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Milo O'Shea Biography (1926-)

Born June 2, 1926, in Dublin, Ireland; father, a vocalist; mother, a harpistand ballet teacher; married Kitty Sullivan, 1974.

Nationality

Irish

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

June 2, 1926

Dublin, Ireland

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (London debut) William Burke, Treasure Hunt, Apollo Theatre, 1949
• Londonderry Air, White Barn Theatre, Westport, CT, 1952
• The Tempest, White Barn Theatre, 1952
• The Skin of Our Teeth, White Barn Theatre, 1952
• The Lottery, White Barn Theatre, 1952
• Brewsie and Willie, White Barn Theatre, 1952
• Rory, "Out West, 1940"; bartender, "Paris, 1945"; and second hood, "The City Zoo," all in Which Way Is Home?, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1953
• Member of ensemble, Dublin Pike Follies (revue), Lyric HammersmithTheatre, London, 1957
• Shawn Keogh, The Heart's a Wonder, Westminster Theatre, London, 1958
• King, Once upon a Mattress, Adelphi Theatre, London, 1960
• Piper Best, Glory Be, Theatre Royal, Stratford-upon-Avon, England,1961
• Danny Nolan, Carrie, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, 1963
• (Broadway debut) Harry Leeds, Staircase, Biltmore Theatre, 1968
• Sewer man, Dear World, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1969
• Eddie Waters, Comedians, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1976
• Jamie Cregan, A Touch of the Poet, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1977
• Lucky, Waiting for Godot, Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1978
• Alfred P. Doolittle, Pygmalion, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1978
• Father Tim Farley, Mass Appeal, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1980 , then Booth Theatre, New York City, 1981 , later Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, 1982
• Alfred P. Doolittle, My Fair Lady, Saenger Performing Arts Center,New Orleans, LA, then Uris Theatre, New York City, both 1981
• Corpse!, Helen Hayes Theatre, 1986
• Meet Me in St. Louis, Gershwin Theatre, New York City, 1989
• Remembrance, John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 1992
• S. B. O'Donnell, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, then Criterion Theatre, New York City, both 1994
• The Plough and the Stars, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 2000
• Major Tours
• Alfred P. Doolittle, My Fair Lady, U.S. cities, 1981
• Also toured with Dublin Players, U.S. cities, 1951-52.
• Stage Director
• Janus, Elbana Theatre, Dublin, 1963
• Film Appearances
• Air raid warden (uncredited), Contraband (also known as Blackout), 1940
• Sign writer, You Can't Beat the Irish (also known as Talk of a Million), Regal, 1951
• Pat Tweedy, This Other Eden, Regal, 1959
• Horse, Mrs. Gibbons' Boys, British Lion, 1962
• Len, Carry On Cabbie (also known as Call Me a Cop), WarnerBros./Pathe, 1963
• Danny O'Toole, Never Put It in Writing, Seven Arts/Allied Artists, 1964
• Leopold Bloom, Ulysses, Continental, 1967
• Duran Duran, the concierge, Barbarella (also known as Barbarella, Queen of the Galaxy), Paramount, 1968
• Friar Laurence, Romeo and Juliet (also known as Giulietta e Romeo), Paramount, 1968
• Zero, The Adding Machine, Regal, 1969
• Dr. Arnold Berg, The Angel Levine, United Artists, 1970
• Harry Redmond, Paddy (also known as Goodbye to the Hill), Allied Artists, 1970
• Mr. McLeavy, Loot, Cinevision, 1970
• Fred Moore, Sacco and Vanzetti (also known as Sacco e Vanzetti), UMC, 1971
• Inspector Boot, Theatre of Blood (also known as Much Ado aboutMurder), United Artists, 1973
• Dr. Popplewell, Steptoe and Son Ride Again, 1973
• Father Andrew, It's a Two Foot Six Inch above the Ground World(also known as Anyone for Sex? and The Love Ban), British Lion, 1973
• Dr. Jameson, Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World, Cinerama, 1973
• Dr. Klein, It's Not the Size That Counts (also known as Percy's Progress), Joseph Brenner, 1974
• Khasim, Arabian Adventure, Orion/Warner Bros., 1979
• Dr. O'Brian, The Pilot (also known as Danger in the Skies), Summit, 1979
• Judge Hoyle, The Verdict, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
• Father Donnelly, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Orion, 1985
• Arena, 1985
• Dr. Newald, The Dream Team, 1989
• Uncle Max, Opportunity Knocks, 1990
• Doyle, Only the Lonely, 1991
• Freddie, The Playboys, 1992
• Father Sullivan, The Butcher Boy, Warner Bros., 1997
• Dermot O'Brien, The MatchMaker, Gramercy Pictures, 1997
• Peter Berner, Moonglow, Latitude 20 Pictures, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Patrick Dooley, And No One Could Save Her, ABC, 1973
• Brisly, Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion (also known as The Medicine Hat Stallion, Pony Express, and Rough Rider), NBC, 1977
• Michael Higgins, Portrait of a Rebel: Margaret Sanger (also knownas Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger), CBS, 1980
• A Time for Miracles, ABC, 1980
• Father Mahon, Angel in Green, CBS, 1987
• Monsignor Casey, Broken Vows, CBS, 1987
• Judge Harlan Greene, Swing Vote, ABC, 1999
• Series
• Bunjy Kennefick, Me Mammy, 1968
• Tales from the Lazy Acre, 1972
• Abner Beevis, Once a Hero, ABC, 1987
• Dr. Frederick Garvey, Oz, HBO, 1999
• Miniseries
• Dr. Stanislaus Lotaki, QB VII, ABC, 1974
• Casey O'Donnell, Ellis Island, CBS, 1984
• Clem Gaughan, Murder in the Heartland, ABC, 1993
• Also appeared in The Best of Families, PBS.
• Episodic
• Jacob Luke, "Pictures Don't Lie," Out of This World, 1962
• Henry Wilkes, "Come Buttercup, Come Daisy, Come ...?," Out of the Unknown, 1965
• Monty Lafcado, "Something in the Cellar," Out of the Unknown, 1969
• "A Case for the Right," The Protectors, CBS, 1973
• Brendan Connolly, "Lost Weekend," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1986
• Buddy Rourke, "Charlie's Buddy," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1987
• Judge Franklyn Kresheck, Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1987
• Evan Brannigan, "Temptation," Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1988
• Frank Atkins, "No Greater Gift," The Commish, ABC, 1991
• Uncle Roger, "An Old-Fashioned Wedding" Part 1, Cheers, NBC, 1992
• Dr. Schachter, "Shrink Rap," Frasier, NBC, 1995
• Father Larry, Spin City, ABC, 1997
• Milo, "Irish Men Can't Jump," Madigan Men, ABC, 2000
• Other Television Appearances
• The Nutter (also known as Theatre 625: Portraits from the North, No. 1), 1965
• Do You Know the Milky Way?, National Educational Television(now PBS), 1967
• Journey to the Unknown, ABC, 1968
• Silent Song (also known as Wednesday Play: Silent Song), 1966 , then National Educational Television, 1968
• Sherman, Early Edition (pilot), CBS, 1996
• Presenter, The 25th International Emmy Awards (special), 1998
• Also appeared in Two by Forsythe.
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Contributor to the original cast recording Meet Me in St. Louis, c. 1989.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Back Stage, September, 1994, p. 5.