---
name: "Tim O'Connor"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tim-oconnor"
fi1m_id: "tim-oconnor"
imdb_id: "nm0640539"
tmdb_id: 158936
wikidata_id: "Q2434215"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 July 1927"
died: "5 April 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T21:38:43.132300+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Tim O'Connor

## Identity

Tim O'Connor

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tim-oconnor
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tim-oconnor
- **IMDb ID:** nm0640539
- **TMDB ID:** 158936
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2434215
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_O%27Connor_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2434215, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640539/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/158936

Actor. Born 3 July 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 5 April 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 July 1927, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 5 April 2018
- **Active:** 1974–1991
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 83 (1), 1990s 72 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_O%27Connor_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2434215, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640539/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/158936

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear*](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun-212-the-smell-of-fear.md) (72)

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## 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 *M*A*S*H*. He died in Nevada City, California, in 2018.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear* (1991), Fi1m 72, as Fenzwick — [page](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun-212-the-smell-of-fear.md)
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), Fi1m 83, as Charles Dexter — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)

## Complete filmography (89)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Men in Black 3* (2012), Additional Production Assistant
- *Dreams Awake* (2011), as Ambrose
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Russell Stanley
- *Grass Roots* (1992), as Billy Lee
- *The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear* (1991), as Fenzwick — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-naked-gun-212-the-smell-of-fear.md)
- *The Cross of Iberia* (1990), as Block
- *Doogie Howser, M.D.* (1989), series, as Don O'Brien
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), series, as Ambassador Briam — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport* (1986), as John McAllister
- *Peyton Place: The Next Generation* (1985), as Elliot Carson
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Walter Revere
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Karl Peerson
- *Deadly Encounter* (1982), as Mechanic
- *Knight Rider* (1982), series, as Phillip Hunt
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, Actor
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), series, Actor
- *Dynasty* (1981), series, Actor
- *The Golden Gate Murders* (1979), as Capt. Dan Bradley
- *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls* (1979), as Dr Elias Huer
- *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, Actor
- *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* (1979), series, as Dr. Elias Huer
- *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* (1979), as Dr. Elias Huer
- *Vega$* (1978), series, Actor
- *Kaz* (1978), series, Actor
- *Wheels* (1978), series, as Hub Hewitson
- *Safety and the Supervisor* (1978), Production Manager
- *Murder in Peyton Place* (1977), as Elliott Carson
- *Lou Grant* (1977), series, Actor
- *The Man with the Power* (1977), as Agent Walter Bloom
- *Tail Gunner Joe* (1977), as Librarian
- *Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected* (1977), series, Actor
- *Power Without Glory* (1976), series, Actor
- *The Eccentricities of a Nightingale* (1976), as Rev. Winemiller
- *State Fair* (1976), as Jim Bryant
- *Wonder Woman* (1975), series, as Andros, Colonel Robert Elliot
- *They Only Come Out at Night* (1975), as Det. Lee Masters
- *Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects* (1975), as Ben Waterson
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Charles Dexter — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Police Woman* (1974), series, Actor
- *The Manhunter* (1974), series, Actor
- *Death Is a Bad Trip* (1974), as Corrigan
- *Winter Kill* (1974), as Bill Carter
- *Manhunter* (1974), as Ben Marks
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Colonel Joe Gordon
- *Doc Elliot* (1973), series, Actor
- *Sssssss* (1973), as Kogen
- *Rx for the Defense* (1973), as Zack Clinton
- *Police Story* (1973), series, Actor
- *The Stranger* (1973), as Dr. Revere
- *Barnaby Jones* (1973), series, as Peter Harris
- *Across 110th Street* (1972), as Lt. Hartnett
- *Visions...* (1972), as Bert Hayes
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor
- *M*A*S*H* (1972), series, as Colonel Spiker — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *Banyon* (1972), series, Actor
- *Search* (1972), series, Actor
- *Maude* (1972), series, as Dr. Herbert Lester
- *The Groundstar Conspiracy* (1972), as Frank Gossage
- *Wild in the Sky* (1972), as Sen. Bob Recker
- *The Failing of Raymond* (1971), as Cliff Roeder
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Michael Hatheway — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Cannon* (1971), series, as Edgar Lassiter
- *Incident in San Francisco* (1971), as Arthur Andrews
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Rev. Winemiller
- *All in the Family* (1971), series, as Roy Johnson — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)
- *House on Greenapple Road* (1970), as George Ord
- *Medical Center* (1969), series, Actor
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Sheldon Orwell, Jonathan Kaye
- *Lancer* (1968), series, Actor
- *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, as Callahan
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as Albert Tucker
- *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Roy Enfield, Dennis Holland, Walter Hazlett, Maynard Gage, Albert Dirks
- *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as Rigdon
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as James Secord
- *Peyton Place* (1964), series, as Elliot Carson
- *Espionage* (1963), series, as Corky Halpern
- *The Great Adventure* (1963), series, as Gen. Breckinridge
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Dr. Davis, Steve Lund, Joe Hallop — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, as Major Clint Anderson, Paul Tanner / Voice in The Enemy's war helmet (voice)
- *The Power and the Glory* (1963), Actor
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Halstead
- *Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed* (1961), as Lawrence
- *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Frank Evans, D.A. James Evans
- *Tallahassee 7000* (1961), series, Actor
- *John Brown's Raid* (1960), as Doctor
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, Actor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *NBC Sunday Showcase* (1959), series, as Jabez Stone
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Kip, Arnie Sprague, Gideon

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/tim-oconnor