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Jack O'Halloran
O'Halloran in 2018
Born	John O'Halloran (1943-04-08) April 8, 1943 (age 81) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)	Boxer, actor
Years active	1966–1974 (boxing) 1975–present (acting)
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Spouse	Ciara O’Leary
Boxing career
Other names	The Giant Irish
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Reach	83 in (211 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	57
Wins	34
Wins by KO	17
Losses	21
Draws	2

John O'Halloran (born April 8, 1943) is an American actor and former professional boxer. As a heavyweight, he fought in 57 professional boxing matches (including fights with future heavyweight champions George Foreman and Ken Norton) between 1966 and 1974.

He then made his film acting debut in Farewell, My Lovely (1975), going on to play notable roles in King Kong (1976), as Non in Superman (1978) and its sequel Superman II (1980), the comedy Dragnet (1987), the Chuck Norris vehicle Hero and the Terror (1988), and the 1994 live-action film version of The Flintstones.

Early life

O'Halloran was born in Philadelphia, and was raised by his mother, Mary, and stepfather, Peter Paul Patrick O'Halloran; in his book Family Legacy, he claimed to be the illegitimate son of mafia hitman and crime boss Albert Anastasia. He lived in Runnemede, New Jersey where he attended Triton Regional High School (New Jersey).

Boxing career

Fighting as "Irish" Jack O'Halloran from Boston, he was a heavyweight boxing contender active from 1966 to 1974. The 6'6" O'Halloran was undefeated in his first 16 professional fights, with a career record of 34 wins, 21 losses and 2 draws.

During his boxing career, O'Halloran defeated former title contenders Cleveland Williams and Manuel Ramos. He also defeated Danny McAlinden, who won a bronze medal in boxing at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica and later became the British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion. O'Halloran's losses included defeats to Joe Roman (twice), Joe Bugner, Ron Lyle, and future heavyweight champions George Foreman and Ken Norton.

In 1973, O'Halloran was close to attaining a match against Muhammad Ali when he was knocked out by Jimmy Summerville. This ended his chances to fight Ali. Although O'Halloran went on to defeat Summerville by K.O. in a rematch, with only three more wins and five losses he was never again a serious heavyweight contender.

The California Boxing Hall of Fame has listed O'Halloran as one of its inductees of the 2009 HOF class.

Acting career

Retiring from boxing in 1974 with a record of 34-21-2 (17 knockout victories), O'Halloran turned to a career as an actor. He first won the role of ex-convict Moose Malloy in the 1975 film Farewell, My Lovely, featuring Robert Mitchum as private eye Philip Marlowe.

After Farewell, My Lovely O'Halloran was offered other roles, some of which he turned down, including the role of Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me which went to Richard Kiel.

Superman film series

He acquired other roles as tough henchmen which culminated in the role he is best known for, Non, the menacing but mute member of the trio of Kryptonian supervillains banished to the Phantom Zone by Jor-El (Marlon Brando) in Superman (1978) and inadvertently released by Superman in Superman II (1980).

O'Halloran once stated in an interview that it was his idea to make Non a childlike character, having difficulty adjusting to his newfound powers and making sounds in the absence of voice. O'Halloran criticized Alexander and Ilya Salkind, the producers of the Superman films, for their mishandling of the franchise, believing that their firing of director Donner was a huge blow to the series and the cause of its downturn in quality, a sentiment that was shared by Gene Hackman, who refused to reprise his Lex Luthor role in the third film, and by Margot Kidder who played Lois Lane.

In an interview with Starlog Magazine in 2006, O'Halloran stated that he and Christopher Reeve did not get along during the making of Superman II. On one occasion, he had Reeve against a wall, but Richard Donner intervened and dissuaded him from hitting Reeve. He later discussed this incident on the How Did This Get Made? podcast's Episode 24.1. Despite the clash between them, O'Halloran stated that his heart went out to Reeve after his 1995 accident, and commended him for helping others with spinal cord injuries.

Other acting roles

O'Halloran has also played supporting roles in King Kong (1976), March or Die (1977), The Baltimore Bullet (1980), Dragnet (1987), Hero and the Terror (1988), Mob Boss (1990), The Flintstones (1994) and Dagon Troll World Chronicles (2019).

Other ventures

In 2008, O'Halloran announced plans to enter into a partnership with veteran Hollywood executive Jay Samit to create Long Beach Studios, a chain of film studio facilities throughout the United States.

In 2010, O'Halloran released Family Legacy. The book also outlines O'Halloran's relationship with his alleged father, a former boss of the Gambino crime family, Albert Anastasia.

Filmography

Professional boxing record

34 Wins (17 knockouts, 17 decisions), 21 Losses (8 knockouts, 13 decisions), 2 Draws

Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	34-21-2	Howard Smith	KO	6	August 16, 1974	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.	California Heavyweight Title. O'Halloran knocked out at 2:36 of the sixth round.
Win	34-20-2	Koroseta Kid	TKO	9	July 12, 1974	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:28 of the ninth round.
Win	33-20-2	Danny Lee	PTS	10	June 6, 1974	Bronco Bowl, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Loss	32-20-2	Larry Middleton	KO	9	December 5, 1973	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Loss	32-19-2	Koli Vailea	PTS	10	October 31, 1973	Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	32-18-2	Boone Kirkman	UD	10	July 12, 1973	Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Loss	32-17-2	Howard Smith	PTS	10	June 8, 1973	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
Win	32-16-2	Charlie Reno	UD	12	May 16, 1973	Stockton, California, U.S.	California Heavyweight Title.
Win	31-16-2	Jimmy Summerville	TKO	7	April 24, 1973	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Loss	30-16-2	Jimmy Summerville	KO	9	March 20, 1973	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Win	30-15-2	Alvin Lewis	PTS	10	March 1, 1973	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Win	29-15-2	Robie Harris	KO	5	November 8, 1972	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.	California Heavyweight Title.
Win	28-14-2	Rico Brooks	KO	6	October 28, 1972	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Win	27-15-2	Rahaman Ali	KO	8	September 13, 1972	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
Win	26-15-2	Henry Clark	PTS	12	August 9, 1972	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.	California Heavyweight Title.
Win	25-15-2	Vic Scott	TKO	3	July 14, 1972	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
Loss	24-15-2	Henry Clark	UD	10	June 16, 1972	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
Win	24-14-2	Fred Lewis	PTS	10	May 25, 1972	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
Win	23-14-2	Steve Grant	KO	3	April 12, 1972	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
Loss	22-14-2	Ken Norton	UD	10	March 17, 1972	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
Win	22-13-2	Charlie Harris	PTS	10	February 1, 1972	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Loss	21-13-2	Ron Lyle	KO	4	November 26, 1971	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Win	21-12-2	Cleveland Williams	SD	10	September 21, 1971	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Win	20-12-2	Terry Daniels	TKO	4	August 24, 1971	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Loss	19-12-2	Ron Stander	UD	10	July 29, 1971	Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Loss	19-11-2	Johnny Griffin	UD	10	June 29, 1971	Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Loss	19-10-2	Jack Bodell	KO	4	February 24, 1971	Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
Loss	19-9-2	Dave Matthews	UD	10	September 14, 1970	Akron Armory, Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Win	19-8-2	Danny McAlinden	PTS	8	July 6, 1970	Mayfair Sporting Club, London, England
Loss	18-8-2	José Roman	PTS	10	May 25, 1970	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Loss	18-7-2	Mac Foster	KO	1	April 9, 1970	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, U.S.	O'Halloran knocked out at 2:58 of the first round.
Loss	18-6-2	George Foreman	KO	5	January 26, 1970	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	O'Halloran knocked out at 1:10 of the fifth round.
Win	18-5-2	Manuel "Pulgarcito" Ramos	KO	7	October 17, 1969	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
Draw	17-5-2	Jimmy Richards	PTS	8	October 4, 1969	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Loss	17-5-1	Al Jones	TKO	3	August 19, 1969	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Win	17-4-1	Carl Gizzi	PTS	10	July 7, 1969	Mayfair Sporting Club, London, England
Loss	16-4-1	Tony Doyle	PTS	10	May 28, 1969	Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	16-3-1	Joe Bugner	PTS	8	April 15, 1969	Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Win	16-2-1	Bobby Lee Hines	TKO	2	March 27, 1969	Roseland Ballroom, Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss	15-2-1	José Roman	PTS	10	March 15, 1969	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Loss	15-1-1	Charlie Harris	PTS	8	September 6, 1968	Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	15-0-1	Mike Bruce	KO	7	April 23, 1968	Walpole, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	14-0-1	Charley Polite	TKO	7	March 26, 1968	Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	13-0-1	Buddy Moore	KO	3	November 15, 1967	Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	12-0-1	Richard Benjamin	PTS	6	October 2, 1967	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	11-0-1	Bobby Lee Hines	KO	4	August 31, 1967	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Not to be confused with Robert Hines
Win	10-0-1	Bobby Lee Hines	KO	6	July 24, 1967	Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	9-0-1	Tommy Sheehan	PTS	4	July 19, 1967	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Win	8-0-1	Mike Bruce	PTS	6	June 5, 1967	Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	7-0-1	Tommy Clark	UD	6	May 15, 1967	Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Draw	6-0-1	Roosevelt Eddie	PTS	4	May 9, 1967	Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	6-0	Danny Swears	PTS	4	May 2, 1967	Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	5-0	Hal Moffett	UD	4	April 18, 1967	Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	4-0	Woody Goss	PTS	4	March 6, 1967	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	3-0	Woody Goss	PTS	4	November 22, 1966	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	2-0	Bob Hazelton	TKO	1	October 10, 1966	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	1-0	Joe Pinto	TKO	1	September 22, 1966	Reading Municipal Stadium, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the first round.

References

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External links

• BoxRec.com Archived November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
• Jack O'Halloran at IMDb

• 1943 births
• Living people
• American male boxers
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• American people of Italian descent
• Boxers from Philadelphia
• Heavyweight boxers
• People from Runnemede, New Jersey
• Triton Regional High School (New Jersey) alumni
• 20th-century American sportsmen