1. Milo O'Shea was twice nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performances in Staircase and Mass Appeal.
15 Facts About Milo O'Shea
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Milo O'Shea's father was a singer and his mother a ballet teacher.
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Milo O'Shea later studied music and drama at the Guildhall School in London and was a skilled pianist.
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Milo O'Shea was discovered in the 1950s by Harry Dillon, who ran the 37 Theatre Club on the top floor of his shop the Swiss Gem Company, 51 Lower O'Connell Street Dublin.
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Early in his career Milo O'Shea toured with the theatrical company of Anew McMaster.
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Milo O'Shea began acting on the stage, then moved into film in the 1960s.
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Milo O'Shea became popular in the United Kingdom, as a result of starring in the BBC sitcom Me Mammy alongside Yootha Joyce.
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Milo O'Shea starred as Leopold Bloom in Joseph Strick's 1967 film version of Ulysses.
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In 1984, Milo O'Shea reprised his role as Dr Durand Durand for the 1985 Duran Duran concert film Arena, since his character inspired the band's name.
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Milo O'Shea was active in American films and television, such as his memorable supporting role as the trial judge in the Sidney Lumet-directed movie The Verdict with Paul Newman, an episode of The Golden Girls in 1987, and portraying Chief Justice of the United States Roy Ashland in the television series The West Wing.
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In 1992, Milo O'Shea guest starred in the season 10 finale of the sitcom Cheers and in 1995, in an episode of the show's spin-off Frasier.
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Milo O'Shea appeared in the pilot episode of Early Edition as Sherman.
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Milo O'Shea received an honorary degree from Quinnipiac University in 2010.
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Milo O'Shea was married to the Irish actress Kitty Sullivan, whom he met in Italy, where he was filming Barbarella and she was auditioning for Man of La Mancha.
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Milo O'Shea died on 2 April 2013, in New York City following a short illness at the age of 86.