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Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Acting November 7, 1943 (82 years old) June 20, 2026 London, England, UK

Biography

Michael Byrne was a British actor sometimes cast as Nazis 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 was 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, heappeared 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. 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. He was the father of actress Allie Byrne.

Movies 86

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 7.7

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Gellert Grindelwald

2010
Braveheart 7.9

Braveheart

as Smythe

1995
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 7.9

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

as Vogel

1989
Gangs of New York 7.3

Gangs of New York

as Horace Greeley

2002
Tomorrow Never Dies 6.4

Tomorrow Never Dies

as HMS Bedford Admiral Kelly

1997
The Sum of All Fears 6.4

The Sum of All Fears

as Anatoli Grushkov

2002
The Omen 7.4

The Omen

as Monk (uncredited)

1976
A Bridge Too Far 7.2

A Bridge Too Far

as Lt. Col. Giles A.M. Vandeleur

1977
Mortdecai 5.5

Mortdecai

as The Duke

2015
Force 10 from Navarone 6.3

Force 10 from Navarone

as Schroeder

1978
The Saint 6.1

The Saint

as Vereshagin

1997
The Eagle Has Landed 6.7

The Eagle Has Landed

as Karl

1976
Vampyres 6.0

Vampyres

as Playboy

1974
Blood: The Last Vampire 5.9

Blood: The Last Vampire

as Elder

2009
Apt Pupil 6.5

Apt Pupil

as Ben Kramer

1998
Battlefield Earth 3.3

Battlefield Earth

as Parson Staffer

2000
Proof of Life 6.1

Proof of Life

as Lord Luthan

2000
The Musketeer 5.3

The Musketeer

as Treville, Head of the Musketeers

2001
The Scarlet and the Black 7.1

The Scarlet and the Black

as Reinhard Beck

1983
The Medusa Touch 6.8

The Medusa Touch

as Duff

1978
Diana 5.6

Diana

as Christiaan Barnard

2013
Quartet 6.5

Quartet

as Frank White

2012
Beyond the Sea 6.3

Beyond the Sea

as Dr. Andretti

2004
Outpost: Black Sun 5.0

Outpost: Black Sun

as Neurath

2012
Henry VIII and His Six Wives 5.8

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as Edward Seymour

1972
The Island on Bird Street 7.3

The Island on Bird Street

as Bolek

1997
Hornblower: The Even Chance 7.5

Hornblower: The Even Chance

as Captain Keene

1998
Gunshy 5.4

Gunshy

as Lange

1998
The Mark of Cain 5.2

The Mark of Cain

as Lieut General Strathairn

2007
The Last Witness 5.8

The Last Witness

as Coroner

2018
The Tragedy of Richard III 8.0

The Tragedy of Richard III

as Duke of Buckingham

1983
Buster 5.6

Buster

as Poyser

1988
The Plot to Kill Hitler 6.2

The Plot to Kill Hitler

as Friedrich Olbricht

1990
Intrigo: Death of an Author 5.3

Intrigo: Death of an Author

as Keller

2018
Nostradamus 5.8

Nostradamus

as Inquisitor

1994
The Happy Valley 6.1

The Happy Valley

as John Carberry

1987
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse 6.1

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse

as Venables

1997
The Infiltrator 6.5

The Infiltrator

as Dieter Creutz

1995
Champions 6.6

Champions

as Richard Hussey

1984
The Two Gentlemen of Verona 6.5

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

as Antonio

1983
Sharpe's Enemy 6.8

Sharpe's Enemy

as Major Nairn

1994
Henry VI Part 1 7.7

Henry VI Part 1

as Duke of Alencon

1983
Sharpe: The Legend 6.1

Sharpe: The Legend

as Nairn

1997
Conduct Unbecoming 5.9

Conduct Unbecoming

as 2nd Lt. Toby Strang

1975
Intrigo: Samaria 5.5

Intrigo: Samaria

as Commissioner Keller

2019
The Return of the Dancing Master 5.2

The Return of the Dancing Master

as Emil Wetterstedt

2004
Sharpe's Company 6.7

Sharpe's Company

as Major Nairn

1994
The Scarlet Blade 5.5

The Scarlet Blade

as Lt. Hawke

1963
The First Line 5.0

The First Line

as Richard

2014
Rogue Male 6.5

Rogue Male

as Interrogator

1976
Deadly Voyage 5.6

Deadly Voyage

as Commissioner

1996
The Fix 3.8

The Fix

as Sam Campbell

1997
In the Secret State 7.0

In the Secret State

as Guy Preger

1985
Much Ado About Nothing 6.3

Much Ado About Nothing

as Claudio

1967
Henry VI Part 3 8.0

Henry VI Part 3

as Marquess of Montague / Father that killed his son

1983
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter 6.1

Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

as Sir Charles Harwood

2015
Sharpe's Honour 6.6

Sharpe's Honour

as Major Nairn

1994
Henry VI Part 2 7.5

Henry VI Part 2

as John Hume / Lieutenant

1983
Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

as Ratrick Marney

1979
30 Years to Life 5.8

30 Years to Life

as Oliver Mather

1998
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King 4.5

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

as Chorus

1986
If It's a Man – Hang Up! 8.2

If It's a Man – Hang Up!

as Richard Lovell

1975
A Few Short Journeys of the Heart 4.7

A Few Short Journeys of the Heart

as Blank/German/Old Geezer

1994
Sunday 7.7

Sunday

as Lord Widgery

2002
Alien Overlords 4.0

Alien Overlords

as Michael

2018
The Holocaust on Trial 5.0

The Holocaust on Trial

as Richard Rampton QC

2000
Hildegard 6.5

Hildegard

as Volmar

1994
The Madness: Scenes from the Spanish Civil War

The Madness: Scenes from the Spanish Civil War

as Gorev

1976
The Good Father 5.6

The Good Father

as Leonard Scruby

1985
Butley 6.7

Butley

as Reg Nuttall

1974
The Silent Playground 5.2

The Silent Playground

as Roger

1963
Headmaster 7.0

Headmaster

1974
The Image 5.0

The Image

as The Artist

1969
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei 7.7

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

as Mr. Carruthers

1999
Imogen's Face 6.0

Imogen's Face

as Patrick

1998
Murderous Decisions 9.0

Murderous Decisions

as Octave

1991
Break In

Break In

as Clarke

1975
Coming Out 5.0

Coming Out

as Gunnar Wedelman

1979
The Crooked Man 9.0

The Crooked Man

as Archie Saunders

2003
Ms or Jill and Jack 8.0

Ms or Jill and Jack

1974
Wednesday Love

Wednesday Love

as Bruce

1975
Bjorn of the Dead

Bjorn of the Dead

as Derek

The Silence of the Sea

The Silence of the Sea

as Werner Von Ebrennac

1980
Man and Superman 9.0

Man and Superman

as Henry Straker

1982
Running Late 9.0

Running Late

as Clitheroe

1992
The Gold Machine 5.5

The Gold Machine

as Andrew Norton

2022

TV Shows 59

Coronation Street 5.3

Coronation Street

as Ted Page

1960
Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Keith Grundy

1997
The Bill 6.8

The Bill

1984
Silent Witness 7.6

Silent Witness

1996
The Practice 7.6

The Practice

as Officer (uncredited)

1997
Crown Court 5.7

Crown Court

1972
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

1970
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Russell

1970
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Bruce

1970
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Viskovsky

1965
A Touch of Frost 7.6

A Touch of Frost

as Alex Ormrod

1992
Waking the Dead 7.2

Waking the Dead

as Joe Brackley

2001
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Guy Preger

1985
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Patrick Marney

1979
The Professionals 7.6

The Professionals

as Werner Dreisinger

1977
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Jason

1969
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries 6.6

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as DCC Charles Griswold

1987
Strike 7.2

Strike

as Roy Phipps

2017
Crossing Lines 6.7

Crossing Lines

as Edward Baxendale

2013
Sharpe 8.0

Sharpe

as Major Nairn

1993
Secret Army 7.8

Secret Army

as Paul Vercors

1977
Thriller 7.0

Thriller

as Richard Lovell

1973
The BBC Television Shakespeare 6.0

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as Antonio

1978
Ultimate Force 6.8

Ultimate Force

2002
Agatha Raisin 6.2

Agatha Raisin

as Bishop Parsons

2016
New Scotland Yard 6.3

New Scotland Yard

as DS Patten

1972
Strangers 7.2

Strangers

as Sgt Briscoe

1978
Between the Lines 5.5

Between the Lines

1992
Screen One 7.2

Screen One

as Clitheroe

1989
Bodies 7.1

Bodies

as Old Mullins

2023
The Chief 7.0

The Chief

as Sir Robert Eaton

1990
The Vice 5.6

The Vice

as Solicitor

1999
Hamish Macbeth 7.7

Hamish Macbeth

as Duncan Scott

1995
Hornblower 7.7

Hornblower

as Captain Keene

1998
Yes, Prime Minister 8.3

Yes, Prime Minister

1986
Cuffs 6.7

Cuffs

as Leslie Kane

2015
Smiley's People 7.7

Smiley's People

as Peter Guillam

1982
Lady Killers 7.5

Lady Killers

as Edward Marshall-Hall

1980
Lady Killers 7.5

Lady Killers

as Edward Marshall-Hall KC

1980
Empire 6.5

Empire

as Cicero

2005
Edward the Seventh 6.6

Edward the Seventh

as Fritz

1975
The Living and the Dead 6.7

The Living and the Dead

as Ebenezer Alsop

2016
The Mists of Avalon 6.7

The Mists of Avalon

as Merlin

2001
The Body Farm 5.8

The Body Farm

as Harold Penton

2011
Premiere 7.0

Premiere

as Werner Von Ebrennac

1977
The Enigma Files 6.0

The Enigma Files

as David Stanley

1980
Ellis Island 5.1

Ellis Island

as Dr. Carl Travers

1984
No Bananas 7.7

No Bananas

as Edward Grant

1996
Saracen 5.0

Saracen

as Col. Patrick Ansell

1989
Oliver's Travels 6.0

Oliver's Travels

1995
Oliver's Travels 6.0

Oliver's Travels

as Moody

1995
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy 7.5

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

as George Abell

1986
Sunday Premiere 7.0

Sunday Premiere

as John Carberry

1986
Heat of the Sun 6.2

Heat of the Sun

1998
Accident

Accident

as Ian Shaw

1978
Double the Fist 8.3

Double the Fist

2004
The Devil's Crown 7.8

The Devil's Crown

as Richard Lionheart

1978
A Sort of Innocence 10.0

A Sort of Innocence

1986
The Search for Alexander the Great

The Search for Alexander the Great

as Demosthenes

1981

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