Tim O’Connor, Star on ‘Peyton Place’ and ‘Buck Rogers,’ Dies at 90

 

The recognizable actor from Chicago also appeared on 'All in the Family,' 'Columbo,' 'Dynasty' and 'The Twilight Zone' during his prolific career.

April 12, 2018 4:21pm

 

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Tim O’Connor, the busy character actor who portrayed Elliot Carson, Mia Farrow’s father and Dorothy Malone’s husband, on more than 400 episodes of the 1960s ABC primetime soap Peyton Place, has died. He was 90.

O’Connor died April 5 at his home in Nevada City, California, The Union newspaper reported.

O’Connor also starred as Dr. Elias Huer on the 1979-81 NBC sci-fi series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, starring Gil Gerard, and on a memorable 1975 episode of All in the Family, he guest-starred as a former sweetheart of Edith’s (Jean Stapleton) from Scranton, Pennsylvania, who’s interested in rekindling their childhood romance.

 

Born on July 3, 1927, on the South Side of Chicago, O’Connor enrolled in a school to study radio acting and engineering. He quickly landed a scholarship at the renowned Goodman Theatre, then worked in local television.

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