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Fred O'Donovan(1884-1952)

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Fred O'Donovan
Fred O'Donovan was born on 13 October 1884 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a producer and actor, known for The Eleventh Hour (1916), General John Regan (1934) and When Love Came to Gavin Burke (1918). He was married to Joyce Chancellor, Muriel Jameson and Lilian Golding. He died on 19 July 1952 in London, England, UK.
BornOctober 13, 1884
DiedJuly 19, 1952(67)
BornOctober 13, 1884
DiedJuly 19, 1952(67)
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Known for

The Eleventh Hour
  • Director
  • 1916
General John Regan
  • Doyle
  • 1934
When Love Came to Gavin Burke
  • Gavin Burke
  • 1918
Knocknagow (1918)
Knocknagow
4.9
  • Arthur O'Connor
  • 1918

Credits

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Producer

  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1950–1952
  • Noah Gives Thanks
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1952
  • When We Are Married
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1951
  • To Live in Peace (1951)
    To Live in Peace
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1951
  • The Whiteheaded Boy
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1951
  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1950
  • Triple Bill
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1950
  • The Silver Box
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Old English (1949)
    Old English
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Marriage Aforethought
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Charles and Mary
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1949
  • My Mother Said
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1949
  • And So to Bed
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1949
  • The Good Companions
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Quinneys
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1948

Actor

  • The Whiteheaded Boy
    TV Movie
    • John Duffy
    • 1951
  • The Director
    TV Movie
    • Father McCubberty
    • 1949
  • The Call to Arms
    TV Movie
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1949
  • Whiteoaks
    TV Movie
    • Uncle Nicholas Whiteoak
    • 1949
  • Is Life Worth Living?
    TV Movie
    • John Twohig
    • 1949
  • Robert Beatty and Moira Lister in Another Shore (1948)
    Another Shore
    6.0
    • Coghlan
    • 1948
  • Crock of Gold
    TV Movie
    • Dead Sweet Joe Connor
    • 1948
  • Mincemeat
    TV Movie
    • 1947
  • The Moon in the Yellow River
    TV Movie
    • Commandant Lanigan
    • 1947
  • Weep for the Cyclops
    TV Movie
    • Jonathan Swift
    • 1947
  • Everyman (1947)
    Everyman
    TV Movie
    • Confession
    • 1947
  • The Rising of the Moon
    TV Movie
    • Ragged Man
    • 1937
  • The Coiner
    TV Movie
    • Tom McClippin
    • 1937
  • The Vicar of Bray (1937)
    The Vicar of Bray
    5.6
    • Tim Connor
    • 1937
  • Alice in Wonderland
    TV Movie
    • The King of Hearts
    • 1937

Director

  • The Eleventh Hour
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918
  • When Love Came to Gavin Burke
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Knocknagow (1918)
    Knocknagow
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1918
  • The Eleventh Hour
    • Director
    • 1916

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 13, 1884
    • Dublin, Ireland
  • Died
    • July 19, 1952
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Joyce ChancellorJune 22, 1927 - July 19, 1952 (his death, 1 child)
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    Irish actor, for many years with the Abbey Theatre. In films from 1916. He was also active as a pioneer producer of early television.

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