Michael Byrne

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-11-07 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Michael Byrne

Biography

Byrne was born in London, England. He has sometimes been cast in Nazimilitary roles such as Colonel Vogel in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Major Schroeder in Force 10 from Navarone, Reinhard Beck in The Scarlet and the Black, General Olbricht in The Plot to Kill Hitler and Obergruppenführer Odilo Globocnik in the BBC radio dramatisation of the novel Fatherland by Robert Harris. Also seen as the aged but fanatical SS General Neurath in "Outpost 2 - Black Sun", former concentration camp commandant and involved in the Nazis's sinister reality-shifting experiments. Byrne appeared as a Jewish concentration camp survivor who is instrumental in the capture of a Nazi war criminal (played by Ian McKellen) in the film Apt Pupil. He is also familiar to audiences as Smythe, a soldier who attempts to rape William Wallace's wife and first inspires Wallace to seek independence from England in the film Braveheart. His other film credits include The Eagle Has Landed, A Bridge Too Far, The Medusa Touch, The Saint, Tomorrow Never Dies, The Good Father, The Sum of All Fears, Gangs of New York and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. On television, he has appeared in Z-Cars, Secret Army, Tales of the Unexpected, The Professionals, The Devil's Crown,Smiley's People, Yes, Prime Minister, Lord Mountbatten - the Last Viceroy, Between The Lines, Sharpe, The Mists of Avalon, Waking the Dead, The Body Farm, Honest, Hamish Macbeth, and Casualty. From April 2008 to January 2010, Michael starred in Coronation Street, as Ted Page, Gail Platt's long lost father and the ex-lover of Audrey Roberts. It is not known whether he will return to the show. Byrne appeared in State of Play at the Edinburgh Festival written by Zia Trench. He played Romeo to Siân Phillips' Juliet at the Bristol Old Vic. Father of actress Allie Byrne.

Known For

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Coronation Street

    Coronation Street

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • Braveheart

    Braveheart

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Strike

    Strike

  • Bodies

    Bodies

  • Agatha Raisin

    Agatha Raisin

  • The Island on Bird Street

    The Island on Bird Street

  • Crossing Lines

    Crossing Lines

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

  • Secret Army

    Secret Army

  • Hornblower

    Hornblower

  • Sharpe

    Sharpe

  • Tomorrow Never Dies

    Tomorrow Never Dies

  • Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • The Eagle Has Landed

    The Eagle Has Landed

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Sum of All Fears

    The Sum of All Fears

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Between the Lines

    Between the Lines

  • Vampyres

    Vampyres

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • Quartet

    Quartet

  • Apt Pupil

    Apt Pupil

  • Hamish Macbeth

    Hamish Macbeth

  • Mortdecai

    Mortdecai

  • Rogue Male

    Rogue Male

  • Coming Out

    Coming Out

  • The Omen

    The Omen

  • Butley

    Butley

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • Ultimate Force

    Ultimate Force

  • Hildegard

    Hildegard

  • Yes, Prime Minister

    Yes, Prime Minister

  • Battlefield Earth

    Battlefield Earth

  • Wednesday Love

    Wednesday Love

  • Buster

    Buster

  • The Musketeer

    The Musketeer

  • The Fix

    The Fix

  • Smiley's People

    Smiley's People

  • Champions

    Champions

  • Running Late

    Running Late

  • Headmaster

    Headmaster

  • The Mists of Avalon

    The Mists of Avalon

  • Proof of Life

    Proof of Life

  • The Vice

    The Vice

  • Lady Killers

    Lady Killers

  • Lady Killers

    Lady Killers

  • Blood: The Last Vampire

    Blood: The Last Vampire

  • Nostradamus

    Nostradamus

  • Gunshy

    Gunshy

  • The Living and the Dead

    The Living and the Dead

  • Sunday

    Sunday

  • Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

    Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

  • Intrigo: Samaria

    Intrigo: Samaria

  • The Plot to Kill Hitler

    The Plot to Kill Hitler

  • The Scarlet and the Black

    The Scarlet and the Black

  • The Last Witness

    The Last Witness

  • The Tragedy of Richard III

    The Tragedy of Richard III

  • Sharpe's Enemy

    Sharpe's Enemy

  • Force 10 from Navarone

    Force 10 from Navarone

  • Sharpe's Honour

    Sharpe's Honour

  • The Medusa Touch

    The Medusa Touch

  • Henry VI Part 1

    Henry VI Part 1

  • The Two Gentlemen of Verona

    The Two Gentlemen of Verona

  • The Mark of Cain

    The Mark of Cain

  • The Good Father

    The Good Father

  • Sharpe: The Legend

    Sharpe: The Legend

  • Outpost: Black Sun

    Outpost: Black Sun

  • The Scarlet Blade

    The Scarlet Blade

  • Beyond the Sea

    Beyond the Sea

  • Imogen's Face

    Imogen's Face

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

    Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

  • Henry VI Part 3

    Henry VI Part 3

  • The Enigma Files

    The Enigma Files

  • Murderous Decisions

    Murderous Decisions

  • The Happy Valley

    The Happy Valley

  • If It's a Man – Hang Up!

    If It's a Man – Hang Up!

  • Hornblower: The Even Chance

    Hornblower: The Even Chance

  • The Silence of the Sea

    The Silence of the Sea

  • Sharpe's Company

    Sharpe's Company

  • Henry VI Part 2

    Henry VI Part 2

  • Intrigo: Death of an Author

    Intrigo: Death of an Author

  • 30 Years to Life

    30 Years to Life

  • Saracen

    Saracen

  • No Bananas

    No Bananas

  • The Silent Playground

    The Silent Playground

  • Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

    Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

  • Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

    Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

  • Henry VIII and His Six Wives

    Henry VIII and His Six Wives

  • Edward the Seventh

    Edward the Seventh

  • In the Secret State

    In the Secret State

  • Man and Superman

    Man and Superman

  • Ellis Island

    Ellis Island

  • Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

  • Conduct Unbecoming

    Conduct Unbecoming

  • A Few Short Journeys of the Heart

    A Few Short Journeys of the Heart

  • Alien Overlords

    Alien Overlords

  • Heat of the Sun

    Heat of the Sun

  • Diana

    Diana

  • The Crooked Man

    The Crooked Man

  • Double the Fist

    Double the Fist

  • Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

    Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

  • Accident

    Accident

  • Oliver's Travels

    Oliver's Travels

  • Oliver's Travels

    Oliver's Travels

  • The Devil's Crown

    The Devil's Crown

  • Shades of Greene

    Shades of Greene

  • A Sort of Innocence

    A Sort of Innocence

  • Bjorn of the Dead

    Bjorn of the Dead

  • The Infiltrator

    The Infiltrator

  • The Search for Alexander the Great

    The Search for Alexander the Great

  • The Return of the Dancing Master

    The Return of the Dancing Master

  • The Gold Machine

    The Gold Machine

  • The First Line

    The First Line

  • Ms or Jill and Jack

    Ms or Jill and Jack

  • The Image

    The Image

  • Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren

    Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren

  • Break In

    Break In