Richard O'Callaghan

Richard O'Callaghan (born Richard Brooke, 7 March 1940, London) is an English film, stage and television character actor.

Richard O'Callaghan
Born
Richard Brooke

(1940-03-07) 7 March 1940
London, England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active1965–present
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Quinn
Parent(s)Valentine Brooke, Patricia Hayes

He is the son of actors Patricia Hayes and Valentine Brooke, whose stage name was Valentine Rooke. As a boy actor he was known as Richard Brooke. He has led a versatile career in film, stage and television in a wide range of roles. O'Callaghan took over the role of the clumsy but sympathetic romantic lead, played in earlier Carry On films by Jim Dale, in Carry On Loving (1970) and Carry On at Your Convenience (1971).

Personal life

He is married to the American actress Elizabeth Quinn.

He is Chairman of the Catholic Association of Performing Arts (UK) (CaAPA) (formerly the Catholic Stage Guild).

Film credits

Television credits
  • Out of the Unknown ... Boy (1 episode, 1965)
  • Z-Cars ... Jim Blackitt (1 episode, 1965)
  • The Flower of Gloster (1967) TV series ... Richard Doherty
  • The Good and Faithful Servant (1967)
  • The Ronnie Barker Playhouse (1968) TV series ... Shelley Longfellow Morgan (1 episode 'Tennyson' (1968))
  • Public Eye ... Frank (2 episodes, 1968–1969) – "Mercury in an Off-White Mac" (1968), "Divide and Conquer" (1969)
  • The Wednesday Play ... Fowler (1 episode, 1969) – The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel (1969) (TV episode) ... Fowler
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1 episode, 1970) – The Tidewatchers (1970) TV episode
  • Vile Bodies (1970) (TV) ... Adam
  • Professional Foul (1977) ... Chetwyn
  • Renoir, My Father (1978) (TV) ... Auguste Renoir
  • Two's Company ... Richard (1 episode ("The Silence"), 1979)
  • Boon "The Fall and Rise of the Bowman" (1983) ... Cecil Bowman[2]
  • Spatz (1992) ... Horace Flint ( 1 episode, 1992)
  • The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997) TV series ... Mr Fitzpatrick
  • Midsomer Murders ... Trevor Machin ... 1 episode ... "Bantling Boy" (2005)
  • Heartbeat ... Ringer Redknapp ... 1 episode ... "Rustlers & Hustlers" (2005)
  • The Afternoon Play ... Harry ... 1 episode ... "Molly" (2006)
  • Dalziel and Pascoe ... Aiden Scarman ... 4 episodes ... "Demons on Our Shoulders" & "Project Aphrodite" (2007)
  • Casualty ... Eddie Morris ... 1 episode ... "When Love Came to Town" (2008)
  • New Tricks ... Will Carter ... 1 episode ... "Loyalties and Royalties" (2008)
  • Red Dwarf: Back to Earth ... The Creator ... 1 episode ... "Part Three" (2009)
  • Red Dwarf X ... Hogey the Roguey ... 1 episode ... "The Beginning" (2012)

Theatre credits

Radio credits

Television roles
YearTitleRole
1973Seven of OneMortlake Owen
1975–79Two's CompanyRichard
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References
  1. "Filmography: Richard O'Callaghan". Allmovie. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  2. O'Callaghan's mother Patricia Hayes also appeared in "The Fall and Rise of the Bowman", alongside her son.
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