Donal McCann

Donal McCann was an Irish stage, film, and television actor best known for his roles in the works of Brian Friel and for his lead role in John Hustons last film, The Dead.

McCann was born in Terenure in Dublin. His father was John J. McCann, a playwright and politician who served twice as Dublins Lord Mayor. Although Donal had acted in a production of his fathers Give Me a Bed of Roses at Terenure College in 1962, he briefly studied architecture before taking a job as a subeditor at the Evening Press which allowed him pursue parttime acting classes at the Abbey School of Actors at the same time. He joined the Abbey Players in the late 1960s.

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