Richard O'Callaghan

Richard O'Callaghan
O'Callaghan performing in The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog
Born	Richard Brooke (1940-03-07) 7 March 1940 London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1965–present
Spouse	Elizabeth Quinn
Parent(s)	Valentine Brooke and Patricia Hayes

Richard O'Callaghan (born Richard Brooke; 7 March 1940) is an English character actor.

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. He is best known for his roles in the bawdy British comedy films Carry On Loving (1970) and Carry On At Your Convenience (1971).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	The Bofors Gun	Rowe
1970	Carry On Loving	Bertram Muffet
1971	Carry On at Your Convenience	Lewis Boggs
1974	Butley	Joey Keyston
1975	Galileo	Fulganzio
1978	Watership Down	Dandelion (voice)
1998	Dangerous Beauty	Zealot

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1965	Out of the Unknown	Boy	Episode: "Stranger in the Family"
1965	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	Frank	2 episodes
1960	The Wednesday Play	Fowler	Episode: "The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel"
1970	Thirty-Minute Theatre	Francis	Episode: "The Tidewatchers"
1970	Vile Bodies	Adam	Television film
1973	Thriller	George Bailey	Episode: "File It Under Fear"
1977	Professional Foul	Chetwyn	Television film
1978	Renoir, My Father	Auguste Renoir
1979	Two's Company	Richard	Episode: "The Silence"
1989	Boon	Cecil Bowman	Episode: "The Fall and Rise of the Bowman Empire"
1992	Spatz	Horace Flint	Episode: "Extortion"
1997	The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling	Mr. Fitzpatrick	2 episodes
2005	Midsomer Murders	Trevor Machin	Episode: "Bantling Boy"
2005	Heartbeat	Ringer Redknapp	Episode: "Rustlers & Hustlers"
2006	The Afternoon Play	Harry	Episode: "Molly"
2007	Dalziel and Pascoe	Aiden Scarman	4 episodes
2008	Casualty	Eddie Morris	Episode: "When Love Came to Town"
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

• 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

• 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

Television roles

Year	Title	Role
1973	Seven of One	Mortlake Owen
1975–79	Two's Company	Richard
2009	Red Dwarf: Back to Earth (British TV series)	"The Creator"

External links

• Richard O'Callaghan at IMDb