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Brefni O'Rorke(1889-1946)

  • Actor
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Brefni O'Rorke
Brefni O'Rorke was born on 26 June 1889 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Don't Take It to Heart! (1944), The Upturned Glass (1947) and Query (1945). He died on 11 November 1946 in Ireland.
BornJune 26, 1889
DiedNovember 11, 1946(57)
BornJune 26, 1889
DiedNovember 11, 1946(57)
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Known for

Richard Greene and Patricia Medina in Don't Take It to Heart! (1944)
Don't Take It to Heart!
6.5
  • Lord Chaunduyt
  • 1944
The Upturned Glass (1947)
The Upturned Glass
6.9
  • Dr. Farrell
  • 1947
Chili Bouchier, Jimmy Hanley, and William Hartnell in Query (1945)
Query
6.8
  • Sullivan(as Brefni O'Rourke)
  • 1945
The Next of Kin (1942)
The Next of Kin
6.8
  • The Brigadier Blunt
  • 1942

Credits

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Actor

  • Turas Tearnaimh
    5.0
    Short
    • Breffni (as Breffni O'Rourke)
    • 1954
  • Patricia Roc and Dermot Walsh in Jassy (1947)
    Jassy
    6.4
    • Fielding - Footman (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • The Upturned Glass (1947)
    The Upturned Glass
    6.9
    • Dr. Farrell
    • 1947
  • Felix Aylmer, Robert Beatty, Nova Pilbeam, and Carol Raye in Green Fingers (1947)
    Green Fingers
    6.1
    • Coroner
    • 1947
  • The Root of All Evil (1947)
    The Root of All Evil
    6.7
    • James Farnish
    • 1947
  • I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
    I See a Dark Stranger
    7.0
    • Michael O'Callaghan
    • 1946
  • The Voice Within
    5.0
    • Sergeant Sullivan (as Brefni O'Rourke)
    • 1946
  • Rex Harrison in Notorious Gentleman (1945)
    Notorious Gentleman
    6.6
    • Bromhead
    • 1945
  • Chili Bouchier, Jimmy Hanley, and William Hartnell in Query (1945)
    Query
    6.8
    • Sullivan (as Brefni O'Rourke)
    • 1945
  • Deborah Kerr and Robert Donat in Vacation from Marriage (1945)
    Vacation from Marriage
    7.1
    • Mr. Hargrove (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Waltz Time (1945)
    Waltz Time
    6.0
    • Emperor
    • 1945
  • James Mason, Phyllis Calvert, Anne Crawford, and Hugh Sinclair in They Were Sisters (1945)
    They Were Sisters
    6.8
    • Coroner (as Brefni O'Rourke)
    • 1945
  • Men of Rochdale
    8.1
    Short
    • Miles Ashworth
    • 1944
  • Richard Greene and Patricia Medina in Don't Take It to Heart! (1944)
    Don't Take It to Heart!
    6.5
    • Lord Chaunduyt
    • 1944
  • Grey Blake, Lesley Brook, Mervyn Johns, Marie Lohr, Basil Radford, and Paul L. Stein in Twilight Hour (1944)
    Twilight Hour
    • Richard Melville
    • 1944

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Breffni O'Rourke
  • Born
    • June 26, 1889
    • Dublin, Ireland
  • Died
    • November 11, 1946
    • Ireland

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Kindly-looking Irish character player, on stage in Dublin from 1912, in films from 1918. Stepfather of actor Cyril Cusack. Had his most productive spell on screen in the early 1940's.

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