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name: "Donal Donnelly"
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born: "6 July 1931"
died: "4 January 2010"
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updated: "2026-09-19T17:10:06.245394+00:00"
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# Donal Donnelly

Actor. Born 6 July 1931 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Died 4 January 2010.

## Details

- **Born:** 6 July 1931, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 4 January 2010
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donal_Donnelly, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1239645, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0232703/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/168632

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*The Godfather Part III*](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-iii.md) (63)

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## Biography

Donal Donnelly (1931–2010) was an actor known for his work in theatre, film and television. Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to Irish parents, he was raised in Dublin and trained at the Gate Theatre there. He made his professional stage debut in 1952 and appeared in numerous productions, including the premiere of Brian Friel's Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1964), for which he received a Tony Award nomination on its Broadway transfer.

His film roles included Perce Carter in I'm All Right Jack (1959), Tom in The Knack... and How to Get It (1965), O'Connor in Waterloo (1970), Freddy Malins in The Dead (1987) and Archbishop Gilday in The Godfather Part III (1990). He also appeared in television series such as Law & Order. Donnelly was married to Patricia 'Patsy' Porter and lived at various times in Ireland, the UK and the United States.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Godfather Part III* (1990), Fi1m 63, as Archbishop Gilday — [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-iii.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Love & Rage* (2000), as Sweeney
- *This Is My Father* (1999), as John Maney
- *Korea* (1996), as John Doyle
- *Squanto: A Warrior's Tale* (1994), as Brother Paul
- *Mesmer* (1994), as Doctor Vic d'Azyr
- *Words Upon the Window Pane* (1994), as Cornelius Patterson
- *Red Riding Hood* (1992), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Godfather Part III* (1990), as Archbishop Gilday — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-iii.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Daniel Mallahan — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Twister* (1989), as Doctor
- *The Dead* (1987), as Freddy Malins
- *Spenser: For Hire* (1985), series, Actor
- *The Glory Hole* (1982), as Jokey nelson
- *Yes, Honestly* (1976), series, as Matthew Browne
- *Orson Welles' Great Mysteries* (1973), series, as Mr. Budd
- *Waterloo* (1970), as O'Connor
- *The Mind of Mr. Soames* (1970), as Joe Allan
- *Department S* (1969), series, as Stacey
- *Get Off My Cloud* (1969), as Pete
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Cody
- *Eveline* (1968), as Frank
- *The Drummer and the Bloke* (1968), as Alf
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Jokey Nelson
- *Up Jumped a Swagman* (1965), as Bockeye
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as The Applicant, Frank
- *Out of the Unknown* (1965), series, as Pete
- *The Knack... and How to Get It* (1965), as Tom
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Alf
- *The Informers* (1963), as Tommy The Trotter (uncredited)
- *Festival* (1963), series, as Younger Man, Tim Haffigan
- *Espionage* (1963), series, as Footman
- *Serjeant Musgrave's Dance* (1961), as Pte. Sparky
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Vincent O'Brien — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor
- *I'm All Right Jack* (1959), as Perce Carter
- *Shake Hands with the Devil* (1959), as Willie Lafferty
- *Gideon's Day* (1958), as Feeney
- *The Rising of the Moon* (1957), as Sean Curran (segment '1921')

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1966: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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