J.M. Kerrigan

Joseph Michael Kerrigan (16 December 1884 – 29 April 1964), better known as J.M. Kerrigan, was an Irish character actor. Kerrigan was born in Dublin, Ireland. He worked as a newspaper reporter until 1907 when he joined the famous Abbey Players. There he became a stalwart, appearing in plays by Lady Gregory, William Butler Yeats and John Millington Synge (for whom he played the role of Shawn Keogh in The Playboy of the Western World. His first screen appearance was in the silent film Food of Love in 1916. By the 1920s he was appearing on Broadway, often in plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Sheridan. He settled permanently in Hollywood in 1935, having been recruited along with several other Abbey performers, to appear in John Ford's The Informer. In that film and in Ford's The Long Voyage Hom...show more
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Date of Birth
Dec 16, 1884
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Date of Death
Apr 29, 1964
Age
79
Known For
Acting
Also Known As
Joseph M. Kerrigan
J. M. Kerrigan
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Movie Credits

1939
Johnny Gallagher
1941
Charles Conliffe
1951
Skipper Ben
1943
Mr. McDougal (uncredited)
1935
Terry
1940
Eli Matson
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TV Show Credits

TV Show Credits
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