Kevin O'Connor

Kevin O'Conner

John Kevin O'Connor (May 7, 1935 – June 22, 1991) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for his roles in Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971), Bogie (1980), and The Brink's Job (1978). He also acted extensively on stage, winning two Drama Desk Awards and an Obie Award. Early life O'Connor was born John Kevin O'Connor on May 7, 1935, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was of Engl...

John Kevin O'Connor (May 7, 1935 – June 22, 1991) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for his roles in Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971), Bogie (1980), and The Brink's Job (1978). He also acted extensively on stage, winning two Drama Desk Awards and an Obie Award. Early life O'Connor was born John Kevin O'Connor on May 7, 1935, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was of English and Irish descent. O'Connor was raised in Honolulu, graduating from Roosevelt High School in 1953. He attended the College of San Mateo in California before graduating with a degree in drama from San Francisco State University. Career O'Connor moved to New York City to pursue an acting career, where he began working as a stage actor and joined the experimental theater group, La MaMa. He portrayed the titular character in a New York production of Tom Paine in 1965, which later toured in Europe in 1966 at Edinburgh's Church Hill Theatre, and in London at the Vaudeville Theatre in the West End. His film roles includeLet's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) and The Brink's Job (1978). O'Connor also appeared on television in Hawaii Five-O, in October 1969 as security guard Jim Crawford in The Doctors and Tales from the Darkside as well as several television movies. He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play for his performance in The Contractor in 1973. O'Connor portrayed Humphrey Bogart in the 1980 biographical television film Bogie about Humphrey Bogart. In 1982, he appeared in a stage production of Inserts, based on the film of the same title. He subsequently appeared in two films directed by Larry Cohen: Special Effects (1984) and It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive (1987). In his later life, O'Connor taught drama at Hunter College, New York University, and St. Francis College. In 1991, O'Connor was working on a book about the plays of Sam Shepard. Death O'Connor died of cancer New York University Medical Center 56 on June 22, 1991. He was a resident of the Hotel Chelsea at the time of his death. Filmography Selected stage credits Accolades References External links Kevin O'Connor at IMDb Kevin O'Connor at the Internet Broadway Database Kevin O'Connor at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)