Donal McCann (7 May 1943 â€" 17 July 1999) was an Irish stage, film,
and television actor best known for his roles in the works of Brian
Friel and for his lead role in John Huston's last film, The Dead. In
2020, he was listed as number 45 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's
greatest film actors.McCann was born in Terenure in Dublin. His father
was John J. McCann, a playwright and politician who served twice as
Dublin's Lord Mayor. Although Donal had acted in a production of his
father's Give Me a Bed of Roses at Terenure College in 1962, he
briefly studied architecture before taking a job as a trainee
sub-editor at the Evening Press which allowed him to pursue part-time
acting classes at the Abbey School of Actors at the same time. He
joined the Abbey Players in the late 1960s.
and television actor best known for his roles in the works of Brian
Friel and for his lead role in John Huston's last film, The Dead. In
2020, he was listed as number 45 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's
greatest film actors.McCann was born in Terenure in Dublin. His father
was John J. McCann, a playwright and politician who served twice as
Dublin's Lord Mayor. Although Donal had acted in a production of his
father's Give Me a Bed of Roses at Terenure College in 1962, he
briefly studied architecture before taking a job as a trainee
sub-editor at the Evening Press which allowed him to pursue part-time
acting classes at the Abbey School of Actors at the same time. He
joined the Abbey Players in the late 1960s.
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