O'Donohue, John F.

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O'Donohue, John F.

(John F. Donohue, John O'Donahue, John F. O'Donahue, John O'Donohue)

PERSONAL

Married.

Career:

Actor. New York Police Department, New York City, police officer, 1968–88, retiring as lieutenant.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Multiple characters, The Ben Stiller Show, Fox, 1992–93, then HBO, 1993.

Max Dumas, The John Larroquette Show (also known as Larroquette), NBC, 1993–94.

Sergeant Eddie Gibson, a recurring role, NYPD Blue, ABC, between 2000 and 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Doherty, Columbo: A Trace of Murder, ABC, 1997.

Sergeant Hoskins, Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy, Fox, 1997.

(As John O'Donohue) Harry the doorman, Winchell, HBO, 1998.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Max Dumas, The John Larroquette Show (also known as Larroquette), NBC, 1993.

Fireman, The Single Guy, NBC, 1995.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Armed guard, "Bad Dog," Knots Landing, CBS, 1991.

Detective Vorhess, "The Suspect," Matlock, NBC, 1991.

Bailiff, "Aftermath," Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1991.

Clerk, "Dicky's Got the Blues," Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1991.

Bailiff, "Fish Out of Water," Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1992.

Bailiff, "Burning Desire," Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1992.

(Uncredited) Jury foreman, "Love in Bloom," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992.

Harry, Doogie Howser, M.D., ABC, c. 1992.

"The Trial of Reno Raines," Renegade, USA Network and syndicated, 1994.

Court clerk, "From Who the Skell Rolls," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1994.

Court clerk, "Trials and Tribulations," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1994.

Gus, "The Beard," Seinfeld, NBC, 1995.

Mr. Goodwin, "Make of Two Hearts," ER, NBC, 1995.

Lester, "Big Girl on Campus," Step by Step, ABC, 1995.

Ernest, "New Year's Eve," Mad About You, NBC, 1995.

Detective Gene Pirro, "Leave of Absence," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995.

Jury foreman, The Wright Verdicts, CBS, 1995.

Stan, "Presence," NewsRadio (also known as The Station), NBC, 1996.

Stagehand, "It's for You, Mrs. Lincoln," Cybill, CBS, 1996.

Jail guard, "X Marks the Murder: Parts 1 & 2," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1996.

Kenneth Reed, "School's Out Forever," Living Single (also known as My Girls), Fox, 1996.

Jordan Butler, "After Midnight," Early Edition, CBS, 1996.

George Kinnear, "A Ceremony of Innocence," EZ Streets, CBS, 1997.

Al Barnette, "One Wedding and a Funeral," Total Security, ABC, 1997.

Detective Gene Pirro, "Lamb to the Slaughter," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1997.

Bernard Nolan, Michael Hayes, CBS, c. 1997.

Harry, "Civil War," Everybody Loves Raymond (also known as Raymond), CBS, 1998.

Detective Ed Murphy, "Fools Russian," Brooklyn South, CBS, 1998.

Detective Ed Murphy, "Cinnamon Buns," Brooklyn South, CBS, 1998.

Detective Ed Murphy, "Skel in a Cell," Brooklyn South, CBS, 1998.

Vincent D'Amato, "Hope You Had the Time of Your Life," To Have & to Hold, CBS, 1998.

Detective Ryan, "Gun with the Wind," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1998.

Jack O'Boyle, "White Collar," The King of Queens, CBS, 1999.

Sergeant Fanning, "Hostess to Murder," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1999.

Dirk, "Bowled Over," Suddenly Susan, NBC, 1999.

Henry, "Rescue Me," Providence, NBC, 2000.

"The Tutor," That's Life, CBS, 2000.

Sergeant, "The Brothers," Special Unit 2 (also known as SU2), UPN, 2001.

Federbush, "Blood, Sweat & Fitz," The Fighting Fitzgeralds, NBC, 2001.

Mr. Koveleski, "On the Day Before," The West Wing, NBC, 2001.

Carl Mercer, "Organ Grinder," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, CSI Weekends, and Les experts), CBS, 2001.

Fire Marshal Ronnie Jameson, "Tinder Box," CSI: Miami, CBS, 2003.

David Carlson, "Couples," Law & Order (also known as Law & Order Prime), NBC, 2003.

Brian McKinley, "Broken," Third Watch, NBC, 2004.

Performed as a cop in a reenactment for America's Most Wanted.

Film Appearances:

(As John F. O'Donahue) Fat man, Snapdragon, Prism Pictures, 1993.

(Uncredited) Food mart clerk, Reality Bites, Universal, 1994.

Prison guard, The Cable Guy, Columbia TriStar, 1996.

Federal Reserve guard, Steel, Warner Bros., 1997.

Detective, Guy, Gramercy, 1997.

Detective Ray, As Good as It Gets, TriStar, 1997.

Bobby Morgan, Simon Says, 1998.

(As John F. Donohue) Sid, Living Out Loud, New Line Cinema, 1998.

(As John F. O'Donahue) Bobby, Lucky Numbers (also known as Le bon numero), Paramount, 2000.

(As John O'Donahue) Tony the doorman, The Family Man, MCA/Universal, 2000.

Detective Anderson, Crooked Lines, Cinemavault Releasing International, 2003.

Pops Sullivan, The Groomsmen, Bauer Martinez Studios, 2006.

Hank "The Tank" Tankersley, Lonely Street, Chris Brinker Productions/Inwood Street Productions/Giraffe Productions, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Vince and Tom Kelly, All Dolled Up, Working Stiff Productions, Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row, New York City, 2006.

Appeared in an off–off–Broadway production of Bullpen.

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