Biography
Tim O'Connor was an American character actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he studied acting at the Goodman Theatre after the Second World War and moved to New York in the early 1950s, where he began appearing in television dramas.
He is best known for playing Elliot Carson in more than 400 episodes of the soap opera Peyton Place (1965–1968) and Dr. Elias Huer in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981). His film roles include The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991), in which he played Fenzwick. O'Connor specialised in portrayals of officials, military officers and police, with recurring parts in Dynasty and General Hospital, and guest appearances in series such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Columbo and MASH*. He died in Nevada City, California, in 2018.
