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Shane Connaughton

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A man travels from New York to a haunted village in Ireland in search of his missing father.
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Ghostwood (2008)
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Shane Connaughton was born in 1947 in Redhills, Co. Cavan, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for My Left Foot (1989), The Run of the Country (1995) and The Blackwater Lightship (2004).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 nominations total

    Known for

    My Left Foot (1989)
    My Left Foot
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 1989
    The Run of the Country (1995)
    The Run of the Country
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1995
    The Blackwater Lightship (2004)
    The Blackwater Lightship
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2004
    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
    7.2
    TV Series
    • W.B. Yeats

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    Actor

    • Jam (2020)
      Jam
      Short
      • Grandad
      • 2020
    • Redemption of a Rogue (2020)
      Redemption of a Rogue
      6.0
      • Hardware Store Owner
      • 2020
    • Vanilla (2018)
      Vanilla
      Short
      • Patrick
      • 2018
    • Kevin McGahern in No Party for Billy Burns (2017)
      No Party for Billy Burns
      7.7
      • Old Jim Nannery
      • 2017
    • Ghostwood (2008)
      Ghostwood
      4.0
      • Fr Frank
      • 2008
    • Uprising (2001)
      Uprising
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • German Soldier with Violinists
      • 2001
    • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
      The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
      7.2
      TV Series
      • W.B. Yeats
      • 1993
    • The Playboys (1992)
      The Playboys
      6.2
      • Customs Officer
      • 1992
    • Beverly D'Angelo, Niall Byrne, and Lorraine Pilkington in The Miracle (1991)
      The Miracle
      6.5
      • Rose's Father
      • 1991
    • Screenplay (1986)
      Screenplay
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Prison Governor
      • Auctioneer
      • 1990
    • Screen Two (1984)
      Screen Two
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Senior Policeman
      • 1986
    • Four Days in July (1984)
      Four Days in July
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Brendan
      • 1984
    • Patrick Stewart in Maybury (1981)
      Maybury
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Father Ryan
      • Mr. Smith
      • 1981–1983
    • Enemy (1976)
      Enemy
      • Commuter
      • 1976
    • Piano Smashers of the Golden Sun
      TV Movie
      • John Mulligan
      • 1975

    Writer

    • Andie MacDowell and Sarah Bolger in Tara Road (2005)
      Tara Road
      6.0
      • screenplay
      • 2005
    • The Blackwater Lightship (2004)
      The Blackwater Lightship
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • screenplay by
      • 2004
    • The Run of the Country (1995)
      The Run of the Country
      6.2
      • novel
      • screenplay
      • 1995
    • Screen Two (1984)
      Screen Two
      6.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1994
    • The Playboys (1992)
      The Playboys
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 1992
    • Alun Armstrong and Tony Doyle in Murder in Eden (1991)
      Murder in Eden
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • screenplay
      • 1991
    • Stephanie Beacham, Brendan Conroy, Beatie Edney, Dervla Kirwan, Rynagh O'Grady, and Con O'Neill in The Lilac Bus (1990)
      The Lilac Bus
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1990
    • My Left Foot (1989)
      My Left Foot
      7.8
      • screenplay
      • 1989
    • Black Silk
      TV Series
      • script
      • 1985
    • Every Picture Tells a Story (1984)
      Every Picture Tells a Story
      6.9
      • writer
      • 1984
    • Patrick Stewart in Maybury (1981)
      Maybury
      7.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1981–1983
    • The Dollar Bottom (1981)
      The Dollar Bottom
      6.7
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 1981
    • Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)
      Crown Court
      7.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1974
    • Six Days of Justice (1972)
      Six Days of Justice
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1973

    Producer

    • The Run of the Country (1995)
      The Run of the Country
      6.2
      • associate producer
      • 1995
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    • Born
      • 1947
      • Redhills, Co. Cavan, Ireland

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