Tom Hickey

Known for

Acting

Born

January 1, 1944

Birthplace

Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland

Died

May 1, 2021 (aged 77)

Biography

Tom Hickey (1944 – May 1, 2021) was an Irish actor who appeared on stage and screen in a career that began in the early 1960s. He was best known for playing Benjy Riordan in the long-running television series, The Riordans.

Best known work

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

1989

Breakfast on Pluto

2005

High Spirits

1988

Inside I'm Dancing

2004

Gothic

1987

Possession

2002

Nuns on the Run

1990

Raining Stones

1993

The Butcher Boy

1998

Circle of Friends

1995

Filmography

2012
What Richard Did
as Priest
2012
Stella Days
as Bishop Hegarty
2008
Alarm
as Frank
2007
Garage
as Mr Skerrit
2005
Breakfast on Pluto
as Bishop
2004
Inside I'm Dancing
as Con O'Shea
2004
The Phantom Cnut
as Priest
2002
Possession
as Blackadder
2002
Coney Island Baby
as Mr. Hayes
2001
Black Day at Black Rock
2000
The Last September
as O'Brien
1998
The Butcher Boy
as Gardener
1997
All Souls' Day
1997
Before I Sleep
1997
Gold In The Streets
as Mr Costello
1995
The Cake
as Second Orangeman
1995
An Awfully Big Adventure
as Freddie Reynalde
1995
Circle of Friends
as Professor Maclure
1995
Moondance
1994
Family
as Dean
1993
Raining Stones
as Father Barry
1992
Unnatural PursuitsTV
as Blossom (2 episodes)
1992
Unnatural Pursuits
as Blossom
1991
The Treaty
as Eamonn Duggan
1991
The Miracle
as Tommy