Born in Limerick on July 27, 1913, versatile Irish actor Liam Redmond was one of four children (the others were Thomas, Mary and Eileen), born to Thomas, a master carpenter who also taught woodworking, and Eileen Redmond, a homemaker. He received his early education at the Christian Brothers junior and secondary schools in Dublin. Upon completing secondary school, he attended UCD (University College, Dublin -- a constituent college of the National University of Ireland (NUI) -- and originally studied medicine before shifting his career focus to the arts. He met his wife Barbara MacDonagh there while he was the Director of the Dramatic Society and she was the Secretary. They had four children. It was William Butler Yeats, the renowned Irish poet, dramatist, and literary figure who saw one Liam's productions at the college and saw a bright promise in him, inviting the young hopeful to join the Abbey Theatre in 1935 as a guest producer. This completely ended any serious designs to return to medicine. Yeates went on to write his play "Death of Cuchullain" particularly for Liam. Wife Barbara's brother was Donagh MacDonagh, who was not only a judge, but a playwright, poet and author. Liam made his Abbey Theatre acting debut that same year in Sean O'Casey's "The Silver Tassie." In 1939, he made his first stage appearance in New York in "The White Steed." He left America at the outbreak of WWII and played regularly on the London stage, returning from time to time to the Abbey for a season or performance. Some of his more sterling performances over time included "The Playboy of the Western World" (in the course of his career he played every male role in "Playboy"), "Juno and the Paycock", "The Square Ring," "The Doctor's Dilemma," "Loot" and "The Island". The actor joined the Dublin Verse-Speaking Society and occasionally read poetry on radio. Redmond went back to Broadway in the 50s to play Canon McCooey in "The Wayward Saint" and won the George Jean Nathan Award for his performance. Liam's easygoing nature and erudite presence proved quite suitable for film and TV character parts, and he wound up a regular presence on such popular British TV series fare as "Z Cars" and "The Avengers." Flavorful roles in films include I See a Dark Stranger (1946), Captain Boycott (1947), High Treason (1951), The Cruel Sea (1953), The Playboy of the Western World (1962), one of Elvis Presley's better vehicles Kid Galahad (1962), The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964), Tobruk (1967) and his last Barry Lyndon (1975). Walt Disney himself personally requested Liam for a couple of Disney projects, including The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967). Over the years he specialized in playing captains, priests, police inspectors and professors. In later years Liam developed a special interest and talent for cooking. He eventually retired to a quiet life in Dublin and, following a decade of declining health, died at age 76 in his beloved Dublin on October 28, 1989. He was predeceased by wife Barbara.
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- July 27, 1913
- October 31, 1989 (aged 76)
- Limerick, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]
- Actor, also writer
- 18 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
What are Liam Redmond's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 16
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 6
Grounded 12 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 4
Steady 9 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1
Casual 6 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 2
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Inspector Corcoran in The Last Appointment (1954)
- Allyas Kelsey in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
- Mentoras Mr. Lovejoy in The Sky-Bike (1967)
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Liam Redmond's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Liam Redmond's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
67 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
Barry Lyndon(1975)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Philadelphia, Here I Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
According to the Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Horowitz in Dublin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
And No One Could Save Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Treat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Frighteners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Grass Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Young Man in Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Misfit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Hans Brinker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
David Copperfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Till Death Us Do Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Death of a Private (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Sky-Bike(1967)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Last Safari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The 25th Hour(1967)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Tobruk(1967)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The Luck of Ginger Coffey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Little Moon of Alban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
It's Dark Outside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The Playboy of the Western World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Kid Galahad(1962)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Valiant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Under Ten Flags(1960)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all filmsCaptain Brassbound's Conversion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Citadel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Tempest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Scent of Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Boy and the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Alive and Kicking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
No Trees in the Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
She Didn't Say No! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Ice Cold in Alex(1958)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Rooney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
The Diplomatic Corpse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Curse of the Demon(1957)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Long Haul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Safari(1956)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Yield to the Night(1956)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Jacqueline(1956)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
23 Paces to Baker Street(1956)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Glass Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Passing Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Divided Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Last Appointment(1954)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Happy Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Devil on Horseback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Cruel Sea(1953)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Gentle Gunman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
High Treason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Sword in the Desert(1949)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Saints and Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Daughter of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Captain Boycott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
I See a Dark Stranger(1946)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 67 titles from 1946 to 1975; peak year 1967.
Film career
Peak 1967 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1946Screen debut· I See a Dark Stranger
- 1966Career best· The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Liam Redmond's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 18 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Liam Redmond work with?
People who share at least 2 of Liam Redmond's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Frend shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Charles FrendShared titles: The Sky-Bike (1967), The Cruel Sea (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Frend
- J. Lee ThompsonShared titles: Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Yield to the Night (1956)See all 2 shared titles with J. Lee Thompson
Writers
- Robert BucknerShared titles: Safari (1956), Sword in the Desert (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Buckner
Actors
- David LodgeShared titles: The Sky-Bike (1967), Ice Cold in Alex (1958)See all 2 shared titles with David Lodge
- Cecil ParkerShared titles: Under Ten Flags (1960), 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Cecil Parker
- Dana AndrewsShared titles: Curse of the Demon (1957), Sword in the Desert (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Dana Andrews
- Maurice DenhamShared titles: Curse of the Demon (1957), 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Maurice Denham
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Gilbert TaylorShared titles: Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Yield to the Night (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Gilbert Taylor
- Richard BestShared titles: Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Yield to the Night (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Best
- Michael GordonShared titles: Curse of the Demon (1957), Safari (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Gordon
- William AlwynShared titles: Safari (1956), I See a Dark Stranger (1946)See all 2 shared titles with William Alwyn
