Denis O'Dea

Denis O'Dea

Born: April 26, 1905
Died: November 5, 1978
in Dublin, Ireland

Movies for Denis O'Dea...

Esther and the King
Title: Esther and the King
Character: Mordecai
Released: November 18, 1960
Type: Movie
Recently widowed Persian King Ahasuerus wants to marry the beautiful Esther. But Esther is a Jewess, and Haman, the king's evil minister, is spreading hatred against the Jews.
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Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Title: Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Character: Father Murphy
Released: June 24, 1959
Type: Movie
A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.
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I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
Title: I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
Character: Father Murphy
Released: May 29, 1959
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
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The Story of Esther Costello
Title: The Story of Esther Costello
Character: Father Devlin
Released: November 6, 1957
Type: Movie
Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident which killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in Ireland, is talked into helping to educate and possibly heal Esther. Margaret grows to love Esther as a daughter, but finds Esther's innocence threatened by sleazy promoters and her own sleazy ex-husband. Radiant performance by Heather Sears. Based on a book that nearly had Helen Keller's co-workers suing for libel due to perceived parallels between Carlo Landi and the husband of Annie Sullivan
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The Rising of the Moon
Title: The Rising of the Moon
Character: Police Sergeant Tom O'Hara (segment '1921')
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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Captain Lightfoot
Title: Captain Lightfoot
Character: Regis Donnell
Released: March 26, 1955
Type: Movie
In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and soon becomes an outlaw. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command, under the name "Lightfoot."
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Mogambo
Title: Mogambo
Character: Father Josef
Released: September 23, 1953
Type: Movie
On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.
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Sea Devils
Title: Sea Devils
Character: Lethierry
Released: April 12, 1953
Type: Movie
Gilliatt, a fisherman-turned-smuggler on the isle of Guernsey, agrees to transport a beautiful woman to the French coast in the year 1800. She tells him she hopes to rescue her brother from the guillotine. Gilliatt finds himself falling in love and so feels betrayed when he later learns this woman is a countess helping Napoleon plan an invasion of England. In reality, however, the "countess" is an English agent working to thwart this invasion. When Gilliatt finds this out, he returns to France to rescue the woman who's true purpose has been discovered by the French.
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Niagara
Title: Niagara
Character: Inspector Starkey
Released: January 26, 1953
Type: Movie
Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who are honeymooning in the area. Polly begins to suspect that something is amiss between Rose and George, and her suspicions grow when she sees Rose in the arms of another man. While Ray initially thinks Polly is overreacting, things between George and Rose soon take a shockingly dark turn.
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Never Take No for an Answer
Title: Never Take No for an Answer
Character: Father Damico
Released: December 18, 1951
Type: Movie
It's a story about a young Italian orphan boy taking his pet donkey to the Vatican to be blessed.
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Captain Horatio Hornblower
Title: Captain Horatio Hornblower
Character: RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton
Released: April 10, 1951
Type: Movie
Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.
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The Long Dark Hall
Title: The Long Dark Hall
Character: Sir Charles Morton
Released: February 6, 1951
Type: Movie
A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the the only suspect when someone else murders her.
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Treasure Island
Title: Treasure Island
Character: Dr. Livesy
Released: July 19, 1950
Type: Movie
Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Unfortunately, a large number of Flint's old pirate crew are aboard the ship, including Long John Silver.
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Landfall
Title: Landfall
Character: Captain Burnaby
Released: September 30, 1949
Type: Movie
A British coastal command pilot is charged with neglect when it is thought that he has sunk a British submarine rather than a German U-boat. Unable to live with his actions, he volunteers for a deadly mission. His girlfriend meanwhile tries to prove that he is innocent.
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Under Capricorn
Title: Under Capricorn
Character: Mr. Corrigan
Released: September 8, 1949
Type: Movie
A native Briton banished to Australia for murder, and his wife, Henrietta, the disturbed sister of the man he was convicted on killing, set out to help her conquer her demons and return her life to normal.
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Marry Me
Title: Marry Me
Character: George Saunders
Released: June 7, 1949
Type: Movie
The stories of several individuals who consult a marriage bureau, including a peer of the realm, his butler, a lonely school teacher, a French girl on the run from a violent boyfriend, a country vicar, and a newspaper reporter, sent by his editor, to do an undercover story.
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The Bad Lord Byron
Title: The Bad Lord Byron
Character: Prosecuting Counsel
Released: April 18, 1949
Type: Movie
Injured and on his deathbed in Greece, Lord Byron imagines a celestial trial with witnesses to determine the worth of his character.
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The Fallen Idol
Title: The Fallen Idol
Character: Inspector Crowe
Released: September 30, 1948
Type: Movie
Phillipe, the son of an ambassador in London, idolizes Baines, his father's butler, a kind of hero in the eyes of the child, whose perception changes when he accidentally discovers the secret that Baines keeps and witnesses the consequences that adults' lies can cause.
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The Mark of Cain
Title: The Mark of Cain
Character: Sir William Godgrey
Released: March 14, 1947
Type: Movie
An attractive young French girl instigates rivalry between two brothers when she becomes the bride of the younger one. As the situation festers it leads to murder…
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Odd Man Out
Title: Odd Man Out
Character: Inspector
Released: January 30, 1947
Type: Movie
Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.
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The Plough and the Stars
Title: The Plough and the Stars
Character: The Covey
Released: December 26, 1936
Type: Movie
A husband clashes with his wife over his membership to the Irish citizen army during the Easter rebellion.
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Beloved Enemy
Title: Beloved Enemy
Character: Sean's I.R.A. Friend (Uncredited)
Released: December 25, 1936
Type: Movie
In 1921, British Lord Athleigh arrives in Dublin with his daughter, Helen, to engage in peace talks. As wanted Irish rebel leader Dennis Riordan is not recognized in public, he is able to move about freely and saves the Athleighs from an assassination attempt by a radical faction. Dennis and Helen meet again and, unaware of his position, Helen falls in love with him. Later when Dennis admits his identity, Helen must make a fateful decision.
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The Informer
Title: The Informer
Character: Street Singer
Released: May 9, 1935
Type: Movie
Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?
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Guests of The Nation
Title: Guests of The Nation
Released: January 1, 1935
Type: Movie
During the Irish War of Independence in 1921, a pair of IRA soldiers are ordered to guard two British prisoners, but face a dilemma when they bond with their captives.