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Ray McAnally is a Actor Irlandais born on 30 march 1926 at Buncrana (Irlande)

Ray McAnally

Ray McAnally
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Nationality Irlande
Birth 30 march 1926 at Buncrana (Irlande)
Death 15 june 1989 (at 63 years) at County Wicklow (Irlande)

Ray McAnally (30 March 1926 – 15 June 1989) was an Irish actor. He was the winner of four BAFTA awards in the late 1980s: twice for Best Supporting Actor (for the The Mission in 1986 and My Left Foot in 1989), and twice for Best Actor in the television category (for A Perfect Spy in 1988 and A Very British Coup in 1989).

Best films

The Mission
The Mission
(1986)
(Actor) My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
(1989)
(Actor)

Usually with

Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan
(3 films)
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
(1 films)
Tom Hickey
Tom Hickey
(3 films)
David Puttnam
David Puttnam
(2 films)
Peter Caffrey
Peter Caffrey
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ray McAnally (26 films)

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Actor

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
, 1h43
Directed by Jim Sheridan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about writers, Medical-themed films, Peinture, Films about disabilities
Actors Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Hugh O'Conor, Kirsten Sheridan
Roles Mr. Brown
Rating77% 3.8981253.8981253.8981253.8981253.898125
The film opens with Christy Brown, who has cerebral palsy, being taken to a charity event, where he meets his handler, a nurse named Mary Carr. She begins reading his autobiography. Christy could not walk or talk, but still received love and support from his family, especially his mother. One day, while Christy was still a young boy, he is the only person home to see his mother fall down a flight of stairs while in labor. He is able to get the attention of some neighbors, who come to his mother's rescue. His father, who had never really believed in Christy, becomes a supporter when, one day, when he is about ten, Christy uses his left foot (the only part of his body he can fully control) to write the word "mother" on the floor with a piece of yellow chalk.
We're No Angels
We're No Angels (1989)
, 1h42
Directed by Neil Jordan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Prison films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Buddy films, Chase films
Actors Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore, Hoyt Axton, Bruno Kirby, Ray McAnally
Roles Warden
Rating60% 3.049993.049993.049993.049993.04999
A couple of 1930s Great Depression-era convicts, Ned and Jim, jailed on never-specified charges and abused by a ruthless warden, are dragged along when a vicious killer named Bobby escapes the electric chair.
High Spirits
High Spirits (1988)
, 1h39
Directed by Neil Jordan
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Peter O'Toole, Steve Guttenberg, Daryl Hannah, Beverly D'Angelo, Liam Neeson, Jennifer Tilly
Roles Plunkett Senior
Rating57% 2.851212.851212.851212.851212.85121
Peter O'Toole is Peter Plunkett, the owner of a dilapidated Irish castle which has been converted to a bed and breakfast supplying the only employment for the local villagers. Owing money to an American businessman, Plunkett has the idea to turn the castle into "The most haunted castle in Europe" for the tourist trade. He and his wacky staff of Irish characters set about creating ghost costumes and effects for their first group of American lodgers.
Taffin
Taffin (1988)
, 1h36
Directed by Francis Megahy
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Pierce Brosnan, Ray McAnally, Alison Doody, Jeremy Child, Gerard McSorley, Patrick Bergin
Roles O'Rourke
Rating56% 2.8017652.8017652.8017652.8017652.801765
The plot concerns Taffin and his methods of executing justice, in order to save a local park in the town of Ballymoran.
Jack the Ripper (1988 TV series)
Jack the Ripper (1988 TV series) (1988)
, 3h2
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Michael Caine, Armand Assante, Ray McAnally, Lewis Collins, Susan George, Jane Seymour
Roles Sir William Gull
Rating74% 3.747193.747193.747193.747193.74719
À l'automne 1888, un mystérieux tueur en série terrorise l'East End de Londres en y assassinant plusieurs prostituées. Les victimes sont retrouvées égorgées et éventrées en pleine rue. L'inspecteur Frederick Abberline est chargé de mener l'enquête avec son adjoint, le sergent George Godley (Lewis Collins). L'investigation s'annonce difficile, aucun témoin ne semble vouloir parler, les pistes sont nombreuses et la presse extrapole les faits pour vendre ses feuilles de choux.
The Sicilian
The Sicilian (1987)
, 2h26
Directed by Michael Cimino, Brian W. Cook
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films, Gangster films
Actors Christophe Lambert, John Turturro, Joss Ackland, Barbara Sukowa, Terence Stamp, Giulia Boschi
Roles Trezza
Rating53% 2.698972.698972.698972.698972.69897
En 1943 en Sicile, Salvatore Giuliano abat un carabinier qui l'avait appréhendé au cours d'un contrôle alors qu'il livrait clandestinement du blé. Giuliano est un hors-la-loi qui vole les riches pour donner aux pauvres avec l'espoir de voir les paysans racheter leurs terres et que la Sicile devienne un état libre.
The Fourth Protocol
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
, 1h59
Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, Joanna Cassidy, Julian Glover, Michael Gough
Roles General Karpov
Rating64% 3.248193.248193.248193.248193.24819
In 1968 the East-West agreement is established to halt nuclear proliferation. One of the clauses, the Fourth Protocol, forbids the non-conventional delivery of a nuclear weapon to a target.
White Mischief
White Mischief (1987)
, 1h47
Directed by Michael Radford
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Crime, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance, Joss Ackland, Sarah Miles, John Hurt, Geraldine Chaplin
Roles Morris
Rating63% 3.1965553.1965553.1965553.1965553.196555
With much of the rest of the world at war, a number of bored British aristocrats live dissolute and hedonistic lives in a region of British Kenya known as Happy Valley, drinking, drugging and indulging in decadent sexual affairs to pass the time.
The Mission
The Mission (1986)
, 2h6
Directed by Roland Joffé
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Indiens d'Amazonie
Actors Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, Liam Neeson
Roles Cardinal Altamirano
Rating73% 3.6997953.6997953.6997953.6997953.699795
The film is set in the 1750s and involves Spanish Jesuit priest Father Gabriel (Jeremy Irons) who enters the South American jungle to build a mission station and convert a Guaraní community to Christianity. The Guaraní community above the perilous Iguazu Falls has tied a priest to a cross and sent him over the falls to his death. Father Gabriel travels to the falls, climbs to the top, and plays his oboe. The Guaraní warriors, captivated by the music, allow him to live.
Cal
Cal (1984)
, 1h45
Directed by David Puttnam, Pat O'Connor
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Political films, Conflit nord-irlandais
Actors John Lynch, Helen Mirren, Ray McAnally, Donal McCann, John Kavanagh, J.J. Murphy
Roles Cyril Dunlop
Rating65% 3.292593.292593.292593.292593.29259
Cal (John Lynch) is a young Catholic member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in 1970s Northern Ireland. He is used as a driver on a nighttime murder of a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). The murder takes place at the victim's home in view of his family. The victim's dying words are a call for his wife, Marcella.
Angel
Angel (1982)
, 1h30
Directed by Stephen Rea, Neil Jordan
Origin Irlande
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Stephen Rea, Peter Caffrey, Donal McCann, Ian McElhinney, Derek Lord, Ray McAnally
Roles Bloom
Rating62% 3.144383.144383.144383.144383.14438
Danny (played by Rea), a saxophonist with a travelling band, witnesses the gangland murder of the band's manager (involved in extortion payoffs) and that of a deaf and mute girl witness at a dancehall in South Armagh. Danny tries to hunt down the murderers and in doing so his relationship with Deirdre, the singer in his band, falls apart and he becomes a murderer himself.