Facts: - years active: 1979 -- 1998 - birth name: dermot john morgan - birth date: 31 march 1952 - baftaawards: '' father ted '' ' best comedy performance '' ' 1999 '' - television: '' father ted '' - resting place: deansgrange cemetery , south county dublin - caption: dermot morgan - death date: 28 february 1998 - spouse: susanne morgan - partner: fiona clarke - name: dermot morgan - death place: hounslow , london , england - birth place: dublin , ireland - death cause: heart attack - education: university college dublin -lrb- ucd -rrb- - ethnicity: irish - nationality: irish - occupation: actor , comedian - imagesize: 180px - children: three by susanne , 1 -lrb- ben -rrb- by fiona sons : 2 -lrb- don & rob -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dermot morgan .
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dermot john morgan -lrb- 31 march 1952 -- 28 february 1998 -rrb- was an irish comedian , actor and previously a schoolteacher , who achieved international renown for his role as father ted crilly in the channel 4 sitcom '' father ted '' .