---
name: "Tony Doyle"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tony-doyle"
fi1m_id: "tony-doyle"
imdb_id: "nm0236507"
tmdb_id: 73284
wikidata_id: "Q7822253"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 July 1935"
died: "28 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T00:06:28.757683+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."
---

# Tony Doyle

## Identity

Tony Doyle

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tony-doyle
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tony-doyle
- **IMDb ID:** nm0236507
- **TMDB ID:** 73284
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7822253
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Doyle_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7822253, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236507/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/73284

Actor. Born 21 July 1935 in Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon, Ireland. Died 28 January 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 July 1935, Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon, Ireland
- **Died:** 28 January 2000
- **Active:** 1992–1996
- **Frequently works with:** [Tony Garnett](https://film.one/person/tony-garnett.md), Joy Lale, Richard Standeven
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Doyle_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7822253, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236507/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/73284

## Biography

Tony Doyle was an Irish actor. Born on 21 July 1935 in Ballyfarnan, County Roscommon, he died on 28 January 2000 in London. He first came to prominence playing Father Sheehy in the RTÉ series *The Riordans* from 1965.

He appeared in the BBC series *Between the Lines* (1992–1994) as Chief Supt. John Deakin and in *Ballykissangel* (1996–1999) as Brian Quigley. His film roles included Colonel Hadley in *Who Dares Wins* (1982), the Prime Minister in *Damage* (1992), Dr Foley in *Circle of Friends* (1995), and a part in *I Went Down* (1997). He won an Irish Film and Television Academy Award for best leading performance for his role in the 1998 miniseries *Amongst Women*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Circle of Friends* (1995), Fi1m 68, as Dr. Foley — [page](https://film.one/film/circle-of-friends.md)
- *Damage* (1992), Fi1m 57, as Prime Minister — [page](https://film.one/film/damage.md)

## Complete filmography (73)

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

- *A Love Divided* (1999), Actor
- *Amongst Women* (1998), series, as Moran
- *I Went Down* (1997), as Tom French
- *Ballykissangel* (1996), series, as Brian Quigley
- *Castles* (1995), series, as James Castle
- *Circle of Friends* (1995), as Dr. Foley — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/circle-of-friends.md)
- *Band of Gold* (1995), series, as George Ferguson
- *Headhunters* (1994), series, as Bob McCauley
- *Circles of Deceit* (1993), as Graham
- *Love Lies Bleeding* (1993), as Geordie Wilson
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Bob Massey
- *Damage* (1992), as Prime Minister — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/damage.md)
- *You, Me & Marley* (1992), as Police Inspector
- *Hostages* (1992), as Badraig Murphy
- *Between the Lines* (1992), series, as Chief Supt. John Deakin
- *Firm Friends* (1992), series, as Michael Gutteridge
- *Maigret* (1992), series, Actor
- *The Treaty* (1991), as Arthur Griffith
- *Children of the North* (1991), as John Axton
- *Arise and Go Now* (1991), as The Chief
- *Adventures in Dinosaur City* (1991), as Rex
- *Murder in Eden* (1991), series, as Tim Roarty
- *Secret Friends* (1991), as Martin
- *Who Bombed Birmingham?* (1990), as Richard Ferguson QC
- *Pride and Extreme Prejudice* (1990), as Hoffman
- *Stay Lucky* (1989), series, Actor
- *The Nightwatch* (1989), as John Healey
- *The Hen House* (1989), as McCloskey
- *Here Is the News* (1989), as Editor
- *Shadow of the Noose* (1989), series, as Thorn Drury
- *Crossfire* (1988), as Donal McCarthy
- *The Modern World: Ten Great Writers* (1988), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *The Venus de Milo Instead* (1987), as Courier
- *Vanity Fair* (1987), series, as Major O'Dowd
- *Devil's Paradise* (1987), as Quinn
- *Nobody Here Knows* (1986), as Tony
- *ScreenPlay* (1986), series, as McCloskey, The chief, Geordie Wilson
- *Eat the Peach* (1986), as Sean Murtagh
- *Frankie and Johnnie* (1986), as Hank
- *Boon* (1986), series, Actor
- *My Brother Jonathan* (1985), series, as John Morse
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Hank
- *Travelling Man* (1984), series, as Len Martin
- *The Lonelyhearts Kid* (1984), series, as Priest
- *Moving on the Edge* (1984), as Hugo
- *A Woman Calling* (1984), as Professor Broderick
- *Macbeth* (1983), as Macduff
- *Taggart* (1983), series, Actor
- *Walter and June* (1983), as Clive
- *Soft Targets* (1982), as Kirby
- *Who Dares Wins* (1982), as Col. Hadley
- *Loophole* (1981), as Nolan
- *The Sin Bin* (1981), as Eddie Peters
- *Beloved Enemy* (1981), as Blake
- *Murphy's Stroke* (1980), as Darrer
- *The Enigma Files* (1980), series, as Det. Chief Inspector Lowson
- *The Long March* (1980), as Fergus Sloan
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Irishman
- *The Aphrodite Inheritance* (1979), series, as Martin Preece
- *Stronger Than the Sun* (1978), as London Journalist
- *1990* (1977), series, as Dave Brett
- *Your Man from Six Counties* (1976), as Father Nolan
- *The Chauffeur* (1976), as Snooker Player
- *Rumpole of the Bailey* (1975), series, as Det. Supt. Gannon
- *The Legend of Robin Hood* (1975), series, as Norman Sergeant
- *The Dandelion Clock* (1975), as Eddie
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Martin Thornton, Bob Hammond
- *Thrills Galore* (1972), as Pat
- *The Sinners* (1970), series, as Bill O'Donnell, Jim Hourigan
- *Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx* (1970), as Mike
- *Ulysses* (1967), as Lt Stanley G Gardiner
- *Sergeant Cork* (1963), series, as Byrne
- *Z-Cars* (1962), series, as Patrick Dougan

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