He starred as the villainous Dr. Durand Durand in Roger Vadim's 1968 counterculture classic Barbarella, from which the band Duran Duran took their name. O'Shea reprised his role as Durand Durand in the 1984 Duran Duran concert/concept film Arena (An Absurd Notion). O'Shea died on April 2nd after a short illness in Manhattan, New York, United States.