Emmet bergin biography
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Emmet Bergin
Irish actor (1944–2024)
John Emmet Bergin (3 June 1944 – 15 March 2024) was an Irish actor, best known for playing Dick Moran in the soap opera Glenroe.
Emmet bergin biography
First appearing in the role in 1983, he played it continually until 2001.
Early life
Bergin was born in Carlow.[2] His father, Paddy Bergin, had worked for Carlow Sugar Factory and was a trade union official and Labour Party politician.[3] He was a Taoiseach's nominee to Seanad Éireann from 1954 to 1957.[4] This appointment resulted in the family moving to Dublin.
Bergin was educated at CBS Westland Row but left school at the age of 15 and got a job delivering newspapers.[3]
Career
Bergin took acting lessons at the Brendan Smith Academy.[2] His first job in theatre was as prompter and assistant stage manager in the Eblana Theatre.[3] Bergin toured with the Irish Theatre Company, before signing up to the Abbey School of Acting.
He was cast as Jo