Derrick O'Connor (3 January 1941 – 29 June 2018) was an Irish theatre and character actor. O'Connor was best known for his performance as South African mercenary Pieter Vorstedt in '' Lethal Weapon 2'' and for his roles in three

Terry Gilliam Terrence Vance Gilliam (; born 22 November 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, comedian, animator, actor and former member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam has directed 13 feature films, including '' Time Bandits'' (1981), '' ...

films. He starred as Jack Stone in the British police drama series '' The Professionals'' episode "You'll be Alright".Another role was that of Peter Morgan in the series ''

Crown Court The Crown Court is the court of first instance of England and Wales responsible for hearing all indictable offences, some either way offences and appeals lied to it by the magistrates' courts. It is one of three Senior Courts of England and W ...

'' (1976). He was a member of the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...

. Gilliam, who directed O'Connor in three films, had noted in his audio commentaries that O'Connor seemed to have a habit of relinquishing most of his dialogue in favour of physical character humour. Notable examples include ''Time Bandits'', in which his character's dialogue was resorted to simple grunts while the Maid Marian character "translated" for him and in ''Brazil'', in which O'Connor scrapped all of his character's dialogue and simply repeated the dialogue of

Bob Hoskins Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor. His work included lead roles in films and television series such as '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Long Good Friday'' (1980), ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), ''Who ...

' character. He died on 29 June 2018 of pneumonia in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 77.

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* * 1941 births 2018 deaths Irish male film actors Male actors from Dublin (city) Royal Shakespeare Company members Deaths from pneumonia in California {{Ireland-actor-stub