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

Riff-Raff

as Security Guard (as Mike Haydon)

Boys from the Blackstuff

as Priest

The Golden Vision

as Father Macanally

Scully

as Mr O'Gorman

The Rank and File

as Mike

Match of the Day

as Priest

Bag of Yeast

as Bishop

The Marksman

as Hotel Clerk

The Gathering Seed

as Les Killien