John Kavanagh

John Kavanagh

Acting

Born January 1, 1946 · Dublin, Ireland

John Kavanagh (born 1946, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish character actor who was a member of the Abbey Theatre company for ten years (1967–1977) before going freelance. He has worked in over 20 films an…

Known for

Vikings

Vikings

2013

Vikings

Vikings

2013

Vikings

Vikings

2013

The Tudors

The Tudors

2007

The Tudors

The Tudors

2007

Vikings: Valhalla

Vikings: Valhalla

2022

Performance

Performance

1991

Braveheart

Braveheart

1995

Acting(77)

2026One Sweet HourTommy

2026Bucking FastardMr. Westmoreland

2024Der Irland-Krimi: Zerrissene SeelenArthur Browne

2024BaltimoreSir Alfred Beit

2022PeacockGeorgia's Boss

2022Vikings: ValhallaThe Seer

2021The Last DuelLe Gris' Priest

2021Riverdance: The Animated AdventureGatekeeper (voice)

2019SupervizedWindsor

2017DepositsNarrator (voice)

2017Lost MemoriesDad

2016Florence Foster JenkinsArturo Toscanini

2015Vikings: Athelstan's JournalThe Seer (archive footage)

2014HorseJunior

2014In SecretInspector Michaud

2013The Invisible WomanReverend Benham

2013The StagFionan and Little Kevin's Dad

2013VikingsPope Leo IV

2012Titanic: Blood and SteelEdward Carson

2009Father & SonJohn O'Connor

2007Closing the RingReverend Smith

2007The TudorsCardinal Campeggio

2006The Tiger's TailHarry

2006The Black DahliaEmmett Linscott

2004AlexanderParmenion

2004The Halo EffectStan

2004The Wonderful Story of Kelvin Kind

2003MysticsGerry the Barman

2003Benedict Arnold: A Question of HonorJudge Shippen

2002Pete's MeteorSergeant Maloney

2002SinnersFrank

2002PuckoonHaggerty

2001Last Days in Dublin

2001Rebel HeartEugene O'Brien

1999Vicious CircleCharlie Rice

1998Dancing at LughnasaFather Carlin

1998The Butcher BoyDr. Boyd

1997The InformantIRA Chief

1996Some Mother's SonCardinal

1996Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was ToldVoice

1995Shadow of a GunmanAdolphus Grigson

1995BraveheartCraig

1995Sharpe's SwordFather Patrick Curtis

1995Circle of FriendsBrian Mahon

1994ScarlettJamie O'Hara

1994Widows' PeakCanon Murtagh

1993Love Lies BleedingSean Kerrigan

1993Bad CompanyPatrick Molloy

1993SharpeFather Curtis

1992Into the WestHartnett

1991Children of the NorthSeamus Reilly

1991PerformanceAdolphus Grigson

1991Arise and Go NowFather Dade

1991Events at DrimaghleenSuperintendent O'Kelly

1990August SaturdayTom Crosbie

1990Fools of FortuneJohnny Lacy

1990Who Bombed Birmingham?Z

1988JoyridersManager

1988The Storyteller: A Story ShortBeggar

1988The StorytellerBeggar

1987Bellman and TrueDonkey

1986The FantasistRobert Foxley

1986ScreenPlayTom Crosbie

1986LovejoyHennessey

1985The PriceKearney

1985The PriceKearney

1984Children in the Crossfire

1984CalSkeffington

1983The Country GirlsJames

1983AttractaMr. Devereux

1982The Ballroom of RomanceBowser Egan

1980Revival: Pearse's Concept of IrelandPatrick Pearse

1971A Week in the Life of Martin CluxtonPriest

1970The McKenzie Break

The Great Wide OpenGrandad

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