Derrick O'Connor (born 1941)
is an Irish
character actor, mostly known for his roles in
Terry Gilliam films. He was a
member of the
Royal
Shakespeare Company.
Terry Gilliam, who has directed O'Connor on three films, has noted
in his audio commentaries that Derrick seems to have a habit of
taking away most of his dialogue in favor of physical character
humor. Notable examples include
Time Bandits, in which his
characters' dialogue was resorted to simple grunts while the Maid
Marian character "translated" for him and in
Brazil, in
which Derrick scrapped all of his character's dialogue and simply
repeated the dialogue of
Bob Hoskins'
character.
Filmography
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