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Joe Pilkington
Born 1940
Galway, Ireland
Died (1999-07-07)7 July 1999
Galway, Ireland
Occupation Actor
Years active 1970–1999

Joe Pilkington (1940 – 7 July 1999) was an Irish actor, best known for his portrayal of Eamon Maher in the long-running TV series The Riordans. Father of actress Rachel Pilkington, Joseph Pilkington made a marked contribution to Irish arts and culture through roles played both on and offscreen. His acting roles in the late 1960s in the Abbey Theatre are listed.

Filmography

Film

  • Underground (1970) as Enlisted Man
  • The McKenzie Break (1970) as Police Communications Sergeant (uncredited)
  • The Outsider (1979)
  • Light Years Away (1981) as Thomas
  • Traveller (1981) as Traveller man
  • The Ballroom of Romance (1986) as Tim Daly
  • Into The West (1992) as Detective
  • A Man of no Importance (1994) as Ernie Lally
  • The Butcher Boy (1998) as Charlie McGlone

Television

  • The Riordans (1972–1979) as Eamon Maher
  • The Hanging Gale (1995) as James Phelan
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