Henry O'Neill

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Jezebel1938
Anchors Aweigh1945
The Life of Emile Zola1937
The Reckless Moment1949

About Henry O'Neill

Known for: Acting
Born: August 9, 1891
Died: May 18, 1961 (age 69)
Birthplace: Orange, New Jersey, USA

Henry O'Neill (1891–1961) was an American film actor known for playing gray-haired fathers, lawyers, and similarly roles during the 1930s and 1940s. O'Neill began his acting career on the stage, after dropping out of college to join a traveling theatre company. He served in the military in World War I, then returned to the stage. In the…

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Henry O'Neil

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Filmography

The Wings of Eagles1957as Capt. Spear

Untamed1955as Squire O'Neill
The Sun Shines Bright1953as Joe D. Habersham
Scarlet Angel1952as Morgan Caldwell
Scandal Sheet1952as Charlie Barnes
The Family Secret1951as Donald Muir
The People Against O'Hara1951as Judge Keating
The Flying Missile1950as Thomas A. Scott
The Milkman1950as Bradley, Sr.
Convicted1950as Detective Dorn
The Second Woman1950as Ben Sheppard
No Man of Her Own1950as Mr. Harkness
Holiday Affair1949as Mr. Crowley
The Reckless Moment1949as Tom Harper
Strange Bargain1949as Timothy Hearne
You're My Everything1949as Prof. Adams
Alias Nick Beal1949as Judge Ben Hobbs
Leather Gloves1948as Dudley
The Return of October1948as President Hotchkiss
Little Mister Jim1947as Chaplain
The Beginning or the End1947as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Three Wise Fools1946as Prof. Horace Appleby
The Green Years1946as Canon Roche
Bad Bascomb1946as Gov. Winton
The Virginian1946as Mr. Taylor
The Hoodlum Saint1946as Lewis J. Malbery
Anchors Aweigh1945as Admiral Hammond
Dangerous Partners1945as Duffy
Keep Your Powder Dry1945as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
Between Two Women1945as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
This Man's Navy1945as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
Dark Shadows1944as Dr. Everett Colner
Nothing But Trouble1944as Mr. Hawkley
Barbary Coast Gent1944as Colonel Watrous
Two Girls and a Sailor1944as John Dyckman Brown II
Main Street Today1944as Vance Clark
Rationing1944as Senator Edward White
The Heavenly Body1944as Professor Stowe
A Guy Named Joe1944as Col. Sykes
Lost Angel1943as Professor Josh Pringle
Whistling in Brooklyn1943as Inspector Holcomb
Girl Crazy1943as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Best Foot Forward1943as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
Thousands Cheer1943as Captain (uncredited)
For God and Country1943as Captain Chaplain
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943as Warden Kenneson
Air Raid Wardens1943as Rittenhause
The Human Comedy1943as Charles Steed
Stand by for Action1942as Cmdr. Stone M.C
White Cargo1942as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
Tortilla Flat1942as Father Ramon
This Time for Keeps1942as Arthur Freeman
Born to Sing1942as Frank Eastman
The Bugle Sounds1942as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
Johnny Eager1941as Mr. Verne
Shadow of the Thin Man1941as Jason Sculley
Honky Tonk1941as Daniel Wells
Blossoms in the Dust1941as Judge
Whistling in the Dark1941as Philip Post
Down in San Diego1941as Col. Halliday
The Get-Away1941as Warden Alcott
Billy the Kid1941as Tim Ward
Men of Boys Town1941as Mr. Maitland
The Trial of Mary Dugan1941as Galway
Santa Fe Trail1940as Cyrus Brody
Knute Rockne All American1940as Doctor
Service with the Colors1940as Colonel Nelson
Money and the Woman1940as Mr. Mason
They Drive by Night1940as District Attorney (uncredited)
Young America Flies1940as Dr. Webster
'Til We Meet Again1940as Dr. Cameron
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet1940as Dr. Lentz
Castle on the Hudson1940as District Attorney
Calling Philo Vance1940as Markham
The Fighting 69th1940as Colonel
Invisible Stripes1939as Parole Officer Masters
Four Wives1939as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
A Child is Born1939as Dr. Lee
Angels Wash Their Faces1939as A.H. Remson
Everybody's Hobby1939as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
The Right Way1939as Mr. Martin
Juarez1939as General Miguel Miramon
The Man Who Dared1939as Matthew Carter
Sons of Liberty1939as Member of Continental Congress
Confessions of a Nazi Spy1939as Attorney Kellogg
Lucky Night1939as Calvin Jordan
Dodge City1939as Colonel Dodge
Wings of the Navy1939as Prologue Speaker
Torchy Blane in Chinatown1939as Sen. H. Baldwin
Brother Rat1938as Colonel Ramm
Girls on Probation1938as Judge
The Chaser1938as Mr. Calhoun
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938as Judge
Racket Busters1938as Governor
White Banners1938as Sam Trimble
Yellow Jack1938as Gorgas
Jezebel1938as General Theopholus Bogardus
Gold Is Where You Find It1938as Judge
Wells Fargo1937as Henry Wells
First Lady1937as George Mason
Submarine D-11937as Admiral Thomas
The Life of Emile Zola1937as Colonel Picquart
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air1937as D.M. Gateway
The Singing Marine1937as Captain Skinner
The Go-Getter1937as Commander Tisdale
Draegerman Courage1937as Dr. Thomas Haslett
Marked Woman1937as Arthur Sheldon
Green Light1937as Dr. Endicott
The Great O'Malley1937as Defense Attorney
Rainbow on the River1936as Father Josef
Anthony Adverse1936as Father Xavier
Two Against the World1936as Jim Carstairs
The White Angel1936as Dr. Scott
The Big Noise1936as Charlie Caldwell
Bullets or Ballots1936as Ward Bryant
The Golden Arrow1936as Mr. Appleby
Road Gang1936as George Winston
Boulder Dam1936as Mr. Agnew
The Walking Dead1936as District Attorney Werner
The Story of Louis Pasteur1936as Dr. Emile Roux
Freshman Love1936as President Simpkins
Personal Maid's Secret1935as Mr. Wilton Palmer
Dr. Socrates1935as Greer
The Case of the Lucky Legs1935as District Attorney C. Manchester
Special Agent1935as District Attorney Roger Quinn
We're in the Money1935as Stephen Dinsmore
Bright Lights1935as J.C. Anderson
Stranded1935as Mr. Tuthill
Oil for the Lamps of China1935as Edward Hartford
Black Fury1935as John W. Hendricks
Dinky1935as Col. Barnes
Alias Mary Dow1935as Henry Dow
The Florentine Dagger1935as Victor Ballau
While the Patient Slept1935as Elihu Dimuck
Living on Velvet1935as Harold Thornton
The Great Hotel Murder1935as Mr. Claude Harvey
Sweet Music1935as Louis Trumble
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio1935as Director (uncredited)
Bordertown1935as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head1934as Fernand de Marnay
The Secret Bride1934as Jim Lansdale
Murder in the Clouds1934as Brownell
Flirtation Walk1934as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
Gentlemen Are Born1934as Mr. Harper
Madame du Barry1934as Duc de Choiseul
Big Hearted Herbert1934as Goodrich Sr.
Side Streets1934as George Richards
The Man with Two Faces1934as Inspector Crane
Midnight Alibi1934as Ardsley
The Key1934as Dan
Now I'll Tell1934as Tommy Doran
The Personality Kid1934as Stephens
Fog Over Frisco1934as Oren Porter
Twenty Million Sweethearts1934as Lemuel Tappan
Upperworld1934as Banker Making Toast
Wonder Bar1934as Richard
Journal of a Crime1934as Doctor
Midnight1934as Edgar V. Ingersoll
I've Got Your Number1934as Mr. John P. Schuyler
Fashions of 19341934as Duryea
Bedside1934as Dr. William Chester
Massacre1934as J.R. Dickinson
The Big Shakedown1934as Mr. Sheffner
The House on 56th Street1933as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
Lady Killer1933as Ramick
Son of a Sailor1933as Naval Officer
The World Changes1933as Orin Nordholm Sr.
From Headquarters1933as Inspector Donnelly
The Kennel Murder Case1933as Dubois (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman1933as Mr. Farrell

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