Ray McAnally

1926–1989 · Irish actor

Ray McAnally was an Irish actor. He was the recipient of three BAFTA Awards in the late 1980s: two BAFTA Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor, and a BAFTA Television Award for Best Actor for A Very British Coup in 1989. In 2020, he was ranked at number 34 on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Ray McAnally, in order

1. 1958 Sea of Sand: acted · directed by Guy Green
2. 1961 Murder in Eden: acted · directed by Max Varnel
3. 1961 The Naked Edge: acted · directed by Michael Anderson · audiences 52%
4. 1962 Billy Budd: acted · directed by Peter Ustinov
5. 1968 Me Mammy (TV series): acted
6. 1968 Spindoe (TV series): acted
7. 1970 The Looking Glass War: acted · directed by Frank Pierson
8. 1972 Fear Is the Key: acted · directed by Michael Tuchner
9. 1979 My Left Foot: acted · directed by Jim Sheridan · critics 98%, audiences 92% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, MGM+
10. 1981 The Sleep of Death: acted · directed by Calvin Floyd
11. 1982 Angel: acted · directed by Neil Jordan
12. 1984 Cal: acted · directed by Pat O'Connor
13. 1985 No Surrender: acted · directed by Peter Smith
14. 1986 The Mission: acted · directed by Roland Joffé · critics 62%, audiences 87%
15. 1987 Empire State: acted · directed by Ron Peck
16. 1987 The Fourth Protocol: acted · directed by John Mackenzie
17. 1987 The Sicilian: acted · directed by Michael Cimino
18. 1987 White Mischief: acted · directed by Michael Radford
19. 1988 A Very British Coup (TV series): acted · directed by Mick Jackson
20. 1988 High Spirits: acted · directed by Neil Jordan · critics 31%, audiences 59% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free), Tubi
21. 1988 Jack the Ripper (TV movie): acted · directed by David Wickes
22. 1988 Taffin: acted · directed by Francis Megahy
23. 1989 Venus Peter: acted · directed by Ian Sellar
24. 1989 We're No Angels: acted · directed by Neil Jordan