Dick O'Neill

Acting · Directing

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

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.

Filmography

• 2005Better Days — Harry Clooney
• Dharma & Greg — Mr. Waring
• 1997Ellen Foster — Judge
• Timecop
• The Sentinel — Warren Brackley
• Cybill — Roy
• Pig Sty
• 1995The Unspoken Truth — Thomas Cleary
• 1994It Runs in the Family — Pulaski
• Boy Meets World — Mr. Kimball
• Diagnosis: Murder — Wade Phelps
• Good Advice — Jackie Harold
• 1993The American Clock — Ryan
• 1992Highway Heartbreaker — Alex's Father
• Mad About You — Manny Barton
• Dark Justice — Arnold Willis
• Home Improvement — Art Leonard
• The Commish
• 1990Loose Cannons — Captain
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Santa Claus
• Family Matters — Commissioner Geiss
• Father Dowling Mysteries — Lieutenant Foster
• 1989She's Out of Control — Mr. Pearson
• Top of the Hill
• 1988The Diamond Trap — Lt. Barnett
• 1988The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick — Ray
• 1987Passion Flower — Martin Churit
• Better Days
• It's Garry Shandling's Show — Mr. Sparks
• L.A. Law — Father Walter McNamara
• 1986The Mosquito Coast — Mr. Polski
• 1986There Must Be a Pony — Chief Investigator Roy Clymer
• 1985Chiller — Clarence Beeson
• Growing Pains — Chris
• 1985Lots of Luck — Wilson
• 1985Prizzi's Honor — Bluestone
• 1985The Master Ninja 5 — Leo Fairchild
• 1985Turk 182! — Powerhouse chief
• 1984A Touch of Scandal — Lieutenant Halquist
• Charles in Charge — Grandpa Harry
• Crazy like a Fox — 'Tip' Maloney
• Empire — Arthur Broderick
• Murder, She Wrote — Benny Tibbles
• Night Court — Detective Costas
• Partners in Crime — Bennie Rivers
• The Master — Leo Fairchild
• Cagney & Lacey — Charlie Cagney
• Cheers — Mr. Clavin
• Hotel
• St. Elsewhere — Mr. O'Connor
• Falcon Crest — Fred Wilkinson
• Simon & Simon — Jake Boyle
• 1981Wolfen — Warren
• Magnum, P.I. — Harry MacKenzie
• 1980The Comeback Kid — Phil
• 1980The Ghosts of Buxley Hall — Gen. Eulace C. Buxley
• A Man Called Intrepid — Bill Donovan
• Hart to Hart — Lt. Warren
• Knots Landing — Tom Daugherty
• The Facts of Life
• 1979The Jerk — Frosty
• The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo — Walter Cruickshank
• Trapper John, M.D.
• Diff'rent Strokes
• 1978House Calls — Irwin Owett
• Kaz — Malloy
• 1978Perfect Gentlemen — Mr. Appleton
• 1978The Buddy Holly Story — Sol Gittler
• 1977American Raspberry — General Andrews
• CHiPs — McNabb
• 1977It Happened One Christmas — Mr. Gower
• 1977MacArthur — Colonel Whitney
• Rafferty
• 1977Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women — Judge Proctor Hardcastle
• The Incredible Hulk — Cyrus T. McCormack
• Three's Company — Walter Nessle
• 1976St. Ives — Hesh
• 1976The Entertainer — Charlie
• 1976Woman of the Year — Phil Whitaker
• Barney Miller — Det. Kelly
• Bronk — Warden Connally
• Doc
• 1975Hustling — Keogh
• One Day at a Time — Orville
• 1975Posse — Wiley
• 1975The UFO Incident — General James Davison
• 1975What the Notes Say — Director
• Wonder Woman — Pat O'Hanlon
• Get Christie Love!
• Good Times
• Rhoda
• 1974The Front Page — McHugh
• 1974The Taking of Pelham One Two Three — Correll
• 1973Hail — Attorney General
• Kojak — Augustine Pataki
• M*A*S*H — General Prescott, The Admiral
• Maude
• Sanford and Son
• 1971Some of My Best Friends Are... — Tim Holland
• 1968Pretty Poison — Bud Munsch
• 1967Soldier in Love — Footman
• 1966Gammera the Invincible — Gen. O'Neill
• 1966To the Shores of Hell — Maj. Fred Howard
• 1961Capture That Capsule — Al
• 1958The Mugger — Cassidy
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Footman
• Kraft Television Theatre — Toby Link