Movie Credits
The Nephew	(1998)
[ Pierce Brosnan ][ Hill Harper ]
Illuminata	(1998)
[ Ben Gazzara ][ John Turturro ][ Christopher Walken ][ Rufus Sewell ]
The Serpent's Kiss	(1997)
[ Charley Boorman ][ Ewan McGregor ][ Pete Postlethwaite ][ Richard E. Grant ]
Stealing Beauty	(1996)
[ Joseph Fiennes ][ Jeremy Irons ][ Jason Flemyng ][ Bernardo Bertolucci ]
Innocent Lies	(1995)
[ Stephen Dorff ][ Adrian Dunbar ][ Alexis Denisof ]
The Bishop's Story	(1995)
Hedda Gabler	(1993)
[ Stephen Rea ]
Force of Duty	(1992)
[ Adrian Dunbar ][ Patrick Malahide ]
The Miracle	(1991)
The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing	(1990)
[ Patrick Malahide ][ John Hurt ]
December Bride	(1990)
[ Patrick Malahide ]
Saints and Scholars	(1990)
High Spirits	(1988)
[ Peter Gallagher ][ Steve Guttenberg ][ Liam Neeson ][ Peter O'Toole ]
The Dead	(1987)
[ Colm Meaney ][ Dan O'Herlihy ]
Rawhead Rex	(1986)
[ David Dukes ][ Clive Barker ]
Out of Africa	(1985)
[ Robert Redford ][ Sydney Pollack ][ Michael Gough ]
Mr. Love	(1985)
Cal	(1984)
[ John Lynch ]
Reflections	(1984)
[ Gabriel Byrne ]
Summer Lightning	(1984)
[ Tom Bell ][ David Warner ]
Angel	(1982)
[ Ian McElhinney ][ Stephen Rea ]
The Hard Way	(1979)
[ Lee Van Cleef ][ Patrick McGoohan ]
Poitín	(1979)
Screamer	(1975)
[ Jim Norton ]
Philadelphia, Here I Come	(1975)
[ David Kelly ]
The Playboy of the Western World	(1974)
[ John Hurt ]
The MacKintosh Man	(1973)
[ Paul Newman ][ James Mason ]
Miss Julie	(1972)
Sinful Davey	(1969)
[ John Hurt ]
The Fighting Prince of Donegal	(1966)
[ Walt Disney ]

Widely regarded as one the greatest Irish actors to grace the stage and screen in the 20th century, Donal McCann's success hardly seems like a fluke. He was born into a theatrical family, his father was a playwright, as well as holding the position of Lord Mayor of Dublin. McCann didn't become a thespian instantly, however. He had studied architecture and tried his hand as a copyboy for a newspaper. He started studying acting at the Queen's Theatre and also at the Abbey School of Acting. A short time later, he was garnering attention and praise for his work on stage. His work in film also met with an equal amount of respect and success. Two of the higher profile features he appeared in are Out of Africa and Stealing Beauty. McCann died in 1999, after a nearly two-year-long battle with cancer.