Robert Carrickford (4 January 1928 – 15 March 2016) was an Irish actor and contributor to Irish arts and culture through performances in theatre, film and television.

Robert Carrickford
Born(1928-01-04)4 January 1928
Ballyshannon, Ireland
Died15 March 2016(2016-03-15) (aged 88)
Ireland
OccupationActor

He played 'Stephen Brennan' in the Irish television series Glenroe. Carrickford was president of Irish Actors Equity during the 1980s and 1990s representing and lobbying for better pay and conditions for Irish actors.[1]

He played several roles at the Abbey Theatre between 1969–80.[2] He died in 2016 at the age of 88.[3]

Filmography

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Part Production Year
Fogarty The Ballroom of Romance 1982
McCaffery The Irish RM 1983
Dr Neary The Key 1983
Under-Secretary Marsden Anne Devlin 1984
Skipper Liam Costello The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story 1986 [4]
Alan Hart Taffin 1988
Stephen Brennan[5] Glenroe 1983 - 2001

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Year Title Role Notes
1970 Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx Walter Uncredited
1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again First Police Escort on Train Uncredited
1979 The Outsider
1984 Anne Devlin Under-Secretary Marsden
1986 The Ballroom of Romance Fogarty
1988 Taffin Alan Hart

References

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  1. ^ "Oireachtas Ireland Debates - Irish Actors Equity Group Presentation 2003". Oireachtas IE. Oireachtas IE. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Robert Carrickford at the Abbey Theatre Ireland". Abbey Theatre IE. Abbey Theatre Ireland. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Glenroe star Robert Carrickford dies aged 88". RTE.ie. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Robert Carrickford as Skipper Liam Costello in The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story (1986)". IMDB. IMDB. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Stephen Brennan Glenroe". Stills Library RTE. Dublin, Ireland: RTE Ireland. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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