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Michael Byrne

Acting Born Nov 7, 1943 Died Jun 20, 2026 London, England, UK 143 credits

Biography

Michael Byrne was a British actor. He was born on November 7, 1943, in London, England, UK. Byrne appeared in various film and television roles, often cast as Nazis or individuals associated with the Nazi regime. He was known for his portrayal of characters such as Colonel Vogel in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Obergruppenführer Odilo Globocnik in the BBC radio dramatisation of the novel Fatherland. Byrne's acting credits spanned numerous films and television shows, with a total of 139 known credits. He passed away on June 20, 2026, at the age of 82.

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Career

Career overview

Michael Byrne was a British actor known for his roles in various films and television productions. He was often cast as Nazis in several notable projects, including a character in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and a character in Force 10 from Navarone. Byrne also appeared in The Scarlet and the Black, The Plot to Kill Hitler, and Outpost 2 - Black Sun, among other films.

Byrne's acting credits span multiple genres, with notable performances in historical dramas and action films. His portrayal of a Jewish concentration camp survivor in a film featuring Ian McKellen is also mentioned in his biography. The film, which also stars Ian McKellen, centers around the capture of a Nazi war criminal.

Michael Byrne's acting career spanned numerous projects, with a total of 139 known credits. He was born in London, England, UK, on November 7, 1943.

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Career timeline

Bodies
The Gold Machine
Intrigo: Samaria
Alien OverlordsThe Last WitnessIntrigo: Death of an Author
Strike
Agatha RaisinThe Living and the Dead
MortdecaiCuffsRom - Schlacht der GladiatorenHarry Price: Ghost Hunter
The First Line
Crossing LinesDiana
QuartetOutpost: Black Sun
The Body Farm
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Blood: The Last Vampire
The Mark of Cain
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith · Stunt DoubleEmpire
Beyond the SeaDouble the FistThe Return of the Dancing Master
The Crooked Man
The Sum of All FearsGangs of New YorkUltimate ForceSunday
Waking the DeadThe Mists of AvalonThe Musketeer
Proof of LifeBattlefield Earth
The ViceMauá - O Imperador e o Rei
HornblowerApt PupilGunshyHornblower: The Even ChanceImogen's Face
Midsomer MurdersThe PracticeTomorrow Never DiesThe SaintThe Island on Bird Street
Silent WitnessNo Bananas
BraveheartHamish MacbethThe InfiltratorOliver's TravelsOliver's Travels
Sharpe's EnemyHildegardSharpe's CompanyNostradamusSharpe's Honour
Sharpe
A Touch of FrostBetween the LinesRunning Late
Murderous Decisions
The ChiefThe Plot to Kill Hitler

Full filmography

  • Bodies (2023) as Old Mullins
  • The Gold Machine (2022) as Andrew Norton
  • Intrigo: Samaria (2019) as Commissioner Keller
  • Alien Overlords (2018) as Michael
  • The Last Witness (2018) as Coroner
  • Intrigo: Death of an Author (2018) as Keller
  • Strike (2017) as Roy Phipps
  • Agatha Raisin (2016) as Bishop Parsons
  • The Living and the Dead (2016) as Ebenezer Alsop
  • Mortdecai (2015) as The Duke
  • Cuffs (2015) as Leslie Kane
  • Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren (2015)
  • Harry Price: Ghost Hunter (2015) as Sir Charles Harwood
  • The First Line (2014) as Richard
  • Crossing Lines (2013) as Edward Baxendale
  • Diana (2013) as Christiaan Barnard
  • Quartet (2012) as Frank White
  • Outpost: Black Sun (2012) as Neurath
  • The Body Farm (2011) as Harold Penton
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) as Gellert Grindelwald
  • Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) as Elder
  • The Mark of Cain (2007) as Lieut General Strathairn
  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) Stunt Double
  • Empire (2005) as Cicero
  • Beyond the Sea (2004) as Dr. Andretti
  • Double the Fist (2004)
  • The Return of the Dancing Master (2004) as Emil Wetterstedt
  • The Crooked Man (2003) as Archie Saunders
  • The Sum of All Fears (2002) as Anatoli Grushkov
  • Gangs of New York (2002) as Horace Greeley
  • Ultimate Force (2002)
  • Sunday (2002) as Lord Widgery
  • Waking the Dead (2001) as Joe Brackley
  • The Mists of Avalon (2001) as Merlin
  • The Musketeer (2001) as Treville, Head of the Musketeers
  • Proof of Life (2000) as Lord Luthan
  • Battlefield Earth (2000) as Parson Staffer
  • The Vice (1999) as Solicitor
  • Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei (1999) as Mr. Carruthers
  • Hornblower (1998) as Captain Keene
  • Apt Pupil (1998) as Ben Kramer
  • Gunshy (1998) as Lange
  • Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) as Captain Keene
  • Imogen's Face (1998) as Patrick
  • Heat of the Sun (1998)
  • 30 Years to Life (1998) as Oliver Mather
  • Midsomer Murders (1997) as Keith Grundy
  • The Practice (1997) as Officer (uncredited)
  • Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) as HMS Bedford Admiral Kelly
  • The Saint (1997) as Vereshagin
  • The Island on Bird Street (1997) as Bolek
  • Sharpe: The Legend (1997) as Nairn
  • Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse (1997) as Venables
  • The Fix (1997) as Sam Campbell
  • Silent Witness (1996)
  • No Bananas (1996) as Edward Grant
  • Braveheart (1995) as Smythe
  • Hamish Macbeth (1995) as Duncan Scott
  • The Infiltrator (1995) as Dieter Creutz
  • Oliver's Travels (1995) as Moody
  • Oliver's Travels (1995)
  • Sharpe's Enemy (1994) as Major Nairn
  • Hildegard (1994) as Volmar
  • Sharpe's Company (1994) as Major Nairn
  • Nostradamus (1994) as Inquisitor
  • Sharpe's Honour (1994) as Major Nairn
  • A Few Short Journeys of the Heart (1994) as Blank/German/Old Geezer
  • Sharpe (1993) as Major Nairn
  • A Touch of Frost (1992) as Alex Ormrod
  • Between the Lines (1992)
  • Running Late (1992) as Clitheroe
  • Murderous Decisions (1991) as Octave
  • The Chief (1990) as Sir Robert Eaton
  • The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990) as Friedrich Olbricht
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) as Vogel
  • Screen One (1989) as Clitheroe
  • Saracen (1989) as Col. Patrick Ansell
  • Buster (1988) as Poyser
  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987) as DCC Charles Griswold
  • The Happy Valley (1987) as John Carberry
  • Yes, Prime Minister (1986)
  • Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (1986) as George Abell
  • A Sort of Innocence (1986)
  • Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (1986) as Chorus
  • Screen Two (1985) as Guy Preger
  • The Good Father (1985) as Leonard Scruby
  • In the Secret State (1985) as Guy Preger
  • The Bill (1984)
  • Ellis Island (1984) as Dr. Carl Travers
  • Champions (1984) as Richard Hussey
  • The Scarlet and the Black (1983) as Reinhard Beck
  • Henry VI Part 1 (1983) as Duke of Alencon
  • Henry VI Part 2 (1983) as John Hume / Lieutenant
  • Henry VI Part 3 (1983) as Marquess of Montague / Father that killed his son
  • The Tragedy of Richard III (1983) as Duke of Buckingham
  • The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1983) as Antonio
  • Smiley's People (1982) as Peter Guillam
  • Man and Superman (1982) as Henry Straker
  • The Search for Alexander the Great (1981) as Demosthenes
  • Lady Killers (1980) as Edward Marshall-Hall KC
  • Lady Killers (1980) as Edward Marshall-Hall
  • The Enigma Files (1980) as David Stanley
  • The Silence of the Sea (1980) as Werner Von Ebrennac
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Patrick Marney
  • Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter (1979) as Ratrick Marney
  • Coming Out (1979) as Gunnar Wedelman
  • Strangers (1978) as Sgt Briscoe
  • Force 10 from Navarone (1978) as Schroeder
  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as Antonio
  • Accident (1978) as Ian Shaw
  • The Medusa Touch (1978) as Duff
  • The Devil's Crown (1978) as Richard Lionheart
  • The Professionals (1977) as Werner Dreisinger
  • Secret Army (1977) as Paul Vercors
  • A Bridge Too Far (1977) as Lt. Col. Giles A.M. Vandeleur
  • Premiere (1977) as Werner Von Ebrennac
  • The Omen (1976) as Monk (uncredited)
  • The Eagle Has Landed (1976) as Karl
  • Rogue Male (1976) as Interrogator
  • Edward the Seventh (1975) as Fritz
  • Wednesday Love (1975) as Bruce
  • Conduct Unbecoming (1975) as 2nd Lt. Toby Strang
  • If It's a Man – Hang Up! (1975) as Richard Lovell
  • Break In (1975) as Clarke
  • Vampyres (1974) as Playboy
  • Ms or Jill and Jack (1974)
  • Butley (1974) as Reg Nuttall
  • Headmaster (1974)
  • Thriller (1973) as Richard Lovell
  • Crown Court (1972)
  • New Scotland Yard (1972) as DS Patten
  • Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) as Edward Seymour
  • Play for Today (1970)
  • Play for Today (1970) as Russell
  • Play for Today (1970) as Bruce
  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Jason
  • The Image (1969) as The Artist
  • Much Ado About Nothing (1967) as Claudio
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Viskovsky
  • The Scarlet Blade (1963) as Lt. Hawke
  • The Silent Playground (1963) as Roger
  • Coronation Street (1960) as Ted Page
  • Bjorn of the Dead as Derek