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Milo O'Shea dies after a short illness | Milo O'Shea dies after a short illness |
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The Irish actor Milo O'Shea has died after a short illness, his son has confirmed. He was 86. | |
The Dubliner, who had a long career on the stage and screen, died in a New York hospital on Tuesday night. | The Dubliner, who had a long career on the stage and screen, died in a New York hospital on Tuesday night. |
He is best remembered for his role in Franco Zeffirelli's film, Romeo and Juliet, the 1968 film Barbarella, and for his performance as Leopold Bloom in an adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses. | He is best remembered for his role in Franco Zeffirelli's film, Romeo and Juliet, the 1968 film Barbarella, and for his performance as Leopold Bloom in an adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses. |
He also appeared in several hit US TV shows, including Frasier and Cheers. | He also appeared in several hit US TV shows, including Frasier and Cheers. |
He played a chief justice in The West Wing TV series, and also had a brief role in the Golden Girls in the 1980s. | He played a chief justice in The West Wing TV series, and also had a brief role in the Golden Girls in the 1980s. |
In 1982, he starred alongside Paul Newman in the legal drama, The Verdict, and he also worked alongside Irish director Neil Jordan in the Butcher Boy. | In 1982, he starred alongside Paul Newman in the legal drama, The Verdict, and he also worked alongside Irish director Neil Jordan in the Butcher Boy. |
He played a villain, Durand-Durand, in Roger Vadim's futuristic fantasy film, Barbarella, and years later, his character inspired the name of the 1980s pop group, Duran Duran. | He played a villain, Durand-Durand, in Roger Vadim's futuristic fantasy film, Barbarella, and years later, his character inspired the name of the 1980s pop group, Duran Duran. |
In 2003, O'Shea starred in Puckoon, a movie based on a comic novel by Spike Milligan. | In 2003, O'Shea starred in Puckoon, a movie based on a comic novel by Spike Milligan. |
The satire, set in a village divided in two by the partition of Ireland, was mostly filmed in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Irish Republic. | The satire, set in a village divided in two by the partition of Ireland, was mostly filmed in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Irish Republic. |
O'Shea began his acting career as a schoolboy in Dublin. | O'Shea began his acting career as a schoolboy in Dublin. |
He moved to New York in the 1970s and lived there until his death. | He moved to New York in the 1970s and lived there until his death. |
He is survived by his wife, actress Kitty Sullivan, his two sons and three grandchildren. | He is survived by his wife, actress Kitty Sullivan, his two sons and three grandchildren. |
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