Dick O'Neill

Personal Info

Birthday

August 29, 1928

Day of Death

1998-11-17

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Richard Francis O'Neill

Dick O'Neil

Dick O'Neill

Biography

Richard Francis O'Neill was an American stage, film and television character actor best known for playing Irish cops, fathers, judges and army generals. He began his acting career as an original company member of Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

Mad About You

Cheers

Diagnosis: Murder

Magnum, P.I.

M*A*S*H

Knots Landing

Home Improvement

Filmography

2005
Better Days
as Harry Clooney
1998
Ellen Foster
as Judge
1995
The Unspoken Truth
as Thomas Cleary
1994
It Runs in the Family
as Pulaski
1993
The American Clock
as Ryan
1992
Highway Heartbreaker
as Alex's Father
1990
Loose Cannons
as Captain
1989
She's Out of Control
as Mr. Pearson
1988
The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick
as Ray
The Diamond Trap
as Lt. Barnett
1987
Passion Flower
as Martin Churit
1986
The Mosquito Coast
as Mr. Polski
There Must Be a Pony
as Chief Investigator Roy Clymer
1985
Prizzi's Honor
as Bluestone
Chiller
as Clarence Beeson
Turk 182!
as Powerhouse chief
Lots of Luck
as Wilson
The Master Ninja 5
as Leo Fairchild
1984
A Touch of Scandal
as Lieutenant Halquist
1981
Wolfen
as Warren
1980
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
as Gen. Eulace C. Buxley
The Comeback Kid
as Phil
1979
The Jerk
as Frosty
A Man Called Intrepid
as Bill Donovan
1978
The Buddy Holly Story
as Sol Gittler
House Calls
as Irwin Owett
Perfect Gentlemen
as Mr. Appleton
1977
It Happened One Christmas
as Mr. Gower
MacArthur
as Colonel Whitney
Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women
as Judge Proctor Hardcastle
1976
Woman of the Year
as Phil Whitaker
The Entertainer
as Charlie
St. Ives
as Hesh
1975
The UFO Incident
as General James Davison
Posse
as Wiley
Hustling
as Keogh
1974
The Front Page
as McHugh
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Correll
1973
Hail
as Attorney General
1971
Some of My Best Friends Are...
as Tim Holland
1968
Pretty Poison
as Bud Munsch
1967
Soldier in Love
as Footman
1966
Gammera the Invincible
as Gen. O'Neill
To the Shores of Hell
as Maj. Fred Howard
1961
Capture That Capsule
as Al
1958
The Mugger
as Cassidy