Jimmy O'Dea - Turner Classic Movies

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Jimmy O'Dea made his mark in the world of entertainment when he worked on the Cyril Cusack dramatic adaptation "Rising of the Moon" (1957). In 1922, he made his screen debut in "Cruiskeen Lawn." In 1960, he made his final screen appearance in "Johnny Nobody."...

Filmography

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Johnny Nobody (1965)

Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)

King Brian Connors

The Rising of the Moon (1957)

Porter [Paddy Morrisey]

Penny Paradise (1938)

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Darby O'Gill And The Little People (1959) -- (Movie Clip) The King Of Them All

Darby O'Gill And The Little People (1959) -- (Movie Clip) There's No Goin' Back

Biography

Jimmy O'Dea made his mark in the world of entertainment when he worked on the Cyril Cusack dramatic adaptation "Rising of the Moon" (1957). In 1922, he made his screen debut in "Cruiskeen Lawn." In 1960, he made his final screen appearance in "Johnny Nobody."

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Johnny Nobody (1965)

Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)

King Brian Connors

The Rising of the Moon (1957)

Porter [Paddy Morrisey]

Penny Paradise (1938)

Life Events

Videos

Darby O'Gill And The Little People (1959) -- (Movie Clip) The King Of Them All Regaling his pals (J.G. Devlin, Farrell Pelly, and Denis O’Dea as eavesdropping Father Murphy) at the pub, Darby (Albert Sharpe) tells of how his first encounter with the diabolical leprechaun king Brian Connors (Jimmy O’Dea) went awry, in the Disney feature Darby O’Gill And The Little People, 1959.

Darby O'Gill And The Little People (1959) -- (Movie Clip) There's No Goin' Back Shoved down a well by his mischievous horse, Irishman Darby (Albert Sharpe) is greeted as a guest by leprechaun king Brian Connors (Jimmy O’Dea), with whom he’s had previous dealings, in the Walt Disney feature Darby O’Gill And The Little People, 1959.

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