Cyril O'Reilly
- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Cyril O'Reilly grew up in Claremont, California. At the age of ten
Cyril's father was appointed Deputy Director for the Peace Corps, and
moved his family to Somalia, East Africa. Upon his return to the US,
Cyril was accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After
graduation, he studied with Stella Adler,
co-founded the provocative theater group: The Frances Farmer Memorial
Players, won several awards for the west coast premiere of
Lanford Wilson "Balm in Gilead," and
starred in the Sam Shepard play "A Lie of
the Mind" opposite Holly Hunter and
Amy Madigan at the Mark Taper Forum.
Cyril has appeared on screen with such film luminaries as Burt Lancaster and Angela Lansbury, and starred in the NBC television remake of Splendor in the Grass (1981) with Melissa Gilbert, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Eva Marie Saint. He is best known for his performances as the young Bugsy Siegel in NBC's Chronique des années 30 (1981), a reluctant vampire in Concorde Pictures' Dance of the Damned (1989), and particularly as the troubled teen "Tim" in the blockbuster hit Porky's (1981) and Porky's II (1983). A thirty year veteran of stage, film, and television acting, O'Reilly can number Black Dog (1998), with Patrick Swayze, Navy Seals: Les Meilleurs (1990), with Charlie Sheen, The Cool Surface (1993), and Y a-t-il un pilote dans l'avion ? (1980) among his many film credits. He has guest starred in a variety of prominent television programs, such as Arabesque: Le fils perdu (2003), FBI - Portés disparus (2002), Urgences (1994), X-Files : Aux frontières du réel (1993), Beverly Hills (1990), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Matlock (1986), Hôpital St. Elsewhere (1982), and M.A.S.H. (1972).
In 2012 O'Reilly produced the sci-fi feature film Gemini Rising (2013) starring Lance Henriksen and John Savage and Lost Soul (2009) starring Dave Vescio, both directed by Dana Schroeder and set for release in 2013, and will be adding the 2014 comedy Daddies' Girls, in which he also stars, to his recently acquired producer's credits.
Cyril has appeared on screen with such film luminaries as Burt Lancaster and Angela Lansbury, and starred in the NBC television remake of Splendor in the Grass (1981) with Melissa Gilbert, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Eva Marie Saint. He is best known for his performances as the young Bugsy Siegel in NBC's Chronique des années 30 (1981), a reluctant vampire in Concorde Pictures' Dance of the Damned (1989), and particularly as the troubled teen "Tim" in the blockbuster hit Porky's (1981) and Porky's II (1983). A thirty year veteran of stage, film, and television acting, O'Reilly can number Black Dog (1998), with Patrick Swayze, Navy Seals: Les Meilleurs (1990), with Charlie Sheen, The Cool Surface (1993), and Y a-t-il un pilote dans l'avion ? (1980) among his many film credits. He has guest starred in a variety of prominent television programs, such as Arabesque: Le fils perdu (2003), FBI - Portés disparus (2002), Urgences (1994), X-Files : Aux frontières du réel (1993), Beverly Hills (1990), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Matlock (1986), Hôpital St. Elsewhere (1982), and M.A.S.H. (1972).
In 2012 O'Reilly produced the sci-fi feature film Gemini Rising (2013) starring Lance Henriksen and John Savage and Lost Soul (2009) starring Dave Vescio, both directed by Dana Schroeder and set for release in 2013, and will be adding the 2014 comedy Daddies' Girls, in which he also stars, to his recently acquired producer's credits.
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