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Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Actor · Died January 6, 1977, aged 63 · Dublin, Ireland

Niall MacGinnis was an Irish actor who made around 80 screen appearances.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 29, 1913
Died
January 6, 1977 (aged 63)
From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 76 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are Niall MacGinnis' films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Bonds
18%
Power
16%
Self
13%
Survival
13%
Society
9%
Ideas
7%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 8 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 6
Hero
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Herald
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
8
Dread
6
Thrilling
7
Contemplative
4
Other
19

How their films linger

Haunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Niall MacGinnis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Niall MacGinnis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

76 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page.

  • The MacKintosh Man(1973)

    as Prison Warder

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • River of Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Garwood Drum

  • Darling Lili(1970)

    as Von Hindenburg (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Kremlin Letter(1970)

    as Erector Set

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Krakatoa: East of Java(1968)

    as Harbor Master

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sinful Davey(1969)

    as Boots Simpson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Shoes of the Fisherman(1968)

    as Capuchin Monk

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Torture Garden(1967)

    as Dr. Silversmith (segment 1 "Enoch")

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Viking Queen(1967)

    as Tiberian

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Island of Terror(1966)

    as Mr. Roger Campbell

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Man Could Get Killed(1966)

    as Ship's Captain

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold(1965)

    as Checkpoint Charlie Guard

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The War Lord(1965)

    as Odins

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Truth About Spring(1965)

    as Cleary

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Yevgeny Dorn

  • Becket(1964)

    as Baron

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Finally Died(1963)

    as Brenner

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Keegan

  • Jason and the Argonauts(1963)

    as Zeus

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Face in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Klaus

  • Billy Budd(1962)

    as Captain Nathaniel Graveling

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Probst

  • The Devil's Agent(1962)

    as Paul Vass

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Webster Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Headmaster

  • The Prince and the Pauper(1962)

    as Father Andrew

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Nobody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Defending Counsel Sullivan

  • Sword of Sherwood Forest(1960)

    as Friar Tuck

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • In the Nick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Prison Governor

  • The Night Fighters(1960)

    as Ned O'Neill

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Foxhole in Cairo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Radek

  • Never Take Candy from a Stranger(1960)

    as Defense Counsel

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Kidnapped(1960)

    as Mr. Shaun

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • This Other Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Brendan Devereaux

  • Shake Hands with the Devil(1959)

    as Michael O'Leary

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Nun's Story(1959)

    as Father Vermeuhlen

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Tarzan's Greatest Adventure(1959)

    as Kruger

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Behind the Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Neil Isherwood

  • She Didn't Say No! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as James Casey

  • Jack the Ripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Walter

  • The Veil(1958)

    Show as Walter

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Curse of the Demon(1957)

    as Dr. Julian Karswell

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Shiralee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Beauty Kelly

  • Lust for Life(1956)

    as Roulin

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Alexander the Great(1956)

    as Parmenio

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Helen of Troy(1956)

    as Menelaus

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Special Delivery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Sidney

  • Betrayed(1954)

    as Blackie

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Conflict of Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Harry Tilney

  • Hell Below Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Dr. Howe

  • Knights of the Round Table(1953)

    as Green Knight

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Martin Luther(1953)

    as Martin Luther

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Murder in the Cathedral(1951)

    as Herald

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • No Highway in the Sky(1951)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Talk of a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Tom Cassidy

  • Chance of a Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Baxter

  • Christopher Columbus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Juan de la Cosa

  • Diamond City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Hans Muller

  • Hamlet(1948)

    as Sea Captain

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • No Room at the Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as O'Rane

  • Anna Karenina(1948)

    as Konstantin Levin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Captain Boycott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Mark Killain

  • Henry V(1944)

    as Macmorris - Captain in the English Army

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Tawny Pipit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Jimmy Bancroft

  • The Hundred Pound Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Chick Slater

  • The Demi-Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Man on Ship-Dedication Stand

  • Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Dr. Jordon

  • We Dive at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Torpedo Gunner's Mate - C / P.O. Mike Corrigan

  • The Avengers(1942)

    as Olaf

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The 49th Parallel(1941)

    as Vogel

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • East of Piccadilly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Joe

  • The Edge of the World(1937)

    as Andrew Gray

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Debt of Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Lt. Peter Stretton

  • The Crimson Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jack Beardmore

  • Ourselves Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Terence Elliott

  • The Luck of the Irish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Derek O'Neill

  • Turn of the Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as John Lunn

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 75 titles from 1935 to 1973; peak year 1961.

Biggest box office

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

$892 worldwide

Highest rated

Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Film career

19351973

Peak 1961 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting75 of 75: 75 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1930s6 · acting1940s15 · acting1950s22 · acting1960s28 · acting1970s4 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 31 roles
37526267

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Niall MacGinnis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Murder in the Cathedral (1951)

66th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Billy Budd (1962)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Niall MacGinnis' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Niall MacGinnis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Niall MacGinnis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Cushing shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers