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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | As actor on stage he was seen in ''[[Dolly]]'', ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' opposite [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], ''[[Slave Trade]]'' ([[PACOFS]]), ''[[Terra Nova]]'' ([[NAPAC]]), ''[[Inside Extra]]'', ''[[The Fan]]'' (1994). | + | As actor on stage he was seen in ''[[Dolly]]'', ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' opposite [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], ''[[Slave Trade]]'' ([[PACOFS]]), ''[[Terra Nova]]'' ([[NAPAC]]), ''[[Inside Extra]]'', ''[[The Fan]]'' (1994), ''[[Broken Glass]]'' (1995). |
He wrote the play ''[[A Time to Die]]''. | He wrote the play ''[[A Time to Die]]''. | ||
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O'SHAUGHNESSY, Brian (1931–2001) was a British-born film actor.
Contents
Biography
He was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, but evacuated during the Second World War to South Africa, where he later found fame as an actor and radio personality.
Youth
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As actor on stage he was seen in Dolly, Antony and Cleopatra opposite Dorothy-Ann Gould, Slave Trade (PACOFS), Terra Nova (NAPAC), Inside Extra, The Fan (1994), Broken Glass (1995).
He wrote the play A Time to Die.
His filmography includes: Diamond Walkers (1965); Seven Against the Sun (1967), Rider in the Night (1968); Sandy the Seal (1969); Shangani Patrol (1970); Creatures the World Forgot (1971); Mister Kingstreet's War (1973); Zulu Dawn (1979); Morenga (1985); Rage to Kill (1987); The Emissary (1989); The Evil Below (1989); Act of Piracy (1990); The Power of One (1993); Falling Rocks (2000).
Awards, etc
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_O%27Shaughnessy_%28actor%29
The Fan theatre programme, 1994.
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