Biography
Richard O'Callaghan is an English character actor. Born Richard Brooke on 7 March 1940 in London, he is the son of actors Patricia Hayes and Valentine Brooke (stage name Valentine Rooke). As a boy actor he performed under the name Richard Brooke.
O'Callaghan has worked extensively in film, stage and television. His film roles include Bertram Muffett in Carry On Loving (1970) and Lewis Boggs in Carry On at Your Convenience (1971). He voiced Dandelion in the animated film Watership Down (1978) and appeared as a Zealot in Dangerous Beauty (1998).
On television he has appeared in series including Midsomer Murders (as Trevor Machin), Casualty (as Eddie Morris), Red Dwarf (as Hogey the Roguey) and New Tricks. He married actress Elizabeth Quinn in 1991.
