Bingo O'Malley (May 10, 1933 - June 2, 2019) was an American actor. He has been called "Pittsburgh’s finest actor."
Biography
O'Malley never revealed his birth name.
He initially aspired to the priesthood but found that "I am not religious."
He then spent years as a juvenile-probation officer as well as a school social worker.
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 1950s.
By the 1970s, O'Malley was working with a community theater in
Churchill, Pennsylvania
Churchill is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,011 at the 2010 census. The town was named from the hilltop Beulah Presbyterian Church.
Geography
Churchill is located at (40.438418, -79.843827).
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as well as the Pittsburgh Lab Theatre.
For the next two decades O'Malley was one of the city's busiest actors.
On film, O'Malley appeared in fellow Pittsburgher
George A. Romero's ''
Knightriders
''Knightriders'' is a 1981 American drama film written and directed by George A. Romero and starring Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, Tom Savini, Amy Ingersoll, Patricia Tallman, and Christine Forrest. It was filmed entirely on location in the Pittsbu ...
''
as well as ''
Creepshow
''Creepshow'' is a 1982 American horror comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, making this film his screenwriting debut. The film's ensemble cast includes Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver ...
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and ''
Two Evil Eyes
''Two Evil Eyes'' (Italian: ''Due occhi diabolici'') is a 1990 anthology horror film written and directed by George A. Romero and Dario Argento. An international co-production of Italy and the United States, ''Two Evil Eyes'' is split into two se ...
''.
He also appeared in ''
My Bloody Valentine 3D
''My Bloody Valentine 3D'' is a 2009 American slasher film directed and co-edited by Patrick Lussier, and written by Todd Farmer and Zane Smith from a screen story by Stephen Miller (producer and co-writer of the original film). Serving as a ...
'' and ''
Super 8''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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A Remembrance of Bingo O'Malley: 1933–2019
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American film actors
Male actors from Pittsburgh
1933 births
2019 deaths