Bergin, Patrick 1951–

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Bergin, Patrick 1951–

PERSONAL

Full name, Patrick Connolly James Bergin; born February 4, 1951, in Dublin, Ireland; brother of Emmet Bergin (an actor); married Paula Frazier, 1992. Religion: Roman Catholic.

Addresses: Agent—Caroline Dawson & Associates, 125 Gloucester Rd., 2nd Floor, London SW7 4TE, England. Manager—Forster-Delaney Management, 12533 Woodgreen, Los Angeles, CA 90066; N2N Entertainment, 1880 Century Park East, Suite 711, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career: Actor. Rapid Film, partner; founder of Mum's Underground (a theatre group). Previously worked as a teacher in London, England, until 1980, a mathematics teacher in Ireland, postman, laborer, and library assistant.

Awards, Honors: Cymru Award, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1992, for Morphine and Dolly Mixtures; Saturn Award nomination, best supporting actor, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, 1992, for Sleeping with the Enemy.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Member of the 1961 Spurs team, Those Glory Glory Days, Cinecom International, 1983.

Christy, The Courier, Vestron, 1988.

Mo Taffin, Taffin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988.

Captain Richard Francis Burton, Mountains of the Moon, TriStar, 1990.

Martin Burney, Sleeping with the Enemy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991.

Beezle, Highway to Hell, Hemdale Releasing, 1992.

David Hanover, Love Crimes, Millimeter Films, 1992.

Kevin O'Donnell, Patriot Games, Paramount, 1992.

Stephen Holmes, The Hummingbird Tree, 1992.

Walter Russell, Map of the Human Heart, Miramax, 1993.

(Uncredited) All Tied Up (also known as Un soltero con mucah cuerda), 1993.

Jack Conealy, Double Cross, ABC Distributing, 1994.

Dr. Benjamin Trace, Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (also known as Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War), New Line Cinema, 1996.

Older Malone, Angela Mooney (also known as Angela Mooney Dies Again), Merlin Films, 1996.

Whitechapel, Universal, 1997.

Jack Ramsey, Suspicious Minds, Trimark Pictures, 1997.

Rhys Williams, The Proposition, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1997.

Challenger, The Lost World (also known as Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World"), Trimark Pictures, 1998.

Taxman (also known as Promise Her Anything), Phaedra Cinema, 1999.

Alex Leonard, Eye of the Beholder (also known as Voyeur), Destination Film Distribution, 1999.

Billy Bones, Treasure Island, Columbia/TriStar, 1999.

General Winfield Scott, One Man's Hero (also known as Heroes sin patria, El batallon de San Patrico, and Herois sense patria), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Orion, 1999.

John Young, Africa, 1999.

King Arthur, Merlin: The Return, Peakviewing Productions, 1999.

Jack Randall, High Explosive (also known as Mission explosive), Prophecy Entertainment, 2000.

Mackey, When the Sky Falls, Icon Entertainment International, 2000.

Taylor Lewis, Cause of Death, Moonstone Entertainment, 2000.

Minister Seth, Devil's Prey, American World Pictures, 2001.

Blay, Beneath Loch Ness (also known as Evil beneath Loch Ness and The Evil beneath Loch Ness), Dimension Films, 2001.

Karl Hawthorne, Gas Station Jesus, Tabula Rasa Films, 2001.

Thorsson, Berserker (also known as Berserker: Hell's Warrior), Snp, Inc., 2001.

Gene, The Invisible Circus, Fine Line, 2001.

Peter, IRA man, Silent Grace, 2001.

Crassius, Amazons and Gladiators, Beyond Films, 2001.

The citizen, Bloom, MTI Home Video, 2003.

Padjo, The Boys from County Clare (also known as The Boys & Girl from County Clare), Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2003.

Cameron's driver, High Art, Low Life, SPG Motion Picture and Video Distribution, 2004.

Sir Peter, Ella Enchanted, Miramax, 2004.

Flynn, Johnny Was, 2005.

Riley, Played, Celebration Pictures, 2006.

Fr Paul, Ghostwood, 2006.

Jake, The Far Side of Jericho, 2006.

Jim Larkin, Connolly, 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Michael McGurk, Act of Betrayal, Arts and Entertainment, 1990.

Roderick Lambert, The Real Charlotte, Granada Television, 1990, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1990.

Drew Latham, The Apocalypse Watch (also known as Robert Ludlum's "The Apocalypse Watch"), ABC, 1997.

Casanova, Casanova's Love Letters, 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Terence O'Farrell, Morphine and Dolly Mixtures, BBC, 1990.

Sir Robert Hode (title role), Robin Hood (also known as The Adventures of Robin Hood and Robin Hood—Ein Leben fuer Richard Loewenherz), Fox, 1991.

Mark Samuels, They (also known as Children of the Mist, The Lost Souls, and They Watch), Showtime, 1993.

Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Frankenstein, TNT, 1993.

Adam Trent, Soft Deceit, HBO, 1994.

Dr. Benjamin Ramsey, "Where the Dead Are," Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics, CBS, 1994.

Jimmy Ray, Triplecross, Showtime, 1995.

Mr. Smith, The Witch's Daughter, Showtime, 1996.

Daniel Morgan, Stolen Women, Captured Hearts, CBS, 1997.

Inspector Jim Hansen, The Ripper, Starz!, 1997.

Stefan, The Island on Bird Street (also known as Ooen i fuglegaden and Die insel in der Vogelstrasse), Showtime, 1998.

Captain Cal, Escape Velocity, Sci-Fi Channel, 1999.

Fergus Mullaney, Durango (also known as A Rose for Annie), CBS, 1999.

Alec Dodge, The Press Run (also known as Deadline), Showtime, 2000.

Title role, Saint Patrick: The Irish Legend, Fox Family, 2000.

Leston Hilburn, Jewel, CBS, 2001.

Mr. Highsmith, King of Texas, TNT, 2002.

Vladislav Tepes, Dracula (also known as Il bacio di Dracula and Dracula's Curse), 2002.

Headmaster, Brush with Fate, CBS, 2003.

Igor Komarov, Icon (also known as Frederick Forsyth's "Icon"), Hallmark Channel, 2005.

Karl Hawthorne, False Prophets, Lifetime, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Paul McNally, Lapsed Catholics, 1987.

Kevin O'Donnell, The Secret World of Spying, 1992.

Presenter, The 14th Annual CableACE Awards, Lifetime, 1993.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Kevin O'Donnell, Patriot Games: Up Close, 2002.

Interviewee: Sir Peter, The Magical World of "Ella Enchanted," 2004.

Presenter, The Meteor Ireland Music Awards 2004, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Beecher, "Credit Where It's Due," Boon, ITV, 1987.

Himself, Kelly, UTV, 2002.

Himself, The Dunphy Show, 2003.

Morgan Edge, "Shattered," Smallville (also known as Smallville Beginnings and Smallville: Superman the Early Years), The WB, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

Edward Carson, A Trinity of Two, Liberty Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, 2005.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Starlog, June, 1991.

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