Cyril O'Reilly

Cyril J. O'Reilly is an American film and television actor, writer and producer.

Life and career O'Reilly was born in Los Angeles, California, one of three children born to Patrick Joseph O'Reilly, a Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, and his wife, Harriet (nee Rothwell). He has worked in Hollywood for nearly three decades, and he is known for playing a reluctant vampire in Dance of the Damned and for his role as Tim Cavanaugh in the teen sex comedies Porky's and Porky's II: The Next Day.

He co-starred in the 1981 television movie Splendor in the Grass with Melissa Gilbert. In 2007, the two performed in the television movie Sacrifices of the Heart. His other film work has included roles in Airplane!, The Cool Surface, and Navy SEALs. He has appeared in a variety of television programs, including M*A*S*H, ER, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The X-Files, Beverly Hills, 90210, St. Elsewhere, Hunter, and Murder, She Wrote.

Filmography

Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1980 Airplane! Bill 1981 Bloody Birthday Paul 1981 Porky's Tim Cavanaugh 1983 Porky's II: The Next Day Tim Cavanaugh 1984 Purple Hearts Zuma 1985 Means and Ends Jeff 1989 Dance of the Damned The Vampire 1990 Navy Seals Homer Rexer 1991 Across the Tracks Coach Ryder 1993 Philadelphia Experiment II Decker 1994 The Cool Surface Gary/Eric 1995 Excessive Force II: Force on Force Deacon 1995 Bloodfist VII: Manhunt Tubbs 1996 Shadow of a Scream Don Holroyd 1996 Carnosaur 3: Primal Species Dolan 1996 The Cottonwood Carlo Shain 1996 Midnight Blue Dude 1997 T.N.T. Miles 1997 Eruption! Sam Conway 1998 The Protector Tony Angeleno 1998 Black Dog Vince 1999 Forever Fabulous Cop 2001 Air Rage Colonel John Sykes 2002 Stages Scott Short 2003 Flush Frank Short 2022 Pig Killer Leonard 2023 Scalper Corman 2024 H.P. Lovecraft's the Old Ones Buck 'Cabby' Hooper 2024 Unspeakable: Beyond the Wall of Sleep Bill Jackson 2025 Death 4 Dinner Andrew Rutherford 2025 Dorothea John Cabrera

Television YearTitleRoleNotes 1980 Skag Pilot 1981 Splendor in the Grass Bud Stamper TV Movie 1981 Darkroom Ronnie Shires Episode: "Catnip" 1982 M*A*S*H Nick Gillis Episode: "A Holy Mess" 1983 Inspector Perez Danny McMahon TV Movie 1983 An Uncommon Love Willie TV Movie 1983 Cutter to Houston Frank Bickum 2 episodes 1986 On Wings of Eagles Pat Scully Miniseries; 2 episodes 1987 St. Elsewhere Willie McClintock Episode: "Schwarzald" 1987 Carly's Web Frankie Bell TV Movie 1987 Werewolf Bobby Episode: "The Boy Who Cried Werewolf" 1987 Houston Knights Episode: "Diminished Capacity" 1988 Baja Oklahoma Weldon Taylor TV Movie 1988–1994 Murder, She Wrote John Dowd/Patrick Griffith/Leo Stone Episode: "Snow White, Blood Red", "A Killing in Cork" & "An Egg to Die For" 1990 Hardball Episode: "A Death in the Family" 1990 Hunter Michael Saccio Episode: "Deadly Encounters: Parts 1 & 2" 1991 Matlock Russ Gifford Episode: "The Witness Killings: Parts 1 & 2" 1992 2000 Malibu Road Chet 3 episodes 1993 Beverly Hills, 90210 Frank Padilla Episode: "The Game Is Chicken" 1993 A Place to Be Loved Ralph Kingsley TV Movie 1994 The Commish Terry Ross 2 episodes 1995 The Marshal Lucas Burke Episode: "The Ballad of Lucas Burke" 1995 Amazing Grace Bob Episode: "Family Values" 1995 Marker Don Braddock Episode: "Truth, Lies and Rock 'n' Roll" 1996 Renegade Ned Cochran Episode: "Paradise Lost" 1996 Walker, Texas Ranger Frank Bodine Episode: "The Brotherhood" 1997 Viper Luke Riker Episode: "Cold Storage" 1997–1998 Night Man E. Harold Bridges/E. Haskell Bridges Episode: "Face to Face" & "Bad to the Bone" 1997 Mike Hammer, Private Eye Cory Itser Episode: "Halloween" 1998 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Nahsk Episode: "Who Mourns for Morn?" 1998 Touched by an Angel Dutch Wilson Episode: "Breaking Bread" 1998 Silk Stalkings Viggo Episode: "Forever" 1999 Profiler Clint Darrow Episode: "Burnt Offerings" 2002 ER Mike Kinney Episode: "A River in Egypt" 2002 The X-Files Ed Kelso Episode: "Hellbound" 2002 Windfall Wylie TV Movie 2003 Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle Paddy Whelan TV Movie 2003 Creating America's Next Hit Television Show Walter Montgomery #1 2005 Without a Trace Kansas Dowel Episode: "Penitence" 2006 Desire Asher 4 episodes 2007 Sacrifices of the Heart Ryan Weston TV Movie 2007 American Heiress Hit Man 2 episodes

Theatre Year Title Role Director Location 2001 The Dead Boy Tony McGuire Jack Heller Laurelgrove Theatre, Studio City, California