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Rory O'Donoghue(1949-2017)

  • Composer
  • Actor
  • Music Department
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Rory O'Donoghue
Rory O'Donoghue was born on 13 May 1949 in London, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Fatty Finn (1980), The Aunty Jack Show (1972) and Gentlemen Broncos (2009). He died on 13 December 2017 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
BornMay 13, 1949
DiedDecember 13, 2017(68)
BornMay 13, 1949
DiedDecember 13, 2017(68)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Fatty Finn (1980)
Fatty Finn
6.6
  • Composer
  • 1980
The Aunty Jack Show (1972)
The Aunty Jack Show
8.3
TV Series
  • Composer
Sam Rockwell, Michael Angarano, Mike White, and Jemaine Clement in Gentlemen Broncos (2009)
Gentlemen Broncos
6.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2009
Jeff Ashby and Robyn Nevin in The Comedy Game (1971)
The Comedy Game
TV Series
  • Composer(as Rory O'Donaghue)

Credits

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Composer

  • Peter Weir: Short Film Collection (2005)
    Peter Weir: Short Film Collection
    7.1
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Five Tons of Cash: The John and Ronnie Knight Story
    TV Special
    • Composer
    • 2002
  • Photographers of Australia: Dupain, Sievers, Moore (1992)
    Photographers of Australia: Dupain, Sievers, Moore
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Les Hiddins in Bush Tucker Man (1987)
    Bush Tucker Man
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1988–1990
  • Bunyip (1988)
    Bunyip
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Ratbags (1981)
    Ratbags
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1981
  • Fatty Finn (1980)
    Fatty Finn
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • The Aluminium Age
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Cass (1978)
    Cass
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • The Off Show
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Grahame Bond, Garry McDonald, and Rory O'Donoghue in Wollongong the Brave (1975)
    Wollongong the Brave
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Wild River Journey
    • written and arranged by
    • 1975
  • Skills of Defensive Driving - Cross Roads Crash
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Skills of Defensive Driving - Freeway Driving
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Skills of Defensive Driving - Over Taking and Being Overtaken
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1973

Actor

  • Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995)
    Dad and Dave: On Our Selection
    6.2
    • The Bush Band
    • 1995
  • Edens Lost (1988)
    Edens Lost
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Band Leader
    • 1988
  • The Off Show
    TV Series
    • Various Characters
    • Neil
    • 1977
  • Grahame Bond, Garry McDonald, and Rory O'Donoghue in Wollongong the Brave (1975)
    Wollongong the Brave
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Thin Arthur
    • Ernest Farrelly
    • Jock ...
    • 1975
  • The Aunty Jack Show (1972)
    The Aunty Jack Show
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Thin Arthur
    • Various
    • 1972–1975
  • Flash Nick from Jindavick (1974)
    Flash Nick from Jindavick
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Lovely Riley
    • 1974
  • Jeff Ashby and Robyn Nevin in The Comedy Game (1971)
    The Comedy Game
    TV Series
    • Lovely Riley
    • Thin Arthur
    • 1971–1973
  • Wendy Hughes and Ken James in The Group (1971)
    The Group
    TV Series
    • 1971
  • Man on a Green Bike
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • 1969

Music Department

  • Ratbags (1981)
    Ratbags
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1981
  • The Plumber (1979)
    The Plumber
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • additional music
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Rory O'Donaghue
  • Born
    • May 13, 1949
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 13, 2017
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia(suicide)

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