Ed O'Neill

Birthplace: Youngstown, Ohio
Birthday: April 12, 1946

This strapping, barrel-chested character lead of American stage and TV embodied a classic sitcom character in Al Bundy, the slovenly, put-upon patriarch of an unruly clan on the Fox network's first hit, "Married...With Children" (1987-97). With his characteristic scowl, dry sarcastic comments, and dread of connubial obligations, this unsuccessful shoe salesman was the disgruntled oaf as Everyman--an Archie Bunker/Ralph Kramden figure for more vulgar times.

O'Neill began acting in high school plays in his native Youngstown, OH. He attended col…more

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Actor

L.A. Dragnet
Joe Friday
Married... With Children
Al Bundy
Popeye Doyle
Popeye Doyle
Big Apple
Detective Mike Mooney
My Favorite Married

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Career Milestones

2007
Cast in David Milch's HBO series, "John From Cincinnati"
2005
Cast as Gov. Eric Baker, a recurring character on NBC's "The West Wing"
2004
Reunited with former "Married ... with Children" co-star Katey Sagal on "8 Simple Rules," (ABC) playing a former college boyfriend of Sagal's character
2002
Cast as Joe Friday, replacing Danny Huston, in the ABC television series "Dragnet"
2001
Returned to series TV as star of the CBS police drama "Big Apple"