Henry O'Neill
Known for
Acting
Life
1891 – 1961 (aged 69)
Born in
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Credits
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Biography
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 early 1930s he began appearing in films, including The Big Shakedown, Santa Fe Trail, Anchors Aweigh, The Green Years, and The Reckless Moment. His last film was The Wings of Eagles.
Henry O'Neill died in 1961 at the age of 69.
Known For
Jezebel
26 Mar 1938
Anchors Aweigh
13 Aug 1945
The Life of Emile Zola
09 Sep 1937
The Reckless Moment
09 Dec 1949
They Drive by Night
26 Jul 1940
Shadow of the Thin Man
21 Nov 1941
Dodge City
08 Apr 1939
The Walking Dead
29 Feb 1936
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Filmography
1957
- The Wings of Eaglesas Capt. Spear
1955
- Untamedas Squire O'Neill
1953
- The Sun Shines Brightas Joe D. Habersham
1952
- Scarlet Angelas Morgan Caldwell
- Scandal Sheetas Charlie Barnes
1951
- The Family Secretas Donald Muir
- The People Against O'Haraas Judge Keating
1950
- The Flying Missileas Thomas A. Scott
- The Milkmanas Bradley, Sr.
- Convictedas Detective Dorn
- The Second Womanas Ben Sheppard
- No Man of Her Ownas Mr. Harkness
1949
- Holiday Affairas Mr. Crowley
- The Reckless Momentas Tom Harper
- Strange Bargainas Timothy Hearne
- You're My Everythingas Prof. Adams
- Alias Nick Bealas Judge Ben Hobbs
1948
- Leather Glovesas Dudley
- The Return of Octoberas President Hotchkiss
1947
- Little Mister Jimas Chaplain
- The Beginning or the Endas Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
1946
- Three Wise Foolsas Prof. Horace Appleby
- The Green Yearsas Canon Roche
- Bad Bascombas Gov. Winton
- The Virginianas Mr. Taylor
- The Hoodlum Saintas Lewis J. Malbery
1945
- Anchors Aweighas Admiral Hammond
- Dangerous Partnersas Duffy
- Keep Your Powder Dryas Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
- Between Two Womenas Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
- This Man's Navyas Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
1944
- Dark Shadowsas Dr. Everett Colner
- Nothing But Troubleas Mr. Hawkley
- Barbary Coast Gentas Colonel Watrous
- Two Girls and a Sailoras John Dyckman Brown II
- Main Street Todayas Vance Clark
- Rationingas Senator Edward White
- The Heavenly Bodyas Professor Stowe
- A Guy Named Joeas Col. Sykes
1943
- Lost Angelas Professor Josh Pringle
- Whistling in Brooklynas Inspector Holcomb
- Girl Crazyas Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
- Best Foot Forwardas Maj. Roger W. Reeber
- Thousands Cheeras Captain (uncredited)
- For God and Countryas Captain Chaplain
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Caseas Warden Kenneson
- Air Raid Wardensas Rittenhause
- The Human Comedyas Charles Steed
1942
- Stand by for Actionas Cmdr. Stone M.C
- White Cargoas The Reverend Dr. Roberts
- Tortilla Flatas Father Ramon
- This Time for Keepsas Arthur Freeman
- Born to Singas Frank Eastman
- The Bugle Soundsas Lt. Col. Harry Seton
1941
- Johnny Eageras Mr. Verne
- Shadow of the Thin Manas Jason Sculley
- Honky Tonkas Daniel Wells
- Blossoms in the Dustas Judge
- Whistling in the Darkas Philip Post
- Down in San Diegoas Col. Halliday
- The Get-Awayas Warden Alcott
- Billy the Kidas Tim Ward
- Men of Boys Townas Mr. Maitland
- The Trial of Mary Duganas Galway
1940
- Santa Fe Trailas Cyrus Brody
- Knute Rockne All Americanas Doctor
- Service with the Colorsas Colonel Nelson
- Money and the Womanas Mr. Mason
- They Drive by Nightas District Attorney (uncredited)
- Young America Fliesas Dr. Webster
- 'Til We Meet Againas Dr. Cameron
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bulletas Dr. Lentz
- Castle on the Hudsonas District Attorney
- Calling Philo Vanceas Markham
- The Fighting 69thas Colonel
1939
- Invisible Stripesas Parole Officer Masters
- Four Wivesas Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
- A Child is Bornas Dr. Lee
- Angels Wash Their Facesas A.H. Remson
- Everybody's Hobbyas Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
- The Right Wayas Mr. Martin
- Juarezas General Miguel Miramon
- The Man Who Daredas Matthew Carter
- Sons of Libertyas Member of Continental Congress
- Confessions of a Nazi Spyas Attorney Kellogg
- Lucky Nightas Calvin Jordan
- Dodge Cityas Colonel Dodge
- Wings of the Navyas Prologue Speaker
- Torchy Blane in Chinatownas Sen. H. Baldwin
1938
- Brother Ratas Colonel Ramm
- Girls on Probationas Judge
- The Chaseras Mr. Calhoun
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouseas Judge
- Racket Bustersas Governor
- White Bannersas Sam Trimble
- Yellow Jackas Gorgas
- Jezebelas General Theopholus Bogardus
- Gold Is Where You Find Itas Judge
1937
- Wells Fargoas Henry Wells
- First Ladyas George Mason
- Submarine D-1as Admiral Thomas
- The Life of Emile Zolaas Colonel Picquart
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Airas D.M. Gateway
- The Singing Marineas Captain Skinner
- The Go-Getteras Commander Tisdale
- Draegerman Courageas Dr. Thomas Haslett
- Marked Womanas Arthur Sheldon
- Green Lightas Dr. Endicott
- The Great O'Malleyas Defense Attorney
1936
- Rainbow on the Riveras Father Josef
- Anthony Adverseas Father Xavier
- Two Against the Worldas Jim Carstairs
- The White Angelas Dr. Scott
- The Big Noiseas Charlie Caldwell
- Bullets or Ballotsas Ward Bryant
- The Golden Arrowas Mr. Appleby
- Road Gangas George Winston
- Boulder Damas Mr. Agnew
- The Walking Deadas District Attorney Werner
- The Story of Louis Pasteuras Dr. Emile Roux
- Freshman Loveas President Simpkins
1935
- Personal Maid's Secretas Mr. Wilton Palmer
- Dr. Socratesas Greer
- The Case of the Lucky Legsas District Attorney C. Manchester
- Special Agentas District Attorney Roger Quinn
- We're in the Moneyas Stephen Dinsmore
- Bright Lightsas J.C. Anderson
- Strandedas Mr. Tuthill
- Oil for the Lamps of Chinaas Edward Hartford
- Black Furyas John W. Hendricks
- Dinkyas Col. Barnes
- Alias Mary Dowas Henry Dow
- The Florentine Daggeras Victor Ballau
- While the Patient Sleptas Elihu Dimuck
- Living on Velvetas Harold Thornton
- The Great Hotel Murderas Mr. Claude Harvey
- Sweet Musicas Louis Trumble
- A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studioas Director (uncredited)
- Bordertownas Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
1934
- The Man Who Reclaimed His Headas Fernand de Marnay
- The Secret Brideas Jim Lansdale
- Murder in the Cloudsas Brownell
- Flirtation Walkas Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
- Gentlemen Are Bornas Mr. Harper
- Madame du Barryas Duc de Choiseul
- Big Hearted Herbertas Goodrich Sr.
- Side Streetsas George Richards
- The Man with Two Facesas Inspector Crane
- Midnight Alibias Ardsley
- The Keyas Dan
- Now I'll Tellas Tommy Doran
- The Personality Kidas Stephens
- Fog Over Friscoas Oren Porter
- Twenty Million Sweetheartsas Lemuel Tappan
- Upperworldas Banker Making Toast
- Wonder Baras Richard
- Journal of a Crimeas Doctor
- Midnightas Edgar V. Ingersoll
- I've Got Your Numberas Mr. John P. Schuyler
- Fashions of 1934as Duryea
- Bedsideas Dr. William Chester
- Massacreas J.R. Dickinson
- The Big Shakedownas Mr. Sheffner
1933
- The House on 56th Streetas Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
- Lady Killeras Ramick
- Son of a Sailoras Naval Officer
- The World Changesas Orin Nordholm Sr.
- From Headquartersas Inspector Donnelly
- The Kennel Murder Caseas Dubois (uncredited)
- I Loved a Womanas Mr. Farrell