Richard O'Callaghan

During the 1950's, O' Callaghan began working as a child actor in theatre and radio, where at the time he was credited under his birth name.^{[5] [6]}

His first major television role was as Richard Doherty in the 13-part childrens series The Flower of Gloster, loosely based on the novel by E. Temple Thurston.^[7] Produced by Granada Television, it was the company's first TV series to be filmed in colour.^[8]

O' Callaghan has played a number of supporting roles in various TV series including Z Cars, Public Eye, New Scotland Yard, Churchill's People, Two's Company, Mr. Pye, Imaginary Friends, Hannay, Spatz, Heartbeat, Midsomer Murders, Dalziel and Pascoe, Casualty, The Afternoon Play and New Tricks.^[9]

Between 1978 to 1980, he played Stephen Benge in the comedy drama series Born and Bred, which focused on two South London families, the Benges and Tonselys, who struggle to get along.^[10]

In 1989, he appeared with his mother Patricia Hayes in the Boon episode "The Rise of Fall of the Bowman Empire", where he played ex-convict Cecil Bowman and Hayes played his mother Elsepth respectively.^[11]

He regularly appeared as ageing metal head Bobby Sykes in the crime-drama series McCallum.^[12]

O' Callaghan has appeared in two episodes of Red Dwarf, he played The Creator in "Back to Earth Part 3", ^[13] and in the following series, he played Hoguey the Rogey in the Series X finale "The Beginning".^[14]

In 1991, O' Callaghan married American actress Elizabeth Quinn.^[15]

• 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