1. Bryan Jay O'Byrne was an American film and television character actor and acting coach.
22 Facts About Bryan O'Byrne
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Bryan O'Byrne's credits include numerous television shows, films and many television commercials.
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Bryan O'Byrne attended St Peter's Elementary School and Plattsburgh High School.
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Bryan O'Byrne later moved to New York City to pursue acting.
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Bryan O'Byrne successfully entered the profession after starring in the Broadway production of Duel of Angels opposite actress Vivien Leigh in the late 1950s.
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Bryan O'Byrne studied acting under Stella Adler and dance with Martha Graham.
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Bryan O'Byrne resided in the same New York apartment building as actors James Farentino and Marlon Brando, befriending both of them early in their careers.
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Bryan O'Byrne soon moved to Los Angeles to pursue opportunities in film and television.
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Bryan O'Byrne was particular active within the television industry during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Bryan O'Byrne regularly appeared as a mortician in The Munsters, as well as the series Occasional Wife, in which he played the "Man in the Middle," and as Mr Beasley, the mailman, in Blondie.
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Bryan O'Byrne worked as an acting teacher and coach to many early actors.
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Bryan O'Byrne coached and mentored many then-unknown film and television actors.
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Bryan O'Byrne coached acting to Pam Dawber, Christopher McDonald, Bonnie Bedelia, Bill Allen and Marj Dusay.
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In particular, Bryan O'Byrne is credited with launching the acting career of Nick Nolte.
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Bryan O'Byrne asked Nolte, who was not an actor at the time, to read a scene they were working on.
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Bryan O'Byrne reportedly recognized Nolte's talent and began coaching him as well.
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Bryan O'Byrne cast Nolte in his production of The Last Pad, by playwright William Inge, which effectively launched Nolte's professional career.
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Bryan O'Byrne served on the Emmy Nominating Committee, based in Los Angeles.
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Bryan O'Byrne retired from acting in the 1990s to care for his sister, Henrietta Bouyea, who was in failing health.
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Bryan O'Byrne moved to Pacifica, California, after retiring, where he lived for the last sixteen years of his life.
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Bryan O'Byrne died on December 4,2009, in Pacifica, California, at the age of 78.
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Bryan O'Byrne's funeral was held at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Pacifica.