Shay Duffin

Shay Duffin
Born(1931-02-26)26 February 1931
Dublin, Ireland
Died23 April 2010(2010-04-23) (aged 79)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1976–2007
ChildrenLaura, Linda, Ruth, Susan[1]
Websiteshayduffin.net

Shay Duffin (26 February 1931 – 23 April 2010) was an Irish character actor of the stage and screen. He was in the 1993 film Leprechaun[2] with Jennifer Aniston. He also had a role in the 1997 film Titanic.

He was best known for writing and acting the title role in the one-man play Brendan Behan: Confessions of An Irish Rebel. [3]

Discography

  • 1972: Shay Duffin Is Brendan Behan (Potato Records / POT 3202)

Filmography

Television

Shay Duffin' television credits
Year Title Role Notes
1976 Law and Order — Television film
1976 Switch Father Gorman Episode: "The Twelfth Commandment"
1977 The Amazing Howard Hughes Butler Television film
1977 Captains Courageous Chief Steward Television film
1978 The Other Side of Hell Miller Television film
1978 Mother, Juggs & Speed Whiplash Moran Television film
1979 Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith Rabbi Bartholomew Television film
1985 American Playhouse Judge Hathorne Episode: "Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part I"
1987 J. Edgar Hoover NY Chief of Police Television film
Uncredited
1987 Cagney & Lacey Bartender Episode: "Video Verite"
1990 City Sean 9 episodes
1992 Murder, She Wrote Brian Mulrain Episode: "The Wind Around the Tower"
1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation Ned Quint Episode: "Sub Rosa"
1995 Due South Father Behan 4 episodes

Film

Shay Duffin' film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1977 The White Buffalo Tim Brady (bartender) Film debut role
1978 Bloodbrothers Banion's Bar Man #5
1979 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Engineer
1979 The Main Event Fight Announcer Main role
1979 The Frisco Kid O'Leary
1980 The Baltimore Bullet Big Al
1980 Raging Bull Ring announcer for Janiro Fight
1983 10 to Midnight Nestor
1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man Patrick
1992 Newsies Captain McSwain
1992 The Public Eye Chief of Police
1993 Leprechaun Dan O'Grady
1995 Number One Fan Bartender
1996 Precious Find Poker Player #1
1996 Head Above Water Policeman
1997 Titanic Pubkeeper
2003 Seabiscuit Sunny Fitzsimmons
2006 The Departed Bartender at Brasserie
2007 The Still Life Bartender
2007 Beowulf Scylding's Watch Final film role

References

  1. ^ "Shay Duffin, one-man show on stage, dies". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 April 2010.
  2. ^ Nelson, Valerie J. (3 May 2010). "Shay Duffin dies at 79; actor portrayed Brendan Behan". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 6 May 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  3. ^ Obituary Boston Globe, May 1, 2010.