▁of ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁S ade ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁stage ▁and ▁screen ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁Mar at / S ade . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁numerous ▁horror ▁films ▁and ▁in ▁two ▁Stanley ▁Kub rick ▁films , ▁A ▁C lock work ▁Orange ▁and ▁Barry ▁Ly nd on . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁McG ee ▁( he ▁changed ▁the ▁sp elling ▁of ▁his ▁surname ▁to ▁M age e ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁performing , ▁most ▁likely ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion ▁with ▁another ▁actor ) ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁middle - class ▁family ▁at ▁ 2 ▁Edward ▁Street , ▁Arm agh , ▁County ▁Arm agh . ▁The ▁el dest ▁of ▁five ▁children , ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁Arm agh . ▁ ▁Stage ▁career ▁His ▁first ▁stage ▁experience ▁in ▁Ireland ▁was ▁with ▁A new ▁Mc Master ' s ▁tour ing ▁company , ▁performing ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Shakespeare . ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁he ▁first ▁worked ▁with ▁P inter . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁brought ▁to ▁London ▁by ▁T yr one ▁Gut hr ie ▁for ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Irish ▁plays . ▁He ▁met ▁Beck ett ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁soon ▁recorded ▁pass ages ▁from ▁the ▁novel , ▁Mol loy , ▁and ▁the ▁short ▁story , ▁From ▁an ▁Ab andon ed ▁Work , ▁for ▁BBC ▁radio . ▁Im pressed ▁by ▁" the ▁crack ed ▁quality ▁of ▁M age e ' s ▁distinct ly ▁Irish ▁voice ," ▁Beck ett ▁requested ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁t apes ▁and ▁wrote ▁Kra pp ' s