Brian O'Connor (actor)
| Brian O'Connor | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Brian Edward O'Connor February 14, 1953 Lynnfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Brucker (1986–1993), 1 child |
Brian Edward O'Connor (born February 14, 1953), known professionally as Brian Brucker O'Connor or Brian O'Connor, is an American film, stage and television actor, comedian and guidance counselor. His best known roles include Biddle in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) and Schemer on Shining Time Station (1989–1993).
O'Connor left University of Massachusetts in 1975 to pursue a career in acting. Arriving in Boston, he co-founded the comedy troupe "Slap Happy" along with fellow UMass alum Allan Jacobs. With this group, he and Jacobs (along with Jeff Ernstoff and Jan Kirschner) toured various cities and over 200 universities, receiving critical praise for performances in Boston, Cambridge and New York City. Between "Slap Happy" performances, he found time to participate in a 1980 Ford's Theatre production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
After making his onscreen debut with a 1984 guest appearance on Miami Vice, O'Connor performed in the recorded-live sketch comedy special National Lampoon's Class of '86 (1986). He followed this project with his feature film debut in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), portraying the sycophantic Biddle, assistant to Allen Garfield's Police Chief Lutz. O'Connor went on to appear in three independent films, three direct-to-video films, one television film and one pilot between 1987 and 1989. He also performed a live one-man show, "One Hour Out of Your Life", at the Judith Anderson Theatre in the spring of 1988; he earned high praise from The New York Times' Stephen Holden.
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