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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), ''[[Broken Glass]]'' (1995).
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As actor on stage he was seen in ''[[Hello Dolly]]'', ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' opposite [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], ''[[Slave Trade]]'' ([[PACOFS]]), ''[[Terra Nova]]'' ([[NAPAC]]), ''[[Buried Inside Extra]]'', ''[[The Fan]]'' (1994), ''[[Broken Glass]]'' (1995).
  
 
He wrote the play ''[[A Time to Die]]''.
 
He wrote the play ''[[A Time to Die]]''.

Revision as of 10:19, 31 October 2016

O'SHAUGHNESSY, Brian (1931–2001) was a British-born film actor.

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 Hello Dolly, Antony and Cleopatra opposite Dorothy-Ann Gould, Slave Trade (PACOFS), Terra Nova (NAPAC), Buried 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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