Edward J. "Bingo" O'Malley"Where One Fireman Died; Two Held in Blaze That Killed Fireman". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. January 14, 1959. p. 3. Retrieved July 8, 2024."United States Census, 1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XB2-GZDY : Fri Oct 06 18:50:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Bartley O'Malley and Cathryn O'Malley, 14 April 1950. (May 10, 1933"United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5TM-5TT : 28 November 2019), Malley Bingo O, 1981-2007. – June 2, 2019Eberson, Sharon (June 4, 2019). "Obituary: Bingo O'Malley 'A true son of Pittsburgh' onstage, and also in life". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B3. Retrieved July 8, 2024.) was an American actor. He has been called "Pittsburgh’s finest actor."
Biography A native of South Oakland, Pennsylvania, O'Malley was the youngest of four children born to Catheryn Holleran and veteran firefighter Bartley J. O'Malley."United States Census, 1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQWH-HPT : Sat Mar 09 13:02:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Bartly O'Malley and Catherine O'Malley, 1940."Marriage Licenses". The Pittsburg Press. July 12, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved July 8, 2024."Obituaries: Fireman 45 Years for City Dies at 90". The Pittsburgh Press. October 11, 1975. p. 3. Retrieved July 8, 2024. The second youngest, brother Bart Jr., would meet his untimely end in 1959 at age 35, while following in the career footsteps of their father.Kitzes, Esther (January 14, 1959). "Fireman's Widow Stunned by Death". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 3. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
It was while working as a Navy radarman in Key West that O'Malley got his first role in a community theater production of The Rainmaker in the late 1950s.
He briefly aspired to the priesthood but found that "I am not religious." He then spent years as a juvenile-probation officer as well as a school social worker.
By the 1970s, O'Malley was working with a community theater in Churchill, Pennsylvania as well as the Pittsburgh Lab Theatre. For the next two decades O'Malley was one of the city's busiest actors.
On film, O'Malley appeared in fellow Pittsburgher George A. Romero's Knightriders as well as Creepshow and Two Evil Eyes. He also appeared in My Bloody Valentine 3D and Super 8.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1981 Knightriders Sheriff Rilly 1982 Creepshow Jordy's father and The DoctorDifferent roles in the same segment of the film. 1987 Lady Beware Man in Window 1988 The Kid Brother Mr. Nitan 1988 Dominick and Eugene Abe 1989 Heartstopper Dr. Beransky 1990 Two Evil Eyes Ernest Valdemar (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar") 1992 Bob Roberts Robert Roberts Sr. 1993 The Cemetery Club Judge 1993 Money for Nothing Old Man 1995 Backstreet Justice Rocky's Foreman 1995 Houseguest Ticket Vendor 1996 Diabolique Gannon 2000 Wonder Boys Wordfest Party Guest 2001 The Bread, My Sweet CEO 2007 Graduation Mr. Ryerson 2009 My Bloody Valentine 3D Officer Hinch 2009 Homecoming Elderly Proprietor 2009 Deadtime Stories: Volume 1 Dr. Marsten (segment "House Call") 2010 Love & Other Drugs Sam 2011 River of Darkness Virgil Van 2011 Super 8 Mr. Harkin 2012 Death from Above Crazy Leonard 2013 Riddle Hal 2013 Out of the Furnace Rodney Baze Sr. 2014 Twin Reflex Jonathan Crowe 2015 All Saints Eve Sheriff Doug Brewer 2015 Transylvanian Curse Ancient One 2017 A Fancy Piece of Homicide Thomas Anderson
Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 Equal Justice Old Time Attorney 1 episode (pilot) 1991 The 10 Million Dollar Getaway Rudy Elrich TV movie 1991 Guilty Until Proven Innocent Judge Mollen TV movie 1991 Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace Jackie Mahoney TV movie 1992 Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore Judge Stoneburner TV movie 1992 What She Doesn't Know Judge TV movie 2007 The Kill Point Bernard Kazmacki 8 episodes 2016 Outsiders Ira Nichols 3 episodes
References
External links
A Remembrance of Bingo O'Malley: 1933–2019