Michael Killanin
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.
Known For & Full Filmography1 Titles
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as Self - Chairman of the International Olympic Committee
A 1981 documentary film directed by Yuri Ozerov. It showed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow. The director was awarded the State Prize of the USSR in 1982. The film was selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.