Timothy O'Brien(1929-2022)

Production Designer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Costume Designer

Timothy O'Brien was born on 8 March 1929 in Shillong, Assam, India. He was a production designer and costume designer, known for Night Must Fall (1964), Confess, Killer (1957) and Hour of Mystery (1957). He was married to Jenny Jones. He died on 14 October 2022 in the UK.

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Known for

Night Must Fall

6.5

Production Designer

1964

Confess, Killer

Production Designer

1957

Hour of Mystery

TV Series

Production Designer

The Wednesday Play

7.3

TV Series

Art Department

Credits

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Production Designer

Otello
8.5
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1992
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
TV Movie
- stage
- 1988
Turandot
7.7
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1984
La Cenerentola
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1973
All's Well That Ends Well
TV Movie
- designer: for the Royal Shakespeare Company
- 1968
Armchair Theatre
7.7
TV Series
- Production Designer
- 1957–1964
Night Must Fall
6.5
- Production Designer
- 1964
Top of the Bill
TV Series
- Production Designer
- 1957
Hour of Mystery
TV Series
- Production Designer
- 1957
Confess, Killer
- Production Designer
- 1957
ITV Television Playhouse
8.3
TV Series
- Production Designer
- 1956
ITV Play of the Week
6.6
TV Series
- Production Designer
- 1956
The Merry Christmas
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1955

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Costume Designer

Personal details

Official sites
- BFI
- Theater_org
Born
- March 8, 1929
- Shillong, Assam, India
Died
- October 14, 2022
- UK(prostate cancer)
Spouse
- Jenny Jones1997 - present (his death)
Relatives
- Robin O'Brien,(Sibling)
Other works
He designed William Shakespeare's play, "Romeo & Juliet", at the Phoenix Theatre in London, England by the Cambridge University Marlowe Society with Anthony White, Teresa Moore, Tony Church (as "Friar Laurence"), Toby Robertson (as "Escalus"), Peter Orr, David King, John Barton (as "Mercutio") and Sir Peter Hall CBE (as "Tybalt") in the cast. George Rylands and John Barton were the directors.

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Trivia
With designing partner Tanzeena Firth, received two 1980 Tony Award nominations for "Evita," as Best Scenic Designer and Best Costume Designer.