John Finbar Cassin (23 November 1924 – 14 January 2017), known professionally as Barry Cassin, was an Irish television, stage and screen actor. On stage, he is best known for his role in the production of Twelve Angry Men.
On screen, Cassin played mostly secondary roles such as in the television series Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, in 2004 he was Fr. Griffin in The Blackwater Lightship for the Hallmark Hall of Fame and the 2012 film Byzantium. He introduced the works of John B. Keane and notably directed the first stage production of The Field. Cassin's daughter, Anne, is a well-known journalist and news presenter for Raidió Teilifís Éireann.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1967 Ulysses 1970 The McKenzie Break Guard Jones Uncredited1980 The Sleep of Death The Count's Brother 1993 Fatal Inheritance Dr. Fitzsimmon 1996 Some Mother's Son Prosecutor 1996 Snakes and Ladders Mr. Duffy 2000 When Brendan Met Trudy Headmaster 2002 The Count of Monte Cristo Old Man Dantes 2002 The Escapist Judge 2012 Byzantium Robert Fowlds (final film role)
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