Danny O'Dea

Danny O'Dea
Born December 22, 1910(1910-12-22)
Durrington, Wiltshire, England
Died 1 April 2003(2003-04-01) (aged 92)
Years active 1970-2002

Danny O'Dea (22 December 1910 - 1 April 2003) born Peter Wrenshall[1] was a British based actor of Irish descent.

He made 93 appearances as Eli Duckett in Last of the Summer Wine between 1986 and 2002, making his final appearance at the age of 91. Another of his notable roles includes that of Paddy, an elderly man who appeared in Rita, Sue and Bob Too in 1986.[2]

O'Dea was the nephew of Archie Glen and was related to the actress Kay Kendall. He died in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, in April 2003. He was 92 years old, and had been working part-time until one year before his death.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1970 Queenie's Castle Albert TV series (1 episode: "Trial by Fury")
1978 All Creatures Great and Small Tom TV series (1 episode: "Faint Hearts")
1979 Ripping Yarns Man at Gum Factory TV series (1 episode: "Golden Gordon")
1983 Bingo! Bingo player TV movie
1985 Juliet Bravo Old Man TV series (1 episode: "Jobs for the Boys")
Last of the Summer Wine Eli Duckett TV series (92 episodes: 1985-2002)
1986 Rita, Sue and Bob Too Paddy
1987 Big Day at Dream Acres Eli Duckett TV movie
1988 All Creatures Great and Small Rupe TV series (1 episode: "The Pig Man Cometh")
1989 Victoria Wood Ted TV series (1 episode: "The Library")
1990 One Foot in the Grave Michael TV series (1 episode: "The Big Sleep")
1991 Josie TV series (1 episode: "Episode #1.2")
1997 25 Years of Last of the Summer Wine Himself TV documentary
2003 30 Years of Last of the Summer Wine Himself TV documentary

References