Cyril O'Reilly
Cyril O'Reilly | |
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Born | Cyril J. O'Reilly June 9, 1958 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Other names | Joe Ready |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1980–2007 |
Cyril J. O'Reilly (born June 8, 1958) is an American film and television actor, writer and producer.
Life and career
O'Reilly was born in Los Angeles, California.[1] He has worked in Hollywood for nearly three decades, and 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, twenty-six years later, the two re-united 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 ER; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; The X-Files; Beverly Hills, 90210; St. Elsewhere; Hunter, Murder, She Wrote, and M*A*S*H.
Selected film appearances
- Bill, Airplane!, Paramount, 1980
- Paul, Lori's boyfriend, Bloody Birthday (also known as Creepers), Rearguard, 1981
- Tim Cavanaugh, Porky's (also known as Chez Porky), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
- Tim Cavanaugh, Porky's II: The Next Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
- Zuma, Purple Hearts, 1984
- Jeff, Means and Ends, 1985
- The vampire, Dance of the Damned, Concorde, 1988
- Rexer, Navy Seals, Orion, 1990
- Coach Ryder, Across the Tracks, Desert Productions, 1991
- Decker, Philadelphia Experiment II, Trimark Pictures, 1993
- Gary/Eric, The Cool Surface, 1994
- Deacon, Excessive Force II: Force on Force, 1995
- Tubbs, Bloodfist VII (also known as Manhunt), 1995
- Dolan, Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (also known as Primal Species), New Horizons, 1996
- Dude, Midnight Blue, Motion Picture Corp. of America, 1996
- Sam Conway, Eruption! (also known as Volcano Run), Concorde, 1997
- Vince, Black Dog, Universal, 1998
- Tony Angeleno, The Protector, New Horizons, 1999
- Cop, Forever Fabulous, 2000
- Scott, Stages, 2002
Television appearances
Miniseries
- Pat Scully, On Wings of Eagles, NBC, 1986
Movies
- Bud Stamper, Splendor in the Grass, NBC, 1981
- Willie, An Uncommon Love, CBS, 1983
- Frankie Bell, Carly's Web, NBC, 1987
- Weldon Taylor, Baja Oklahoma, HBO, 1988
- Russ Gifford, Matlock: The Witness Killings, 1991
- Ralph Kingsley, A Place to Be Loved (also known as Shattered Family), CBS, 1993
- Don Holroyd, The Unspeakable (also known as Criminal Pursuit, Roger Corman Presents The Unspeakable, and Shadow of a Scream), *Showtime, 1996
- Carlo Shain, The Cottonwood, Showtime, 1996
- T.N.T., HBO, 1998
Pilots
- Skag, NBC, 1980
- Danny McMahon, Inspector Perez, NBC, 1983
Episodic
- Ronnie Shires, "Catnip," Darkroom, ABC, 1981
- Nick Gillis, "A Holy Mess," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1982
- Klaus, "Schwarzald," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1987
- "Diminished Capacity," Houston Knights, CBS, 1987
- Bobby, "The Boy Who Cried Werewolf," Werewolf, 1987
- John Dowd, "Snow White, Blood Red," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1988
- "A Death in the Family," Hardball, NBC, 1990
- Michael Saccio, "Deadly Encounters: Parts 1 & 2," Hunter, NBC,1990
- Frank Padilla, "The Game Is Chicken," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1993
- Patrick Griffith, "A Killing in Cork," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993
- Terry Ross, "Sergeant Kelly," The Commish, ABC, 1994
- Terry Ross, "The Iceman Cometh," The Commish, ABC, 1994
- Leo Stone, "An Egg to Die For," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1994
- Lucas Burke, "The Ballad of Lucas Burke," The Marshal, ABC, 1995
- Ned Cochran, "Paradise Lost," Renegade, USA Network and syndicated, 1996
- Frank Bodine, "The Brotherhood," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1996
- Luke Riker, "Cold Storage," Viper, syndicated, 1997
- E. Harold Bridges, "Face to Face," Night Man, The Disney Channel and syndicated, 1997
- Cory Itser, "Halloween," Mike Hammer, Private Eye, syndicated, 1997
- Nahsk, "Who Mourns for Morn?," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, syndicated, 1998
- E. Haskell Bridges, "Bad to the Bone," Night Man, The Disney Channel and syndicated, 1998
- Dutch Wilson, "Breaking Bread," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998
- Clint Darrow, "Burnt Offerings," Profiler, NBC, 1999
- Prisoner Mike Kinney, "A River in Egypt," ER, NBC, 2002
- Ed Kelso, "Hellbound," The X-Files, Fox, 2002
- Also appeared in Amazing Grace and Marker.
Stage appearances
- Tony McGuire, The Dead Boy, Laurelgrove Theatre, Studio City, CA, 2001
References
- ^ "Cyril O'Reilly profile". Filmreference.com. 1958-06-08. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ^ "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
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