John McCormack(1884-1945)

Actor
Additional Crew
Soundtrack

John McCormack was born on 14 June 1884 in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Song o' My Heart (1930), Miller's Crossing (1990) and War Horse (2011). He was married to Lily Foley. He died on 16 September 1945 in Booterstown, County Dublin, Ireland.

IMDbProStarmeter See rank

Awards
- 1 win total

Photos10

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Known for

Song o' My Heart

5.3

Sean

1930

Miller's Crossing

7.7

Soundtrack

1990

War Horse

7.2

Soundtrack

2011

Winchester

5.5

Soundtrack

2018

Credits

IMDbPro

Actor

Citizen Kane
8.2
- Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited)
- 1941
Wings of the Morning
5.6
- John McCormack - the Tenor
- 1937
Song o' My Heart
5.3
- Sean
- 1930

Additional Crew

Soundtrack

Hokum
6.7
- performer: "Oft in the Stilly Night"
- 2026
The Banshees of Inisherin
7.6
- performer: "A Legend (Christ in His Garden)", "Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola ch'ai di latti [Siciliana]"
- 2022
X
Short
- performer: "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" (uncredited)
- 2022
The King's Man
6.3
- performer: "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"
- 2021
Once & Again
Short
- performer: "The Barefoot Trail"
- 2018
Holding Back the Years
TV Series
- performer: "Come Into the Garden, Maud" (uncredited)
- 2018
Winchester
5.5
- performer: "My Wild Irish Rose"
- 2018
Brooklyn
7.5
- performer: "Macushla", "Silver Threads"
- 2015
Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies
6.1
- performer: "When You And I Were Young, Maggie"
- 2015
Testament of Youth
7.2
- performer: "Silver Threads Among the Gold", "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"
- 2014
War on Terror
8.7
- performer: "Una Furtiva Lagrima" from "L'elisir d'amore"
- 2011
War Horse
7.2
- performer: "Roses of Picardy"
- 2011
Boardwalk Empire
8.5
TV Series
- performer: "When The Dew Is Falling" (uncredited)
- 2011
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
5.5
- performer: "When You and I Were Young, Maggie"
- writer: "When You and I Were Young, Maggie"
- 2010
Paris 1919: Un traité pour la paix
7.4
TV Movie
- performer: "Keep the Home Fires Burning"
- 2009

Personal details

Official sites
- John McCormack Experience
- John McCormack Society
Born
- June 14, 1884
- Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
Died
- September 16, 1945
- Booterstown, County Dublin, Ireland(emphysema)
Spouse
- Lily FoleyJuly 2, 1906 - September 16, 1945 (his death, 2 children)
Publicity listings

Did you know

Trivia
Pictured on a 20¢ US commemorative postage stamp issued in his honor, 6 June 1984.

Quotes
[on Bing Crosby] All you need today is a cardboard megaphone and a little nerve and then to stand near a microphone and fake a thing they call singing.