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Acting

Denis O'Dea

Career: Active from 1936 to 1960, with a break from 1937 to 1946, busiest in 1949 and 1953 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles: 2
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: The Fallen Idol
85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Denis O'Dea Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
0.4, average 5.4
Pop Culture
0.7, average 2.2
Situational Comedy
1.3, average 2.7
Tech & Humanity
0.5, average 1.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Psychological Thriller 2
Moral Ambiguity 2
Psychological Drama 2
Historical Drama 2
Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1960s

1 title · average score 38

Esther and the King

38

as Mordecai

1950s

12 titles · average score 68

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

80

as Father Murphy

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

as Father Murphy

The Rising of the Moon

65

as Police Sergeant Tom O'Hara (segment '1921')

The Story of Esther Costello

62

as Father Devlin

Captain Lightfoot

52

as Regis Donnell

Niagara

71

as Inspector Starkey

Sea Devils

57

as Lethierry

Mogambo

60

as Father Josef

Never Take No for an Answer

as Father Damico

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

86

as RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton

The Long Dark Hall

65

as Sir Charles Morton

Treasure Island

81

as Dr. Livesy

1940s

7 titles · average score 72

Under Capricorn

48

as Mr. Corrigan

Landfall

71

as Captain Burnaby

The Bad Lord Byron

as Prosecuting Counsel

Marry Me

as George Saunders

The Fallen Idol

85

as Inspector Crowe

The Mark of Cain

as Sir William Godgrey

Odd Man Out

85

as Inspector

1930s

3 titles · average score 64

The Plough and the Stars

48

as The Covey

Beloved Enemy

79

as Sean's I.R.A. Friend (Uncredited)

The Informer

65

as Street Singer