Biographies: Niall MacGinnis - Actor

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An Irish actor, born in Dublin, Ireland as Patrick Niall MacGinnis. He received his education at Stonyhurst College and a Jesuit school in England, and he studied medicine at Trinity College in Dublin, qualifying to work as a resident surgeon. During World War II, he worked as a surgeon in the Royal Navy, and after the war, he worked in theaters for stock companies, and moved to work at the Old Vic Theatre in London, and presented Shakespeare’s plays. He began his film career with Turn of the Tide (1935). During World War II, he presented some war films and war effort films. He then arrived in the United States and performed on Broadway and Hollywood. Then he returned to England and appeared in a number of historical films. In the seventies, he returned to practicing medicine. He was married twice and had a child. He's known for Island of Terror (1966), Curse of the Demon (1957) and Jason and the Argonauts (1963). He died of cancer in Wales, United Kingdom on January 6, 1977, at age 63.

• 29 November 2023
• Shaimaa Saied