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Michael Byrne (born 7 November 1943) is an English actor noted for his roles on film and television. He is particularly associated with roles as Nazi German characters in World War II dramas, though he has also played many other roles, including Alfred Maxwell in Casualty. ==Life and career== Byrne was born in London, England. During his career he has repeatedly been cast in Nazi military roles such as Colonel Vogel in ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', Major Schroeder in ''Force 10 from Navarone'', Reinhard Beck in ''The Scarlet and the Black'', General Olbricht in ''The Plot to Kill Hitler'' and ''Obergruppenführer'' Odilo Globocnik in the BBC radio dramatisation of the novel ''Fatherland'' by Robert Harris. He is the SS interrogator in ''Rogue Male''. He was also seen as the aged but fanatical SS General Neurath in ''Outpost: Black Sun'', former concentration camp commandant and involved in the Nazi's sinister reality-shifting experiments. Byrne appeared as a Jewish concentration camp survivor who is instrumental in the capture of a Nazi war criminal (played by Ian McKellen) in the film ''Apt Pupil''. He is also familiar to audiences as Smythe, a soldier who attempts to rape William Wallace's wife and first inspires Wallace to seek independence from England in the film ''Braveheart''. His other film credits include ''The Eagle Has Landed'', ''A Bridge Too Far'', ''The Medusa Touch'', ''The Saint'', ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', ''The Good Father'', ''The Sum of All Fears'', ''Gangs of New York'', ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1'' and ''Outpost: Black Sun''. On television, he has appeared in ''Z-Cars'', ''Secret Army'', ''Tales of the Unexpected'', ''The Professionals'', ''The Devil's Crown'', ''Smiley's People'', ''Yes, Prime Minister'', ''Lord Mountbatten - the Last Viceroy'', ''Between The Lines'', ''Sharpe'', ''The Mists of Avalon'', ''Waking the Dead'', ''The Body Farm'', ''Honest'', Hamish Macbeth, and ''Casualty''. From April 2008 to January 2010, Michael starred in ''Coronation Street'', as Ted Page, Gail Platt's long lost father and the ex-lover of Audrey Roberts. It is not known whether he will return to the show. Byrne appeared in ''State of Play'' at the Edinburgh Festival written by Zia Trench. He played Romeo to Siân Phillips' Juliet at the Bristol Old Vic. He is the father of actress Allie Byrne. He is currently playing Alfred Maxwell in BBC's ''Casualty'', his storyline consists of him being terminally ill with Motor Neuron Disease and his friendship with clinical lead Connie Beauchamp. At the moment he has currently requested her to help him die rather than suffer with his disease any longer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Byrne (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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