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Birdy Sweeney

Birdy Sweeney

Born

June 14, 1931

Died

May 11, 1999 (67 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

IMDb

Birdy Sweeney was an Irish actor best remembered for his regular role in TV drama Ballykissangel. His name came from his uncanny ability to mimic birdsong.

Known For

The Crying Game
6.8

The Crying Game

Angela's Ashes
7.3

Angela's Ashes

Father Ted
8.2

Father Ted

Space Truckers
5.4

Space Truckers

The Butcher Boy
6.8

The Butcher Boy

The Poorhouse Revisited

0.0

2011

Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes

Old Priest

7.3

1999

Divorcing Jack

Divorcing Jack

Lift Attendant

6.1

1998

The Nephew

The Nephew

Old Codger

5.5

1998

The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy

Man in Well

6.8

1998

Downtime

Downtime

Pat

5.0

1997

Space Truckers

Space Truckers

Mr Zesty

5.4

1996

Safe And Sound

Eammon · (1 episode)

0.0

1996

Ballykissangel

Ballykissangel

Eamon Byrne · (49 episodes)

6.9

1996

The Hanging Gale

The Hanging Gale

Patrick Dolan · (4 episodes)

4.3

1995

Father Ted

Father Ted

Father Cullen · (1 episode)

8.2

1995

The Snapper

The Snapper

Loner

6.4

1993

The Crying Game

The Crying Game

Tommy

6.8

1992

Journey to Knock

Stan

0.0

1991

Arise and Go Now

Arise and Go Now

Dade's Father

0.0

1991

Reefer and the Model

Reefer and the Model

Instant Photo

5.2

1988

The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

Caretaker

0.0

1988

Naming the Names

Naming the Names

Man at Divis

0.0

1987

The Bill

The Bill

(1 episode)

6.7

1984

The Cry

The Cry

Mr. Ferguson

0.0

1984

A Woman Calling

Man in Shop

0.0

1984

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