Mick Lally

Mick Lally

Born: November 10, 1945
Died: August 31, 2010
in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Mick Lally (10 November 1945 – 31 August 2010)  was an Irish stage, film and television actor. He departed from a teaching career for acting during the 1970s.  Though best known in Ireland for his role as Miley in the television soap Glenroe,  Lally's stage career spanned several decades,  and he was involved in feature films such as Alexander and the Academy Award-nominated Secret of Kells.  He died in August 2010 after a battle with emphysema  Many reports cited him as one of Ireland's finest and most recognisable actors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mick Lally, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

Movies for Mick Lally...

Snap
Title: Snap
Character: Old man
Released: July 4, 2010
Type: Movie
While Sandra opens up to a documentary film crew, flashbacks show her teenage son, Stephen, mysteriously kidnapping a toddler, and holding him captive. Eventually, the stories intersect to explain the abduction and the family's three-generation legacy of abuse in this mesmerizing psychological drama.
bee
The Secret of Kells
Title: The Secret of Kells
Character: Aidan (voice)
Released: February 9, 2009
Type: Movie
Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the abbey walls and into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. Will Brendan succeed in his quest?
bee
Alexander
Title: Alexander
Character: Horse Seller
Released: November 21, 2004
Type: Movie
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
bee
The Halo Effect
Title: The Halo Effect
Character: Father McKenzie
Released: November 19, 2004
Type: Movie
Fatso is the proprietor of what may be the worst eaterie in the city, and is struggling to keep a sinking ship afloat. His compulsive gambling is getting the better of him and he has to contend with an endless succession of loan sharks and debt collectors. He employs hopelessly incompetent staff and generally manages to keep the entire community around him ticking over. However just as Fatso seems to be getting everything under control, he is faced with a dilemma that could destroy him for good.
bee
How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate
Title: How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate
Character: Chief Examiner
Released: April 16, 1998
Type: Movie
"How to cheat the Leaving Certificate?" : a question posed by thousands of students every year in Ireland. A group of pupils set up an elaborate master-plan to beat the system and top the points race.
bee
Title: Ballykissangel
Character: Louis Dargan
Released: February 11, 1996
Type: TV
Ballykissangel is a BBC television drama set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English Roman Catholic priest as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2001.
bee
Title: Ballykissangel
Released: February 11, 1996
Type: TV
Ballykissangel is a BBC television drama set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English Roman Catholic priest as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2001.
bee
Circle of Friends
Title: Circle of Friends
Character: Dan Hogan
Released: April 7, 1995
Type: Movie
Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?
bee
A Man of No Importance
Title: A Man of No Importance
Character: Father Ignatius Kenny
Released: December 24, 1994
Type: Movie
Alfie Byrne is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early 1960s.
bee
Title: Scarlett
Released: November 13, 1994
Type: TV
Scarlett O’Hara’s flight from the scrutiny of Atlanta society takes her on a journey to Savannah and Charleston, to England, and to Ireland, where she discovers her family's roots.
bee
The Secret of Roan Inish
Title: The Secret of Roan Inish
Character: Hugh
Released: May 14, 1994
Type: Movie
Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie – a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate.
bee
Misteach Bhaile Átha Cliath
Title: Misteach Bhaile Átha Cliath
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
A sacked civil servant tells a ghost story at his farewell party.
bee
Fools of Fortune
Title: Fools of Fortune
Character: Mr Derenzy
Released: June 20, 1990
Type: Movie
A Protestant Irish family is caught up in a conflict between Irish Republicans and the British army.
bee
The Fantasist
Title: The Fantasist
Character: Uncle Lar
Released: February 27, 1987
Type: Movie
A young Dublin woman is stalked by a telephone charmer who poses victims nude and then stabs them.
bee
The Playboy of the Western World
Title: The Playboy of the Western World
Character: Old Mahon
Released: March 14, 1985
Type: Movie
A story of love, rivalry and betrayal – Synge’s best-known work is a must-see from this multi-award winning company.' Synge’s great comic masterpiece tells the story of Christy Mahon, who stumbles into a public house in County Mayo claiming he has killed his father and so capturing the romantic attention of the daughter of the house, Pegeen Mike. Performed at Donmar Warehouse in London's Covent Garden by the Druid Theatre Company of Galway, Ireland.
bee
The Outcasts
Title: The Outcasts
Character: Scarf Michael
Released: November 12, 1982
Type: Movie
In 1810 Ireland, a man whose wife has died finds that his daughter is accused of being a witch. A magic fiddler comes to her aid.
bee
Angel
Title: Angel
Character: Uncle
Released: September 18, 1982
Type: Movie
Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Questioned by the police, he remembers only the orthopedic shoes of the killers’ leader. So begins his quest to avenge her.
bee
The Ballroom of Romance
Title: The Ballroom of Romance
Character: Dano Ryan
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
A lonely farmer's daughter hopes to find love at the village ballroom.
bee
Our Boys
Title: Our Boys
Character: Brother
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Mixing classroom dramatization with documentary material, interviews with former students who recall barbaric punishments in the name of learning, and a 1932 newsreel of a triumphant Catholic congress in Dublin, this piece poses a challenging and controversial exploration of the Christian Brothers' education system in the 50s.
bee
Title: Bracken
Released: January 6, 1980
Type: TV
Bracken is an Irish television soap opera broadcast from 1978 to 1982 on RTÉ One in Ireland. It mainly centred about rural life in and around County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland. The main stars of the show were Gabriel Byrne and Niall Tóibín. The show was created and written by Wesley Burrowes. The show is chiefly known for being the link between two long standing RTÉ series, in that Gabriel Byrne's character, Pat Barry, had first appeared in The Riordans, towards the end of that show's run. The characters of Dinny and Miley Byrne, played by Joe Lynch and Mick Lally, first appeared on this series, they were later to become the central stars of Glenroe. Each of the three series were created by Wesley Burrowes.
bee
Poitín
Title: Poitín
Character: Sergeant
Released: February 25, 1978
Type: Movie
A moonshiner in the west of Ireland tries to avoid the Gardaí.