Jack O'Halloran
Biography
Jack O'Halloran is a former heavyweight boxer and actor who was born in Philadelphia. He fought professionally between 1966 and 1974, and his opponents included George Foreman and Ken Norton, both later heavyweight champions. His first 16 professional bouts ended without a defeat. After leaving boxing in 1974, he made his film debut as the ex-convict Moose Malloy in Farewell, My Lovely (1975). He often played tough henchmen, and his best-known part was Non, the mute Kryptonian villain in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980). His other movies include King Kong (1976), March or Die (1977), Dragnet (1987) and Hero and the Terror (1988), plus the 1994 live-action version of The Flintstones. In 2009 the California Boxing Hall of Fame inducted him.
83years old
Turns 84 on April 8in 149 days
- Born Philadelphia
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- John O'Halloran (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 31 years1975 to 2006
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A role that slipped away
O'Halloran was offered the role of Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me but turned it down, and the part went to Richard Kiel.
Getting ready for a role
O'Halloran came up with the idea of playing Non as a childlike character who struggled with his new powers and made sounds because he had no voice.
A change of course
Before acting, O'Halloran boxed as a heavyweight from 1966 to 1974, winning his first 16 professional fights and finishing with 34 wins, 21 losses and 2 draws.
A change of course
In 1973, O'Halloran was near a match with Muhammad Ali, but Jimmy Summerville knocked him out, which ended his chances to fight Ali.
First role
O'Halloran retired from boxing in 1974 and then became an actor. He was cast as ex-convict Moose Malloy in the 1975 movie Farewell, My Lovely, which starred Robert Mitchum as private eye Philip Marlowe.
Jack O'Halloran movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Richard Donner directed three of these films, Dick Richards two. Gene Hackman appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Gene Hackman's page
Ned Beatty's page
Terence Stamp's page
Margot Kidder's page
Marc McClure's page
Christopher Reeve's page
All films by Richard Donner
Dick RichardsDirector, 2 films, 1975 to 1977
All films by Dick Richards
Also three films together3 more actors
- Sarah DouglasSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978)
- Valerie PerrineSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978)
- Jackie CooperSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.