Tim O'Kelly
Tim O'Kelly | |
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 O'Kelly in Targets (1968) | |
| Born | Timothy Patrick Wright March 12, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 1990 (aged 48) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1965–1970 |
Tim O'Kelly (variously O'Kelley; born Timothy Patrick Wright,[1] March 12, 1941 – January 4, 1990) was an American actor best known for playing the sniper in Peter Bogdanovich's film Targets (1968).
Career
[edit | edit source]O'Kelly first gained attention as a stage actor with the Santa Monica Group Theater.[2][3][4] He later served as a director and acting coach with the group.[5][6] Among the stage productions he appeared in was Peter Shaffer's The Private Ear/The Public Eye.[7] Much of his television work was in Western series such as The Monroes,[8] Cimarron Strip,[9] The Big Valley,[10] and The Guns of Will Sonnett,[11] although he also made appearances in Batman.[12][13] O'Kelly also played Detective Danny "Danno" Williams in the pilot episode of Hawaii Five-O, but was replaced by James MacArthur after a preview audience found O'Kelly "too young" for the part.[14][15]
His one major film appearance was opposite Boris Karloff in Peter Bogdanovich's directorial debut Targets (1968), in which he played the spree killer Bobby Thompson, a character loosely based on Texas tower sniper Charles Whitman.[16] His final confirmed acting role was the 1970 film The Grasshopper (as the boyfriend of Jacqueline Bisset's character),[17] after which he faded from the public eye.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]O'Kelly was the son of Maurice Wayne Wright and Billie Jo Chew.[1][18][19] He had a brief marriage to actress Evelyn Rudie, whom he married in 1968.[1][20] Vital records indicate he died of cardiomyopathy in Los Angeles on January 4, 1990, aged 48.[19][21][22]
Partial filmography
[edit | edit source]- For Pete's Sake (1966)
- The Big Valley (1966) - Will Marvin
- Gunsmoke (1966) - Sandy
- Cimarron Strip (1967) - Episode 3: Broken Wing - Jing McQueen
- Targets (1968) - Bobby Thompson
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) - Danny
- The Grasshopper (1970) - Eddie Molina
References
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- ^ a b Certificate of Death: Timothy Patrick Wright. Certificate no. 39019001125. Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, County of Los Angeles, State of California. January 17, 1990
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Tim O'Kelly at IMDb
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