I knew I was a good stage actor but I had no idea about movies. And I wasn't a Paul Newman type of guy. That's why I thought the stage is just right for me.

The two-hour made-for-television movie/pilot was filmed and shown on network television. O'Neill made a brief appearance on the comedy variety show In Living Color playing the "Dirty Dozens" champion who defeats the challenger played by Jamie Foxx.

Edward Phillip "Ed" O'Neill Jr.