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Tony Doyle

Date of birth: 1935-07-21

Place of birth: Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon, Ireland

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Tony Doyle

Biography

Tony Doyle was an Irish television and film actor best known for his roles in the BBC TV drama series Ballykissangel and Between the Lines.

Movie Credits

Eat the Peach
3.5

Eat the Peach

1986-03-14

Two young Irish men are watching an old Elvis Presley movie in which a carnival cyclist performs an

Damage
3.3

Damage

1992-12-02

The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obse

I Went Down
3

I Went Down

1997-10-03

Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beat

Arise and Go Now
0

Arise and Go Now

1991-09-04

Exploding poets, randy bishops and bungling IRA hoodlums are causing havoc in a small town in Northe

Circle of Deceit
3.8

Circle of Deceit

1993-10-16

John is a special forces operative who retires after his family is killed in a terrorist bombing, bu

Macbeth
3.2

Macbeth

1983-11-05

Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there,

Here Is the News
0

Here Is the News

1989-03-05

Freelance journalist David Dunhill stumbles onto the biggest story of his career - but his personal

Beloved Enemy
0

Beloved Enemy

1981-02-10

A cool hard study of 'the art of the deal' on a global scale. Sir Peter, the chillingly affable chie

Who Dares Wins
3.1

Who Dares Wins

1982-08-26

When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to unnecessary

The Venus de Milo Instead
0

The Venus de Milo Instead

1987-09-09

A group of children and their teachers from a Protestant school in Northern Ireland go on a trip to

Frankie and Johnnie
0

Frankie and Johnnie

1986-02-02

When two teenagers commit suicide the police and the press assume the motive to be some kind of love

Who Bombed Birmingham?
3.5

Who Bombed Birmingham?

1990-04-22

Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in

The Hen House
0

The Hen House

1989-09-06

Lily lives on a remote smallholding in County Donegal. She keeps herself to herself. But a game of h

Stronger Than the Sun
0

Stronger Than the Sun

1978-03-11

Kate works in the nuclear industry. She is concerned about the way things are being run. So she smug

The Treaty
3

The Treaty

1991-12-05

How the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the unrecognised Irish Republic, represented by Michael Collins,

Circle of Friends
3.1

Circle of Friends

1995-04-07

Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the ce

Crossfire
0

Crossfire

1988-03-15

A police computer expert is seconded to Belfast to track down the identity of an IRA mole.

Devil's Paradise
1.8

Devil's Paradise

1987-05-07

At the start of the 20th century, a man lives in solitude on an island. One day on the mainland, he

Soft Targets
0

Soft Targets

1982-10-19

Stephen Poliakoff's parody of the spy-thriller genre. A Russian diplomat becomes convinced that he i

Walter and June
3.5

Walter and June

1983-04-30

Sequel to the TV film "Walter". In the United States, the two films have been released together on D

You, Me & Marley
3

You, Me & Marley

1992-09-30

A group of bored Roman Catholic teens from Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom steal cars and

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
2.1

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

1970-06-13

In Dublin, a working class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real job: t

Pride and Extreme Prejudice
3

Pride and Extreme Prejudice

1990-01-17

The CIA and the KGB both pursue a former operative (Dennehy) who seemingly has become unstable.

The Nightwatch
2.5

The Nightwatch

1989-11-19

Dark and brooding thriller. A group of mercenaries are assembled in Amsterdam by a British intellige

Hostages
3

Hostages

1992-09-23

True account of the six men held hostage by religious extremists in Beirut during the Reagan-Bush er

Ulysses
2.9

Ulysses

1967-03-14

Dublin; June 16, 1904. Stephen Dedalus, who fancies himself as a poet, embarks on a day of wandering

The Long March
0

The Long March

1980-01-01

A woman returns to Belfast after ten years in England and becomes involved in the Maze prison protes

Loophole
3

Loophole

1981-06-25

When architect Stephen Booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money i

Love Lies Bleeding
0

Love Lies Bleeding

1993-06-14

Conn, a member of the IRA and a former hunger striker, is serving a life sentence for murder. During

The Sin Bin
0

The Sin Bin

1981-03-17

TV play set in an experimental self-rehabilitations unit at a British Prison, where six lifers parti

Murphy's Stroke
2.4

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

A Woman Calling
0

A Woman Calling

1984-01-01

Professor Broderick, a famous professor of Psychology, returns to his house by Belfast Lough to disc

Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
0

Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence

1987-04-15

The elusive author of Waiting for Godot cooperated in the production of this portrait, which traces

Children of the North
3.5

Children of the North

1991-10-30

The murders of two MI6 agents in Northern Ireland add up to an explosive political situation.

The Dandelion Clock
0

The Dandelion Clock

1975-05-15

Belfast: 'On the hike' from school, her day controlled by the unreal time of the dandelion clock, Su

Moving on the Edge
0

Moving on the Edge

1984-03-06

A woman in a state of personal crisis finds it hard to communicate with her husband and family.

Secret Friends
1.7

Secret Friends

1991-06-21

During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. A

Your Man from Six Counties
0

Your Man from Six Counties

1976-10-26

When his father becomes a bomb victim, Jimmy leaves Belfast for his uncle’s farm in remote west Irel

Charlie
0

Charlie

1984-03-23

Charlie Alexander is a private detective who gets caught up in sinister trade union machinations whe

The Chauffeur
0

The Chauffeur

1976-04-30

Joe, the chauffeur to an unnamed South American embassy, enjoys the small prks of privilege that his

A Love Divided
3

A Love Divided

1999-05-14

The dramatic true story of a marriage between a Catholic man and a Protestant woman in 1950s Ireland

Thrills Galore
0

Thrills Galore

1972-09-04

They were all there for the beer. (BBC Genome)