
Acting
Patrick O'Connell
Born 1934-01-29 · Dublin, Ireland
Patrick O'Connell was an Irish born actor who worked in British film.
Acting credits
5.8As her marriage to decorated war hero Oliver draws near, well-heeled Diana moves into an apartment within an otherwise unoccupied, sprawling London house where she starts to experience strange and terrifying nightmares. But are these troubling night terrors merely the symptom of an unsettled mind, or the sign of something far more sinister at work? Hounded by a pair of sleazy journalists, Diana soon crosses paths with American tourist Jenny, who appears to have a strange connection to the foreboding house and its dark past.
Dream Demon
1988
5.8When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, a security man is brought in to investigate.
The Human Factor
1979
5.4When his young daughter disappears, her father refuses to accept that she is dead and sets out on a journey to find her.
Runners
1983
4.0A young British photography student travelling in France meets up with a free thinking, working-class French man, a dramatic change of pace from her staid British boyfriend. (TCM)
Nanou
1987
5.9A German U-Boat commander plans a daring escape from a PoW camp in Scotland.
The McKenzie Break
1970
6.61913, shortly before the outbreak of WWI. A group of aristocrats gathers at the estate of Sir Randolph Nettleby for a weekend shoot. As the terminal decrepitude of a dying class is reflected in the social interactions and hypocrisy of its members, only world weary Sir Randolph seems to realise that the sun is setting.
The Shooting Party
1985
8.0Tom, a sensitive Liverpool student, takes a job on a loading dock in a Lancashire factory town. He's smitten with a girl named Lena who works in a machine shop next door and takes her out despite a bullying driver claiming her for himself.
Lena, O My Lena
1960
6.3Three black militants kidnap the waiters in an Italian restaurant in London. Soon the victims befriend their kidnappers.
Spaghetti House
1982
7.1The TARDIS arrives in a desolate future London, where the Doctor discovers his old enemies the Daleks have taken control of Earth.
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
1964
5.3A crippled dwarf is forced to become jester to a tyrannical king, but when the king abuses a beautiful dwarf with whom the jester is in love the jester plots a terrible revenge.
Fool's Fire
1992
8.0A group of coal miners from Nottingham go on their annual trip to Blackpool.
Sling Your Hook
1969
9.0A look at the making of the Doctor Who story 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth' (1964)
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
2003
4.2Based on the Alan Sillitoe short story. The film tells the story of the ill-fated love between Tony, a petty thief from a working-class family, and Doris, the daughter of an upwardly mobile scrap dealer.
The Ragman's Daughter
1972
8.0When a boy discovers that both his parents are in prison, he sets out to find them.
The Coming Out Party
1965
9.0Blinker, so named because he blinks whenever he has a bright idea for a new invention, is the son of an eccentric Professor who is developing a top secret Pulsar Crystal X. Blinker's inventions help him to be a successful goalkeeper and to keep an eye on The Masons gang - and some real crooks.
Blinker's Spy-Spotter
1972
NRDominic Behan's play concerning the IRA’s bombing campaign in London in 1939
The Patriot Game
1969
NRCan a convicted murderer genuinely repent and reform? If you were the prison authorities, would you find it easy to decide if he should be released?
In England's Green and Pleasant Land
1979