Paul O'Neill OC ONL (October 1928 – August 12, 2013) was a writer, historian and former CBC producer.
Educated at St. Bonaventure's College in St. John's, National Academy of Theater Arts at New York City, O'Neill was an aspiring actor in the United States and England from 1949 to 1952.
Having performed on stage with such stars as Eddie Albert, Larine Day and Cloris Leachman in the United States and in England he acted in films with such well-known actors as Richard Attenborough, Thora Hird and Elizabeth Taylor.
O'Neill wrote stage and radio plays, articles, poems and stories in addition to works of popular history.
In 1988, O'Neill was awarded an honorary LL.D by Memorial University of Newfoundland and in 1990, he was appointed to the Order of Canada.