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Gerald S. O'Loughlin

 
Actor: Gerald O'Loughlin
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  • Born: Dec 23, 1921 in New York City, New York
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '60s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Mystery
  • Career Highlights: In Cold Blood, The Organization, Lovers and Lollipops
  • First Major Screen Credit: Lovers and Lollipops (1955)

Biography

Though early on, short, pugnacious American actor Gerald S. O'Loughlin dreamed of becoming a lawyer, the prohibitive cost of law school forced him to steer toward engineering as a career. O'Loughlin was deflected from this ambition by an increasing interest in the theatre. After a long stint with the Marines, O'Loughlin used his GI Bill money to finance his participation at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. Working steadily on stage and in live TV drama, O'Loughlin made an inauspicious debut as the romantic lead in the Manhattan-filmed turkey Lovers and Lollipops (1956); one year later, he was shown to better advantage re-creating his stage role in the filmization of Michael Gazzo's play A Hatful of Rain (1957). For many children of the '70s, Gerald O'Loughlin will always be the tough-but-tender Lt. Ryker on the long-running cop series The Rookies. Even in his subsequent TV series assignments (Automan [1983-1984], Our House [1986]) one half expected O'Loughlin to drop character and start barking out "Hey! Danko." Gerald O'Loughlin was married to casting director Meryl Abeles. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Born Gerald Stuart O'Loughlin Jr.
December 23, 1921 (1921-12-23) (age 87)
New York City, New York, United States
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Meryl O'Loughlin
(1966-?) (divorced)
2 children

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.

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Biography

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 Desire as Stanley Kowalski, opposite Tallulah Bankhead as Blanche DuBois.

In his many television appearances, O'Loughlin appeared as "Lt. Ed Ryker" on The Rookies. He has also appeared in semi-regular roles in series such as 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.

Personal life

By his former wife, the late Meryl Abeles O'Loughlin (b. June 8, 1933 - d. February 27, 2007), O'Loughlin is the father of two children: Chris O'Loughlin (b. 1967), a member of the 1992, United States Olympic épée fencing team, and Laura O'Loughlin (b. 1969).

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