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Dick O'Neill

Acting

Born August 29, 1928 · New York City, New York, USA

Died November 17, 1998

Also known as Richard Francis O'Neill · Dick O'Neil

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.

Filmography50+ titles

Boy Meets World

1993as Mr. Kimball

The Unspoken Truth

1995as Thomas Cleary

Good Times

1974

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990as Santa Claus

M*A*S*H

1972as The Admiral

Cheers

1982as Mr. Clavin

Three's Company

1977as Walter Nessle

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Benny Tibbles

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974as Correll

Sanford and Son

1972

Home Improvement

1991as Art Leonard

Barney Miller

1975as Det. Kelly

Night Court

1984as Detective Costas

Magnum, P.I.

1980as Harry MacKenzie

The Front Page

1974as McHugh

The Buddy Holly Story

1978as Sol Gittler

The Incredible Hulk

1977as Cyrus T. McCormack

Kojak

1973as Augustine Pataki

Diagnosis: Murder

1993as Wade Phelps

The Commish

1991

L.A. Law

1986as Father Walter McNamara

It's Garry Shandling's Show.

1986as Mr. Sparks

The Facts of Life

1979

Diff'rent Strokes

1978

Cagney & Lacey

1982as Charlie Cagney

Wonder Woman

1975as Pat O'Hanlon

Hart to Hart

1979as Lt. Warren

The Jerk

1979as Frosty

Knots Landing

1979as Tom Daugherty

CHiPs

1977as McNabb

Maude

1972

Family Matters

1989as Commissioner Geiss

One Day at a Time

1975as Orville

Mad About You

1992as Manny Barton

Simon & Simon

1981as Jake Boyle

Pretty Poison

1968as Bud Munsch

Growing Pains

1985as Chris

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

1980as Gen. Eulace C. Buxley

Partners in Crime

The Mosquito Coast

1986as Mr. Polski

Prizzi's Honor

1985as Bluestone

MacArthur

1977as Colonel Whitney

Ellen Foster

1997as Judge

Charles in Charge

1984as Grandpa Harry

Posse

1975as Wiley

The Mugger

1958as Cassidy

The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick

1988as Ray

To the Shores of Hell

1966as Maj. Fred Howard

Cybill

1995as Roy

Wolfen

1981as Warren