Gerald S. O'Loughlin

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Gerald S. O'Loughlin
O'Loughlin as Eddie Ryker in The Rookies
Born
Gerald Stuart O'Loughlin Jr.

(1921-12-23)December 23, 1921
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 31, 2015(2015-07-31) (aged 93)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materNeighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
Actors Studio
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1952–2008
Spouse
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    (m. 1966; div. 1976)​
Children2; including Chris O'Loughlin

Gerald Stuart O'Loughlin Jr. (December 23, 1921 – July 31, 2015) was an American television, stage, and film actor and director who was primarily known for playing tough-talking and rough-looking characters. He is best known for Ed Ryker on The Rookies (1972-1976).

Overview

After a stint with the

GI Bill of Rights benefits to train at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Continuing to hone his skills at the Actors Studio, he would land a handful of TV and/or film roles throughout the 1950s.[1]

Early years

O'Loughlin was a native of New York City. Before becoming an actor, he earned a college degree in mechanical engineering.[2]

Military service

O'Loughlin served two tours of duty in the Marines, enlisting during World War II and being recalled to active duty for the Korean War.[2]

Television

It was during the 1960s and 1970s, however, that O'Loughlin would become virtually ubiquitous on TV, his workload decreasing only slightly during the century's final two decades. One of his early guest-starring roles was on "A Man for Mary" episode of ABC's 1962 comedy-drama Going My Way.


He appeared in the 1965

made-for-TV film McClain's Law, structured as the pilot for Arness' 1981–82 police detective series
. He played Adam Beale Chief of the Hijack Containment Unit in Quincy Season 3 Episode 7 who works to take down terrorists hi-jacking a plane with a fatal virus on board.

Cast photo of The Rookies. Clockwise from the top: Georg Stanford Brown (Terry Webster), Kate Jackson (Jill Danko), Gerald S. O'Loughlin (Eddie Ryker), Bruce Fairbairn (Chris Owens) and Sam Melville (Mike Danko) in 1975

O'Loughlin appeared in an episode of the 1961 television series The Asphalt Jungle. In 1966 he portrayed truck driver Carl Munger (S2:Ep7) and in 1972 he portrayed a robber named Kulhane (S7:Ep21) in the TV series, The F.B.I. He appeared in three episodes of Hawaii Five-O. The first was aired January 29, 1969 in the episode "The Box". O'Loughlin played the tough but sympathetic central figure of a group of prison inmates who take Hawaii Five-O chief Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord) hostage. The second was called "Six Kilos" on March 12, 1969 (playing the same character as in "The Box"), and the third was called "A Time to Die" on September 16, 1970. He also appeared on Cannon on February 22, 1972, in the episode "Flight of the Hawks". He also appeared on episode 16 of the TV show [3] The Green Hornet. In Season 2 Episode 22 of Mission: Impossible, he played a killer for hire.

In 1970–1971, O'Loughlin portrayed Devin McNeil in the CBS crime drama Storefront Lawyers (which was later revised and retitled and became Men at Law).[4]

From 1972 to 1976 O'Loughlin appeared as Lt. Ed Ryker on

Our House (1986). Also in 1986, O'Loughlin played the part of Mr. Parks in a first season episode of Highway to Heaven
entitled "The Brightest Star".

In 1988, he played Tom Callahan in Dirty Dancing.[4]: 264  In 1992 he appeared as Ben Oliver in Murder She Wrote in the episode "Badge of Honor".

Stage

O'Loughlin's professional acting career began in repertory work at Crystal Lake Theatre in upstate New York.

A Streetcar Named Desire as Stanley Kowalski, opposite Tallulah Bankhead as Blanche DuBois.[5]

Film

O'Loughlin's movie credits include

Ice Station Zebra, The Valachi Papers and Twilight's Last Gleaming.[6]

Personal life and death

O'Loughlin and his ex-wife Meryl Abeles had two children: Chris O'Loughlin (born 1967), a member of the 1992 United States Olympic épée fencing team, and Laura O'Loughlin.

O'Loughlin died of natural causes at the age of 93 in Los Angeles on July 31, 2015.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1956 Lovers and Lollipops Larry
1957 A Hatful of Rain Church
1958 Cop Hater Detective Mike Maguire
1964 Ensign Pulver LaSueur
1966 A Fine Madness Chester Quirk – Policeman
1966 A Man Called Adam Red – the Sheriff
1967 In Cold Blood Harold Nye
1968
Ice Station Zebra
 Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburn
1969 Riot Grossman
1970 The Virginian Lute Dormer Sr season 8 episode 18 ("Train of Darkness")
1971 Desperate Characters Charlie
1971 The Organization Jack Pecora
1972 The Valachi Papers Ryan
1972 Room 222 Sid LeRoi season 3 episode 22 ("The Quitter")
1977 Twilight's Last Gleaming Brig. Gen. O'Rourke
1977 Murder at the World Series Moe Gold
1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries Ed Schroder Pilot: "Nightmare at Pendragon Castle
1978 Crash Larry Cross
1981 McClain's Law Sid Lammon
made-for-TV film
1982 Frances Lobotomy Doctor
1983 Automan Capt. E. G. Boyd
1984 Crimes of Passion Ben
1984 City Heat Counterman Louie
1986 Quicksilver Mr. Casey
1986
Our House
 Joe Kaplan
1998 The Secret Kingdom Chartwell
2000 3 Strikes Judge

References

  1. University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^
    Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ the green hornet[full citation needed]
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7
    .
  5. ^ Colker, David (9 September 2015). "Gerald S. O'Loughlin, best known for role in 1970s series "The Rookies," dies". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. ^ a b Barnes, Mike (10 August 2015). "Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Star of 1970s ABC Cop Series 'The Rookies,' Dies at 93". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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