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Hugh O'Connor
Italian-American actor (–)
This article is about the American actor. For the Canadian filmmaker, see Hugh O'Connor (filmmaker).
Not to be confused with Hugh O'Conor or Hugo Oconór.
Hugh Edward Ralph O'Connor (April 7, – March 28, ) was an American actor known for his role as James Flynn in the film Brass and his portrayal of Lonnie Jamison on In the Heat of the Night[1] until his death in He was the son of American actor Carroll O'Connor.[1]
Biography
Personal life
Hugh was born in Rome, Italy.
Actor hugh oconnor biography
When he was six days old, he was adopted by Carroll and his wife, Nancy (née Fields). Carroll was in Rome filming Cleopatra.[2] He was named after Carroll's younger brother, who had died in a motorcycle crash in
When he was 16, Hugh was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
He survived the cancer with chemotherapy and two surgeries but ultimately became addicted to drugs. He had been taking prescription drugs for the pain but lat