Micheál Mac Liammóir (born Alfred Willmore; 25 October 1899 – 6 March 1978) was an actor, designer, dramatist, writer and impresario in 20th-century Ireland. Though born in London to an English family with no Irish connections, he emigrated to Ireland in early adulthood, changed his name, invented an Irish ancestry, and remained based there for the rest of his life, successfully maintaining a fabricated identity as a native Irishman born in Cork.

Micheál Mac Liammóir

Acting Born October 25, 1899 – Died March 6, 1978 Willesden, London, England

Micheál Mac Liammóir (born Alfred Willmore; 25 October 1899 – 6 March 1978) was an actor, designer, dramatist, writer and impresario in 20th-century Ireland. Though born in London to an English family with no Irish connections, he emigrated to Ireland in early adulthood, changed his name, invented an Irish ancestry, and remained based there for the rest of his life, successfully maintaining a fabricated identity as a native Irishman born in Cork.

Known For

Omnibus

Poor Tom

The Verdict Is Yours

Othello

Iago

On Trial

Oscar Wilde

What's the Matter with Helen?

Hamilton Starr

Tom Jones

Narrator (voice)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Self - Actor (archive footage)

The Kremlin Letter

Sweet Alice

Filming Othello

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

Irish Storyteller

The Trial of Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

The Orson Welles Story

Self