Eddie Byrne
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Byrne's stage work included many appearances with Dublin's Abbey Theatre, and also work with the National Theatre in London.[3][4]
Byrne portrayed General Willard in Star Wars (1977) (named after George Lucas's friend and frequent collaborator Willard Huyck), but he is also remembered in horror roles such as the sceptical Inspector Mulrooney in The Mummy (1959) and as the kindly Dr. Reginald Landers in Island of Terror (1966), the rural inn owner in The Break (1963)[3][5] and as Inspector O'Neill in Jack the Ripper (1959).[6] On television, Byrne appeared in The Saint, Department S and in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1957), Season 3, Episode 5 as the lord of the manor.[7]
Personal life
Eddie Byrne was born in Dublin. He was married to Kitty Thuillier and had four children: Frank Byrne, Susan Byrne, Michael Byrne & Catherine Byrne. He died of a stroke in Dublin in 1981.
