Stanley McGeagh

Stanley McGeagh (30 August 1936 – 5 August 2025) was a Northern Irish actor.

Background McGeagh was born in Belfast on 30 August 1936 to a shipwright father and had four siblings. During World War II, the street the family lived on was bombed and their house reduced to rubble. Their father was one of those people to help dig them out.

Planning to have a career in either rugby or acting, McGeagh initially worked as an assistant statistics officer in the Belfast Corporation Transport Department. When the Northern Ireland Theatre Experiment started in 1959, he auditioned successfully, moving careers and gaining "bit" parts at the Belfast Arts Theatre. Afterwards, he moved to London, joining Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in 1964 as an ensemble player in Oh, What a Lovely War! before making his TV debut in 1967.

While performing in between shows, McGeagh initially came to Australia in 1985 to visit family. After two years of work and travel, performing in a tour of Anything Goes, he decided to stay in Australia.

Personal life

On 28 March 1970, McGeagh married actress Deborah Brayshaw, divorcing sometime afterwards. Upon relocating to Australia, he married artist and mandolin player Judy John. McGeagh died in the Melbourne suburb of Springvale, on 5 August 2025, at the age of 88. He was cremated there.

Filmography

Film

Television