Niall MacGinnis


Patrick Niall MacGinnis was an Irish actor who made around 80 screen appearances.

Early life

MacGinnis was born in Dublin in 1913. He was educated at Stonyhurst College in England, and studied medicine at Trinity College, Dublin. He qualified as a house surgeon. During the Second World War, MacGinnis served as a surgeon in the Royal Navy.
In 1938 he starred in the hit comedy play Spring Meeting in the West End.

Acting career

Among his more notable film roles are:
On television, he played the arch-criminal A. J. Kent in the Danger Man episode "Battle of The Cameras" and Colonel Probst in The Saint episode "The Paper Chase".

Later life

MacGinnis had a child with his second wife and returned to medical practice during the 1970s. He died of cancer in Haverfordwest, Wales in 1977, aged 63.

Complete filmography