Paul Farrell

Paul Farrell

Born: September 1, 1893
Died: June 10, 1975

Movies for Paul Farrell...

Fugitive
Title: Fugitive
Character: Fr. Provincial
Released: December 5, 1974
Type: Movie
After 18 years as a friar, Peter is no longer sure of his vocation. It is a happy life, maybe too much so, and now he has met Clare. Will his doubts run away with him? Runaway friars are officially "fugitives" who must be persuaded back to their order. Author Sean Walsh fled the Franciscan order to become first a journalist, then a playwright and is now a radio drama producer in Ireland.
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According to the Rules
Title: According to the Rules
Character: Jack Conway
Released: September 3, 1974
Type: Movie
When an aging ex-IRA man is found dead, a Garda inspector suspects the involvement of his old comrade, now a powerful politician and industrialist. But pursuing the case is likely to have consequences for both the policeman and his family.
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A Clockwork Orange
Title: A Clockwork Orange
Character: Tramp
Released: December 19, 1971
Type: Movie
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
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The Man Who Had Power Over Women
Title: The Man Who Had Power Over Women
Character: Reaney's Father
Released: August 12, 1970
Type: Movie
A successful talent agent enjoys the good life until his wife leaves him. Moving in with his friend and igniting an affair with the man's wife, he also acquires a difficult new client whose public image must be preserved at any cost.
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Guns in the Heather
Title: Guns in the Heather
Character: Groundskeeper
Released: July 7, 1969
Type: Movie
An American foreign exchange student in Ireland, Rich Evans (Kurt Russell), gets caught up in espionage when a dying man gives him a message to pass to his older brother, who is an American intelligence agent unbeknownst to Rich. Rich and his friend are then kidnapped by an Eastern Bloc agent pretending to be from the American Embassy in the hopes that they will lead him to a scientist who is attempting to defect to the West. Originally aired in 3 parts on 'Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color' TV series, then re-edited into a theatrical feature in Europe under the title, 'The Secret of Boyne Castle.'
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Sinful Davey
Title: Sinful Davey
Character: Bailiff
Released: February 10, 1969
Type: Movie
Davey Haggart is quite certain of his paternity (even if nobody else is) and determined to emulate his father, a notorious rogue and highwayman. This includes breaking a man out of Stirling jail, holding up the stagecoach, and robbing the Duke of Argyll, among other feats. Unfortunately, he is handicapped by the fact that his childhood playmate Annie is equally determined to track him down and save his soul...
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Hot Millions
Title: Hot Millions
Character: Larry
Released: September 19, 1968
Type: Movie
A con artist gains employment at an insurance company in order to embezzle money by re-programming their "new" wonder computer.
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Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Title: Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Character: White City Clerk
Released: January 22, 1968
Type: Movie
Herman inherits a greyhound and decides to make his fortune by dog racing. After traveling from Manchester to London in the hope of entering a national invitational, Herman and his friends find work in a pop group, and Herman falls in love.
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Die, Monster, Die!
Title: Die, Monster, Die!
Character: Jason
Released: October 26, 1965
Type: Movie
A young man visits his fiancé's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in his greenhouse to giants. When his own wife falls victim to this mysterious power, the old man takes it upon himself to destroy the glowing object with disastrous results.
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Becket
Title: Becket
Character: Farmer (uncredited)
Released: March 11, 1964
Type: Movie
King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket, technically a deacon of the church, to the post. Unfortunately, Becket takes the job seriously and provides abler opposition to Henry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.
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Alive and Kicking
Title: Alive and Kicking
Character: Postman
Released: July 13, 1959
Type: Movie
Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.
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This Other Eden
Title: This Other Eden
Character: McNeely
Released: January 1, 1959
Type: Movie
A small town plans to erect a monument in memory of an IRA rebel killed during the 1920s. The son of the English Colonel who killed the rebel objects to this.
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She Didn't Say No!
Title: She Didn't Say No!
Character: Darmody
Released: September 30, 1958
Type: Movie
Bridget Monaghan, a single mother who has had six children by different fathers, shocks the conservative inhabitants of an Irish village.
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The Rising of the Moon
Title: The Rising of the Moon
Character: Jim O'Brien, Engineer (segment 'A Minute's Wait')
Released: August 10, 1957
Type: Movie
Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest an old-fashioned, traditional fellow for assault. The man's principles have the policeman and the whole village, including the man he slugged, sympathizing with him. "One Minute's Wait" is about a little train station and glimpses into the lives of the passengers, with a series of comic setups. The third piece, "1921," is about a condemned Irish nationalist and his daring escape.
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My Brother Jonathan
Title: My Brother Jonathan
Character: Dr. Lucas
Released: February 5, 1948
Type: Movie
Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the death of his father, he is obliged to start work as a partner in a poor general practice in the Black Country. Edie falls in love with Jonathan's brother, Harold, who is killed in the Great War, and Jonathan marries her as planned. It is only afterwards that he realises he now loves another.
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Ourselves Alone
Title: Ourselves Alone
Character: Hogan
Released: April 27, 1936
Type: Movie
One of the most significant films ever made about the Troubles in Ireland, a powerful story of love and conflicting loyalties set against the battle for Ireland's independence.