About

Known credits:
15
Birthday:
1945-02-24
Place of birth:
Dublin, Ireland
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Billy Boyle

Overview

Billy Boyle is an Irish actor and singer on British film, television and stage. His recording career included five 45rpm singles for the Decca and Columbia labels, including the novelty song "My Baby's Crazy 'Bout Elvis" (Decca F 11503) in 1962. He is a veteran of the West End stage, having played leading roles in over 15 hit shows. In his first West End musical, Maggie May, he was nominated as best newcomer. Gower Champion then chose him to play Barnaby in Hello Dolly at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane. He appeared in Canterbury Tales at the Phoenix Theatre as The Clerk of Oxford. Harold Hobson, The Times critic said, "He was a breath of fresh air in the West-End" He went on to play leading roles in No Sex Please, We're British, Billy, What's a Nice Country, The Rivals, Love, Lust, & Marriage, Some Like It Hot, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and in the original cast of Dirty Dancing. Lately he has appeared as Grandpa George and Grandpa Joe in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory at Drury Lane. In 2010, he was the Mysterious Man in the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Into the Woods.

His films include Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, Groupie Girl, Side by Side, Wild Geese II, The Scarlet and the Black, Round Ireland with a Fridge and A United Kingdom.

Known for

Acting

2023 A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou Actor Terry Gill 58
Average
2023 Unwelcome Actor Shopkeeper 58
Average
2020 Grizzly II: Revenge Actor Barry's Manager 56
Average
2017 National Theatre Live: Follies Actor Theodore Whitman 58
Average
2016 A United Kingdom Actor Reverend James Manners 62
Fair
2011 Into the Woods Actor Mysterious Man 58
Average
2010 Round Ireland with a Fridge Actor Donal 58
Average
1999 Shergar Actor Carrigan 59
Average
1992 The Grass Arena Actor Mr. Healy 58
Average
1989 Dead Bang Actor 59
Average
1985 Wild Geese II Actor Devenish 58
Average
1983 The Scarlet and the Black Actor Paddy 59
Average
1975 Barry Lyndon Actor Seamus Feeny 76
Good
1975 Side by Side Actor Gary 58
Average
1970 I Am a Groupie Actor Wesley 58
Average