1. Dermot Walsh was an Irish stage, film and television actor, known for portraying King Richard the Lionheart in the 1962 television series Richard the Lionheart.
10 Facts About Dermot Walsh
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Dermot Walsh attended St Mary's College, Rathmines, and on the wishes of his parents, read Law at University College Dublin.
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Dermot Walsh studied acting at the Abbey Theatre School and spent three years with Lord Longford's repertory company at the Gate Theatre, working as an assistant stage hand.
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In 1945, Dermot Walsh moved to Britain and briefly joined the Croydon Repertory.
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Dermot Walsh appeared in seven films as a leading man, before returning to the theatre.
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Dermot Walsh later resumed his film career in a series of B movies.
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Dermot Walsh appeared in more than forty films made for film and a hundred for television, making his final film appearance in 1983.
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Dermot Walsh made his first London stage appearance in George Bernard Shaw's Buoyant Billions at the Prince's Theatre in 1949.
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Dermot Walsh turned his hand to writing and producing, writing the play The Murder Line in 1967 and producing later productions, including Blithe Spirit and Stage Struck.
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Dermot Walsh played the title role in all 39 half-hour episodes of the series Richard the Lionheart in 1962 and 1963.