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Dick O'Neill | |
|---|---|
 Backstage at the Kennedy Center | |
| Born | Richard Francis O'Neill August 29, 1928 |
| Died | November 17, 1998 (aged 70) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1955–1998 |
| Spouse | Susan Jacqueline Shaw (m. 1964)[1] |
| Children | 3 |
Richard Francis O'Neill (August 29, 1928 – November 17, 1998)[2] 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.
Biography
Early life and television roles
O'Neill studied at Syracuse University.[2] He served in the Navy then returned to the theater. In the late 1950s, he began appearing on television. His television credits include Car 54, Where Are You?, The Honeymooners, Barney Miller, Sanford and Son, Good Times, Kaz, M*A*S*H, The Feather and Father Gang,[3] The Facts of Life, Family Matters, Mad About You, Murder, She Wrote, Father Dowling Mysteries, Three's Company, Wonder Woman, One Day at a Time, Magnum, P.I., A Man Called Intrepid, Growing Pains, Dark Justice, Cheers, Dharma & Greg, Cybill, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to Home Improvement. He was probably best known for his role as Charlie Cagney in the television series Cagney & Lacey. Before moving to California, he appeared on the Broadway stage in such plays as Promises, Promises, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and Skyscraper.
Film roles
His film credits include The Mugger (1958), To the Shores of Hell (1966), Gammera the Invincible (1966), Pretty Poison (1968), Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), The Front Page (1974), Posse (1975), St. Ives (1976), American Raspberry (1977), MacArthur (1977), The Buddy Holly Story (1978), House Calls (1978), The Jerk (1979), Wolfen (1981), Chiller (1985), Prizzi's Honor (1985), The Mosquito Coast (1986), She's Out of Control (1989) and Loose Cannons (1990).
Personal life
He met his wife Jackie Shaw O'Neill when they appeared together in a production of The Sound of Music. He and Jackie have three daughters, Meghan, Gillian and Caitlin. On November 17, 1998, O'Neill died of heart failure at the age of 70 at St. John's Medical Center in Santa Monica.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | The Mugger | Sergeant Cassidy | |
| 1961 | Capture That Capsule | Al | |
| 1962 | Fallguy | ||
| 1966 | To the Shores of Hell | Major Fred Howard | |
| Gamera, the Giant Monster | General O'Neill | ||
| 1967 | Soldier in Love | Footman | TV film |
| 1968 | Pretty Poison | Bud Munsch | |
| 1971 | Some of My Best Friends Are... | Tim Holland | |
| 1972 | Hail! | Attorney General | |
| 1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Frank Correll | |
| The Front Page | McHugh | ||
| 1975 | Hustling | Keogh | TV film |
| Posse | Wiley | ||
| The UFO Incident | General James Davison | TV film | |
| The Entertainer | Charlie | TV film | |
| 1976 | Woman of the Year | Phil Whitaker | TV film |
| St. Ives | Hesh | ||
| 1977 | MacArthur | General Courtney Whitney | |
| It Happened One Christmas | Mr. Gower | TV film | |
| American Raspberry | General Andrews | ||
| 1978 | Perfect Gentlemen | Mr. Appleton | TV film |
| House Calls | Irwin Owett | ||
| The Buddy Holly Story | Sol Gittler | ||
| 1979 | The Jerk | 'Frosty' | |
| 1980 | The Comeback Kid | Phil | TV film |
| The Ghosts of Buxley Hall | General Eulace C. Buxley | TV film | |
| 1981 | Wolfen | Captain Warren | |
| 1982 | Family in Blue | Chester Malone | TV film |
| 1984 | Flashpoint | Hinshaw | Uncredited |
| A Touch of Scandal | Lieutenant Halquist | TV film | |
| 1985 | Lots of Luck | Wilson | TV film |
| Turk 182 | Powerhouse Chief | ||
| Wes Craven's Chiller | Clarence Beeson | TV film | |
| Prizzi's Honor | Bluestone | ||
| 1986 | Passion Flower | Martin Churit | TV film |
| There Must Be a Pony | Chief Investigator Roy Clymer | TV film | |
| The Mosquito Coast | Mr. Polski | ||
| 1988 | The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick | Ray | TV film |
| The Diamond Trap | Lieutenant Barnett | TV film | |
| 1989 | She's Out of Control | Chuck Pearson | |
| 1990 | Loose Cannons | Captain | |
| 1992 | Highway Heartbreaker | Alex's Father | TV film |
| 1993 | The American Clock | Ryan | TV film |
| 1994 | My Summer Story | Pulaski | |
| 1995 | The Unspoken Truth | Thomas Cleary | TV film |
| 1997 | Ellen Foster | Judge | TV film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Producers' Showcase | Episode: "The Skin of Our Teeth", uncredited | |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | Episode: "Vicksburg, 5:35 PM" | |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show of the Month | Policeman | Episode: "Oliver Twist" |
| 1959-1964 | Brenner | Detective Steve Mason | TV series |
| 1961 | 'Way Out | Episode: "Button, Button" | |
| The Defenders | Police Sergeant | Episode: "The Accident" | |
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Bank Security Guard | Episode: "Get Well, Officer Schnauser" | |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses | Fred Lawson | Episode: "Night Shift" |
| 1963 | Mel Bennet | Episode: "You Could Die Laughing" | |
| 1966 | The Jackie Gleason Show | Danny, Counterfeiter | Episode: "The Honeymooners: The Curse of the Kramdens" |
| Hawk | Mr. Conway | Episode: "Blind Man's Bluff" | |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | Mr. Sanderson | Episode: "Whiplash" |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love! | Alex Dawson | Episode: "Pawn Ticket for Murder" |
| Good Times | Lynn Bridges | Episode: "Florida's Big Gig" | |
| 1975 | Kojak | Augustine Pataki | Episode: "Two-Four-Six for Two Hundred" |
| Joe and Sons | Ryan | Episode: "Joe and Sons" | |
| Barney Miller | Inspector Kelly | 2 episodes | |
| Doc | Benson Hedges | Episode: "Benson Hedges" | |
| Insight | Garro | Episode: "Hunger Knows My Name" | |
| 1976 | Sanford and Son | Commissioner | Episode: "The Oddfather" |
| Rhoda | Mr. Guthrie | Episode: "Rhoda's Sellout" | |
| Bronk | Warden Connally | Episode: "Jailbreak" | |
| Phyllis | Julius 'Sonny' Dexter | Episode: "Sonny Boy" | |
| Baretta | Bentley | Episode: "Death on the Run" | |
| Insight | Norman Grady | Episode: "Rehearsal" | |
| 1976-1982 | One Day at a Time | Orville | 3 episodes |
| 1977 | Maude | Ed Walsh | Episode: "Maude's Reunion" |
| The Feather and Father Gang | Murphy | Episode: "The Mayan Connection" | |
| Hollywood High | Blaine | 2 episodes | |
| Rafferty | Byron Murray | Episode: "The Narrow Thread" | |
| Rosetti and Ryan | Judge Proctor Hardcastle | Recurring role | |
| M*A*S*H | Admiral Cox | Episode: "38 Across" | |
| 1978 | Operation Petticoat | General Houghton | Episode: "Matt on a Hot Pink Sub" |
| Wonder Woman | Pat O'Hanlon | Episode: "Pot of Gold" | |
| 1978-1979 | Kaz | Malloy | Recurring role |
| 1979 | Three's Company | Walter Nessle | Episode: "Jack on the Lam" |
| CHiPs | McNabb | Episode: "Drive, Lady, Drive" | |
| Young Maverick | Hobbs | Episode: "Clancy" | |
| A Man Called Intrepid | Bill Donovan | Miniseries | |
| M*A*S*H | Brigadier General Marion Prescott | Episode: "B. J. Papa San" | |
| 1980 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Walter Cruickshank | Episode: "Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here" |
| Diff'rent Strokes | Captain Burns | Episode: "The Bank Job" | |