# Richard O'Callaghan

Richard O'Callaghan (born Richard Brooke; 7 March 1940, London) is an English film, stage and television character actor.
He is the son of actors Patricia Hayes and Valentine Brooke, whose stage name was Valentine Rooke. As a boy actor he was known as Richard Brooke. He has led a versatile career in film, stage and television in a wide range of roles. He is best known for his role in the British film Carry On at Your Convenience (1971).

## Film credits

* The Bofors Gun (1968) ... Rowe
* Carry On Loving (1970) ... Bertram Muffet
* Carry On at Your Convenience (1971) ... Lewis Boggs
* Butley (1974) ... Joey Keyston
* Galileo (1975) ... Fulganzio
* Watership Down (1978) (voice) ... Dandelion
* Dangerous Beauty (1998) ... Zealot

## Television credits

* Out of the Unknown ('Stranger in the Family', episode) (1965)...Boy
* Z-Cars (1965) ... Jim Blackitt
* The Flower of Gloster (1967) ... Richard Doherty
* The Good and Faithful Servant (1967)
* The Ronnie Barker Playhouse (1968) ... Shelley Longfellow Morgan (1 episode) 'Tennyson' (1968)
* Public Eye ... Frank (2 episodes, 1968–1969) – "Mercury in an Off-White Mac" (1968), "Divide and Conquer" (1969)
* The Wednesday Play (1969) (1 episode: 'The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel' (1969) ... Fowler
* Thirty-Minute Theatre (1970) (1 episode: 'The Tidewatchers'
* Vile Bodies (1970) ... Adam
* Thriller (1973) 1 episode: 'File It Under Fear' ... George Bailey
* Professional Foul (1977) ... Chetwyn
* Renoir, My Father (1978) ... Auguste Renoir
* Two's Company ... Richard (1 episode ("The Silence"), 1979)
* The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog (1983) (TV).
* Boon "The Fall and Rise of the Bowman Empire" (1989) ... Cecil Bowman
* Spatz (1992) ... Horace Flint ( 1 episode, 1992)
* The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997) TV series ... Mr Fitzpatrick
* Midsomer Murders (1 episode) (2005) ... Trevor Machin ... "Bantling Boy"
* Heartbeat 1 episode) (2005)... Ringer Redknapp ... "Rustlers & Hustlers"
* The Afternoon Play ... Harry ... 1 episode ... "Molly" (2006)
* Dalziel and Pascoe ... Aiden Scarman ... 4 episodes ... "Demons on Our Shoulders" & "Project Aphrodite" (2007)
* Casualty ... Eddie Morris ... 1 episode ... "When Love Came to Town" (2008)
* New Tricks ... Will Carter ... 1 episode ... "Loyalties and Royalties" (2008)
* Red Dwarf: Back to Earth ... The Creator ... 1 episode ... "Part Three" (2009)
* Red Dwarf X ... Hogey the Roguey ... 1 episode ... "The Beginning" (2012)

## Theatre credits

* Dirty Linen (1976); Almost Free Theatre
* Brimstone and Treacle (1979); Open Space Theatre
* Amadeus (1981); Her Majesty's Theatre, London
* The Happiest Days of Your Life (1984); Barbican Theatre, London
* The Magistrate (2000); Royal Exchange, Manchester
* Educating Rita (2002; UK tour)
* 1605 (2005); Chichester Festival Theatre
* King Lear (2005); Chichester Festival Theatre
* Titus Andronicus (2006; as Marcus Andronicus); Shakespeare's Globe
* The Last Confession (2007); Chichester Festival Theatre/Theatre Royal, Haymarket
* Twelfth Night (2008; as Malvolio); Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
* The Story of Vasco (2009; as Caesar); Orange Tree Theatre
* Haunting Julia (2011; as Joe Lukin); Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
* The Last Confession (2014; World tour)
* The Importance of Being Earnest (2015);(Vaudeville Theatre)

## Radio credits

* Murder Must Advertise (1979, BBC Radio) ... Mr Willis
* The Lord of the Rings (1981, BBC Radio) ... Meriadoc Brandybuck
* Have His Carcase (1981, BBC Radio) ... Julian Perkins
* Patterson (1981, BBC Radio) ... Cuthbertson

## Television roles

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1973 | Seven of One | Mortlake Owen |
| 1975–79 | Two's Company | Richard |
| 2009 | Red Dwarf: Back to Earth (British TV series) | "The Creator" |