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Dick O'Neill is a Actor American born on 29 august 1928 at New York City (USA)
Dick O'Neill (August 29, 1928 – 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.
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).
On November 17, 1998, O'Neill died at the age of 70 at St. John's Medical Center in Santa Monica.
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Birth name Richard O'Neill
Nationality USA
Birth 29 august 1928 at New York City (USA)
Death 17 november 1998 (at 70 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 29 august 1928 at New York City (USA)
Death 17 november 1998 (at 70 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Dick O'Neill (August 29, 1928 – 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.
Biography
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 cover everything from Car 54, Where Are You?, The Honeymooners, Barney Miller, Sanford and Son, Kaz, M*A*S*H, The Feather and Father Gang, The Facts of Life, Family Matters, Mad About You, Murder, She Wrote, Three's Company, Magnum, P.I., A Man Called Intrepid, 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 hit Cagney & Lacey. Before moving to California, he appeared on the Broadway stage in such hits 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).
On November 17, 1998, O'Neill died at the age of 70 at St. John's Medical Center in Santa Monica.
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It Runs in the Family (1994)
, 1h25Directed by Bob Clark
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Charles Grodin, Kieran Culkin, Mary Steenburgen, Glenn Shadix, Troy Evans, Al Mancini
Roles Pulaski
Rating56%
The film has several plot lines, one each for Ralphie, his father and his mother, followed by one involving Ralphie and his dad on a fishing trip. Ralphie's quest for most of the movie is to find a top tough enough to knock a bully's top out of a chalk circle in a game of "Kill". Meanwhile, Ralphie's dad has a series of skirmishes with his hillbilly neighbors, the Bumpuses, and all forty-three Bloodhounds named Big Red. The Old Man calls in Barkley, the family dog, to distract the Bumpuses' hounds when the Old Man comes home from work; when he gets out of the car, he accidentally steps in dog poop. Ralphie's mom would like to finally get something other than a Ronald Colman gravy boat on dish night at the local cinema. Scut, the main bully, is demoted, with a new head bully ruling over him.
Loose Cannons (1990)
, 1h34Directed by Bob Clark
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Gene Hackman, Dan Aykroyd, Dom DeLuise, Ronny Cox, Nancy Travis, Robert Prosky
Roles Captain
Rating49%
A film is found that features young German officer Kirk Von Metz (Robert Prosky) sleeping with Adolf Hitler. Years later, Von Metz is running for chancellor of West Germany and arranges for the murder of anyone who has seen the film. The killings take place in the Washington D.C. area, and police officers MacArthur Stern (Gene Hackman) and Ellis Fielding (Dan Aykroyd) are sent to investigate the crimes.
She's Out of Control (1989)
, 1h34Directed by Stan Dragoti
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children
Actors Tony Danza, Ami Dolenz, Catherine Hicks, Wallace Shawn, Dick O'Neill, Derek McGrath
Roles Mr. Pearson
Rating53%
Widower Doug Simpson (Danza) is a radio producer from California who lives with his two daughters, Katie (Dolenz) and Bonnie (Laura Mooney). When his oldest daughter (Katie) turns 15, she suggests to her father that's it's time for her to start looking more grown-up. For the last 14 years, Katie had been wearing dowdy clothes, braces, and thick glasses and hanging around with Richard, her next-door neighbor and long-time boyfriend (who had won Doug's approval); but when Doug leaves on a business trip, Katie transforms herself, along with the help of Doug's fiancée Janet Pearson (Hicks), into a knockout beauty.
Directed by Robert Michael Lewis
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Barbara Eden, Josh Taylor, Judy Geeson, Jenny O'Hara, Robert Costanzo, Jennifer Savidge
Roles Ray
Rating61%
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
, 1h57Directed by Peter Weir
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Martha Plimpton, Andre Gregory, Conrad Roberts
Roles Mr. Polski
Rating65%
The film opens with Charlie Fox (River Phoenix) explaining that his father, Allie Fox (Harrison Ford), is a brilliant inventor with "nine patents, six pending." Allie has grown fed up with the American Dream and American consumerism, believing that Americans "buy junk, sell junk and eat junk," and that there is an impending nuclear war on the horizon as a result of American greed and crime.
There Must Be a Pony (1986)
Directed by Joseph Sargent
Genres Drama
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Wagner, James Coco, William Windom, Edward Winter, Ken Olin
Roles Chief Investigator Roy Clymer
Rating55%
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
, 2h10Directed by John Huston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Mafia films, Musical films, Children's films, Gangster films
Actors Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia, Anjelica Huston, Lee Richardson, William Hickey
Roles Bluestone
Rating66%
Charley Partanna is a hit man for a New York crime organization headed by the elderly Don Corrado Prizzi, whose business is generally handled by his sons Dominic and Eduardo and by his longtime right-hand man, Angelo, who is Charley's father.
Lots of Luck (1985)
, 1h28Directed by Peter Baldwin
Origin USA
Themes Children's films
Actors Martin Mull, Annette Funicello, Fred Willard, Polly Holliday, Mia Dillon, Tracey Gold
Roles Wilson
Rating64%
The film focuses on a blue-collar family who wins the lottery. Their lives are changed forever, sometimes for the good, sometimes for the bad.
Turk 182! (1985)
, 1h36Directed by Bob Clark
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Themes Disaster films
Actors Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Kim Cattrall, Robert Culp, Darren McGavin, Peter Boyle
Roles Powerhouse chief
Rating58%
Après que le pompier de la ville de New York, Terry Lynch, ne puisse recevoir aucune indemnisation pour une blessure subie lors du sauvetage d'une jeune fille en dehors de ses fonctions, il devient suicidaire. Furieux, son frère Jimmy tente de faire intervenir le maire Tyler, mais le politicien corrompu dénonce Terry comme un ivrogne. Déterminé à obtenir justice, Jimmy lance une campagne de graffitis composée de slogans embarrassants se moquant du maire, qui captive bientôt la ville.
Chiller (1985)
, 1h44Directed by Wes Craven
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Actors Paul Sorvino, Michael Beck, Beatrice Straight, Laura Johnson, Dick O'Neill, Alan Fudge
Roles Clarence Beeson
Rating45%
Miles Creighton demande à être cryogénisé à sa mort pour avoir une chance d'être ressuscité. Dix ans après sa mort, il est sorti de sa cellule de glace mais rien ne se produit comme prévu. Miles est devenu un tueur froid, sadique.
Chiller (1985)
Directed by Wes Craven
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Beatrice Straight, Laura Johnson, Paul Sorvino, Michael Beck, Dick O'Neill, Alan Fudge
Roles Clarence Beeson
Rating45%
Miles Creighton demande à être cryogénisé à sa mort pour avoir une chance d'être ressuscité. Dix ans après sa mort, il est sorti de sa cellule de glace mais rien ne se produit comme prévu. Miles est devenu un tueur froid et sadique.
Wolfen (1981)
, 1h55Directed by Michael Wadleigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines, Tom Noonan, Dick O'Neill
Roles Warren
Rating62%
Former NYPD Captain Dewey Wilson (Albert Finney) is brought back to the force and assigned to solve a bizarre string of violent murders after high-profile magnate Christopher Van der Veer (Max M. Brown), his wife (Anne Marie Pohtamo), and his bodyguard are slain in Battery Park. Executive Security, Van der Veer's client, prefers to blame the murders on terrorists; but knowing that the victim's bodyguard was a 300-pound Haitian with voodoo ties makes Wilson skeptical. At the crime scene, Wilson meets with Warren (Dick O'Neill), his superior. With pressure to solve the case coming down from both the Police Commissioner and the Mayor, Warren partners Wilson with criminal psychologist Rebecca Neff (Diane Venora). Meanwhile, a homeless man goes exploring an abandoned church in Charlotte Street, South Bronx, which was going to be demolished by Van der Veer along with the rest of the ruined buildings in the area, to be able to build apartment complexes. He is suddenly attacked and torn to pieces by an unseen monstrous being. Wilson and Neff arrive to investigate his murder. While investigating the abandoned church, sounds of crying lure Neff up the bell tower. Wilson follows her but doesn't hear the crying; however, once Neff is separated from him, he hears a wolf howl. He goes up after Neff and drags her forcibly to safety. Later, during the night, a bridge worker is apparently murdered by the same creature.
The Comeback Kid (1980)
, 1h37Directed by Peter Levin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors John Ritter, Susan Dey, James Gregory, Patrick Swayze, Dick O'Neill, Michael Lembeck
Roles Phil
Rating58%
Bubba Newman, a baseball player from the minor league decides to quit baseball and do something else with his life because he feels "down and out". Bubba gets a renewed look at life when he becomes a coach for a group of kids who are underprivileged and finds romance.
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall (1980)
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Ghost films, Children's films
Actors Dick O'Neill, Victor French, Louise Latham, Monte Markham, Ruta Lee, Vito Scotti
Roles Gen. Eulace C. Buxley
Rating56%
When a 100-year-old military academy falls on hard times and is forced to merge with a school for girls, the academy's resident ghosts (Dick O'Neill, Victor French and Louise Latham) are outraged and aroused from their sleep to seek justice. Outraged by this disrespect of tradition, the spirits are further appalled by a modern world of equal rights for women, rock 'n' roll as well as the dishonest designs a wealthy matron (Ruta Lee) has for the school. Honor-bound "to defend these hallowed halls", the ghost trio declares war on the living who are involved in their own battle of the sexes.
The Jerk (1979)
, 1h44Directed by Carl Reiner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, M. Emmet Walsh, Jackie Mason, Dick O'Neill, Mabel King
Roles Frosty
Rating70%
Navin R. Johnson, a homeless man, directly addresses the camera and tells his story. He is the adopted white son of African American sharecroppers, who grows to adulthood naïvely unaware of his obvious adoption. He stands out in his family not just because of his skin color but because of his utter lack of rhythm when his adopted family plays spirited blues music. One night, he hears the staid and starchy Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra song called "Crazy Rhythm" on the radio and his feet spontaneously begin to move with the urge to dance; he sees this as a calling and decides to hitchhike to St. Louis, from where the song was broadcast. On the way, he stops at a motel, where a dog wakes him up by barking at his door. Navin thinks the dog is trying to warn of a fire and names the dog "Lifesaver". He wakes up the other hotel guests to rescue them, but when everyone realizes it was a false alarm, one Asian man angrily suggests he call the dog "Shithead", which Navin takes literally.