Des Keogh
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Des Keogh is an Irish
actor
. He was born in 1935 in Birr
, County Offaly
. He was trained as a lawyer before entering the theatre in his 20s.
He has toured widely in a one-man show called The Love-Hungry Farmer, an adaptation by Keogh from a work by the Irish playwright John B. Keane
. He has also appeared in a one-man show of Confessions of an Irish Publican by the same playwright.
Keogh has worked with major Irish theatre companies, and also in the London theatre. His film credits include Ryan's Daughter
, Ulysses, and Flight of the Doves
.
For approximately 35 years, Mr. Keogh hosted a weekly radio program for RTE
's Light Programme called Music for Middlebrows. It was also the name of book on the subject he wrote in 1998.
In April 2010, Mr. Keogh appeared in the title role in the play Da
by Hugh Leonard
at the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts in Olney, Maryland.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He was born in 1935 in Birr
Birr
Birr is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Once called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe....
, County Offaly
County Offaly
County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. Offaly County Council is...
. He was trained as a lawyer before entering the theatre in his 20s.
He has toured widely in a one-man show called The Love-Hungry Farmer, an adaptation by Keogh from a work by the Irish playwright John B. Keane
John B. Keane
John Brendan Keane was an Irish playwright, novelist and essayist from Listowel, County Kerry.-Life and career:...
. He has also appeared in a one-man show of Confessions of an Irish Publican by the same playwright.
Keogh has worked with major Irish theatre companies, and also in the London theatre. His film credits include Ryan's Daughter
Ryan's Daughter
Ryan's Daughter is a 1970 film directed by David Lean. The film, set in 1916, tells the story of a married Irish woman who has an affair with a British officer during World War I, despite opposition from her nationalist neighbours...
, Ulysses, and Flight of the Doves
Flight of the Doves
Flight of the Doves is a 1971 British film based on the novel by Walter Macken, the film was written by Frank Gabrielson and Ralph Nelson. Nelson also directed the film.-Cast:...
.
For approximately 35 years, Mr. Keogh hosted a weekly radio program for RTE
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
's Light Programme called Music for Middlebrows. It was also the name of book on the subject he wrote in 1998.
In April 2010, Mr. Keogh appeared in the title role in the play Da
DA
DA, da, or dA may refer to:* Da , a Tony-winning play by Hugh Leonard* Da , a movie adaptation of the play by Hugh Leonard* Adi Da, a spiritual leader once known as Da Free John, and Da Love-Ananda...
by Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard
Hugh Leonard was an Irish dramatist, television writer and essayist. In a career that spanned 50 years, Leonard wrote more than 18 plays, two volumes of essays and two autobiographies, one novel and numerous screenplays and teleplays, as well as writing a regular newspaper column.-Life and...
at the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts in Olney, Maryland.