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

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]

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Name	Odea, Danny
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Date of birth	22 December 1910
Place of birth	Durrington, Wiltshire, England
Date of death	1 April 2003
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