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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-08-29 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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

Acting

2005

Better Days as Harry Clooney

1998

Ellen Foster as Judge

1997

Dharma & Greg as Mr. Waring

1996

The Sentinel as Warren Brackley

1995

The Unspoken Truth as Thomas Cleary

1994

1993

Diagnosis: Murder as Wade Phelps
Good Advice as Jackie Harold

1992

Highway Heartbreaker as Alex's Father
Mad About You as Manny Barton

1991

Home Improvement as Art Leonard
Dark Justice as Arnold Willis

1990

Loose Cannons as Captain

1989

She's Out of Control as Mr. Pearson
Family Matters as Commissioner Geiss
Father Dowling Mysteries as Lieutenant Foster

1988

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
L.A. Law as Father Walter McNamara

1985

Turk 182! as Powerhouse chief
Chiller as Clarence Beeson
The Master Ninja 5 as Leo Fairchild
Prizzi's Honor as Bluestone
Lots of Luck as Wilson
Growing Pains as Chris

1984

A Touch of Scandal as Lieutenant Halquist
Murder, She Wrote as Benny Tibbles
Charles in Charge as Grandpa Harry
Crazy like a Fox as 'Tip' Maloney
Empire as Arthur Broderick
Night Court as Detective Costas

1982

Cheers as Mr. Clavin
Cagney & Lacey as Charlie Cagney
St. Elsewhere as Mr. O'Connor

1981

Wolfen as Warren
Falcon Crest as Fred Wilkinson
Simon & Simon as Jake Boyle

1980

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall as Gen. Eulace C. Buxley
Magnum, P.I. as Harry MacKenzie

1979

The Jerk as Frosty
A Man Called Intrepid as Bill Donovan
Knots Landing as Tom Daugherty
Hart to Hart as Lt. Warren

1978

The Buddy Holly Story as Sol Gittler
House Calls as Irwin Owett
Perfect Gentlemen as Mr. Appleton
Kaz as Malloy

1977

MacArthur as Colonel Whitney
Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women as Judge Proctor Hardcastle
Three's Company as Walter Nessle
CHiPs as McNabb
The Incredible Hulk as Cyrus T. McCormack

1976

St. Ives as Hesh
The Entertainer as Charlie
Woman of the Year as Phil Whitaker

1975

Posse as Wiley
Hustling as Keogh
The UFO Incident as General James Davison
Barney Miller as Det. Kelly
Wonder Woman as Pat O'Hanlon

1974

The Front Page as McHugh

1973

Hail as Attorney General
Kojak as Augustine Pataki

1972

M*A*S*H as General Prescott
M*A*S*H as The Admiral

1971

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

1958

The Mugger as Cassidy

1951

1947

Directing

1975

What the Notes Say as Director