Michael Byrne

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-11-07 (81 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

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Strike

    Strike

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

  • Braveheart

    Braveheart

  • Sharpe

    Sharpe

  • Crossing Lines

    Crossing Lines

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • Secret Army

    Secret Army

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Bodies

    Bodies

  • Agatha Raisin

    Agatha Raisin

  • The Eagle Has Landed

    The Eagle Has Landed

  • The Omen

    The Omen

  • Quartet

    Quartet

  • Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

  • Between the Lines

    Between the Lines

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • Mortdecai

    Mortdecai

  • The Sum of All Fears

    The Sum of All Fears

  • Hornblower

    Hornblower

  • Tomorrow Never Dies

    Tomorrow Never Dies

  • Hamish Macbeth

    Hamish Macbeth

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • Ultimate Force

    Ultimate Force

  • The Two Gentlemen of Verona

    The Two Gentlemen of Verona

  • Lady Killers

    Lady Killers

  • Lady Killers

    Lady Killers

  • The Plot to Kill Hitler

    The Plot to Kill Hitler

  • The Vice

    The Vice

  • Blood: The Last Vampire

    Blood: The Last Vampire

  • The Tragedy of Richard III

    The Tragedy of Richard III

  • Battlefield Earth

    Battlefield Earth

  • The Medusa Touch

    The Medusa Touch

  • Sharpe: The Legend

    Sharpe: The Legend

  • Apt Pupil

    Apt Pupil

  • The Scarlet and the Black

    The Scarlet and the Black

  • Sharpe's Enemy

    Sharpe's Enemy

  • Yes, Prime Minister

    Yes, Prime Minister

  • Henry VI Part 1

    Henry VI Part 1

  • The Mark of Cain

    The Mark of Cain

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Henry VIII and His Six Wives

    Henry VIII and His Six Wives

  • The Mists of Avalon

    The Mists of Avalon

  • Henry VI Part 3

    Henry VI Part 3

  • Gunshy

    Gunshy

  • Henry VI Part 2

    Henry VI Part 2

  • The Island on Bird Street

    The Island on Bird Street

  • Champions

    Champions

  • Proof of Life

    Proof of Life

  • The Silence of the Sea

    The Silence of the Sea

  • Beyond the Sea

    Beyond the Sea

  • The Happy Valley

    The Happy Valley

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • The Musketeer

    The Musketeer

  • Buster

    Buster

  • Smiley's People

    Smiley's People

  • The Absence of War

    The Absence of War

  • Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

    Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

  • Vampyres

    Vampyres

  • Sharpe's Honour

    Sharpe's Honour

  • The Last Witness

    The Last Witness

  • The Silent Playground

    The Silent Playground

  • Running Late

    Running Late

  • The Scarlet Blade

    The Scarlet Blade

  • The Living and the Dead

    The Living and the Dead

  • Edward the Seventh

    Edward the Seventh

  • 30 Years to Life

    30 Years to Life

  • Outpost: Black Sun

    Outpost: Black Sun

  • Rogue Male

    Rogue Male

  • The Fix

    The Fix

  • A Few Short Journeys of the Heart

    A Few Short Journeys of the Heart

  • Force 10 from Navarone

    Force 10 from Navarone

  • The Enigma Files

    The Enigma Files

  • Hildegard

    Hildegard

  • Ellis Island

    Ellis Island

  • Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

    Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

  • The Return of the Dancing Master

    The Return of the Dancing Master

  • The Good Father

    The Good Father

  • Saracen

    Saracen

  • Nostradamus

    Nostradamus

  • Diana

    Diana

  • Coming Out

    Coming Out

  • No Bananas

    No Bananas

  • Oliver's Travels

    Oliver's Travels

  • Oliver's Travels

    Oliver's Travels

  • The Crooked Man

    The Crooked Man

  • Intrigo: Death of an Author

    Intrigo: Death of an Author

  • Man and Superman

    Man and Superman

  • Butley

    Butley

  • Conduct Unbecoming

    Conduct Unbecoming

  • Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

    Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

  • Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

    Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

  • Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

    Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

  • Double the Fist

    Double the Fist

  • The Devil's Crown

    The Devil's Crown

  • Sunday

    Sunday

  • Imogen's Face

    Imogen's Face

  • Accident

    Accident

  • Intrigo: Samaria

    Intrigo: Samaria

  • Heat of the Sun

    Heat of the Sun

  • Sharpe's Company

    Sharpe's Company

  • Headmaster

    Headmaster

  • Hornblower: The Even Chance

    Hornblower: The Even Chance

  • Murderous Decisions

    Murderous Decisions

  • Wednesday Love

    Wednesday Love

  • The Infiltrator

    The Infiltrator

  • A Sort of Innocence

    A Sort of Innocence

  • Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

  • Shades of Greene

    Shades of Greene

  • In the Secret State

    In the Secret State

  • If It's a Man – Hang Up!

    If It's a Man – Hang Up!

  • The First Line

    The First Line

  • The Search for Alexander the Great

    The Search for Alexander the Great

  • Ms or Jill and Jack

    Ms or Jill and Jack

  • The Gold Machine

    The Gold Machine

  • Alien Overlords

    Alien Overlords

  • Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren

    Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren

  • The Image

    The Image

  • Break In

    Break In