
Ed O'Neill
Department: Acting
Biography
Edward Leonard O'Neill (born April 12, 1946) is an American actor, comedian, and former football player. His best-known roles are Al Bundy on Married... with Children (1987–1997) and Jay Pritchett on Modern Family (2009–2020). Over his career, he has earned four Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
Known For

K-9
1989

Lucky Numbers
2000

Spartan
2004

Disorganized Crime
1989

Little Giants
1994

Wayne's World
1992

Dutch
1991

Prefontaine
1997

The Bone Collector
1999

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990

FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012

Blue Chips
1994

Wreck-It Ralph
2012

I Am Bruce Lee
2012

The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini
2013

Popeye Doyle
1986

A Winner Never Quits
1986

Delicious Peace Grows in a Ugandan Coffee Bean
2010

Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
2010

The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Antarctica
2012

Police Story: Gladiator School
1988

Redbelt
2008

Right to Die
1987

Milius
2013

The Whereabouts of Jenny
1991

Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
2015

In the Game
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Entourage
2015

Finding Dory
2016

The Dogs of War
1980

Sibling Rivalry
1990

Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
2003

Sun Dogs
2017

Cruising
1980

Marine Life Interviews
2016

When Your Lover Leaves
1983

W.E.I.R.D. World
1995

Married... with Children Reunion
2003

Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018

The Spanish Prisoner
1997

Nobody's Baby
2001

The Last Shift
2020

Peyton Manning's Summer School
2016

Farrell: For the People
1982

Rondo and Bob
2020

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
1992

A Very Retail Christmas
1990

The Earth Day Special
1990

Braker
1985

Wayne's World 2
1993

Bad Day
—

Modern Family
2009

Spenser: For Hire
1985

John from Cincinnati
2007

The Unit
2006

Midnight Caller
1988

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Married... with Children
1987

8 Simple Rules
2002

Star-ving
2009

The Equalizer
1985

Another World
1964

In Living Color
1990

Late Night with David Letterman
1982

Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
2010

L.A. Dragnet
2003

Saturday Night Live
1975

The 10th Kingdom
2000

Hunter
1984

Miami Vice
1984

The West Wing
1999

Fish Hooks
2010

The Penguins of Madagascar
2008

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

The Reichen Show
2005

Clipped
2024

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Weird City
2019

Family Guy
1999

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Reunited Apart
2020

Finding Your Roots
2012

All's Fair
2025

Twenty Good Years
2006

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003