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Micheál Mac Liammóir
Born 1899-10-25Willesden, London, England
Micheál Mac Liammóir (born Alfred Willmore; 25 October 1899 – 6 March 1978) was an actor, designer, dramatist, writer and impresario in 20th-century Ireland. Though born in London to an English family with no Irish connections, he emigrated to Ireland in early adulthood, changed his name, invented an Irish ancestry, and remained based there for the rest of his life, successfully maintaining a fabricated identity as a native Irishman born in Cork.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Tall Tales: The Ireland of Orson WellesSelfMagician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesSelf - Actor (archive footage)The Orson Welles StorySelfFilming OthelloRoleClydescopeNarrator (voice)The SecretRoleWhat's the Matter with Helen?Hamilton StarrThe Kremlin LetterSweet Alice30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!Irish StorytellerJoyce’s DublinNarratorTom JonesNarrator (voice)The Trial of Oscar WildeOscar WildeKing LearPoor TomFrom Time to TimeNarratorOthelloIagoW. B. Yeats: A TributeRole