A portrait of Michael Killanin

Michael Killanin

Acting

Born

July 30, 1914

Place of Birth

London, England, U.K.

Deceased

April 25, 1999

Biography

Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, MBE, TD was an Irish journalist, author, sports official, and the sixth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He succeeded his uncle as Baron Killanin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1927, when he was 12, which allowed him to sit in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster as Lord Killanin upon turning 21.

The Filmography

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