Raymond John O'Connor (September 13, 1952 - October 9, 2023) was an American character actor.
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Life and career
Raymond John O’Connor was born September 13, 1952, in the Parkchester neighborhood of the borough of South Bronx in New York City, to an Irish Catholic family.
He attended Belmont Abbey College, a Benedictine monastery in North Carolina. He began performing theater in undergraduate school and pursued it more seriously in graduate school in the mid-1970's, eventually working with the First Amendment Comedy group and Medicine Show Theatre, an off-off Broadway experimental troupe.
There he met his wife Stephanie, who he married in 1985. He moved to Los Angeles where Ray continued his acting career. His film and TV resume lists over one hundred productions along with commercial work. His notable film works include: The Rock, Off-Limits, Big Momma's House,My Giant, Life Stinks, My Blue Heaven, Halloween 4, Just like Heaven, Inspector Gadget, and many other independent and big budget productions.
In addition to his success as an actor, he was a writer, penning many screenplays, short stories, and poems. A selection of his poetry can be found in the Golden Pen Writers Guild anthologies “This and That (and everything else)” and “The Writer’s Brush.”
O'Connor was in a number of films, some small roles and some larger. His first role was in the 1985 mini series Kane & Abel. He made guest appearances on several television shows, such as Seinfeld, Beverly Hills, 90210, Sister, Sister, Silk Stalkings and Babylon 5 (in the 5th-season episode "A View from the Gallery" as Mack).
O'Connor died on October 9, 2023, from bladder cancer.