Richard Francis "Dick" O'Neill (August 29, 1928 â€" November 17, 1998)
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.O'Neill studied at Syracuse University. 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, 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.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).He met his wife Jackie Shaw O'Neill when they appeared
together in a production of The Sound of Music. On November 17, 1998,
O'Neill died of heart failure at the age of 70 at St. John's Medical
Center in Santa Monica.
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.O'Neill studied at Syracuse University. 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, 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.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).He met his wife Jackie Shaw O'Neill when they appeared
together in a production of The Sound of Music. On November 17, 1998,
O'Neill died of heart failure at the age of 70 at St. John's Medical
Center in Santa Monica.
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