Milo O'Shea staring in 'The Adding Machine' with American comedienne and actress Phyllis Diller.
Irish actor Milo O’Shea has died in New York, aged 86.
The Dublin-born star was well-known for his roles in Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet, cult classic Barbarella and his performance as Leopold Bloom in an adaptation of James Joyce’s Ulysses.
He also appeared in US TV series Cheers, Frasier, the Golden Girls, St Elsewhere and the West Wing, while in the UK he starred in the BBC comedy Me Mammy.
Irish Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan described the character actor as a giant of both stage and screen.
O’Shea lived in New York since 1976 and is survived by his actress wife Kitty Sullivan, sons Colm and Steven and grandchildren.
