Robert Vincent O'Neil

Robert Vincent O'Neil

Date of Birth: September 15, 1930
Date of Passing: March 12, 2022
Birthplace: Oakland, California

Robert Vincent O'Neil was an American writer and director.

O'Neil co-wrote and directed Angel, the cult 1983 film that spawned a low-budget franchise.

O'Neil also co-wrote the Hollywood-set Vice Squad (1982), a crime thriller starring Wings Hauser, co-wrote The Baltimore Bullet (1980), featuring James Coburn and Omar Sharif, and created the 1985-86 ABC series Lady Blue, whose main character was nicknamed "Dirty Harriet."

Robert Vincent O'Neil was an American writer and director.

O'Neil co-wrote and directed Angel, the cult 1983 film that spawned a low-budget franchise.

O'Neil also co-wrote the Hollywood-set Vice Squad (1982), a crime thriller starring Wings Hauser, co-wrote The Baltimore Bullet (1980), featuring James Coburn and Omar Sharif, and created the 1985-86 ABC series Lady Blue, whose main character was nicknamed "Dirty Harriet."

Earlier in his career, he served as a cameraman in Texas during the early years of television and as a property master for Richard Rush on Psych-Out (1968) and The Savage Seven (1968) and for Dennis Hopper on Easy Rider (1969).

O'Neil died March 12, 2022 in California. He was 91.

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