Michael D. O'Shea Biography ((?)-)
Born in Los Angeles, CA; father of Mike O'Shea, Jr. (a camera operator). Addresses: Agent: The Mirisch Agency, 1801 Century Park East, Suite 1801,Los Angeles, CA 90067.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Cinematographer, camera operator
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Cinematographer
- (As Michael O'Shea; second unit) Necessary Roughness, Paramount, 1991
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights (also known as Sacre Robin des bois), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
- (Second unit) Geronimo: An American Legend, Columbia, 1993
- (Second unit) The Temp, Paramount, 1993
- (Second unit) The Specialist, Warner Bros., 1994
- Dracula: Dead and Loving It (also known as Dracula mort et heureux de l'etre), Columbia, 1995
- Big Momma's House (also known as Big Mamas Haus), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 2000
- Here on Earth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
- The New Guy, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
- Sorority Boys, Buena Vista, 2002
- Film Camera Operator
- Cannonball Run II, Warner Bros., 1984
- City Heat, Warner Bros., 1984
- The Goonies, Warner Bros., 1985
- (As Michael O'Shea; second unit) Stick, Universal, 1985
- (As Michael O'Shea) Twice in a Lifetime, Bud Yorkin Productions, 1985
- Short Circuit, TriStar, 1986
- Extreme Prejudice, TriStar, 1987
- The Lost Boys, Warner Bros., 1987
- Over the Top, Warner Bros., 1987
- Spaceballs, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987
- Mac and Me, Orion, 1988
- The Naked Gun--From the Files of Police Squad!, Paramount, 1988
- The 'Burbs, Universal, 1989
- Delirious, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1991
- Film Work
- Other
- Assistant camera operator, Ginger in the Morning, Marshall M. Borden, 1973
- Additional camera operator, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, Columbia, 1986
- (Second unit) Assistant cameraperson, The Couch Trip, Orion, 1987
- Additional photography, Double Dragon, Gramercy Pictures, 1994
- (As Mike O'Shea) Steadicam operator, A Chronicle of Corpses, ARM/Cinema 25 Pictures, 2001
- (As Mike O'Shea) "A" camera operator and steadicam operator, Rollerball, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
- Television Cinematographer
- Series
- Doogie Howser, M.D., ABC, c. 1990-1993
- Weird Science, USA Network, 1994
- Sweet Justice, NBC, 1994-1995
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1995-1996
- Relativity, ABC, 1996-1997
- Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996-1997
- Nothing Sacred, ABC, 1997-1998
- Once and Again, ABC, 1999-2000
- Ryan Caulfield: Year One, Fox, 1999
- Life 360, PBS, c. 2001
- Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (also known as Buffy), UPN, 2001-2002
- Everwood, The WB, 2001-2002
- CSI: Miami, CBS, 2002-2003
- Resurrection Blvd., Showtime, 2000-2002
- The Guardian, CBS, 2003-2004
- Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2004-
- Television Camera Operator
- Series
- Love Story, NBC, 1973-1974
- Hooperman, ABC, 1987-1989
- Doogie Howser, M.D., ABC, c. 1990-1993
- (And steadicam) Oz, HBO, c. 1997-2003
- Also worked as a camera operator, Gunsmoke, CBS.
- Television Work
- Miniseries
- Camera operator, Blind Ambition, CBS, 1979
- Camera operator, Louis L'Amour's The Sacketts (also known as The Sacketts), NBC, 1979
- Cinematographer, The '60s, NBC, 1999
- Television Cinematographer
- Movies
- To Love, Honor, and Deceive (also known as The Protected Wife), ABC, 1996
- The Rockford Files: Murders and Misdemeanors, CBS, 1997
- The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds ... It Leads, CBS, 1999
- Television Camera Operator
- Movies
- Sex and the Single Parent, CBS, 1979
- A Vacation in Hell, NBC, 1979
- Father Damien: The Leper Priest, NBC, 1980
- High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane, CBS, 1980
- (As Michael O'Shea) Homeward Bound, CBS, 1980
- (As Mike O'Shea) Marathon, CBS, 1980
- White Water Rebels, CBS, 1983
- Something about Amelia, ABC, 1984
- Fear, Showtime, 1990
- (Second unit) White Mile, 1993
- Television Work
- Pilots
- Camera operator, Flying High, CBS, 1978
- Camera operator, Rendezvous Hotel, CBS, 1979
- Cinematographer, The Player, NBC, 1997
- Cinematographer, Everwood, The WB, 2002
- Cinematographer for Astoria, Fox.
- Other
- Postproduction supervisor, Killer Bees (movie), ABC, 1974
- Gocam, Skating Romance III: Love Is in the Air (special), USA Network, 1997