Brian O'Shaughnessy

Born: 1931-05-05

Brian O'Shaughnessy was born on May 5, 1931 in Aldershot, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980), Shangani Patrol (1970) and Fraud! (1974). He died on July 14, 2001 in Cape Town, South Africa.


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The Gods Must Be Crazy

as Mr. Thompson
Released: 1980-09-10

A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of...

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Zulu Dawn

as Maj. Smith R.A.
Released: 1979-05-14

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

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The Power of One

as Col. Bretyn
Released: 1992-03-27

PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only...

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Creatures the World Forgot

as Mak
Released: 1971-09-01

As the first nomadic tribes wander across the vast wilderness of the infant planet they confront...

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Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday

as Admiral Norman Henshaw
Released: 1998-04-10

A ship captained by the father of the leader of Delta Force is taken hostage by terrorists. As...

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Cape Rebel

as uncredited
Released: 1989-04-27

Movie version cut from the TV series (Arende) Epic drama of honor, passion and freedom set...

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Mutator

as Axelrod
Released: 1989-05-15

A beast gets loose in a laboratory, killing all in it's way. A former scientist, now working as...

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Satan's Harvest

as Andrew Murdock
Released: 1970-02-01

Cutter Murdock inherits an estate in Africa on which "Satan's Harvest" (heroin and marijuana) is...

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Act of Piracy

as 'Barracuda' Skipper
Released: 1988-07-07

A large motor yacht becomes the focal point in this action tale when a group of mercenaries...

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Warhead

as uncredited
Released: 1996-05-22

Terrorists seize an American nuclear missile site and threaten to launch the missiles at...

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White Ghost

as John Enrlich
Released: 1988-11-18

July '72. Vietnam. Lt. Steve Shepard missing in action. Presumed dead...15 years later he's...

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Mister Deathman

as Colonel Duncan
Released: 1977-01-01

Geoffrey Graves is a secret agent who comes ourt of retirement for a mission in South Africa....

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Mr. Kingstreet's War

as Morgan
Released: 1973-05-01

A couple sets up an African game preserve, only to have British and Italian armies fight over...

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Falling Rocks

as Pilot
Released: 2000-06-29

6 Friends, 1 Killer, No Mercy! Slow moving thriller that builds up towards a nerve wrecking end.

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Merchants of War

as James Sullivan (as Brian O'Shaugnessy)
Released: 1989-01-01

The heroes are best friends and commandos sent on a covert mission by the CIA. The mission is a...

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The Evil Below

as Father Shannon
Released: 1989-07-01

A down-on-his-luck sea captain goes treasure hunting for a wrecked Spanish galleon that is...

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The Fourth Reich

as Major Ellis
Released: 1990-10-25

Robey Leibbrandt was a South African boxer who became fascinated with Nazi ideology during the...

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Die Wüstenrose

as Dr. Hermann Kummerow
Released: 2000-01-06

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Rogue Lion

as Alec Dudley
Released: 1972-06-05

In South Africa a new young ranger is transferred to a troubled game reserve. He struggles to be...

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...und die Nacht kennt kein Erbarmen

as Dr. Page
Released: 1974-09-23

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Strangers at Sunrise

as uncredited
Released: 1969-08-07

In the Transvaal, in 1900, the British army condemns to death an American mining engineer for...

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Shangani Patrol

as Maj. Allen Wilson
Released: 1970-12-03

Set in the First Matabele War in what was then Rhodesia; a scouting group from the British South...

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Operation Hit Squad

as Richard
Released: 1987-09-10

A couple of rich women get captured by a group of terrorists, a crack team of mercenaries called...

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Orion's Key

as Professor Morton
Released: 1997-04-22

After two archaeologists discover an ancient alien artifact in Africa, they must run for their...

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The Emissary

as uncredited
Released: 1989-12-08

Jack Cavanaugh, handpicked by the US president, is a hard-nosed diplomat constantly on the move...

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Hearts & Minds

as Col. van Vuuren
Released: 1995-08-29

In the final days of the pro-apartheid government, bigoted policeman and assassin Andries Fourie...

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Morenga

as Herr Lüdemann
Released: 1985-02-16

Set in 1904, this is an uneven tale of war and intrigue between native South Africans, German...

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Sandy the Seal

as Mackenzie
Released: 1968-10-23

When a lighthouse keeper takes in a seal in need and gives to his children to look after, the...

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Seven Against the Sun

as Macarthy
Released: 1964-09-24

In February of 1941, South African troops are in action against the Italian forces on the...

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Diamond Walkers

as Barrett
Released: 1965-08-20

Drama among diamond smugglers and gold fever in South African bush.

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Brutal Glory

as uncredited
Released: 1989-09-01

The highly fictionalized making and breaking of Norman Selby, more recognizable as Kid McCoy,...

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African Gold

as uncredited
Released: 1965-09-08

The sky lights up and the desert comes alive on this desperate search for hidden millions.

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Scene of the Crime

as Piet Brügge
First aired: 1970-11-29

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of...

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Auf Achse

as Smidson
First aired: 1980-10-28

The adventures of a group of German truckers on jobs all over the world.

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Morenga

as Herr Lüdemann
First aired: 1985-03-13

Gottschalk and Wenstrup are two German veterinarians who have settled in German Southwest Africa...

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Arende

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-04-27

Epic drama follows a group of Boers during significant events in South African history. The...

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