Mike Hayden

Biography

Mike Hayden was born on September 9, 1930 in County Wicklow, Ireland. His family moved to Liverpool when he was fourteen and he worked as an electrician at a ship repair yard, attended evening classes in draughtsmanship before selling engineering products. During this time, he was also performing as a stand-up comic and storyteller in nightclubs. He became an actor appearing in several productions for Ken Loach, The Boys From the Blackstuff and Coronation Street. He died on February 25, 2004.

Known For

Acting

1974

Match of the Day

as

Priest

1971

The Rank and File

as

Mike

1968

The Golden Vision

as

Father Macanally

1976

Bag of Yeast

as

Bishop

1991

Riff-Raff

as

Security Guard (as Mike Haydon)

1995

Priest

as

Guest at Wake

The Marksman

as

Hotel Clerk

Scully

as

Mr O'Gorman

Boys from the Blackstuff

as

Priest

The Gathering Seed

as

Les Killien

Production

Crew

Directing