Editing Milo O'Shea (section)

==Career==
O'Shea began acting on the stage, then moved into film in the 1960s. He became popular in the United Kingdom, as a result of starring in the [[BBC]] sitcom ''[[Me Mammy]]'' alongside [[Yootha Joyce]]. In 1967–68 he appeared in the drama ''[[Staircase (play)|Staircase]]'', co-starring [[Eli Wallach]] and directed by [[Barry Morse]], which stands as Broadway's first depiction of homosexual men in a serious light. For his role in that drama, he was nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]] in 1968.<ref name=Tony/>

O'Shea starred as [[Leopold Bloom]] in [[Joseph Strick]]'s 1967 film version of ''[[Ulysses (1967 film)|Ulysses]]''. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-22011629]
Among his other memorable film roles in the 1960s were the well-intentioned Friar Laurence in [[Franco Zeffirelli]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]'' and the villainous Dr. Durand Durand (who tried to kill [[Jane Fonda]]'s character by making her die of pleasure) in [[Roger Vadim]]'s counterculture classic ''[[Barbarella (film)|Barbarella]]'' (both films were released in 1968). In 1984, O'Shea reprised his role as Dr. Durand Durand (credited as Dr. Duran Duran) for the 1985 [[Duran Duran]] concert film ''[[Arena (An Absurd Notion)]]'', since his character inspired the band's name. He played Inspector Boot in the 1973 [[Vincent Price]] horror/comedy film ''[[Theatre of Blood]]''.

He was active in American films and television, such as his memorable supporting role as the trial judge in the [[Sidney Lumet]]-directed movie ''[[The Verdict]]'' (1982) with [[Paul Newman]], an episode of ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' in 1987, and portraying [[Chief Justice of the United States]] Roy Ashland in the television series ''[[The West Wing (television)|The West Wing]]''. In 1992, O'Shea guest starred in the season 10 finale of the sitcom ''[[Cheers]]'' and in 1995, in an episode of the show's spin-off ''[[Frasier]]''. In the episode of ''Frasier'', he played Dr. Schachter, a couple's therapist who counsels the Crane brothers together.<ref name="Information">{{cite web|url=http://www.fancast.com/tv/Frasier/2332/episodes/Shrink-Rap/1536|title=Episode Information for ''Frasier''|publisher=fancast.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605194205/http://www.fancast.com/tv/Frasier/2332/episodes/Shrink-Rap/1536|archive-date=5 June 2008}}</ref> He appeared in the pilot episode of ''[[Early Edition]]'' as Sherman.

Other stage appearances include ''[[Mass Appeal (play)|Mass Appeal]]'' (1981) in which he originated the role of Father Tim Farley (for which he was nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]] in 1982),<ref name=Tony>To view nominations, type "Milo O'Shea" in the search box. {{cite web|url=http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/pastwinners/index.html |title=Search Past Winners |publisher=Tony Awards |access-date=7 April 2013}}</ref> the musical ''[[Dear World]]'' in which he played the Sewer Man opposite [[Angela Lansbury]] as Countess Aurelia, ''Corpse!'' (1986) and a 1994 Broadway revival of ''[[Philadelphia, Here I Come]]''.

O'Shea received an honorary degree from [[Quinnipiac University]] in 2010.<ref name="Graduation">{{cite web | url=http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/05/17/news/aa1mongraduationsart051710.txt | title=Graduation Day | first1=Pamela | last1=McLoughlin | first2=Jim | last2=Shelton | date=May 17, 2010 | work=New Haven Register | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327084503/http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/05/17/news/aa1mongraduationsart051710.txt | archive-date=27 March 2012 | df=dmy-all}}</ref>