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Joe Pilkington(1940-1999)

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Joe Pilkington was born in 1940 in Galway, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Riordans (1965), The Hanging Gale (1995) and The Butcher Boy (1997). He died on 7 July 1999 in Galway, Ireland.
Born1940
DiedJuly 7, 1999
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DiedJuly 7, 1999
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Known for

The Riordans (1965)
The Riordans
7.4
TV Series
  • Eamon Maher
Paul McGann, Michael Kitchen, Joe McGann, Mark McGann, and Stephen McGann in The Hanging Gale (1995)
The Hanging Gale
7.9
TV Mini Series
  • James Phelan
The Butcher Boy (1997)
The Butcher Boy
7.1
  • Charlie McGlone
  • 1997
The Ballroom of Romance (1982)
The Ballroom of Romance
7.8
  • Tim Daly
  • 1982

Credits

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  • Durango (1999)
    Durango
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Donnelly
    • 1999
  • Matthew Modine in The American (1998)
    The American
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Armand Nioche
    • 1998
  • Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston, Nicola Mycroft, and Justin Whalin in Miracle at Midnight (1998)
    Miracle at Midnight
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Stig Flender
    • 1998
  • The Butcher Boy (1997)
    The Butcher Boy
    7.1
    • Charlie McGlone
    • 1997
  • Old Age (1996)
    Old Age
    Short
    • The Politician
    • 1996
  • Paul McGann, Michael Kitchen, Joe McGann, Mark McGann, and Stephen McGann in The Hanging Gale (1995)
    The Hanging Gale
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • James Phelan
    • 1995
  • Albert Finney in A Man of No Importance (1994)
    A Man of No Importance
    6.7
    • Ernie Lally
    • 1994
  • Into the West (1992)
    Into the West
    7.0
    • Detective
    • 1992
  • The Present
    Short
    • 1991
  • Peter Bowles in The Irish R.M. (1983)
    The Irish R.M.
    7.7
    TV Series
    • McCarthy
    • 1983
  • The Ballroom of Romance (1982)
    The Ballroom of Romance
    7.8
    • Tim Daly
    • 1982
  • The Year of the French (1982)
    The Year of the French
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Sean McKenna
    • 1982
  • Traveller (1981)
    Traveller
    4.3
    • Traveller man
    • 1981
  • Light Years Away (1981)
    Light Years Away
    7.2
    • Thomas
    • 1981
  • The Outsider (1979)
    The Outsider
    6.9
    • 1979

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Joseph Pilkington
  • Born
    • 1940
    • Galway, Ireland
  • Died
    • July 7, 1999
    • Galway, Ireland

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    Was a painter as well as an actor. Began his acting career on the stage.

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