Niall Toibin was born in Cork, Ireland in 1929. Married Judy Kenny (1931-2001) in 1957. Five children and six grand-children. He had an illustrious acting career spanning over four decades. On October 29 2002 he received the CFT Excellence Award for Best Actor. He died in 2019.
Known For
Far and Away
(1992)
Joe Donnelly
Rawhead Rex
(1986)
Reverend Coot
Ryan's Daughter
(1970)
O'Keefe
Frankie Starlight
(1995)
Handy Paige
Full Filmography
Acting
Guns in the Heather
(1969)
Kettering
Ryan's Daughter
(1970)
O'Keefe
A Jar With Brendan Behan
(1970)
Brendan Behan
Flight of the Doves
(1971)
Sergeant O'Casey
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
(1971)
Doctor (uncredited)
Philadelphia, Here I Come
(1975)
Con Sweeney
The Thin End of the Wedge
(1977)
Irishman
The Legion Hall Bombing
(1978)
Defence Counsel
Poitín
(1978)
Sleamhnan
Murphy's Stroke
(1980)
Tony Murphy
The Outsider
(1980)
The Farmer
The Sleep of Death
(1980)
Sean
Lovespell
(1981)
Andred
Miss Morison's Ghosts
(1981)
Lord Kavanaugh
The Man of Destiny
(1981)
Giuseppe
The Ballroom of Romance
(1982)
Eyes Horgan
The Glory Hole
(1982)
Mick Higgins
Reflections
(1984)
Mr. Prunty
Children in the Crossfire
(1984)
Vincent Lavery
The Country Girls
(1984)
Jack Holland
Rawhead Rex
(1986)
Reverend Coot
Shergar
(1986)
Malachy
Eat the Peach
(1986)
Boots
The Rockingham Shoot
(1987)
Canon
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
(1989)
Martin Fitzgerald
Who Bombed Birmingham?
(1990)
Paddy Joe Hill
Fools of Fortune
(1990)
Lanigan
The Love She Sought
(1990)
Preston Warner
Dream On
(1991)
The Spirit
Far and Away
(1992)
Joe Donnelly
Frankie Starlight
(1995)
Handy Paige
The Nephew
(1998)
Sean
Rat
(2001)
Father Geraldo
Teeth
(2007)
Paddy