Noel O'Donovan explained

Noel O'Donovan
Birth Date:6 December 1949
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland[1]
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1970–2017
Spouse:Bairbre Ní Fhloinn
Children:3

Noel O'Donovan (6 December 1949 – 13 September 2019)[2] was an Irish actor.

O'Donovan grew up in Cork, Ireland. In the 1960s, he went to London, where worked as a labourer. Soon after, he found work at the Saville Theatre in the West End. In 1970, he returned to Ireland and joined the Abbey Theatre's acting school.

He died in the attentive care of staff at the Mater Hospital in Dublin.

Selective filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Anne DevlinTom Halpin
1986Rawhead RexMitch Harney
1986Eat the PeachLocal
1990The FieldTomás
1992Far and AwayMatthew
1996Trojan EddieArthur
2019SupervizedBernard

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997EastEndersFlynn2 episodes
1998The AmbassadorJackie NorrisEpisode: "Innocent Passage"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The death has occurred of Noel O'Donovan . . 14 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Noel O'Donovan obituary: An actor who specialised in vulnerability. 19 October 2019. irishtimes.com.