About Cecil Barror
Lived 1911 – 1999 (aged 88). Cecil Barror was an actor and barrister.
Cecil John Rhodes Barror (12 August 1911 – 15 October 1999) was an Irish barrister, actor and broadcaster. He was a member of the Abbey Theatre from 1936–79.
Born in Clontarf, Dublin, Barror was married in 1942 to Ethna Graham who formed and conducted The Lindsay Singers, a choir that gained an international reputation. They had three sons and two daughters; the youngest Tony died at the age of 21 years in 1976.
In 1947 he was in a Radio Éireann production of a play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy called Dignity.
Barror died in 1999 and is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1959 Broth of a Boy Mr. O'Shaughnessy 1980 The Sleep of Death Deacon
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Who was Cecil Barror?
Irish barrister and actor (1911-1999)
When was Cecil Barror born?
Cecil Barror was born on 12 August 1911.
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Cecil Barror died on 15 October 1999.
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Cecil Barror was an actor and barrister.
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