---
name: "Tommy Duggan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tommy-duggan"
fi1m_id: "tommy-duggan"
imdb_id: "nm0240961"
tmdb_id: 11842
wikidata_id: "Q3531314"
roles: []
born: "22 July 1909"
died: "2 November 1998"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T12:00:18.375092+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."
---

# Tommy Duggan

## Identity

Tommy Duggan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tommy-duggan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tommy-duggan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0240961
- **TMDB ID:** 11842
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3531314
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3531314, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240961/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11842

Actor. Born 22 July 1909 in Barnet, Middlesex, London, England, UK. Died 2 November 1998.

## Details

- **Born:** 22 July 1909, Barnet, Middlesex, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 2 November 1998
- **Active:** 1980–1995
- **Also known as:** Thomas Dugan, Thomas Duggan, Tom Duggan, Thomas G. Duggan, Thomas R. Duggan
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 92 (1), 1980s 74 (1), 1990s 82 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Fantasy 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $218m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3531314, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240961/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11842

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Clothes in the Wardrobe*](https://film.one/film/the-clothes-in-the-wardrobe.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Tommy Duggan (22 July 1909 – 2 November 1998) was an actor who appeared in British film and television from the 1940s to the 1990s. Born in Barnet, Middlesex, England, he took supporting roles in films including *A Matter of Life and Death* (1946), *The Belles of St Trinian's* (1954), *The Omen* (1976), *Superman II* (1980) and *The Final Conflict* (1981).

On television he appeared in series such as *The Saint*, *Doctor Who* (as Senator Alcott in *The Mind of Evil*, 1971), *Dixon of Dock Green* and *Father Ted* (as Father Paul Cleary, 1995). He is also credited as Thomas Dugan, Thomas Duggan, Tom Duggan and Thomas G. Duggan.

*Sources: imdb.com, flixi.com, web.archive.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (3)

- *Father Ted* (1995), Fi1m 89, as Father Paul Cleary — [page](https://film.one/tv/father-ted.md)
- *The Clothes in the Wardrobe* (1993), Fi1m 74, as Father O'Flynn — [page](https://film.one/film/the-clothes-in-the-wardrobe.md)
- *Superman II* (1980), Fi1m 74, as Diner Owner — [page](https://film.one/film/superman-ii.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *A Matter of Life and Death* (1946), Fi1m 92, as Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-matter-of-life-and-death.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

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

- *Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut* (2006), as Diner Owner
- *Father Ted* (1995), series, as Father Paul Cleary — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/father-ted.md)
- *The Clothes in the Wardrobe* (1993), as Father O'Flynn — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-clothes-in-the-wardrobe.md)
- *The Lady and the Highwayman* (1988), as Kindly Gaoler
- *The Final Conflict* (1981), as Brother Mattius
- *Superman II* (1980), as Diner Owner — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/superman-ii.md)
- *Sunday Lovers* (1980), as (segment "An Englishman's Home")
- *The Omen* (1976), as Priest
- *Holy Year* (1976), as Christina's husband
- *Redneck* (1973), as Anthony Duncan
- *Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil* (1971), as Senator Alcott
- *The Revolutionary* (1970), as Man Guest
- *The Adding Machine* (1969), as Judge
- *The Brain* (1969), as Superintendent Cummings
- *Let's Not Get Angry* (1966), as Colonel McLean
- *Coplan, Agent 005* (1964), as Stratton
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Senator Alcott — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *The Fur Collar* (1962), as Foreign Agent
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Kovicek, Stavros Arnetas
- *Dead Man's Evidence* (1962), as Mr. Casey
- *The Eyes* (1962), as Dr. Heller
- *Don't Bother to Knock* (1961), as Al
- *Fury at Smugglers' Bay* (1961), as Red Friars
- *Gorgo* (1961), as First Naval Officer
- *Tarzan the Magnificent* (1960), as Frye
- *And the Same to You* (1960), as Mike
- *International Detective* (1959), series, as Mr. Prescott
- *The Third Man* (1959), series, as Howard Sherman
- *Interpol Calling* (1959), series, as Cranby
- *The Adventures of William Tell* (1958), series, as Waldmann
- *The Buccaneers* (1956), series, as Martin
- *The Adventures of Sir Lancelot* (1956), series, as Baron Wicklaw
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, Actor
- *Colonel March of Scotland Yard* (1956), series, as Lawton
- *Dixon of Dock Green* (1955), series, as Billo Burke
- *The Belles of St Trinian's* (1954), as Joe
- *Happy Ever After* (1954), as Toastmaster
- *There Was a Young Lady* (1953), as A.R. Weatherspoon
- *Lady Godiva Rides Again* (1951), as Compere
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Colonel
- *The Strangers Came* (1949), as Stefan Wurlitz
- *Good-Time Girl* (1948), as MP (uncredited)
- *A Matter of Life and Death* (1946), as Patrick Aloyusius Mahoney (uncredited) — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/a-matter-of-life-and-death.md)
- *Time Flies* (1944), as (uncredited)
- *Thunder Rock* (1942), as Office Clerk
- *Dangerous Moonlight* (1941), as (uncredited)

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