Michael O'Leary (born March 27, 1958) is an American actor. He is perhaps known for playing Rick Bauer in the soap opera Guiding Light, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985.
Michael O'Leary | |
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Born | (1958-03-27) March 27, 1958 (age 64) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
Education | California State University, Fullerton |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1980–present |
Spouse | Joni Parker
(m. 1988; div. 2016) |
Children | 2 |
O'Leary was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and raised in Diamond Bar, California. He majored in television at California State University, Fullerton.[1]
O'Leary played the character of Dr. Fredrick "Rick" Bauer on Guiding Light from 1983 to 1986, 1987 to 1991, and again from 1995 to 2009, when the series ended.[2] In January 2022, it was announced that O'Leary would appear in Halloween Ends.[3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Lovely But Deadly | Steve Berringer | |
1984 | Fatal Games | Frank Agee | |
2022 | Halloween Ends | Dr. Mathis |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | CHiPs | Bernie | 2 episodes |
1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Student #1 | Episode: "The Lost Diablo" |
1982 | Gimme a Break! | Todd | Episode: "Sam's Imaginary Friend" |
1983 | T. J. Hooker | Gordie Hobbs | Episode: "Sweet Sixteen and Dead" |
1983–2009 | Guiding Light | Dr. Rick Bauer | 510 episodes |
1992 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Stuart Fenmore | Episode: "My Father, My Self" |
1999 | Law & Order | Eric Hagen | Episode: "Justice" |
2011 | The Bay | Michael Donovan | Episode: "Far from the Bay Part 2: Steamboat" |
2018 | New Amsterdam | Donor | Episode: "Anthropocene" |
2019 | Venice: The Series | Bob | Episode: "One" |
2021 | FBI | Howard Kirkland | Episode: "Checks and Balances" |
2021 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Father Brendan Hogan | 2 episodes |
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