Ryan O’Neal’s brother Kevin O’Neal, who worked as an actor in No Time For Sergeants, dies at 77
Ryan O’Neal’s younger brother dies at 77: Kevin O’Neal, who starred in No Time For Sergeants, dies of natural causes at his California home
Ryan O’Neal’s younger brother died at age 77 of natural causes.
Kevin O’Neal died in his sleep at his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Saturday, according to Ryan’s son Patrick, a 55-year-old sportscaster.
Like his older brother Ryan, 81, who was in the hit movies Paper Moon and Love Story, Kevin worked as an actor in Hollywood.
His most notable role was in 1958’s No Time For Sergeants.
Sad goodbye: Ryan O’Neal’s younger brother has died at age 77 of natural causes in his sleep. Kevin O’Neal died Saturday at his home in Thousand Oaks, California, according to Ryan’s son, Patrick.
His death was announced by his nephew Patrick.
My dad’s brother Kevin O’Neal passed away on Saturday morning (01/28/23). My uncle passed while he was sleeping and did not suffer for which we are grateful,” he wrote in an Instagram caption accompanying some flashback photos of Kevin with Ryan.
“Kevin had a wicked sense of humor, just like his older brother, and we have his stories to keep him in our hearts forever,” added Patrick.
“When Kevin walked into a room, you heard him before you saw him. That energy and personality is an old O’Neal trademark. Heaven better be ready for him!
The boys: Ryan, 81, and his brother Kevin seen in their youth in 1964