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

Diagnosis: Murder
1995
Cheers
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1988
Knots Landing
1988
M*A*S*H
1979
Falcon Crest
1987
L.A. Law
1990
Magnum, P.I.
1983
Home Improvement
1994
Mad About You
1994
Night Court
1988
St. Elsewhere
1983

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
109
Directing
1
2005
Better Days
as Harry Clooney
1998
Dharma & Greg
as Mr. Waring
1997
Ellen Foster
as Judge
1997
Timecop
1996
Boy Meets World
as Mr. Kimball
1996
Cybill
as Roy
1996
Family Matters
as Commissioner Geiss
1996
The Sentinel
as Warren Brackley
1995
The Unspoken Truth
as Thomas Cleary
1995
The Commish
1995
Diagnosis: Murder
as Wade Phelps
1995
Pig Sty
1994
It Runs in the Family
as Pulaski
1994
Mad About You
as Manny Barton
1994
Home Improvement
as Art Leonard
1994
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Santa Claus
1994
Good Advice
as Jackie Harold
1993
The American Clock
as Ryan
1992
Highway Heartbreaker
as Alex's Father
1991
Dark Justice
1991
Dark Justice
as Arnold Willis
1990
Loose Cannons
as Captain
1990
L.A. Law
as Father Walter McNamara
1990
Father Dowling Mysteries
as Lieutenant Foster
1989
She's Out of Control
as Mr. Pearson
1989
Top of the Hill
1988
The Diamond Trap
as Lt. Barnett
1988
The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick
as Ray
1988
Growing Pains
as Chris
1988
Murder, She Wrote
as Benny Tibbles
1988
Hotel
1988
Knots Landing
as Tom Daugherty
1988
Night Court
as Detective Costas
1988
It's Garry Shandling's Show
as Mr. Sparks
1987
Passion Flower
as Martin Churit
1987
Falcon Crest
as Fred Wilkinson
1987
Simon & Simon
as Jake Boyle
1986
The Mosquito Coast
as Mr. Polski
1986
There Must Be a Pony
as Chief Investigator Roy Clymer
1986
Crazy like a Fox
as 'Tip' Maloney
1986
Better Days
1985
Turk 182!
as Powerhouse chief
1985
Chiller
as Clarence Beeson
1985
The Master Ninja 5
as Leo Fairchild
1985
Prizzi's Honor
as Bluestone
1985
Lots of Luck
as Wilson
1985
Cheers
as Mr. Clavin
1985
Charles in Charge
as Grandpa Harry
1984
A Touch of Scandal
as Lieutenant Halquist
1984
Empire
as Arthur Broderick
1984
The Master
as Leo Fairchild
1984
Partners in Crime
as Bennie Rivers
1983
Magnum, P.I.
as Harry MacKenzie
1983
St. Elsewhere
as Mr. O'Connor
1982
Trapper John, M.D.
1982
Hart to Hart
as Lt. Warren
1982
Cagney & Lacey
as Charlie Cagney
1981
Wolfen
as Warren
1981
The Incredible Hulk
1981
The Incredible Hulk
as Cyrus T. McCormack
1980
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
as Gen. Eulace C. Buxley
1980
The Comeback Kid
as Phil
1980
The Facts of Life
1980
Diff'rent Strokes
1980
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
as Walter Cruickshank
1979
The Jerk
as Frosty
1979
M*A*S*H
as General Prescott
1979
Three's Company
as Walter Nessle
1979
CHiPs
as McNabb
1979
One Day at a Time
as Orville
1979
A Man Called Intrepid
as Bill Donovan
1978
The Buddy Holly Story
as Sol Gittler
1978
House Calls
as Irwin Owett
1978
Perfect Gentlemen
as Mr. Appleton
1978
Kaz
as Malloy
1978
Wonder Woman
as Pat O'Hanlon
1977
It Happened One Christmas
as Mr. Gower
1977
MacArthur
as Colonel Whitney
1977
Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women
as Judge Proctor Hardcastle
1977
American Raspberry
as General Andrews
1977
Maude
1977
Rafferty
1977
M*A*S*H
as The Admiral
1976
St. Ives
as Hesh
1976
The Entertainer
as Charlie
1976
Woman of the Year
as Phil Whitaker
1976
Rhoda
1976
Bronk
as Warden Connally
1975
Posse
as Wiley
1975
Hustling
as Keogh
1975
The UFO Incident
as General James Davison
1975
Barney Miller
as Det. Kelly
1975
Kojak
as Augustine Pataki
1975
Doc
1974
The Front Page
as McHugh
1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Correll
1974
Good Times
1974
Get Christie Love!
1973
Hail
as Attorney General
1972
Sanford and Son
1971
Some of My Best Friends Are...
as Tim Holland
1968
Pretty Poison
as Bud Munsch
1967
Soldier in Love
as Footman
1967
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Footman
1966
Gammera the Invincible
as Gen. O'Neill
1966
To the Shores of Hell
as Maj. Fred Howard
1961
Capture That Capsule
as Al
1958
The Mugger
as Cassidy
1958
Kraft Television Theatre
as Toby Link