''O'Hara's Wife'' is a 1982 American comedy-drama film directed by William Bartman and starring

Edward Asner Eddie Asner (; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is best remembered for portraying Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' a ...

Mariette Hartley Mary Loretta Hartley (born June 21, 1940) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for work with Bill Bixby on ''The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series), The Incredible Hulk'' (1978) and ''Goodnight, Beantown'' (1983–1984), ...

and

Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and the hono ...

. It is Bartman's sole directorial effort.

Plot

Bob O'Hara is a hard-working lawyer, who tends to focus on his career at the expense of his health and children, Barbara and Rob. After his wife Harry dies, she returns as a

ghost A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to re ...

, advising him to slow down and adjust his priorities.

Cast

as Bob O'Hara *

as Harry O'Hara *

as Barbara O'Hara * Perry Lang as Rob O'Hara * Tom Bosley as Fred O'Hara *

Ray Walston Herman Raymond Walston (November 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American actor and comedian, well known as the title character on ''My Favorite Martian''. His other major film, television, and stage roles included Luther Billis (''South Paci ...

as Walter Tatum * Allen Williams as Billy Tatum *

Mary Jo Catlett Mary Jo Catlett (born September 2, 1938) is an American actress. She is a main cast member on the animated series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', providing the voice of Mrs. Puff. She is also known for originating the role of Ernestina in the 1964 Bro ...

as Gloria * Nelson Welch as Nelson Attleby *

Richard Schaal Richard Schaal (; May 5, 1928 – November 4, 2014) was an American film and television actor born in Chicago, Illinois. Career In 1962, Schaal joined Chicago's famed Second City, becoming skilled in sketch and improvisational comedy. H ...

as Jerry Brad *

Nehemiah Persoff Nehemiah Persoff (August 2, 1919 – April 5, 2022) was an American character actor and painter. He appeared in more than 200 television series, films, and theatre productions and also performed as a voice artist in a career spanning 55 years, be ...

as Doctor Fischer *

Kelly Bishop Carole "Kelly" Bishop (born February 28, 1944) is an American actress and dancer, best known for her roles as matriarch Emily Gilmore on the series ''Gilmore Girls'' and as Marjorie Houseman, the mother of Jennifer Grey's Frances "Baby" Housema ...

as Beth Douglas * Erik Kilpatrick as a police officer * Frank Ronzio as Angelo * Juanita Moore as Ethel * Howard Mann as a moving man * Tony Ballen as an assistant moving man * Dean Santoro as an appraiser *

Barney Phillips Bernard Philip Ofner (October 20, 1913 – August 17, 1982), better known by his stage name Barney Phillips, was an American film, television, and radio actor. His most prominent roles include that of Sgt. Ed Jacobs on the 1950s '' Dragnet' ...

as a small wino * Fred Scheiwiller as a large wino

References

External links

* 1982 films 1982 comedy-drama films 1982 directorial debut films 1980s English-language films 1980s fantasy comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films American fantasy comedy-drama films American ghost films 1980s American films {{1980s-comedy-drama-film-stub