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Kevin J. O'Connor is an American actor best known for playing character roles in major studio movies such as The Mummy, Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions, F/X 2 and as Igor in the 2004 movie Van Helsing.

He was born on November 15, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois, where he trained as an actor at the DePaul/Goodman School of Drama.

In Chicago, he appeared in the stage production El Salvador by Raphael Lima (1989) at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre. He made his New York, off-Broadway debut in The Colorado Catechism by Vincent J. Cardinal (1990) at the Circle Repertory Company.

He made his big-screen debut as the high school rebel, Michael Fitzsimmons, in Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married (1989). The movie, starring Kathleen Turner, proved to be a hothouse of incipient stars. The film features the likes of Jim Carrey, Helen Hunt andJoan Allen in small roles.

Following Peggy Sue Got Married, Mr. O'Connor has worked continuously on films including:

Kettle of Fish (2005)
Van Helsing (2004)
If... Dog... Rabbit... (1999)
Chill Factor (1999)
The Mummy(1999)
Chicago Cab (1998)
Deep Rising (1998)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
Hit Me (1998)
Amistad (1997)
Canadian Bacon (1995)
Virtuosity (1995)
Lord of Illusions (1995)
No Escape (1994)
Color of Night (1994)
Hero (1992)
F/X2 (1991)
Love at Large (1990)
Signs of Life (1989)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
The Moderns (1988)
and Candy Mountain (1987).

On television he has been on:

Gideon's Crossing (2000)
The Others (2000)
The Love Bug (1997)
Birdland (1994)
Tanner '88 (1988)
and Robert Altman's The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988).

Mr. O'Connor worked with writer/director Stephen Sommers on the 1998 science-fiction adventure film Deep Rising and has maintained a professional relationship with Sommers, often appearing in his movies such as The Mummy, and Van Helsing.

Mr. O'Connor is the son of Patricia Connelly, a retired Chicago teacher, and James O'Connor, a retired Chicago Policeman.

ExternalLinks

Kevin J. O'Connor page IMDB

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 '''Kevin J. O'Connor''' is an American actor best known for playing character roles in major studio movies such as ''The Mummy,'' ''[[Clive Barker]]'s Lord of Illusions'', ''F/X 2'' and as Igor in the 2004 movie ''Van Helsing''.
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 Following ''Peggy Sue Got Married,'' Mr. O'Connor has worked continuously on films including:
-''Kettle of Fish'' (2005)
+*''Kettle of Fish'' (2005)
-''Van Helsing'' (2004)
+*''Van Helsing'' (2004)
-''If... Dog... Rabbit...'' (1999)
+*''If... Dog... Rabbit...'' (1999)
-''Chill Factor'' (1999)
+*''Chill Factor'' (1999)
-''[[The Mummy]]''(1999)
+*''[[The Mummy]]''(1999)
-''Chicago Cab'' (1998)
+*''Chicago Cab'' (1998)
-''Deep Rising'' (1998)
+*''Deep Rising'' (1998)
-''[[Gods and Monsters]]'' (1998)
+*''[[Gods and Monsters]]'' (1998)
-''Hit Me'' (1998)
+*''Hit Me'' (1998)
-''[[Amistad]]'' (1997)
+*''[[Amistad]]'' (1997)
-''Canadian Bacon'' (1995)
+*''Canadian Bacon'' (1995)
-''Virtuosity'' (1995)
+*''Virtuosity'' (1995)
-''Lord of Illusions'' (1995)
+*''Lord of Illusions'' (1995)
-''No Escape'' (1994)
+*''No Escape'' (1994)
-''Color of Night ''(1994)
+*''Color of Night ''(1994)
-''Hero'' (1992)
+*''Hero'' (1992)
-''F/X2'' (1991)
+*''F/X2'' (1991)
-''Love at Large'' (1990)
+*''Love at Large'' (1990)
-''Signs of Life'' (1989)
+*''Signs of Life'' (1989)
-''[[Steel Magnolias]]'' (1989)
+*''[[Steel Magnolias]]'' (1989)
-''The Moderns'' (1988)
+*''The Moderns'' (1988)
-and ''Candy Mountain'' (1987).
+*and ''Candy Mountain'' (1987).
+<br>
 On television he has been on:
+<br>
+*''Gideon's Crossing'' (2000)
+*''The Others'' (2000)
+*''[[The Love Bug]]'' (1997)
+*''Birdland'' (1994)
+*''[[Tanner '88]]'' (1988)
+*and  [[Robert Altman]]'s ''The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'' (1988).
+<br>
-''Gideon's Crossing'' (2000)
-''The Others'' (2000)
-''[[The Love Bug]]'' (1997)
-''Birdland'' (1994)
-''[[Tanner '88]]'' (1988)
-and  [[Robert Altman]]'s ''The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'' (1988).
 Mr. O'Connor worked with writer/director [[Stephen Sommers]] on the 1998 science-fiction adventure film ''Deep Rising'' and has maintained a professional relationship with Sommers, often appearing in his movies such as ''The Mummy,'' and ''Van Helsing.''