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name: "Leo McCabe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leo-mccabe"
roles: []
born: "18 July 1906"
died: "23 February 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T22:54:05.014624+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Leo McCabe

Actor. Born 18 July 1906 in Ireland. Died 23 February 1986.

## Details

- **Born:** 18 July 1906, Ireland
- **Died:** 23 February 1986
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564477/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1420924

## Biography

Leo McCabe was an Irish actor. His film credits include the role of Donahue in *The Informer* (1935), directed by John Ford, as well as appearances in *Cardinal Richelieu* (1935), *Beloved Enemy* (1936), *The Quare Fellow* (1962) and *Ballad in Blue* (1965).

McCabe was born on 18 July 1906 in Ireland and died on 23 February 1986 in Dublin. He had an extensive career in British and Irish television, with roles in series such as *Crossroads*, *Z Cars* and *Play for Today*. He was co-director of the Olympia Theatre in Dublin and of IMP Productions, alongside Stanley Illsley.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Informer* (1935), Fi1m 73, as Donahue — [page](https://film.one/film/the-informer.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

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

- *Michael Regan* (1971), as Father MacNally
- *Silent Song* (1966), as The Abbot
- *Ballad in Blue* (1965), as Doctor Leger
- *The Quare Fellow* (1962), as Dr Flyn
- *My Irish Molly* (1938), as Corney
- *Parnell* (1937), as Member of Parliament
- *Beloved Enemy* (1936), as Connor
- *The White Angel* (1936), as Patient (uncredited)
- *The Informer* (1935), as Donahue — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-informer.md)
- *Cardinal Richelieu* (1935), as Richelieu's Captain of Guards

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