Dick O'Neill

ActorDirector Aug 29 (died age 70) New York City, New York, USA 1947–2005 (58 year career)

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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

Film

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Correll

Film

The Jerk

Frosty

Film

The Front Page

McHugh

Film

The Mosquito Coast

Mr. Polski

Film

Prizzi's Honor

Bluestone

Film

The Buddy Holly Story

Sol Gittler

Film

Wolfen

Warren

Film

Pretty Poison

Bud Munsch

Filmography

Acting (106)

Movies (45)

Better Days

2005

as Harry Clooney

Ellen Foster

as Judge

The Unspoken Truth

as Thomas Cleary

It Runs in the Family

as Pulaski

The American Clock

as Ryan

Highway Heartbreaker

as Alex's Father

Loose Cannons

as Captain

She's Out of Control

as Mr. Pearson

The Diamond Trap

as Lt. Barnett

The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick

as Ray

Passion Flower

as Martin Churit

The Mosquito Coast

as Mr. Polski

There Must Be a Pony

as Chief Investigator Roy Clymer

Prizzi's Honor

as Bluestone

Turk 182!

as Powerhouse chief

Chiller

as Clarence Beeson

Lots of Luck

as Wilson

The Master Ninja 5

as Leo Fairchild

A Touch of Scandal

as Lieutenant Halquist

Wolfen

1981

as Warren

5.9

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

1980

as Gen. Eulace C. Buxley

The Comeback Kid

as Phil

The Jerk

as Frosty

House Calls

as Irwin Owett

The Buddy Holly Story

as Sol Gittler

Perfect Gentlemen

as Mr. Appleton

MacArthur

as Colonel Whitney

It Happened One Christmas

1977

as Mr. Gower

4.6

Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women

1977

as Judge Proctor Hardcastle

St. Ives

as Hesh

The Entertainer

as Charlie

Woman of the Year

as Phil Whitaker

Hustling

1975

as Keogh

5.5

The UFO Incident

1975

as General James Davison

6.6

Posse

1975

as Wiley

6.0

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

as Correll

The Front Page

as McHugh

Hail

as Attorney General

Some of My Best Friends Are...

as Tim Holland

Pretty Poison

as Bud Munsch

Soldier in Love

as Footman

Gammera the Invincible

1966

as Gen. O'Neill

4.9

To the Shores of Hell

as Maj. Fred Howard

Capture That Capsule

as Al

The Mugger

as Cassidy

Television (61)

Dharma & Greg

as Mr. Waring

Timecop

The Sentinel

as Warren Brackley

Cybill

as Roy

Pig Sty

Diagnosis: Murder

as Wade Phelps

Boy Meets World

as Mr. Kimball

Good Advice

as Jackie Harold

Mad About You

as Manny Barton

Home Improvement

as Art Leonard

The Commish

Dark Justice

as Arnold Willis

Dark Justice

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990

as Santa Claus

7.9

Family Matters

1989

as Commissioner Geiss

6.8

Father Dowling Mysteries

as Lieutenant Foster

Top of the Hill

L.A. Law

as Father Walter McNamara

7.0

It's Garry Shandling's Show

as Mr. Sparks

Better Days

Growing Pains

as Chris

Murder, She Wrote

as Benny Tibbles

Night Court

as Detective Costas

Charles in Charge

as Grandpa Harry

Crazy like a Fox

as 'Tip' Maloney

Empire

as Arthur Broderick

The Master

as Leo Fairchild

Partners in Crime

Cheers

as Mr. Clavin

St. Elsewhere

as Mr. O'Connor

Cagney & Lacey

as Charlie Cagney

Hotel

Falcon Crest

as Fred Wilkinson

Simon & Simon

as Jake Boyle

Magnum, P.I.

as Harry MacKenzie

Knots Landing

as Tom Daugherty

Hart to Hart

as Lt. Warren

Trapper John, M.D.

The Facts of Life

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

1979

as Walter Cruickshank

5.1

A Man Called Intrepid

1979

as Bill Donovan

Kaz

as Malloy

Diff'rent Strokes

Three's Company

as Walter Nessle

The Incredible Hulk

CHiPs

as McNabb

Rafferty

Barney Miller

as Det. Kelly

Wonder Woman

as Pat O'Hanlon

One Day at a Time

as Orville

Bronk

as Warden Connally

Doc

Rhoda

Good Times

Get Christie Love!

Kojak

as Augustine Pataki

M*A*S*H

as The Admiral

Sanford and Son

Maude

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Footman

8.6

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

as Toby Link

7.5

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

What the Notes Say

1975

Director