Ray McAnally won a posthumous BAFTA in 1990 for his role as Paddy Brown in which film, his last, released the previous year?
Ray McAnally (played by Daniel Day-Lewis) in the Academy Award-winning film, "My Left Foot" (1989). McAnally died suddenly of a heart attack on 15 June 1989, aged 63 at his home which he shared with Irish actress Britta Smith. He remained married to actress Ronnie Masterson until his death, although they resided in different homes. He received a posthumous BAFTA award for his last film in 1990. At the time of his death, he was due to play "Bull McCabe" in Jim Sheridan's film "The Field", the part eventually going to Richard Harris (who would receive an Oscar nomination for his performance).
Ray McAnally regularly acted in the Abbey Theatre and at Irish festivals, but in the last decade of life he achieved award-winning notice on TV and films. His impressive performance as Cardinal Altamirano in the film "The Mission" (1986) earned him Evening Standard and BAFTA awards. He earned a second BAFTA award for his role in the BBC's "A Perfect Spy" (1987). In 1988 he won the BAFTA for Best Actor for his performance in "A Very British Coup", a role that also brought him a Jacob's Award. In the last year of his life he portrayed the father of Christy Brown