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Milo O'Shea

Milo O'Shea

13 movies on Netflix

Biography

Milo O'Shea was an Irish actor who began in the theater before moving into film in the 1960s. He grew up in Dublin, was educated by the Christian Brothers, and trained in music and drama at London's Guildhall School. His breakthrough came as Leopold Bloom in Joseph Strick's Ulysses (1967), which brought him a BAFTA nomination as most promising newcomer. He acted on Broadway in Staircase and Mass Appeal, and both earned him Tony nominations, the first in 1968 and the second in 1982. He created the part of Father Tim Farley in Mass Appeal. On screen he was Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet and the villain Dr. Durand Durand in Barbarella, both released in 1968, and Inspector Boot in Theatre of Blood (1973). He also played the trial judge in The Verdict (1982) and appeared on television in Me Mammy, The Golden Girls and The West Wing. He died in 2013.

86years old at death

  • Born Dublin
  • Died Manhattan
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Milo Donal O’Shea (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
13
Career span
34 years1963 to 1997

Genres

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  1. Big break

    In the 1950s, Harry Dillon discovered O'Shea. Dillon ran the 37 Theatre Club, which was on the top floor of the Swiss Gem Company, his shop on Lower O'Connell Street in Dublin.

  2. Languages

    O'Shea was bilingual, and because of that he acted in English-speaking theaters as well as in Irish with the Abbey Theatre Company.

Milo O'Shea movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Purple Rose of Cairo1985 Comedy, Fantasy, Romanceas Father Donnelly

    IMDb rating 7.658K votes

  2. The Verdict1982 Dramaas Judge Hoyle

    IMDb rating 7.751K votes

  3. Romeo and Juliet1968as Friar Laurence

    IMDb rating 7.638K votes

  4. Barbarella1968as Concierge / Durand-Durand

    IMDb rating 5.941K votes

  5. Only the Lonely1991as Doyle

    IMDb rating 6.414K votes

  6. The MatchMaker1997as Dermot O'Brien

    IMDb rating 6.66.2K votes

  7. The Dream Team1989as Dr. Newald

    IMDb rating 6.516K votes

  8. Arabian Adventure1979as Khasim

    IMDb rating 5.71.3K votes

Worked with

Milo O'Shea shares two films with Niall Buggy, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Niall Buggy, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Niall BuggyRosaleen Linehan, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Rosaleen LinehanChristopher Lee, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Christopher LeeChristopher Lloyd, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Christopher LloydVincent Price, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Vincent PriceAnthony Quinn, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Anthony QuinnWoody AllenDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Woody AllenSidney LumetDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Sidney LumetRoger VadimDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Roger Vadim

Films together

Box office

What Milo O'Shea's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$183 million

10 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 13 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 figure not found.

  • 10Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

The Verdict1982as Judge Hoyle$54.0 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Verdict1982as Judge Hoyle
    $54M29.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Romeo and Juliet1968as Friar Laurence
    $39M21.2% of the total
  3. 3
    The Dream Team1989as Dr. Newald
    $29M15.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Only the Lonely1991as Doyle
    $25M13.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Opportunity Knocks1990as Max
    $11M6.2% of the total
  6. 6
    The Purple Rose of Cairo1985as Father Donnelly
    $11M5.8% of the total
  7. 7
    The MatchMaker1997as Dermot O'Brien
    $6.0M3.3% of the total
  8. 8
    The Butcher Boy1997as Father Sullivan
    $5.0M2.7% of the total
Barbarella (1968), $2.5 millionTheatre of Blood (1973), $1.0 million

$3.5 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total

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