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GlobalInsight Journal

Leo O’Brien (actor)’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Author

Mia Moss

Published Mar 17, 2026

Intro American actor
Was Actor 
Television actor 
Film actor 
From United States of America 
Type Film, TV, Stage & Radio 
Gender male
Birth 12 November 1970, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Death 10 October 2012, New York, U.S.A.
(aged 41 years)

Leo O’Brien (November 12, 1970 – October 10, 2012) was an American television and film actor, best known as Richie Green in the 1985 film The Last Dragon.

O’Brien was raised in Harlem, the younger brother of Guy O’Brien, better known as Master Gee of the pioneering rap group, The Sugarhill Gang.

Death

Leo O’Brien died on October 10, 2012, aged only 41. The cause of death was not immediately released.

Filmography

  • The Last Dragon (1985) as Richie Green
  • Rappin’ (1985) as Allan
  • New Jack City (1991) as Kid on Stoop