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Birdy Sweeney Biography (1931-1999)

Born June 14, 1931, in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died, May11, 1999, in Dublin, Ireland; wife, Alice; children: eight. Career: Actor, comic, and bird impersonator. Also billed as Birdie Sweeney.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, Comic, Bird impersonator

Birth Details

June 14, 1931

Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Death Details

May 11, 1999

Dublin, Ireland

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Blakes Barman, Every Picture Tells a Story, Falmingo/Every, 1984
• Instant Photo, Reefer and the Model, 1987
• (As Birdie Sweeney) Tommy, The Crying Game, Miramax, 1992
• (As Birdie Sweeney) Loner, The Snapper, Miramax, 1993
• Doctor of Sorts, Moll Flanders, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• Matt, The Fifth Province, 1997
• Pat, Downtime, Manuel Salvador/Ima Films, 1997
• Man in Well, The Butcher Boy, Warner Bros., 1997
• Mr. Zesty, Star Truckers (also known as Space Truckers), Pachyderm Productions, 1997
• Lift Attendant, Divorcing Jack, Ariane Distribution, 1998
• Old Codger, The Nephew, SND, 1998
• Television Appearances
• Series
• (As Birdie Sweeney) Eamonn Byrne, Ballykissangel, BBC-1, 1996
• Give My Head Peace, BBC Northern Ireland, 1999
• Miniseries
• (As Birdie Sweeney) Uncle James, Scarlett, CBS, 1994
• Crossing Sweeper, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Disney Channel, 1995
• Patrick Dolan, The Hanging Gale, BBC, 1995then Bravo, 1999
• Movies
• Ancient Crofter, Kidnapped, The Family Channel, 1995
• Elderly Cutter, The Tale of Sweeney Todd, Showtime, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/newsid_341000/341662.stm.*