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

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Braveheart

    Braveheart

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Bodies

    Bodies

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • Strike

    Strike

  • Champions

    Champions

  • Crossing Lines

    Crossing Lines

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Gunshy

    Gunshy

  • Apt Pupil

    Apt Pupil

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

  • Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The Musketeer

    The Musketeer

  • Nostradamus

    Nostradamus

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • Sunday

    Sunday

  • Sharpe

    Sharpe

  • Headmaster

    Headmaster

  • Tomorrow Never Dies

    Tomorrow Never Dies

  • Intrigo: Samaria

    Intrigo: Samaria

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • Battlefield Earth

    Battlefield Earth

  • Agatha Raisin

    Agatha Raisin

  • Hamish Macbeth

    Hamish Macbeth

  • Vampyres

    Vampyres

  • Force 10 from Navarone

    Force 10 from Navarone

  • Hornblower

    Hornblower

  • Quartet

    Quartet

  • The Living and the Dead

    The Living and the Dead

  • Butley

    Butley

  • Hildegard

    Hildegard

  • Sharpe's Company

    Sharpe's Company

  • Sharpe: The Legend

    Sharpe: The Legend

  • The Omen

    The Omen

  • Rogue Male

    Rogue Male

  • Between the Lines

    Between the Lines

  • The Sum of All Fears

    The Sum of All Fears

  • Secret Army

    Secret Army

  • Murderous Decisions

    Murderous Decisions

  • Wednesday Love

    Wednesday Love

  • Buster

    Buster

  • Mortdecai

    Mortdecai

  • Yes, Prime Minister

    Yes, Prime Minister

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Lady Killers

    Lady Killers

  • Lady Killers

    Lady Killers

  • Ultimate Force

    Ultimate Force

  • Intrigo: Death of an Author

    Intrigo: Death of an Author

  • The Vice

    The Vice

  • The Happy Valley

    The Happy Valley

  • Imogen's Face

    Imogen's Face

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Smiley's People

    Smiley's People

  • The Mists of Avalon

    The Mists of Avalon

  • Man and Superman

    Man and Superman

  • The Eagle Has Landed

    The Eagle Has Landed

  • The First Line

    The First Line

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • Outpost: Black Sun

    Outpost: Black Sun

  • Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

    Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

  • Proof of Life

    Proof of Life

  • Running Late

    Running Late

  • Sharpe's Honour

    Sharpe's Honour

  • The Infiltrator

    The Infiltrator

  • The Enigma Files

    The Enigma Files

  • Ellis Island

    Ellis Island

  • Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

    Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

  • Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

  • Diana

    Diana

  • Blood: The Last Vampire

    Blood: The Last Vampire

  • The Medusa Touch

    The Medusa Touch

  • Accident

    Accident

  • Edward the Seventh

    Edward the Seventh

  • The Fix

    The Fix

  • The Island on Bird Street

    The Island on Bird Street

  • Oliver's Travels

    Oliver's Travels

  • Oliver's Travels

    Oliver's Travels

  • Beyond the Sea

    Beyond the Sea

  • No Bananas

    No Bananas

  • Double the Fist

    Double the Fist

  • Henry VIII and His Six Wives

    Henry VIII and His Six Wives

  • Alien Overlords

    Alien Overlords

  • The Scarlet and the Black

    The Scarlet and the Black

  • Hornblower: The Even Chance

    Hornblower: The Even Chance

  • The Last Witness

    The Last Witness

  • Heat of the Sun

    Heat of the Sun

  • Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

    Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

  • Sharpe's Enemy

    Sharpe's Enemy

  • Conduct Unbecoming

    Conduct Unbecoming

  • 30 Years to Life

    30 Years to Life

  • The Image

    The Image

  • Saracen

    Saracen

  • The Plot to Kill Hitler

    The Plot to Kill Hitler

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • Ms or Jill and Jack

    Ms or Jill and Jack

  • The Good Father

    The Good Father

  • The Mark of Cain

    The Mark of Cain

  • The Devil's Crown

    The Devil's Crown

  • The Scarlet Blade

    The Scarlet Blade

  • A Sort of Innocence

    A Sort of Innocence

  • Henry VI Part 1

    Henry VI Part 1

  • The Tragedy of Richard III

    The Tragedy of Richard III

  • The Return of the Dancing Master

    The Return of the Dancing Master

  • Henry VI Part 3

    Henry VI Part 3

  • The Crooked Man

    The Crooked Man

  • Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

    Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

  • Shades of Greene

    Shades of Greene

  • Coming Out

    Coming Out

  • A Few Short Journeys of the Heart

    A Few Short Journeys of the Heart

  • In the Secret State

    In the Secret State

  • Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren

    Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren

  • The Two Gentlemen of Verona

    The Two Gentlemen of Verona

  • Henry VI Part 2

    Henry VI Part 2

  • The Silent Playground

    The Silent Playground

  • The Search for Alexander the Great

    The Search for Alexander the Great

  • If It's a Man – Hang Up!

    If It's a Man – Hang Up!

  • Bjorn of the Dead

    Bjorn of the Dead

  • Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

    Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

  • The Gold Machine

    The Gold Machine

  • Break In

    Break In

  • The Silence of the Sea

    The Silence of the Sea