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Bingo O'Malley

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Bingo O'Malley
Born
Edward J. O'Malley

(1933-05-10)May 10, 1933
DiedJune 2, 2019(2019-06-02) (aged 86)
OccupationActor

Edward J. "Bingo" O'Malley[1][2] (May 10, 1933[3] – June 2, 2019[4]) was an American actor. He has been called "Pittsburgh’s finest actor."[4]

Biography

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A native of South Oakland, Pennsylvania,[4] O'Malley was the youngest of four children born to Catheryn Holleran and veteran firefighter Bartley J. O'Malley.[5][2][1][6][7] The second youngest, brother Bart Jr., would meet his untimely end in 1959 at age 35, while following in the career footsteps of their father.[8][1]

It was while working as a Navy radarman in Key West that O'Malley got his first role in a community theater production of The Rainmaker in the late 1950s.[4][9]

He briefly aspired to the priesthood but found that "I am not religious."[4] He then spent years as a juvenile-probation officer as well as a school social worker.[9]

By the 1970s, O'Malley was working with a community theater in Churchill, Pennsylvania as well as the Pittsburgh Lab Theatre.[4] For the next two decades O'Malley was one of the city's busiest actors.[9]

On film, O'Malley appeared in fellow Pittsburgher George A. Romero's Knightriders[10] as well as Creepshow[10] and Two Evil Eyes.[10] He also appeared in My Bloody Valentine 3D and Super 8.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Knightriders Sheriff Rilly
1982 Creepshow Jordy's father and The Doctor Different roles in the same segment of the film.
1987 Lady Beware Man in Window
1988 The Kid Brother Mr. Nitan
1988 Dominick and Eugene Abe
1989 Heartstopper Dr. Beransky
1990 Two Evil Eyes Ernest Valdemar (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar")
1992 Bob Roberts Robert Roberts Sr.
1993 The Cemetery Club Judge
1993 Money for Nothing Old Man
1995 Backstreet Justice Rocky's Foreman
1995 Houseguest Ticket Vendor
1996 Diabolique Gannon
2000 Wonder Boys Wordfest Party Guest
2001 The Bread, My Sweet CEO
2007 Graduation Mr. Ryerson
2009 My Bloody Valentine 3D Officer Hinch
2009 Homecoming Elderly Proprietor
2009 Deadtime Stories: Volume 1 Dr. Marsten (segment "House Call")
2010 Love & Other Drugs Sam
2011 River of Darkness Virgil Van
2011 Super 8 Mr. Harkin
2012 Death from Above Crazy Leonard
2013 Riddle Hal
2013 Out of the Furnace Rodney Baze Sr.
2014 Twin Reflex Jonathan Crowe
2015 All Saints Eve Sheriff Doug Brewer
2015 Transylvanian Curse Ancient One
2017 A Fancy Piece of Homicide Thomas Anderson

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Equal Justice Old Time Attorney 1 episode (pilot)
1991 The 10 Million Dollar Getaway Rudy Elrich TV movie
1991 Guilty Until Proven Innocent Judge Mollen TV movie
1991 Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace Jackie Mahoney TV movie
1992 Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore Judge Stoneburner TV movie
1992 What She Doesn't Know Judge TV movie
2007 The Kill Point Bernard Kazmacki 8 episodes
2016 Outsiders Ira Nichols 3 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Where One Fireman Died; Two Held in Blaze That Killed Fireman". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. January 14, 1959. p. 3. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XB2-GZDY : Fri Oct 06 18:50:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Bartley O'Malley and Cathryn O'Malley, 14 April 1950.
  3. ^ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5TM-5TT : 28 November 2019), Malley Bingo O, 1981-2007.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Eberson, Sharon (June 4, 2019). "Obituary: Bingo O'Malley 'A true son of Pittsburgh' onstage, and also in life". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B3. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQWH-HPT : Sat Mar 09 13:02:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Bartly O'Malley and Catherine O'Malley, 1940.
  6. ^ "Marriage Licenses". The Pittsburg Press. July 12, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Obituaries: Fireman 45 Years for City Dies at 90". The Pittsburgh Press. October 11, 1975. p. 3. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Kitzes, Esther (January 14, 1959). "Fireman's Widow Stunned by Death". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 3. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c O'Driscoll, Bill (June 4, 2019). "Revered Pittsburgh Stage Actor Bingo O'Malley Dies At 86". WESA (FM). Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d Squires, John (June 4, 2019). "[R.I.P.] 'Creepshow', 'Two Evil Eyes' and 'My Bloody Valentine' Actor Bingo O'Malley Has Died". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
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