Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne was a British actor sometimes cast as Nazis such as Colonel Vogel in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Major Schroeder in Force 10 from Navarone, Reinhard Beck in The Scarlet and the Black, General Olbricht in The Plot to Kill Hitler and Obergruppenführer Odilo Globocnik in the BBC radio dramatisation of the novel Fatherland by Robert Harris. Also seen as the aged but fanatical SS General Neurath in "Outpost 2 - Black Sun", former concentration camp commandant and involved in the Nazis's sinister reality-shifting experiments. Byrne appeared as a Jewish concentration camp survivor who is instrumental in the capture of a Nazi war criminal (played by Ian McKellen) in the film Apt Pupil. He was also familiar to audiences as Smythe, a soldier who attempts to rape William Wallace's wife and first inspires Wallace to seek independence from England in the film Braveheart. His other film credits include The Eagle Has Landed, A Bridge Too Far, The Medusa Touch, The Saint, Tomorrow Never Dies, The Good Father, The Sum of All Fears, Gangs of New York and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. On television, heappeared in Z-Cars, Secret Army, Tales of the Unexpected, The Professionals, The Devil's Crown,Smiley's People, Yes, Prime Minister, Lord Mountbatten - the Last Viceroy, Between The Lines, Sharpe, The Mists of Avalon, Waking the Dead, The Body Farm, Honest, Hamish Macbeth, and Casualty. From April 2008 to January 2010, Michael starred in Coronation Street, as Ted Page, Gail Platt's long lost father and the ex-lover of Audrey Roberts. Byrne appeared in State of Play at the Edinburgh Festival written by Zia Trench. He played Romeo to Siân Phillips' Juliet at the Bristol Old Vic. He was the father of actress Allie Byrne.
Filmography
The Gold Machine
as Andrew Norton
The Gold Machine
as Andrew Norton
Intrigo: Samaria
as Commissioner Keller
Intrigo: Samaria
as Commissioner Keller
Alien Overlords
as Michael
Alien Overlords
as Michael
Intrigo: Death of an Author
as Keller
Intrigo: Death of an Author
as Keller
The Last Witness
as Coroner
The Last Witness
as Coroner
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
as Sir Charles Harwood
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
as Sir Charles Harwood
Mortdecai
as The Duke
Mortdecai
as The Duke
The First Line
as Richard
The First Line
as Richard
Diana
as Christiaan Barnard
Diana
as Christiaan Barnard
Quartet
as Frank White
Quartet
as Frank White
Outpost: Black Sun
as Neurath
Outpost: Black Sun
as Neurath
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Gellert Grindelwald
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Gellert Grindelwald
Blood: The Last Vampire
as Elder
Blood: The Last Vampire
as Elder
The Mark of Cain
as Lieut General Strathairn
The Mark of Cain
as Lieut General Strathairn
Beyond the Sea
as Dr. Andretti
Beyond the Sea
as Dr. Andretti
The Return of the Dancing Master
as Emil Wetterstedt
The Return of the Dancing Master
as Emil Wetterstedt
The Crooked Man
as Archie Saunders
The Crooked Man
as Archie Saunders
Gangs of New York
as Horace Greeley
Gangs of New York
as Horace Greeley
The Sum of All Fears
as Anatoli Grushkov
The Sum of All Fears
as Anatoli Grushkov
Sunday
as Lord Widgery
Sunday
as Lord Widgery
The Musketeer
as Treville, Head of the Musketeers
The Musketeer
as Treville, Head of the Musketeers
Proof of Life
as Lord Luthan
Proof of Life
as Lord Luthan
Battlefield Earth
as Parson Staffer
Battlefield Earth
as Parson Staffer
The Holocaust on Trial
as Richard Rampton QC
The Holocaust on Trial
as Richard Rampton QC
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
as Mr. Carruthers
Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
as Mr. Carruthers
Apt Pupil
as Ben Kramer
Apt Pupil
as Ben Kramer
30 Years to Life
as Oliver Mather
30 Years to Life
as Oliver Mather
Hornblower: The Even Chance
as Captain Keene
Hornblower: The Even Chance
as Captain Keene
Imogen's Face
as Patrick
Imogen's Face
as Patrick
Gunshy
as Lange
Gunshy
as Lange
Tomorrow Never Dies
as HMS Bedford Admiral Kelly
Tomorrow Never Dies
as HMS Bedford Admiral Kelly
Sharpe: The Legend
as Nairn
Sharpe: The Legend
as Nairn
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
as Venables
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
as Venables
The Island on Bird Street
as Bolek
The Island on Bird Street
as Bolek
The Saint
as Vereshagin
The Saint
as Vereshagin
The Fix
as Sam Campbell
The Fix
as Sam Campbell
The Infiltrator
as Dieter Creutz
The Infiltrator
as Dieter Creutz
Braveheart
as Smythe
Braveheart
as Smythe
Nostradamus
as Inquisitor
Nostradamus
as Inquisitor
A Few Short Journeys of the Heart
as Blank/German/Old Geezer
A Few Short Journeys of the Heart
as Blank/German/Old Geezer
Sharpe's Honour
as Major Nairn
Sharpe's Honour
as Major Nairn
Sharpe's Enemy
as Major Nairn
Sharpe's Enemy
as Major Nairn
Sharpe's Company
as Major Nairn
Sharpe's Company
as Major Nairn
Hildegard
as Volmar
Hildegard
as Volmar
Running Late
as Clitheroe
Running Late
as Clitheroe
Murderous Decisions
as Octave
Murderous Decisions
as Octave
The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Friedrich Olbricht
The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Friedrich Olbricht
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Vogel
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Vogel
Buster
as Poyser
Buster
as Poyser
The Happy Valley
as John Carberry
The Happy Valley
as John Carberry
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
as Chorus
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
as Chorus
The Good Father
as Leonard Scruby
The Good Father
as Leonard Scruby
In the Secret State
as Guy Preger
In the Secret State
as Guy Preger
Champions
as Richard Hussey
Champions
as Richard Hussey
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
as Antonio
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
as Antonio
The Scarlet and the Black
as Reinhard Beck
The Scarlet and the Black
as Reinhard Beck
The Tragedy of Richard III
as Duke of Buckingham
The Tragedy of Richard III
as Duke of Buckingham
Henry VI Part 3
as Marquess of Montague / Father that killed his son
Henry VI Part 3
as Marquess of Montague / Father that killed his son
Henry VI Part 2
as John Hume / Lieutenant
Henry VI Part 2
as John Hume / Lieutenant
Henry VI Part 1
as Duke of Alencon
Henry VI Part 1
as Duke of Alencon
Man and Superman
as Henry Straker
Man and Superman
as Henry Straker
The Silence of the Sea
as Werner Von Ebrennac
The Silence of the Sea
as Werner Von Ebrennac
Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter
as Ratrick Marney
Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter
as Ratrick Marney
Coming Out
as Gunnar Wedelman
Coming Out
as Gunnar Wedelman
Force 10 from Navarone
as Schroeder
Force 10 from Navarone
as Schroeder
The Medusa Touch
as Duff
The Medusa Touch
as Duff
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Col. Giles A.M. Vandeleur
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Col. Giles A.M. Vandeleur
The Eagle Has Landed
as Karl
The Eagle Has Landed
as Karl
Rogue Male
as Interrogator
Rogue Male
as Interrogator
The Omen
as Monk (uncredited)
The Omen
as Monk (uncredited)
Break In
as Clarke
Break In
as Clarke
Conduct Unbecoming
as 2nd Lt. Toby Strang
Conduct Unbecoming
as 2nd Lt. Toby Strang
Wednesday Love
as Bruce
Wednesday Love
as Bruce
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
as Richard Lovell
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
as Richard Lovell
Vampyres
as Playboy
Vampyres
as Playboy
Headmaster
Headmaster
Butley
as Reg Nuttall
Butley
as Reg Nuttall
Ms or Jill and Jack
Ms or Jill and Jack
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Edward Seymour
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Edward Seymour
The Image
as The Artist
The Image
as The Artist
Much Ado About Nothing
as Claudio
Much Ado About Nothing
as Claudio
The Silent Playground
as Roger
The Silent Playground
as Roger
The Scarlet Blade
as Lt. Hawke
The Scarlet Blade
as Lt. Hawke
Bjorn of the Dead
as Derek
Bjorn of the Dead
as Derek