Biography
Denys Hawthorne (9 August 1932 – 16 October 2009) was a Northern Irish actor known for his work in theatre, film, television and radio. Born in Portadown, County Armagh, he studied law at Queen's University Belfast before joining the Ulster Group Theatre. He later moved to London, where he appeared in productions including The Chairs at the Royal Court Theatre (1957) and Bloomsday at the Unity Theatre (1960).
Hawthorne was a regular in BBC radio drama and served briefly as producer of BBC Northern Ireland radio drama (1972–1974). On television he appeared in dozens of series and dramas, including 46 episodes of Within These Walls (1974–1978), Grange Hill (1978), Doctor Who (1986), Inspector Morse (1990) and as Bishop Facks in the Father Ted episode 'Tentacles of Doom' (1996). Film roles included the Appeal Judge in In the Name of the Father (1993), a politician in The House of the Spirits (1993), Paddy in The Russia House (1990) and Mr Woodhouse in Emma (1996).
