Richard O'Callaghan (born Richard Brooke; 7 March 1940) is an English character actor.
Richard O'Callaghan | |
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 O'Callaghan performing in The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog | |
| Born | Richard Brooke 7 March 1940 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Quinn (m. 1991) |
| Parent(s) | Valentine Brooke and Patricia Hayes |
He is the son of actors Patricia Hayes and Valentine Brooke, whose stage name was Valentine Rooke.[1] 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.[2] He is best known for his roles in the bawdy British comedy films Carry On Loving (1970) and Carry On At Your Convenience (1971).[3][4]
Career
editDuring the 1950s, O'Callaghan began working as a child actor in theatre and radio, where at the time he was credited under his birth name.[5][6]
His first major television role was as Richard Doherty in the 13-part childrens series The Flower of Gloster, loosely based on the novel by E. Temple Thurston.[7] Produced by Granada Television, it was the company's first TV series to be filmed in colour.[8]
O' Callaghan has played a number of supporting roles in various TV series including Z Cars, Public Eye, New Scotland Yard, Churchill's People, Two's Company, Mr. Pye, Imaginary Friends, Hannay, Spatz, Heartbeat, Midsomer Murders, Dalziel and Pascoe, Casualty, The Afternoon Play and New Tricks.[9]
Between 1978 to 1980, he played Stephen Benge in the comedy drama series Born and Bred, which focused on two South London families, the Benges and Tonselys, who struggle to get along.[10]
In 1989, he appeared with his mother Patricia Hayes in the Boon episode "The Rise of Fall of the Bowman Empire", where he played ex-convict Cecil Bowman and Hayes played his mother Elsepth respectively.[11]
He regularly appeared as ageing metal head Bobby Sykes in the crime-drama series McCallum.[12]
O' Callaghan has appeared in two episodes of Red Dwarf, he played The Creator in "Back to Earth Part 3",[13] and in the following series, he played Hoguey the Rogey in the Series X finale "The Beginning".[14]
Personal life
editIn 1991, O' Callaghan married American actress Elizabeth Quinn.[15]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Bofors Gun | Rowe | [16] |
| 1970 | Carry On Loving | Bertram Muffet | [16] |
| 1971 | Carry On at Your Convenience | Lewis Boggs | [16] |
| 1974 | Butley | Joey Keyston | [16] |
| 1975 | Galileo | Fulganzio | [16] |
| 1978 | Watership Down | Dandelion (voice) | [16] |
| 1998 | Dangerous Beauty | Zealot | [16] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Out of the Unknown | Boy | Episode: "Stranger in the Family" |
| Z-Cars | Jim Blackitt | Episode: "Celebration" | |
| 1967 | The Flower of Gloster | Richard Doherty | 13 episodes |
| 1968 | The Ronnie Barker Playhouse | Shelley Longfellow Morgan | Episode: "Tennyson" |
| 1968 –1969 | Public Eye | Brian Davidson; Frank | 2 episodes: Brian in "Mercury in an Off-White Mac" (season 3) and Frank in "Divide and Conquer" (season 4) |
| 1969 | The Wednesday Play | Fowler | Episode: "The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel" |
| 1970 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Francis | Episode: "The Tidewatchers" |
| Vile Bodies | Adam | Television film | |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard | Joseph Marriot | Episode: "The Palais Romeo" |
| 1973 | Seven of One | Mortlake Owen | Episode: "I'll Fly You for a Quid" |
| Thriller | George Bailey | Episode: "File It Under Fear" | |
| 1974 –
1980 |
Play for Today | Tortoiseshell; Mike; Clive | 3 episodes |
| 1975 | Churchill's People | Ranulf | Episode: "On the Anvil" |
| 1977 | Professional Foul | Chetwyn | Television film |
| 1978 | Crown Court | Peter Benson-Pitt | Episode: "Scalped" (3 parts) |
| Renoir, My Father | Auguste Renoir | Television film | |
| 1978 –
1980 |
Born and Bred | Stephen Benge | 11 episodes |
| 1979 | Two's Company | Richard | Episode: "The Silence" |
| 1982 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | Slender | Television film |
| 1986 | Mr. Pye | Thorpe | 4 episodes |
| 1987 | Imaginary Friends | Prof. Steve Mayone | 3 episodes |
| 1988 | Tickets for the Titanic | Tom | Episode: "Pastoral Care" |
| 1989 | Boon | Cecil Bowman | Episode: "The Fall and Rise of the Bowman Empire" |
| Hannay | Bald-headed Man | Episode: "The Good Samaritan" | |
| 1992 | Spatz | Horace Flint | Episode: "Extortion" |
| 1995 –
1998 |
McCallum | Bobby Sykes | 9 episodes |
| 1996 | The Prince and the Pauper | Peddler | 2 episodes |
| 1996 –
2014 |
Casualty | Joe Preston; Eddie Morris; Rob Cornwall | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | Mr. Fitzpatrick | 2 episodes |
| The Pale Horse | Donald | Television film | |
| 2005 | Heartbeat | Ringer Redknapp | Episode: "Rustlers & Hustlers" |
| Midsomer Murders | Trevor Machin | Episode: "Bantling Boy" | |
| Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky | Bank Teller | 3 episodes | |
| 2006 | The Afternoon Play | Harry | Episode: "Molly" |
| 2007 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Aiden Scarman | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | New Tricks | Will Carter | Episode: "Loyalties and Royalties" |
| 2009 | Red Dwarf: Back to Earth | The Creator | Episode: "Part Three" |
| 2012 | Red Dwarf X | Hogey the Roguey | Episode: "The Beginning" |
Theatre
edit- Dirty Linen (1976); Almost Free Theatre
- Brimstone and Treacle (1979); Open Space Theatre
- Amadeus (1981); Her Majesty's Theatre, London
- The Happiest Days of Your Life (1984); Barbican Theatre, London
- The Magistrate (2000); Royal Exchange, Manchester
- Educating Rita (2002; UK tour)
- 1605 (2005); Chichester Festival Theatre
- King Lear (2005); Chichester Festival Theatre
- Titus Andronicus (2006; as Marcus Andronicus); Shakespeare's Globe
- The Last Confession (2007); Chichester Festival Theatre/Theatre Royal, Haymarket
- Twelfth Night (2008; as Malvolio); Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
- The Story of Vasco (2009; as Caesar); Orange Tree Theatre
- Haunting Julia (2011; as Joe Lukin); Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
- The Last Confession (2014; World tour)
- The Importance of Being Earnest (2015);(Vaudeville Theatre)
Radio credits
edit- Murder Must Advertise (1979, BBC Radio) - Mr Willis
- The Lord of the Rings (1981, BBC Radio) - Meriadoc Brandybuck
- Have His Carcase (1981, BBC Radio) - Julian Perkins
- Patterson (1981, BBC Radio) - Cuthbertson
References
edit- ↑ "Star Patricia Hayes dies at 88". BBC News. 20 September 1998. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ Newley, Patrick (11 March 1999). "Build at the Guild". The Stage. p. 36.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Carry on Loving". British Comedy Guide.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Stevens, Ruth. "Carry On At Your Convenience (1971)". BFI Screenonline.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Richard O'Callaghan". National Portrait Gallery. 22 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Richard set for Festival Theatre debut". Chichester Observer. 8 May 1986. p. 23.
- ↑ "Television and radio programmes". Arts and Entertainment. The Times. No. 57057. London. 27 September 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ↑ "Flower of Gloster, The". Nostalgia Central.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Richard O' Callaghan". British Comedy Guide.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Born and Bred". Nostalgia Central.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Like Mother, Like Son". Reading Evening Post. 17 January 1989. p. 2.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Marcus, Laurence (19 December 2025). "McCallum". Television Heaven.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Series IX - Back To Earth - Back To Earth Part 3". British Comedy Guide.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Series X, Episode 6 - The Beginning". British Comedy Guide.
- ↑ "A daughter of such a cheerful god". The Herald. 2 January 1993.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Filmography: Richard O'Callaghan". Allmovie. Retrieved 5 April 2010.