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name: "Arthur O'Sullivan"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1912"
died: "17 February 1981"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:53.693185+00:00"
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# Arthur O'Sullivan

Actor. Born 1 January 1912 in Ireland. Died 17 February 1981.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1912, Ireland
- **Died:** 17 February 1981
- **Also known as:** Archie O'Sullivan

## Biography

Arthur O'Sullivan (1912–1981), also credited as Archie O'Sullivan, was an Irish actor who worked in theatre, film, television and radio.

He was a member of the Radio Éireann Players and appeared in the world premières of plays by John B. Keane and Brian Friel. On screen he took supporting roles in films including *Girl with Green Eyes* (1964), *Ryan's Daughter* (1970) as Mr McCardle, *The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire* (1971) as Inspector Lawrence and *Barry Lyndon* (1975) as Captain Feeny, the highwayman. He died in Dublin on 17 February 1981.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Barry Lyndon* (1975), Fi1m 85, as Highwayman — [page](https://film.one/film/barry-lyndon.md)

## Also known for

- *Ryan's Daughter* (1970), Mr. McCardle
- *The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire* (1971), Inspector Lawrence

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