Features Finding Dory’s Ed O’Neill: ‘I Thought It Was A Cameo’ The great comic actor talks playing an octopus, how he prepared for it, and a very important anniversary… ...

Ed O'Neill thought his role in the sequel "Finding Dory" was just a cameo until halfway through filming when the director surprised him with the news he was a lead character.

Ed O'Neill and Peter Travers at the ABC Headquarters in New York June 16, 2016. “Finding Dory” hits theaters today. Pixar is a subsidiary of the Walt Disney which is the parent company of ABC.

Ed O'Neill on making Finding Dory, when he realized Hank was such a big part of the sequel, story changes, Modern Family, how he got into acting, and more.