Jack O'Halloran

Jack O'Halloran
O'Halloran in 2017
Born	John O'Halloran (1943-04-08) April 8, 1943 (age 78) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation	Boxer, actor
Years active	1975–present
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)

Jack O'Halloran (born April 8, 1943) is an American actor and former boxer, best known for acting in such films as Superman, Superman II, Dagon: Troll World Chronicles and Dragnet.^[1]

Early life and boxing[]

O'Halloran was born in Philadelphia, and was raised by his mother, Mary, and stepfather, Peter Paul Patrick O'Halloran;^[2] in his book Family Legacy, he claims to be the illegitimate son of mafia hitman Albert Anastasia.^[3] He lived in Runnemede, New Jersey.^[4] Fighting as "Irish" Jack O'Halloran from Boston, he was a heavyweight boxing contender active from 1966 to 1974. The 6-foot, 5-inch O'Halloran was undefeated in his first 16 professional fights.

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Acting career[]

Retiring from boxing in 1974 with a record of 34-21-2 (17 knockout victories),^[6] 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.^[7]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[8] He later discussed this incident on the How Did This Get Made? podcast's Episode 24.1.^[9] 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.^[10]

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.^[11][12]

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.^[13]

Filmography[]

• Farewell, My Lovely (1975) – Moose Malloy
• King Kong (1976) – Joe Perko
• March or Die (1977) – Ivan
• Superman (1978) – Non
• The Baltimore Bullet (1980) – Max
• Superman II (1980) – Non
• Dragnet (1987) – Emil Muzz
• Hero and the Terror (1988) – Simon Moon
• Mob Boss (1990) – Angelo
• Huck and the King of Hearts (1994) – Truck
• The Flintstones (1994) – Yeti
• Superman: Requiem (2011) – Shuttle Commander (voice)
• Enter the Fist and the Golden Fleece (2016) – FDA Super Agent
• Abduct (2016) – Alistair
• Dagon: Troll World Chronicles (2019) - Prime Minister

Professional boxing record[]

34 Wins (17 knockouts, 17 decisions), 21 Losses (8 knockouts, 13 decisions), 2 Draws [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	34-21-2		KO	6	August 16, 1974	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego	California Heavyweight Title. O'Halloran knocked out at 2:36 of the sixth round.
Win	34-20-2		TKO	9	July 12, 1974	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego	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
Loss	32-20-2		KO	9	December 5, 1973	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore
Loss	32-19-2		PTS	10	October 31, 1973	Las Vegas
Loss	32-18-2	Boone Kirkman	UD	10	July 12, 1973	Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle	94-97, 95-97, 97-98.
Loss	32-17-2		PTS	10	June 8, 1973	San Diego
Win	32-16-2		UD	12	May 16, 1973	Stockton, California	California Heavyweight Title. 9-1, 12-1, 10-0.
Win	31-16-2		TKO	7	April 24, 1973	Miami Beach, Florida
Loss	30-16-2		KO	9	March 20, 1973	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win	30-15-2	Alvin Lewis	PTS	10	March 1, 1973	Detroit
Win	29-15-2		KO	5	November 8, 1972	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego	California Heavyweight Title.
Win	28-14-2		KO	6	October 28, 1972	Denver
Win	27-15-2	Rahman Ali	KO	8	September 13, 1972	San Diego
Win	26-15-2	Henry Clark	PTS	12	August 9, 1972	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego	California Heavyweight Title.
Win	25-15-2		TKO	3	July 14, 1972	San Diego
Loss	24-15-2	Henry Clark	UD	10	June 16, 1972	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego	2-5, 3-4, 3-4.
Win	24-14-2		PTS	10	May 25, 1972	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego
Win	23-14-2	Steve Grant	KO	3	April 12, 1972	San Diego
Loss	22-14-2	Ken Norton	UD	10	March 17, 1972	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego
Win	22-13-2		PTS	10	February 1, 1972	Houston
Loss	21-13-2	Ron Lyle	KO	4	November 26, 1971	Denver
Win	21-12-2	Cleveland Williams	SD	10	September 21, 1971	Houston
Win	20-12-2		TKO	4	August 24, 1971	Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston
Loss	19-12-2	Ron Stander	UD	10	July 29, 1971	Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska	95-100, 94-99, 95-98.
Loss	19-11-2		UD	10	June 29, 1971	Cleveland Arena, Cleveland
Loss	19-10-2	Jack Bodell	KO	4	February 24, 1971	Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Loss	19-9-2	Dave Matthews	UD	10	September 14, 1970	Akron Armory, Akron, Ohio
Win	19-8-2	Danny McAlinden	PTS	8	July 6, 1970	Mayfair Sporting Club, Mayfair, London
Loss	18-8-2	José Roman	PTS	10	May 25, 1970	Tampa, Florida
Loss	18-7-2	Mac Foster	KO	1	April 9, 1970	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles	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	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
Draw	17-5-2	Jimmy Richards	PTS	8	October 4, 1969	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Loss	17-5-1		TKO	3	August 19, 1969	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win	17-4-1		PTS	10	July 7, 1969	Mayfair Sporting Club, Mayfair, London	49.5-48.5.
Loss	16-4-1		PTS	10	May 28, 1969	Las Vegas
Loss	16-3-1	Joe Bugner	PTS	8	April 15, 1969	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London	39.25-39.5.
Win	16-2-1		TKO	2	March 27, 1969	Roseland Ballroom, Taunton, Massachusetts
Loss	15-2-1	José Roman	PTS	10	March 15, 1969	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Loss	15-1-1		PTS	8	September 6, 1968	Scranton, Pennsylvania
Win	15-0-1	Mike Bruce	KO	7	April 23, 1968	Walpole, Massachusetts
Win	14-0-1	Charley Polite	TKO	7	March 26, 1968	Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts
Win	13-0-1		KO	3	November 15, 1967	Scranton, Pennsylvania
Win	12-0-1	Richard Benjamin	PTS	6	October 2, 1967	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia
Win	11-0-1		KO	4	August 31, 1967	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia
Win	10-0-1		KO	6	July 24, 1967	Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts
Win	9-0-1	Tommy Sheehan	PTS	4	July 19, 1967	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Win	8-0-1	Mike Bruce	PTS	6	June 5, 1967	Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts
Win	7-0-1	Tommy Clark	UD	6	May 15, 1967	Boston Arena, Boston
Draw	6-0-1		PTS	4	May 9, 1967	Boston Arena, Boston
Win	6-0		PTS	4	May 2, 1967	Boston Arena, Boston
Win	5-0		UD	4	April 18, 1967	Boston Arena, Boston
Win	4-0	Woody Goss	PTS	4	March 6, 1967	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia
Win	3-0	Woody Goss	PTS	4	November 22, 1966	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia
Win	2-0		TKO	1	October 10, 1966	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia
Win	1-0		TKO	1	September 22, 1966	Reading Municipal Stadium, Reading, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the first round.

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