Robert Clohessy

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Robert Clohessy (born June 10, 1957 in New York ) is an American actor .

Life

Clohessy was born the fifth of eight children to Irish-born New York police officer John Clohessy. He graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase . While his brothers became police officers, law enforcement officers or marines, Clohessy initially aimed for a career in the theater. In the first few years after his studies, he mainly performed off-off Broadway or, as Clohessy later put it himself, “practically in the East River ”.

So he put his theater ambitions on hold, turned to television and moved to California . From the mid-1980s, Clohessy appeared in television series such as Hill Street Police Station , Ohara, and One of the Boys . Numerous supporting roles in television and cinema films followed.

In 1998 he moved to Connecticut with his family . He was best known from 1999 for his role as prison guard Sean Murphy in the HBO television series Oz - Hell Behind Bars , which he played in 38 episodes until 2003. In 2009 he appeared in the independent film The Crimson Mask , for which he also served as executive producer . For his role in The Crimson Mask Clohessy was in Long Iceland International Film Expo 2009 as Best Actor in a Dramatic Feature and the Hoboken International Film Festival 2009 as a Best Supporting Actor award. From 2010 he took on roles in the television series Boardwalk Empire and Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York . At the same time he appeared again in the theater, this time also in Broadway productions such as Twelve Angry Men or Pal Joey .

In 2012 he was seen in short but succinct supporting roles in the comic book adaptation Marvel's The Avengers and the drama The Place Beyond the Pines .

From his marriage to Catherine Erhardt, the two sons Byron Clohessy and Myles Clohessy emerged, both of whom are also active as actors.

Filmography (selection)

Theater (selection)

  • 1990: Bad Habits (New York City Center, New York)
  • 2003: Rounding Third (John Houseman Theater, New York)
  • 2004–2005: Twelve Angry Men (American Airlines Theater, New York)
  • 2008–2009: Pal Joey (Studio 54, New York)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g One Happy Man . In: irishecho.com of February 17, 2011.
  2. ↑ Actor Robert Clohessy talks about his film "The Crimson Mask" at youtube.com, accessed December 15, 2013
  3. ^ The Crimson Mask - Awards at imdb.com, accessed December 15, 2013
  4. ↑ Stephanie West: Former hockey player to join cast of The Third Period . In: elevenoneproductions.com of May 7, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Clohessy, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH New Jersey , United States