Patrick Wisdom O'Neal (September 26, 1927 â€" September 9, 1994) was
an American actor and restaurateur.O'Neal was born in Ocala, Florida,
to Martha and Coke Wisdom O'Neal. He attended the Riverside Military
Academy in Gainesville, Georgia and Ocala High School. Upon
graduation, he enrolled at the University of Florida in Gainesville
where he majored in drama. During college, O'Neal joined the Florida
Players, a theatre troupe. He was also a member of the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity and was the editor of the university yearbook.
After earning a bachelor's degree, O'Neal enlisted in the United
States Air Force and served during the Korean War. During the war, he
directed short training films. After 15 months service, he moved to
New York and studied at the Actors Studio and Neighborhood
Playhouse.O'Neal was seen mostly as a guest star on television
throughout four decades, beginning in the 1950s. In the early 1960s,
he received critical praise for his leading role on Broadway in
Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana but the starring role for
the 1964 film version went to Richard Burton. In 1969, he had a
leading role in John Huston's The Kremlin Letter and a supporting role
in the western El Condor. He appeared in the 1973 hit The Way We Were.
In 1972, he portrayed a murderous architect in the Columbo episode
"Blueprint for Murder". In 1990, he played the corrupt Police
Commissioner Kevin Quinn in Sidney Lumet's Q&A.
an American actor and restaurateur.O'Neal was born in Ocala, Florida,
to Martha and Coke Wisdom O'Neal. He attended the Riverside Military
Academy in Gainesville, Georgia and Ocala High School. Upon
graduation, he enrolled at the University of Florida in Gainesville
where he majored in drama. During college, O'Neal joined the Florida
Players, a theatre troupe. He was also a member of the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity and was the editor of the university yearbook.
After earning a bachelor's degree, O'Neal enlisted in the United
States Air Force and served during the Korean War. During the war, he
directed short training films. After 15 months service, he moved to
New York and studied at the Actors Studio and Neighborhood
Playhouse.O'Neal was seen mostly as a guest star on television
throughout four decades, beginning in the 1950s. In the early 1960s,
he received critical praise for his leading role on Broadway in
Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana but the starring role for
the 1964 film version went to Richard Burton. In 1969, he had a
leading role in John Huston's The Kremlin Letter and a supporting role
in the western El Condor. He appeared in the 1973 hit The Way We Were.
In 1972, he portrayed a murderous architect in the Columbo episode
"Blueprint for Murder". In 1990, he played the corrupt Police
Commissioner Kevin Quinn in Sidney Lumet's Q&A.
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