 McConnell has also appeared in numerous plays, including an off-Broadway run in the one-man show "The Kingfish", wherein he portrays colorful Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long.He is perhaps best known for having portrayed Ignatius J. Reilly from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "A Confederacy of Dunces", and in that role was the model for a life-sized bronze statue of the fictitious character on historic Canal Street in downtown New Orleans.On television, McConnell has had recurring roles in several series, among them the recent shows