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{{short description|American dramatist}}

'''Kevin O'Morrison''' (May 25, 1916 – December 11, 2016) was an American playwright and actor.

==Early years==
O'Morrison began working when he was 14 years old. The jobs that he held included copy reader, display designer, lumberjack, office boy, stevedore, and truck driver.<ref name="t">{{cite news |title=CBS-KWKH Premier Is Planned For Popular Detective Program |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/137263135/ |access-date=December 23, 2023 |work=The Shreveport Times |date=January 7, 1951 |page=A 11|via = [[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

==Career==
Beginning in 1937, O'Morrison performed with the [[Mercury Theatre]] in New York. Plays in which he appeared included ''[[Danton's Death]]'', ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'', and ''[[The Shoemaker's Holiday|Shoemaker's Holiday]]''. During three years' military service in World War II, O'Morrison had a lead role in the play ''[[Winged Victory (play)|Winged Victory]]''. In addition to touring with that production he performed in the [[Winged Victory (film)|film adaptation]].<ref name="t" />

O'Morrison played the lead actor in the TV series ''[[Charlie Wild, Private Detective]]'' (1950–51) for the first seven episodes. The series began on [[CBS Television]], and then moved to [[American Broadcasting System|ABC]], and finally [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]].

He started his career working as a stage, radio, television, and film actor in the 1940s. He began writing plays in the 1960s, including ''A Party For Lovers'' and ''The Long War''.<ref name=HR/> In 1993, O'Morrison played Cliff Reed in ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]'', starring [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Meg Ryan]].<ref name="Seattle">{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cnq2z/sleepless-in-seattle|title=''Sleepless in Seattle'': Cast & Crew|publisher=Radio Times|accessdate=June 29, 2016|author=Turner, Adrian}}</ref> Other films in which he acted included ''[[Dear Ruth (film)|Dear Ruth]]'', ''[[Never Fear]]'', ''[[The Set-Up (1949 film)|The Set-Up]]'', and ''[[The Golden Gloves Story]]''.<ref name="t" />

==Death==
O'Morrison died on December 11, 2016, in [[Lynnwood, Washington]], at the age of 100. He was survived by his wife, Linda.<ref name=HR>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kevin-omorrison-dead-sleepless-seattle-set-up-actor-was-100-957985|title=Kevin O'Morrison, Actor in 'The Set-Up' and 'Sleepless in Seattle', Dies at 100|work=hollywoodreporter.com|accessdate=July 23, 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0641871}}
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*{{iobdb name|18373}}

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[[Category:1916 births]]
[[Category:2016 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century American dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:American men centenarians]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male stage actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from St. Louis]]
[[Category:Writers from Missouri]]

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