Ryan O’Neal’s younger brother dies at 77: Kevin O’Neal, who starred in No Time For Sergeants, passes away of natural causes at his home in California
Ryan O’Neal’s younger brother has died at the age of 77 of natural causes.
Kevin O’Neal passed away in his sleep at his home in Thousand Oaks, California on Saturday, according to Ryan’s 55-year-old sportscaster son Patrick.
Like his older brother Ryan, 81 – who was in the massive hit films 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 farewell: Ryan O’Neal’s younger brother has died at the age of 77 of natural causes in his sleep. Kevin O’Neal passed away on 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, died Saturday morning (1/28/23). My uncle passed in his sleep and didn’t suffer for which we are thankful,’ he wrote in an Instagram caption that went with 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,’ Patrick added.
‘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
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