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Pair · Actor and director

Films Alan Parker made with Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney appeared in three films directed by Alan Parker, from Come See the Paradise (1990) to The Road to Wellville (1994). Colm Meaney is one of Alan Parker's regulars on this site.

Timeline

  • Directed by one of the two

Colm Meaney, who acted in The Commitments, noticed the dramatic shift in theme and style of Parker's films.

Alan Parker · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0

After Parker held auditions for the younger cast members, Meaney secured the role of Jimmy's father Jimmy Rabbitte Sr. The audition scene in the film, in which various musicians audition at Jimmy Rabbitte's home, required more than 100 band members.

The Commitments (film) · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Alan Parker

1944–2020
  • Director and actor

British director and actor, born in Islington. Won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. Nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Director.

The 3 films

By release year

  1. 1990 · Prison, War · 138 min · United States

    Come See the Paradise

    Alan Parker: director · Colm Meaney: actor

    Music: Randy Edelman

    Camera: Michael Seresin

    Written by: Alan Parker

    Produced by: Robert F. Colesberry

  2. 1991 · Musical, Comedy · 118 min · United Kingdom, Ireland

    The Commitments

    Alan Parker: director and actor · Colm Meaney: actor

    Music: Wilson Pickett

    Camera: Gale Tattersall

    Written by: Roddy Doyle, Dick Clement

    Produced by: Lynda Myles

  3. 1994 · Comedy-drama, Comedy · 115 min · United States

    The Road to Wellville

    Alan Parker: director · Colm Meaney: actor

    Music: Rachel Portman

    Camera: Peter Biziou

    Written by: Alan Parker

    Produced by: Robert F. Colesberry, Armyan Bernstein

See also

Worked with both

Their pages