Biography

Michael J. Dolan (1884 – 21 October 1954) was an Irish actor known for Scrooge (1951), Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) and Saints and Sinners (1949).

Dolan was a distinguished actor with the Abbey Theatre for many years where he appeared in many productions, and in December 1923 he took over management from Lennox Robinson. During that time he was stage manager, general manager and director. His career with the Abbey can be seen in the Abbey Theatre Archives

During his acting career he appeared in numerous plays by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy, all of these were Abbey Theatre productions, The King of Spain's Daughter (1936), Katie Roche which toured to the Arts Theatre Cambridge, England and Temporal Powers (1937), The King of Spain's Daughter (1939), Katie Roche (1949), and Katie Roche (1953) this was played at the Queen's Theatre, Dublin pending the rebuilding and enlargement of the Abbey Theatre.

Dolan died in Dublin on 21 October 1954, at the age of 70.