Mr. O'Brien also played Judge Phillip Franks several times in the '90s on "Law & Order" and Sheriff George Patterson on "Dark Shadows."
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings-20100625,0,3367680.story
(Scroll down to last entry)
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings-20100625,0,3367680.story
(Scroll down to last entry)