| Michael O'Leary | |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education: | California State University, Fullerton |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1980–present |
| Children: | 2 |
Michael O'Leary (born March 27, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for playing Rick Bauer in the soap opera Guiding Light, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985.
O'Leary was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and raised in Diamond Bar, California. He majored in television at California State University, Fullerton.[1]
O'Leary played the character of Dr. Fredrick "Rick" Bauer on Guiding Light from 1983 to 1986, 1987 to 1991, and again from 1995 to 2009, when the series ended.[2] In January 2022, it was announced that O'Leary would appear in Halloween Ends.[3]
| 1981 | Lovely But Deadly | Steve Berringer | ||
| 1984 | Fatal Games | Frank Agee | ||
| 2022 | Halloween Ends | Dr. Mathis |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | CHiPs | Bernie | 2 episodes | |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Student #1 | Episode: "The Lost Diablo" | |
| 1982 | Gimme a Break! | Todd | Episode: "Sam's Imaginary Friend" | |
| 1983 | T. J. Hooker | Gordie Hobbs | Episode: "Sweet Sixteen and Dead" | |
| 1983–2009 | Guiding Light | Dr. Rick Bauer | Role from: May 16, 1983 – December 26, 1986, July 3, 1987 – February 20, 1991, March 31, 1995 – September 18, 2009 | |
| 1992 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Stuart Fenmore | Episode: "My Father, My Self" | |
| 1999 | Law & Order | Eric Hagen | Episode: "Justice" | |
| 2011 | The Bay | Michael Donovan | Episode: "Far from the Bay Part 2: Steamboat" | |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam | Donor | Episode: "Anthropocene" | |
| 2019 | Bob | Episode: "One" | ||
| 2021 | FBI | Howard Kirkland | Episode: "Checks and Balances" | |
| 2021 | Father Brendan Hogan | 2 episodes |