Gerald S. O'Loughlin
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Though early on, short, pugnacious American actor Gerald S. O'Loughlin dreamed of becoming a lawyer, the prohibitive cost of law school forced him to steer toward engineering as a career. O'Loughlin was deflected from this ambition by an increasing interest in the theatre. After a long stint with the Marines, O'Loughlin used his GI Bill money to finance his participation at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. Working steadily on stage and in live TV drama, O'Loughlin made an inauspicious debut as the romantic lead in the Manhattan-filmed turkey Lovers and Lollipops (1956); one year later, he was shown to better advantage re-creating his stage role in the filmization of Michael Gazzo's play A Hatful of Rain (1957). For many children of the '70s, Gerald O'Loughlin will always be the tough-but-tender Lt. Ryker on the long-running cop series The Rookies. Even in his subsequent TV series assignments (Automan [1983-1984], Our House [1986]) one half expected O'Loughlin to drop character and start barking out "Hey! Danko." Gerald O'Loughlin was married to casting director Meryl Abeles.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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0% | 3 Strikes |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | The Secret Kingdom |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | Crime of the Century |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | In the Arms of a Killer |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun |
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— | 1986 |
13% | Quicksilver |
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— | 1986 |
22% | City Heat |
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— | 1984 |
36% | Crimes of Passion |
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— | 1984 |
66% | Frances |
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— | 1982 |
No Score Yet | Matter of Life and Death |
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— | 1981 |
No Score Yet | Detour to Terror |
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— | 1980 |
No Score Yet | Crash of Flight 401 |
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— | 1978 |
No Score Yet | A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story |
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— | 1978 |
No Score Yet | Something for Joey |
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— | 1977 |
80% | Twilight's Last Gleaming |
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— | 1977 |
No Score Yet | The Valachi Papers |
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— | 1972 |
40% | The Organization |
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— | 1971 |
No Score Yet | Desperate Characters |
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— | 1971 |
No Score Yet | Riot |
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— | 1969 |
47% | Ice Station Zebra |
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— | 1968 |
83% | In Cold Blood |
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— | 1967 |
33% | A Fine Madness |
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— | 1966 |
No Score Yet | A Man Called Adam |
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— | 1966 |
No Score Yet | Ensign Pulver |
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— | 1964 |
No Score Yet | Cop Hater |
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— | 1958 |
No Score Yet | A Hatful of Rain |
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— | 1957 |
No Score Yet | Lovers and Lollipops |
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— | 1956 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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Chicago Hope
1994-2000
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No Score Yet |
ER
1994-2009
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No Score Yet |
Murder, She Wrote
1984-1996
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No Score Yet |
Highway to Heaven
1984-1989
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No Score Yet |
T.J. Hooker
1982-1986
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No Score Yet |
Too Close for Comfort
1980-1987
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83% |
Automan
1983-1984
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No Score Yet |
Quincy, M.E.
1976-1983
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No Score Yet |
Fame
1982-1987
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No Score Yet |
M*A*S*H
1972-1983
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No Score Yet |
Charlie's Angels
1976-1981
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No Score Yet |
Mission: Impossible
1966-1973
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No Score Yet |
Ironside
1967-1975
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No Score Yet |
Gunsmoke
1955-1975
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