Derrick O'Connor

Derrick O'Connor (3 January 1941 – 29 June 2018) was an Irish actor, who worked extensively in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Early life and education O'Connor was born in Dublin in 1941, and raised there and in London, England. He trained at the East 15 Acting School in Essex.

Career

Theatre O'Connor first achieved prominence on stage in Edinburgh, thanks to his work with the Traverse Theatre and the Royal Lyceum Theatre. He also performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

After moving to the United States, O'Connor directed and produced plays in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He also appeared as Jack Stone in the British police drama series The Professionals in the episode "You'll be Alright". Another role was that of Peter Morgan in the series Crown Court (1976). In 1980, he appeared as Ray Fox in the Thames TV series Fox.

Gilliam, who directed O'Connor in three films, had noted in his audio commentaries that O'Connor seemed to have a habit of relinquishing most of his dialogue in favour of physical character humour. Notable examples include Time Bandits, in which his character's dialogue was resorted to simple grunts while the Maid Marian character "translated" for him and in Brazil, in which O'Connor scrapped all of his character's dialogue and simply repeated the dialogue of Bob Hoskins' character.

In 1986, the BBC Scotland play Four of One by Gawn Grainger starred O'Connor along with Mark McManus, Derek Newark and Trevor Ray.

Personal life O'Connor married Mimi Suzanne Ploss in 1990. They had a son, Max, a filmmaker.

Filmography

Television + List of Derrick O'Connor television series credits Year 1978 Title OUT Role