Gerald S. O'Loughlin
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Gerald Stuart O'Loughlin, Jr. (b. December 23, 1921, New York City
) is an American
television, stage, and film actor and director who was primarily known for playing tough-talking and rough-looking characters.
as Stanley Kowalski
, opposite Tallulah Bankhead
as Blanche DuBois
.
From 1972-1976, O'Loughlin appeared as Lieutenant Ed Ryker on The Rookies
. He has also appeared in semi-regular roles on the series Our House and Automan
.
His movie credits include Desperate Characters
, A Fine Madness
, In Cold Blood
, Ice Station Zebra
, The Valachi Papers, Twilight's Last Gleaming
and Crimes of Passion
and Frances
. He also appeared as Sgt. O'Toole in the 1983 made for TV miniseries The Blue and the Gray.
(1933–2007), had two children: Chris O'Loughlin (b. 1967), a member of the 1992, United States
Olympic
épée fencing team, and Laura O'Loughlin (b. 1969).
New York City
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) is an American
United States
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television, stage, and film actor and director who was primarily known for playing tough-talking and rough-looking characters.
Career
After a stint with the Marine Corps., he used his GI bill income to train at the Neighborhood Playhouse in NYC. Throughout the early 1950s, he was frequently seen on TV. The highlight of his stage career was a national tour of A Streetcar Named DesireA Streetcar Named Desire (play)
A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The play opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947, and closed on December 17, 1949, in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The Broadway production was...
as Stanley Kowalski
Stanley Kowalski
Stanley Kowalski is a fictional character in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire.-In the play:Stanley lives in the working class Faubourg Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans with his wife, Stella , and is employed as a factory parts salesman. He was an Army engineer in WWII, having...
, opposite Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead was an award-winning American actress of the stage and screen, talk-show host, and bonne vivante...
as Blanche DuBois
Blanche DuBois
Blanche DuBois is a fictional character in Tennessee Williams' 1947 Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Streetcar Named Desire...
.
From 1972-1976, O'Loughlin appeared as Lieutenant Ed Ryker on The Rookies
The Rookies
The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It followed the exploits of three rookie police officers in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department .-History:...
. He has also appeared in semi-regular roles on the series Our House and Automan
Automan
Automan is an American science fiction superhero television series produced by Glen A. Larson. It aired for only 12 episodes on ABC between 1983 and 1984.-Synopsis:...
.
His movie credits include Desperate Characters
Desperate Characters
Desperate Characters is a 1971 American drama film produced, written, and directed by Frank D. Gilroy, who based his screenplay on the 1970 novel of the same name by Paula Fox.-Plot:...
, A Fine Madness
A Fine Madness
A Fine Madness is a motion picture comedy based on the 1964 novel by Elliott Baker that tells the story of Samson Shillitoe, a frustrated poet unable to finish a grand tome. It stars Sean Connery , Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal and Clive Revill...
, In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood (film)
In Cold Blood is a 1967 film based on Truman Capote's book of the same name. Richard Brooks prepared the adaptation and directed the film. Some scenes were filmed on the locations of the original events, in Garden City and Holcomb, Kansas including the Clutter residence...
, Ice Station Zebra
Ice Station Zebra (film)
Ice Station Zebra is a 1968 action film directed by John Sturges, starring Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Ernest Borgnine, and Jim Brown. The screenplay by Alistair MacLean, Douglas Heyes, Harry Julian Fink, and W.R. Burnett is loosely based upon MacLean's 1963 novel of the same name. Both have...
, The Valachi Papers, Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming is a 1977 film directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Burt Lancaster and Richard Widmark.Loosely based on a 1971 novel, Viper Three by Walter Wager, it tells the story of Lawrence Dell, a renegade USAF general, who escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo...
and Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion (film)
Crimes of Passion is a 1984 film directed by Ken Russell starring Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin and Annie Potts. The film explores themes of human relationships and mental illness...
and Frances
Frances
Frances is a 1982 American drama film starring Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley, and Sam Shepard. When it was released this film was advertised as a purportedly true account of actress Frances Farmer's life but the script was largely fictional and sensationalized...
. He also appeared as Sgt. O'Toole in the 1983 made for TV miniseries The Blue and the Gray.
Personal life
O'Loughlin and his wife, the late Meryl Abeles O'LoughlinMeryl O'Loughlin
Meryl Abeles O'Loughlin was an American television and film casting agent and casting director....
(1933–2007), had two children: Chris O'Loughlin (b. 1967), a member of the 1992, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
épée fencing team, and Laura O'Loughlin (b. 1969).