello

    7.3 1979 HD

    Filming Othello is a 1978 documentary film directed by and starring Orson Welles about the making of his award-winning 1952 production Othello. The film, which was produced for West German television, was the last completed feature film directed by Welles.

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  • 2021
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    Tall Tales: The Ireland of Orson Welles

    Tall Tales: The Ireland of Orson Welles

    9 2021 HD

    The story of famous actor and director Orson Welles is told through his two visits to the Republic of Ireland; first in his youth as a promising young actor and finally in later years as a washed up icon of the silver screen.

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  • 1950
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    W. B. Yeats: A Tribute

    W. B. Yeats: A Tribute

    1 1950 HD

    Yeats poems set to visuals of Sligo, Dublin and London. One of the series of non-fction films produced by the National Film Institute.

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  • 1974
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    Clydescope

    Clydescope

    7 1974 HD

    A panorama of the Clyde, from Biggar to Brodick, with Billy Connolly as your guide. Directed by Murray Grigor for the Films of Scotland Committee.

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  • 2014
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    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    6.5 2014 HD

    The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.

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  • 1968
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    30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

    30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

    4.2 1968 HD

    A 29-year old aspiring composer—still single and without any romantic prospects—vows to both marry and write a hit musical before he turns 30. Director Joseph McGrath's 1968 British comedy stars Dudley Moore, Suzy Kendall, Eddie Foy Jr. and Patricia Routledge.

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  • 1953
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    From Time to Time

    From Time to Time

    1 1953 HD

    A young woman on a bike ride suffers a head injury and is transported back in time to an event which occurred on the same spot years before during the Irish War of Independence when an informer was captured by the IRA.

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  • 1953
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    King Lear

    King Lear

    8 1953 HD

    In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.

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  • 1960
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    The Trial of Oscar Wilde

    The Trial of Oscar Wilde

    1 1960 HD

    Courtroom account of the prosecution of Oscar Wilde for gross indecency with other men followed Wilde's disastrous libel charge against the Marquess of Queensberry, father of his lover Lord Alfred Douglas.

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  • 1966
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    Joyce’s Dublin

    Joyce’s Dublin

    1 1966 HD

    Directed by Mike O’Connor, and written by his brother, Joycean scholar Ulick O’Connor, this documentary portrays the Dublin in which Joyce lived and worked before his departure for Europe in 1904. Narrated by Micheál MacLiammóir, Joyce’s writing is woven through the scenes as significant locations from his life are revealed: the house in Brighton Square where he was born; Clongowes Wood College where he was educated; Sandymount Strand where he often wandered; derelict tenements once housing the brothels he frequented; and the Martello Tower where he visited with Oliver St John Gogarty.

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  • 1973
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    The Secret

    The Secret

    1 1973 HD

    A spiritual fable, written by Fr Cyril Farrell, about a mysterious Christ-like figure who comes down from the mountain to visit a land shrouded in fog. The stranger remains in shadowy silhouette throughout this allegorical tale told in voiceover, accompanied by stunning images of flora and fauna.

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  • 1982
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    The Orson Welles Story

    The Orson Welles Story

    9 1982 HD

    Profile of Orson Welles, looking at his life and career in theatre, radio and particularly film.

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  • 1953
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    From Time to Time

    From Time to Time

    1 1953 HD

    A young woman on a bike ride suffers a head injury and is transported back in time to an event which occurred on the same spot years before during the Irish War of Independence when an informer was captured by the IRA.

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  • 1953
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    Return to Glennascaul

    Return to Glennascaul

    6.5 1953 HD

    Orson Welles, taking a break from the filming of "Othello," is driving in the Irish countryside one night when he offers a ride to a man with car trouble. The man relays to Welles a strange tale of an encounter he had once before at the same isolated location.

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  • 1952
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    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    6 1952 HD

    Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

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  • 1958
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    The Verdict Is Yours

    The Verdict Is Yours

    1 1958 HD

    'The Verdict Is Yours' premiered on September 2, 1957, in the CBS Daytime lineup. Unscripted, the show featured real lawyers playing the lawyers and judge. The defendants and witnesses on the program were professional actors who ad-libbed their dialogue, although they were given a general outline of what they were supposed to say. Sportscaster Jim McKay was the original reporter, providing commentary on the trials. He was succeeded in 1960 by newsman Bill Stout.

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