William O'Leary (actor) explained

William O'Leary
Birth Date:19 October 1957[1]
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality:American
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1985–present
Known For:Home Improvement
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William O'Leary (born October 19, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Marty Taylor on Home Improvement (1994–1999).

Early life

He was born in Chicago, Illinois[2] [1] and started acting at the age of 7.[2] He graduated from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois, in 1976.[2]

O'Leary received a degree in acting from Illinois State University[2] and in 1982 received an MFA from the University of Washington's Professional Actor Training Program.[2]

Career

O'Leary made his Broadway debut in 1986 alongside Ed Harris and Judith Ivey as Art in Precious Sons at the Longacre Theatre.[3]

He played Marty Taylor, the younger brother of Tim Taylor (Tim Allen), on Home Improvement, and was the primary antagonist, General Xaviax, on .

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987Nice Girls Don't ExplodeAndy
WalkerJames Walker
1988Bull DurhamJimmy
Miami ViceScottyEpisode: "Bad Timing"
1989Lost AngelsLink
1991Flight of Black AngelCapt. Eddie Gordon, Callsign Black Angel
Hot Shots!Lieutenant Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson
1991–1992Dear JohnBen22 episodes
1993Adrian
1994–1999Home ImprovementMartin "Marty" Taylor30 episodes
1994The Enemy WithinLt. William Dorsett
1995–1996Murder, She WroteFBI Agt. Ed Crider 2 episodes
1996Ethan Tarrant
Project ALFCapt. Rick Mullican
1997Mad CityCTN Junior Executive #1
A Time to RevengeLyle Whittmar
2000DaybreakHead of Security
The X-FilesMan at Gas StationEpisode: "Roadrunners"
2002–2003Stewart Otis2 episodes: "Broken" & "Body Count"
2003Mr. Smith
2005Agent Jenkins
NUMB3RSRoland HaldanePilot episode
2007MoolaMickey Fish
2008Soccer MomHarley the Tournament Director
2009XaviaxRecurring cast
24Sid Paulson2 episodes
2011In My PocketMr. Jameson
2016Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?Sam Graves

Notes and References

  1. http://www.filmreference.com/film/50/William-O-Leary.html William O'Leary Biography
  2. Web site: BA #232: William O'Leary. the Box Angeles podcast. March 25, 2014.
  3. Web site: Precious Sons IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information . www.ibdb.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111130072637/http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4401 . 2011-11-30.