O'Reilly, Robert 1950- (Bobby O'Reilly)

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O'Reilly, Robert 1950- (Bobby O'Reilly)

PERSONAL

Born March 25, 1950, in New York, NY; married; wife's name, Judy; children: Jack, Joseph, Michael. Education: Attended Ohio University, 1967-71. Avocational Interests: Baseball, golf.

Career:

Actor and director. Colony Theatre Company, Burbank, CA, member of company and artistic advisor. Also known as Bobby O'Reilly.

Awards, Honors:

Drama-Logue Award and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award nomination, best direction, both 1981, for Getting Out; American Theatre Critics Association citation, 1981, for Generations; Reader's Choice Universe Award, Sci-Fi Universe, best achievement in genre multimedia, for Star Trek: Klingon.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Chancellor Gowron, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1994-97 and 1999.

Some sources cite an appearance as Sal the Hammer in Dark Justice, CBS, c. 1991-93.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Major Veigh, World War III, NBC, 1982.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Pike, Desperado: Badlands Justice, NBC, 1989.

FEMA radio man, By Dawn's Early Light (also known as Condition Red and Red Alert), HBO, 1990.

Karl Stark, Moonbase, Sci-Fi Channel, 1997.

L. V. Sacco, Candyman: Day of the Dead (also known as Candyman 3 and Candyman 3: Day of the Dead), HBO, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Gustav, "The Red Baron/Young at Heart," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1979.

Ryan, "Dead Man's Riddle," CHiPs (also known as Chips and CHiPs Patrol), NBC, 1981.

Sebastian, "Make Up," Darkroom, ABC, 1981.

Sonny, "Patterns," The Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1981.

Thug, "Barney the Gambler," Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1981.

"Bad Chemistry," Flamingo Road, NBC, 1981.

"Hurricane," Flamingo Road, NBC, 1981.

Delancy, "Going for It," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1982.

Dolfo, "A Presence of Evil," The Phoenix, ABC, 1982.

"The Witness," Father Murphy, NBC, 1982.

Becker, "The ACM Kid," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1983.

Ice, "Wheels," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1983.

Jack Riker, "Matter of Passion," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1983.

Klaus, "Pursuit," Voyagers!, NBC, 1983.

Russian agent, "Night of the Scorpion," Manimal, NBC, 1983.

Jake Simpson, "A Good Knight's Work," Knight Rider, NBC, 1984.

Nolan, "Nichols from Heaven," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984.

Troy, "Sandcastles," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1984.

"Third Down and Twenty Years to Life," Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC, 1984.

Drill instructor, "The Zone Troopers Build Men," Otherworld, CBS, 1985.

Larkin, "If the Shoe Fits …," Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1985.

Sheehan, "The Bribe," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1985.

Snyder, "KITTnap," Knight Rider, NBC, 1985.

Assassin, "Over My Dead Bodyguard," Sledge Hammer! (also known as Sledge Hammer! The Early Years), ABC, 1986.

Cal, "The Torch," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1986.

Curt Neilson, "Nightmares," MacGyver, ABC, 1986.

Fur collar man, "Dead Drop," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986.

Willem Sunderson, "The Set Up," Hunter, NBC, 1986.

"Tip on a Sure Thing," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986.

Croyd Hauser, "War," Max Headroom (also known as Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future and Original Max Headroom), Cinemax, 1987.

(Uncredited) Ganger, "Stage of Sledge," Sledge Hammer! (also known as Sledge Hammer! The Early Years), ABC, 1987.

Hugh, "Stray Bullet," Paradise (also known as Guns of Paradise), CBS, 1988.

Mr. Kumar, "Hornet's Nest," Falcon Crest (also known as The Vintage Years), CBS, 1988.

Mr. Kumar, "Rescue Me," Falcon Crest (also known as The Vintage Years), CBS, 1988.

Stephen Ridgely, "A Very Good Year for Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1988.

Ed Fogerty, "Bar Wars II: The Woodman Strikes Back," Cheers, NBC, 1989.

Patrick O'Riley, "The Serpent's Tooth," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1989.

Patrick O'Riley, "The Way We Were," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1989.

Scarface, "Manhunt," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1989.

Chancellor Gowron, "Reunion," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1990.

Jimmy Smolan, "Happy Mudder's Day," Cop Rock (musical), ABC, 1990.

Chancellor Gowron, "Redemption: Parts 1 & 2," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1991.

Victor Kelso, "Fast Forward," The Flash, CBS, 1991.

Carl DeLissa, "Random's Child," In the Heat of the Night, CBS, 1992.

Calvin James, "From Hare to Eternity," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993.

Captain Bob Johnson, "Night Games," Silk Stalkings, CBS and USA Network, 1993.

(Uncredited) Carl DeLissa, "Even Nice People," In the Heat of the Night, CBS, 1993.

Carl DeLissa, "Lake Winahatchie," In the Heat of the Night, CBS, 1993.

Chancellor Gowron, "Rightful Heir," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1993.

Sketch, "Pirates," The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (also known as Brisco County, Jr.), Fox, 1993.

Lance Taggart, "Roadkill," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1994.

Lionel Janeway, The Client (also known as John Grisham's "The Client"), CBS, 1995.

Mark Dooley, "George Tells the Truth," The George Carlin Show, Fox, 1995.

Rudy Exner, "Legend II: Vengeance," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1998.

Mark Dunford, "Justice Delayed," Walker, Texas Ranger (also known as Walker), CBS, 2000.

Kago-Darr, "Bounty," Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Series V, and Star Trek: Untitled Fifth Series), UPN, 2003.

Quinn Jankowski, "The Father-Daughter Dance," The Guardian (also known as El guardia, The Guardian—Retter mit Herz, Le protecteur, O allos mou eaftos, Ochita bengoshi Nick Fallin, Ochita bengoshi Nick Fallin 2, and Oikeuden puolesta), CBS, 2003.

Kurt Delock, "Rampage," Numb3rs (also known as Numbers and Num3ers), CBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Al, Tom Swift and Linda Craig Mystery Hour, ABC, 1983.

Johnny, Steel Collar Man, CBS, 1985.

Officer Wesley, Dark Avenger, CBS, 1990.

Film Appearances:

Air traffic controller, Party Plane, 1988.

Younger man in car, Whore (also known as If You Can't Say It, Just See It and If You're Afraid to Say ItJust See It), Trimark Pictures, 1991.

Paul, Desert Kickboxer (also known as Desert Hawk), 21st Century Film Corporation, 1992.

The figure, The Mask, New Line Cinema, 1994.

(Uncredited) CWU financier, Raging Angels, Borde Releasing, 1995.

Evermore, Steel Frontier, PM Entertainment Group, 1995.

Bartender, Good Luck (also known as Gimps, Guys Like Us, and The Ox and the Eye), Moki Mac River Expedition, 1997.

Himself, Trekkies (documentary), Paramount, 1997.

Technician, The Omega Code, Providence Entertainment, 1999.

Stage Appearances:

Mr. Kraler, The Diary of Anne Frank, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, Burbank, CA, c. 1977.

The Martian Chronicles, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1977.

Fourth actor, Dean, conductor, Claudius, and others, Poor Murderer, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1978.

Pantalone, A Company of Wayward Saints, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1978.

Connie, The Grapes of Wrath, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1979.

Guy Montag, Fahrenheit 451, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1979.

Polleye, Sunfire Man, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1980.

And Then There Were None, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1980.

Getting Out, Colony Theatre Company, 2nd Stage, Burbank, CA, c. 1981, also produced at the Cast Theatre.

Duck d'Amour, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1985.

Mark, Intermission Feature (one-act play, produced with Baby Talk and Stormless Vows as part of the production Duets), Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1986.

Doc, Mr. Roberts, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1990.

Mr. Antrobus, The Skin of Our Teeth, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1990.

True West, Colony Theatre Company, 2nd Stage, c. 1991-92.

Doug, When the Bough Breaks, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, 1993.

The old man, Fool for Love, Colony Theatre Company, 2nd Stage, c. 1994.

Colonel Freeleigh, Dandelion Wine (musical), Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, 2000.

Appeared as the title role and Fortinbras, Hamlet, Los Angeles Actor's Theatre, Los Angeles; as Edmund, King Lear, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles; in Billy Budd, Los Angeles productions; in Jail to Jungle and The Tavern, Broadway productions; in The Promise, off-Broadway production; and in other productions, including a production at the Theatre at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

Stage Director:

Generations, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, Burbank, CA, c. 1981.

Getting Out, Colony Theatre Company, 2nd Stage, Burbank, CA, c. 1981, also produced at the Cast Theatre.

The Curious Savage, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1982.

Bearcat, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, Burbank, CA, c. 1985.

17 Days, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1993.

Morning's at Seven, Colony Theatre Company, Burbank Center Stage, c. 1995.

The Cocktail Hour, Colony Theatre Company, 2nd Stage, c. 2000.

Director of other productions, including 'night, Mother, Colony Theatre Company.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Second officer, Roddenberry on Patrol (short), Planet X, 2003.

Video Games:

Voice of Kavok, Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive VCR Board Game—A Klingon Challenge (also known as A Klingon Challenge and Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive VCR Board Game), 1995.

Voice of Chancellor Gowron, Star Trek: Klingon, Simon & Schuster Interactive, 1996.

Voice of Krindo, Star Trek: Elite Force II, Activision, 2003.

Audiobooks:

Phil Farrand, Nitpicker's Fun and Games for Next Generation Trekkers, Volumes 1-3, K-Tel, 1995.

Farrand, Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers, K-Tel, 1995.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Cult Times Special, December, 1998, pp. 36-39.

TV Zone Special, July, 1999, pp. 52-55.

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