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Edward O'Neill (Born April 12, 1946) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as the main character, Al Bundy, on the FOX Network's long running sitcom, Married... with Children. O'Neill is often cast as a police officer on television shows and in movies.
Biography
Early life
O'Neill was born in Youngstown, Ohio to Edward O'Neill, a steelworker, and Ruth Ann, a homemaker and social worker. He attended Ursuline High School. He attended Ohio University, in Athens, Ohio, and Youngstown State University, was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969 but was cut in training camp. Later, on Married... with Children, he played a former high-school football star who had failed to make it big and constantly relived his glory days. O'Neill was also a social studies teacher before becoming an actor.
Career
O'Neill played Lenny in a stage production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He
appeared in several movies, including Deliverance, The Bone Collector, Little Giants, and Dutch. He also starred as Sgt. Joe Friday on Dick Wolf's remake of Jack Webb's classic TV crime series Dragnet. The series was short-lived, cancelled by ABC in its second season.
O'Neill had short cameos in Wayne's World and its sequel, reprising the menacing character he played during the Wayne's World sketch on Saturday Night Live. He also appeared as Relish the Troll King in The 10th Kingdom. He also made a cameo on the sitcom 8 Simple Rules where he played Katey Sagal's old boyfriend.
O'Neill went on to appear as a recurring character on NBC's The West Wing playing Gov. Eric Baker (D-PA). Baker, a strong candidate for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, assumed the office of the Vice Presidency under Matt Santos at the end of the series.
Personal life
O'Neill is married to actress Catherine Rusoff. He has been a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for over nine years under the mentorship of Hélio Gracie. He invented the popular sandwich called the "Boone" at the famous Se-port Deli in Setauket, New York.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes
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| 2007 | John from Cincinnati | Bill |
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| 2006 | Inseparable | Alan |
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| 2005 | Steel Valley | Congressman Cardone |
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| In the Game | Buzz Reed |
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| 2004 | Spartan | Burch |
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| 2001 | Nobody's Baby | Norman Pinkney |
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| 2000 | Lucky Numbers | Dick Simmons |
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| The 10th Kingdom | Relish the Troll King |
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| 1999 | The Bone Collector | Detective Paulie Sellitto |
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| 1997 | The Spanish Prisoner | FBI Team Leader |
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| Prefontaine | Bill Dellinger |
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| 1995 | W.E.I.R.D. World | Dr. Monochian |
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| 1994 | Little Giants | Kevin O'Shea |
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| Blue Chips | Ed |
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| 1993 | Nick's Game | Ron Hawthorne |
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| Wayne's World 2 | Glen, Mikita's Manager |
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| 1992 | Wayne's World | Glen, Mikita's Manager |
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| 1991 | Dutch | Dutch Dooley |
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| The Whereabouts of Jenny | Jimmy O'Meara |
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| 1990 | Sibling Rivalry | Capt. Wilbur Meany |
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| The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Lt. Amos |
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| A Very Retail Christmas | |
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| 1989 | K-9 | Brannigan |
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| Disorganized Crime | George Denver |
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| 1988 | Police Story: Gladiator School | Sgt. Stanley Bivens |
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| 1987 | Right to Die | |
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| 1986 | Popeye Doyle | Popeye Doyle |
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| A Winner Never Quits | Whitey Wyshner
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| 1985 | Braker | Danny Buckner |
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| 1983 | When Your Lover Leaves | Mack Shore |
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| 1982 | Farrell for the People | Detective Jay Brennan |
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| 1981 | The Dogs of War | Terry |
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| 1980 | The Day the Women Got Even | Ed |
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| Cruising | Det. Schreiber
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TV-Series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes
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| 2005 | The West Wing | Governor Eric Baker D-PA |
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| 8 Simple Rules | Matt | (1 episode)
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| 2003 | Dragnet | Det. Joe Friday |
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| 2001 | Big Apple | Det. Michael Mooney |
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| 1991 | Top of the Heap | Al Bundy | (1 episode)
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| 1988 | Midnight Caller | Hank | (1 episode)
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| 1987 | Married with Children | Al Bundy | (1987-1997)
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| 1986 | Spenser: For Hire | Buddy Almeida | (1 episode)
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| 1985 | The Equalizer | Doctor | (1 episode)
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| Hunter | Dan Colson | (1 episode)
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| 1984 | Miami Vice | Arthur Lawson/Artie Rollins |
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