Tim O'Connor (actor)
Timothy Joseph O'Connor was an American character actor known for his work in television. Before moving to California, he lived on an island in the middle of Glen Wild Lake, located in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, 30 miles from Manhattan. O'Connor specialized in playing officials, military men, and police officers.
Career
Some of O'Connor's best-known roles include: Dr. Elias Huer in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Jack Boland in General Hospital, and Elliot Carson in Peyton Place. He also had a recurring role on Dynasty and made several appearances on Cannon and Barnaby Jones.O'Connor's film credits include roles in The Groundstar Conspiracy, Across 110th Street, and Sssssss.
He was a director for The Foothill Theater Company in Nevada City, California, before it closed. O'Connor starred in the 2011 film Dreams Awake.
Death
O'Connor died of colon cancer at his home in Nevada City, California, aged 90.Selected filmography
- Master Minds – Hoskins Boy
- Gunsmoke – Gideon/Arnie Sprague/Kip Gilman
- The Twilight Zone – Colonel Sloane
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Halstead
- The Outer Limits - Major Clint Anderson/Paul Tanner
- The Fugitive - three episodes, including a disfigured Korean war veteran in "Taps for a Dead War"
- Peyton Place - Elliot Carson
- Hawaii Five-O – Sheldon Orwell
- Incident in San Francisco – Arthur Andrews
- The Failing of Raymond – Cliff Roeder
- Wild in the Sky – Sen. Bob Recker
- The Groundstar Conspiracy – Frank Gossage
- The Streets of San Francisco - Lt. Roy Devitt/Frank Maguire
- Across 110th Street – Lt. Hartnett
- Columbo – Michael Hathaway
- Sssssss – Kogen
- The Stranger – Dr. Revere
- All in the Family – Roy Johnson
- The Rockford Files - Charles Dexter
- M*A*S*H – Colonel Spiker/Captain Norman Traeger, M.D.
- Columbo – Edward Lytton
- Wonder Woman – Andros/Colonel Robert Elliot
- Wheels – Hub Hewitson
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – Dr. Elias Huer
- Vegas – Michael Pierce
- The Dukes of Hazzard – Mr. Thackery
- Matt Houston – Dr. Elias Baker
- Knight Rider – Phillip Hunt
- The A-Team – Karl Peerson
- La Cruz de Iberia – Block -TV. Series season 5 episode 6 T.J Hooker-Tim O'Connor playing a senator in the role, part 1 and 2
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear – Donald Fenswick
- Star Trek: The Next Generation – Ambassador Briam
- General Hospital - Jack Boland
- Walker Texas Ranger – Russell Stanley
- Dreams Awake – Ambrose