Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1943-11-07 (81 years)
- Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
- Also Known AsМайкл Бирн
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2023
Bodies
As: Old Mullins
- 2022
The Gold Machine
As: Andrew Norton
- 2019
Intrigo: Samaria
As: Commissioner Keller
- 2018
Alien Overlords
As: Michael
- 2018
Intrigo: Death of an Author
As: Keller
- 2018
The Last Witness
As: Coroner
- 2017
Strike
As: Roy Phipps
- 2016
The Living and the Dead
As: Ebenezer Alsop
2016Agatha Raisin
As: Bishop Parsons
2015Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
As: Sir Charles Harwood
2015Mortdecai
As: The Duke
2014The First Line
As: Richard
2013Diana
As: Christiaan Barnard
2013Crossing Lines
As: Edward Baxendale
2012Quartet
As: Frank White
2012Outpost: Black Sun
As: Neurath
- 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
As: Gellert Grindelwald
2009Blood: The Last Vampire
As: Elder
2007The Mark of Cain
As: Lieut General Strathairn
2005Empire
As: Cicero
2004Beyond the Sea
As: Dr. Andretti
2004The Return of the Dancing Master
As: Emil Wetterstedt
- 2002
Gangs of New York
As: Horace Greeley
2002The Sum of All Fears
As: Anatoli Grushkov
2002Sunday
As: Lord Widgery
2001The Musketeer
As: Treville, Head of the Musketeers
2001The Mists of Avalon
As: Merlin
2001Waking the Dead
As: Joe Brackley
2000Proof of Life
As: Lord Luthan
2000Battlefield Earth
As: Parson Staffer
1999Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
As: Mr. Carruthers
1998Apt Pupil
As: Ben Kramer
199830 Years to Life
As: Oliver Mather
1998Hornblower: The Even Chance
As: Captain Keene
1998Hornblower
As: Captain Keene
1998Imogen's Face
As: Patrick
1998Gunshy
As: Lange
- 1997
Tomorrow Never Dies
As: HMS Bedford Admiral Kelly
1997Sharpe: The Legend
As: Nairn
1997Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
As: Venables
1997The Island on Bird Street
As: Bolek
1997The Saint
As: Vereshagin
1997Midsomer Murders
As: Keith Grundy
1997The Practice
As: Officer (uncredited)
1997The Fix
As: Sam Campbell
1996No Bananas
As: Edward Grant
1995The Infiltrator
As: Dieter Creutz
1995Oliver's Travels
As: Moody
- 1995
Braveheart
As: Smythe
1995The Absence of War
As: Bryden Thomas
1995Hamish Macbeth
As: Duncan Scott
1994Nostradamus
As: Inquisitor
1994A Few Short Journeys of the Heart
As: Blank/German/Old Geezer
1994Sharpe's Honour
As: Major Nairn
1994Sharpe's Enemy
As: Major Nairn
1994Sharpe's Company
As: Major Nairn
1994Hildegard
As: Volmar
1993Sharpe
As: Major Nairn
1992A Touch of Frost
As: Alex Ormrod
1992Running Late
As: Clitheroe
1990The Plot to Kill Hitler
As: Friedrich Olbricht
1989Saracen
As: Col. Patrick Ansell
- 1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
As: Vogel
1988Buster
As: Poyser
1987The Happy Valley
As: John Carberry
1987The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
As: DCC Charles Griswold
1986Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
As: Chorus
1986Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
As: George Abell
1985The Good Father
As: Leonard Scruby
1985In the Secret State
As: Guy Preger
1984Ellis Island
As: Dr. Carl Travers
1984Champions
As: Richard Hussey
1983The Two Gentlemen of Verona
As: Antonio
1983The Scarlet and the Black
As: Reinhard Beck
1983The Tragedy of Richard III
As: Duke of Buckingham
1983Henry VI Part 3
As: Marquess of Montague / Father that killed his son
1983Henry VI Part 2
As: John Hume / Lieutenant
1983Henry VI Part 1
As: Duke of Alencon
1982Smiley's People
As: Peter Guillam
1981The Search for Alexander the Great
As: Demosthenes
1980The Silence of the Sea
As: Werner Von Ebrennac
1980Lady Killers
As: Edward Marshall-Hall KC
- 1980
Lady Killers
As: Edward Marshall-Hall
1980The Enigma Files
As: David Stanley
1979Coming Out
As: Gunnar Wedelman
1979Tales of the Unexpected
As: Patrick Marney
1978The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Duke of Buckingham
- 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Antonio
- 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Duke of Alençon
- 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: John Hume/Ship's Lieutenant
- 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Marquess of Montague/Father who killed his son
1978Force 10 from Navarone
As: Schroeder
1978The Medusa Touch
As: Duff
1977The Professionals
As: Werner Dreisinger
1977Secret Army
As: Paul Vercors
1977A Bridge Too Far
As: Lt. Col. Giles A.M. Vandeleur
1976The Eagle Has Landed
As: Karl
1976Rogue Male
As: Interrogator
1976The Omen
As: Monk (uncredited)
1975Break In
As: Clarke
1975Conduct Unbecoming
As: 2nd Lt. Toby Strang
1975Shades of Greene
As: Trevor's Father
1975Wednesday Love
As: Bruce
1974Vampyres
As: Playboy
1974Butley
As: Reg Nuttall
1973Thriller
As: Richard Lovell
1972Henry VIII and His Six Wives
As: Edward Seymour
1970Play for Today
As: Russell
- 1970
Play for Today
As: Bruce
1969The Image
As: The Artist
1967Much Ado About Nothing
As: Claudio
1963The Silent Playground
As: Roger
1963The Scarlet Blade
As: Lt. Hawke
1960Coronation Street
As: Ted Page