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Birdy Sweeney

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Birth name Edmund Francis Sweeney
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 14 june 1931
Death 11 may 1999 (at 67 years) at Dublin (Irlande)

Birdy Sweeney (14 June 1931 – 11 May 1999) was an Irish actor and comedian.

Born Edmund Francis Sweeney in Dungannon, County Tyrone, he garnered his nickname "Birdy" from his childhood ability to imitate bird calls which he demonstrated on BBC Radio Ulster. He was a stand-up comedian on the club circuit for more than thirty years before he gained his first acting work as an extra in BBC Northern Ireland's adaptation of the play Too Late to Talk to Billy in 1982.

Sweeney made minor appearances in several major films, including The Crying Game (1992), The Snapper (1993) The Butcher Boy (1997), and Angela's Ashes, and made his stage debut in the 1989 Dublin production of The Iceman Cometh at the Abbey Theatre. From 1996, he played farmer Eamon Byrne in the first four series of the BBC drama series Ballykissangel.

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Alan Parker
Alan Parker
(1 films)
Stuart Gordon
Stuart Gordon
(1 films)
Sean Lawlor
Sean Lawlor
(2 films)
Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan
(1 films)
Ted Mann
Ted Mann
(1 films)
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Filmography of Birdy Sweeney (7 films)

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Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes (1999)
, 2h25
Directed by Alan Parker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about children
Actors Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Michael Legge, Devon Murray, Kerry Condon, J.J. Murphy
Rating72% 3.648973.648973.648973.648973.64897
Angela's Ashes tells the story of Frank McCourt and his childhood after his family are forced to move from America back to Ireland because of financial difficulties and family problems derived from his father's alcoholism. The film chronicles young McCourt's life in Limerick, Ireland, during his childhood in the 1930s and 1940s, the difficulties that ensued, and finally Frank's way of earning enough money to return to the land of his dreams: America. Michael Legge was praised for his portrayal of the adolescent Frank. In particular, he was said to excel in his role as an innocent teenager growing up with typical coming of age rites involving sexuality, maturity and peer pressure in a Catholic Irish setting.
Downtime
Downtime (1997)
, 1h30
Directed by Bharat Nalluri
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Actors Paul McGann, Susan Lynch, Stephen Graham, Tom Georgeson, David Roper, Birdy Sweeney
Rating45% 2.2816252.2816252.2816252.2816252.281625
Former police psychologist Rob helps to save a young woman Chrissy when she is about to commit suicide by jumping of 21st-story balcony with her 4-year-old son Jake. When he persuades her to go on a date, they are trapped with Jake and old Pat in an elevator because a drunken gang crashed into the elevator's engine room...
Space Truckers
Space Truckers (1996)
, 1h37
Directed by Stuart Gordon
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Transport films, Trucker films, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Road movies, Space opera
Actors Stephen Dorff, Dennis Hopper, Debi Mazar, Charles Dance, George Wendt, Michael G. Hagerty
Roles Mr. Zesty
Rating54% 2.7007452.7007452.7007452.7007452.700745
At a corporation's base on the Neptunian moon Triton, mercenaries are setting up a defense perimeter to try to hold off an unstoppable cyborg warrior. The commander, Nabel, seals himself inside the control room. The cyborg destroys the soldiers' tank and then attacks a helicopter—which crashes into the control room. The soldiers are killed one by one, until Nabel finally deactivates the cyborg with a remote control. The remaining corporate employees discover that the cyborg was created by company owner E.J. Saggs. Saggs arrives at the base just as the battle ends, and takes the remote from Nabel. He reactivates the cyborg and orders it to kill Nabel.
The Snapper
The Snapper (1993)
, 1h31
Directed by Stephen Frears
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Colm Meaney, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Murphy, Stanley Townsend, Birdy Sweeney, Rynagh O'Grady
Rating71% 3.5926853.5926853.5926853.5926853.592685
Young Sharon Curley becomes pregnant, but refuses to tell anyone who the father is. She decides to keep the baby ("snapper") and her family, each in their own way, eventually decides to support her. Her father particularly studies up on childbirth and female anatomy (with gratifying results for his wife as a bonus).
The Crying Game
The Crying Game (1992)
, 1h52
Directed by Neil Jordan
Origin Irlande
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about terrorism, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker, Jim Broadbent, Adrian Dunbar
Roles Tommy
Rating71% 3.5978053.5978053.5978053.5978053.597805
At a fairground in rural Northern Ireland, IRA foot soldier Fergus (Stephen Rea) and a unit of other IRA fighters, including a woman named Jude (Miranda Richardson) and led by Maguire (Adrian Dunbar), kidnap Jody (Forest Whitaker), a black British soldier, after Jude lures him to a secluded area with the promise of sex. The IRA demands the release of jailed IRA members, threatening to execute Jody in three days if their demands are not met. Fergus is tasked to guard Jody and develops a bond with the prisoner, much to the chagrin of the other IRA men. During this time, Jody tells Fergus the story of the Scorpion and the Frog.