Biography
Eddie Byrne (31 January 1911 – 21 August 1981) was an Irish actor. He was born and died in Dublin.
Byrne began his screen career in the mid-1940s with small roles in British films. He appeared in Odd Man Out (1947), The Mummy (1959), Dunkirk (1958), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) as John Fryer, The Running Man (1963) and Star Wars (1977) as General Willard. His stage work included appearances with Dublin's Abbey Theatre and London's National Theatre.
