Niall Tóibín
Date of birth: 1929-11-21
Place of birth: Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Niall Toibin
Biography
Niall Toibin was an Irish comedian and actor. Born in Cork into an Irish speaking family, Tóibín grew up on the north-side of the city in Bishop's Field. He married Judy Kenny (1931-2001) in 1957. He had five children and seven grandchildren. He had an illustrious acting career spanning over four decades. On October 29 2002 he received the CFT Excellence Award for Best Actor.
Movie Credits
Eat the Peach
1986-03-14
Two young Irish men are watching an old Elvis Presley movie in which a carnival cyclist performs an
Far and Away
1992-05-22
In director Ron Howard’s period epic, a young free-spirited Irish woman from an affluent Protestant
Teeth
2007-02-27
A last laugh tale of two old friends, their teeth and a fishing trip that leaves them lost for words
Rawhead Rex
1986-10-01
Ireland will never be the same after Rawhead Rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his u
Ryan's Daughter
1970-03-19
In the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married schoolteacher in a small Irish village has an affai
Flight of the Doves
1971-04-02
While fleeing across the Irish countryside, two orphans are pursued by their villainous uncle, a mas
The Nephew
1998-08-28
Twenty years ago, Tony Egan's sister went to America. Nobody ever heard of her again. But now, the m
The Sleep of Death
1980-11-01
Set in 1815, a young Englishman touring Europe encounters more than he bargained for. His pursuit of
Lovespell
1981-12-31
Romantic tragedy, the story of Tristan and Isolde.
Reflections
1984-04-01
A historian writing a biography of Isaac Newton spends a Summer with a dysfunctional family in Co. C
Children in the Crossfire
1984-12-03
For the children of Northern Ireland, violence and hatred are a way of life passed from one generati
Murphy's Stroke
1980-05-21
The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony
Miss Morison's Ghosts
1981-05-10
Two British women claim to have been thrown into a time warp where they saw Marie Antoinette as they
The Rockingham Shoot
1987-09-10
Rigid nationalist Reilly's frustration at the last remains of British rule draws him to the Rockingh
Frankie Starlight
1995-11-22
The quirky story of a young boy's adventures growing up with his stunningly beautiful mother and the
Rat
2000-10-06
After a night of drinking Guiness at the local watering hole, an ordinary, working-class, family man
The Ballroom of Romance
1982-01-01
A lonely farmer's daughter hopes to find love at the village ballroom.
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990-04-22
Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in
The Glory Hole
1982-08-10
Cathy and Noel are a Catholic and a protestant soldier. They fall in love, to their cost.
Revival: Pearse's Concept of Ireland
1980-10-11
Explores the detailed concepts of Ireland and Irish Freedom developed by Patrick Pearse, a leader of
The Country Girls
1984-04-01
The lifelong friendship of two rural Irish girls is put on the test when they grow up and leave for
The Outsider
1979-11-26
Michael Flaherty (Craig Wasson), an American Vietnam veteran of Irish descent, returns to Belfast to
Poitín
1978-02-25
A poitín (moonshine) maker attempts to avoid the attentions of the Gardaí (police) in Connemara in t
Shergar
1986-03-23
Malachy: "Who do you kidnap? You can't touch children, women, no sons of Irish mothers. What's left?
The Legion Hall Bombing
1978-08-22
The story of the trial of Willie Gallagher, convicted of bombing the Strabane British Legion Hall in
Fools of Fortune
1990-06-20
A Protestant Irish family is caught up in a conflict between Irish Republicans and the British army.
Dream On
1991-11-13
A magical realist feature drama exploring the lives of a women’s darts team on North Shields’ Meadow
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
1989-12-14
A fool-proof formula for picking winning horses on a computer disc is the Maguffin sought by Clevela
The Love She Sought
1990-10-21
An aging school teacher (Lansbury) at a Catholic grammar school in Minnesota questions her life's ex
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire
1971-08-24
In Dublin, the acid-scarred, razor-slashed corpse of a young woman is discovered in the boot of the
The Man of Destiny
1981-05-05
One of Shaw's "pleasant plays", The Man of Destiny is a one-act lighthearted comedy of egos and soci
The Thin End of the Wedge
1977-12-20
A student faced with an ultimatum to find £5 by morning - or lose his girlfriend - searches for frie
Philadelphia, Here I Come
1975-06-01
Friel contrasts Gar's cloistered emotional life with his gregarious social persona by portraying him
A Jar With Brendan Behan
1970-01-01
1970 short starring Niall Toibin as Behan.
Guns in the Heather
1969-07-23
An American foreign exchange student in Ireland, Rich Evans (Kurt Russell), gets caught up in espion
Veronica Guerin
2003-07-11
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug
Game Fishing in Ireland
1963-01-01
Short film produced to promote Ireland's sport fishing and tourism industries.
To The Western World
1984-03-17
The travels OF J.M. Synge and Jack Yeats in Connemara, Ireland in 1905.
John Huston's Dublin
1979-11-01
Actor John Huston examines his adopted city of Dublin.
Gaybo Laughs Back
2008-11-09
Gaybo Laughs Back is an hour-long special, hosted by Gay Byrne who introduces some of the comedy hig