Christopher Connelly

Biography: Christopher Connelly left his hometown of Wichita at an early age to become an actor. Signed to a 20th Century Fox contract in 1961, he was shunted away to supporting and peripheral film roles. Throughout his TV career, he labored in the shadow of actor Ryan O'Neal, whom he closely resembled. Once O'Neal was firmly established as Rodney Harrington in the prime-time TV soap opera Peyton Place, Connelly was brought in to play Rodney's younger brother, Norman, a role he remained with until the series' cancellation in 1969. And when Peter Bogdanovich's theatrical feature Paper Moon was spun off into a TV series in 1974, Connelly was cast as con artist Moze Pray -- the character played in the original by Ryan O'Neal. Occasionally shedding the "O'Neal clone" onus, Connelly was seen as Henry in the phenomenally popular family film Benji (1974) and as Ben Driscoll in the TV miniseries The Martian Chronicles (1980). He also showed up in such inexpensive action films as Stunt SevenChristopher Connelly left his hometown of Wichita at an early age to become an actor. Signed to a 20th Century Fox contract in 1961, he was shunted away to supporting and peripheral film roles. Throughout his TV career, he labored in the shadow of actor Ryan O'Neal, whom he closely resembled. Once O'Neal was firmly established as Rodney Harrington in the prime-time TV soap opera Peyton Place, Connelly was brought in to play Rodney's younger brother, Norman, a role he remained with until the series' cancellation in 1969. And when Peter Bogdanovich's theatrical feature Paper Moon was spun off into a TV series in 1974, Connelly was cast as con artist Moze Pray -- the character played in the original by Ryan O'Neal. Occasionally shedding the "O'Neal clone" onus, Connelly was seen as Henry in the phenomenally popular family film Benji (1974) and as Ben Driscoll in the TV miniseries The Martian Chronicles (1980). He also showed up in such inexpensive action films as Stunt Seven (1979) and Return of the Rebels (1980). Christopher Connelly's last TV appearance was, again, as Norman Harrington in the 1988 pilot film Peyton Place: The Next Generation. Expand

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Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Airwolf: Season 2 Sep 22, 1984 Christopher Connelly tbd
tbd Simon and Simon: Season 2 Oct 7, 1982 Reemers tbd
tbd CHiPs: Season 4 Sep 21, 1980 Martin Beck tbd
tbd The Love Boat: Season 3 Sep 15, 1979 Rory Daniels tbd
tbd Eight is Enough: Season 4 Sep 5, 1979 Taylor tbd
tbd Ironside: Season 8 Sep 12, 1974 Christopher Connelly / Timmens tbd
tbd Gunsmoke: Season 19 Sep 10, 1973 Sheb tbd
tbd Ironside: Season 6 Sep 14, 1972 Christopher Connelly / Jerry tbd
tbd Love, American Style: Season 2 Sep 25, 1970 Actor tbd
tbd Mission: Impossible: Season 5 Sep 19, 1970 Dr. Jerome Carlin tbd
tbd Bonanza: Season 11 Sep 14, 1969 Chris Keller tbd
tbd The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Season 2 Sep 27, 1963 Rudy tbd
tbd My Three Sons: Season 4 Sep 19, 1963 Gil tbd