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Henry O'Neill

Acting

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.

Born: August 9, 1891

Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA

Filmography

1957
The Wings of Eagles

as Capt. Spear

1955
Untamed

as Squire O'Neill

1953
The Sun Shines Bright

as Joe D. Habersham

1952
Scarlet Angel

as Morgan Caldwell

1952
Scandal Sheet

as Charlie Barnes

1951
The Family Secret

as Donald Muir

1951
1950
The Flying Missile

as Thomas A. Scott

1950
The Milkman

as Bradley, Sr.

1950
Convicted

as Detective Dorn

1950
The Second Woman

as Ben Sheppard

1950
No Man of Her Own

as Mr. Harkness

1949
Holiday Affair

as Mr. Crowley

1949
The Reckless Moment

as Tom Harper

1949
Strange Bargain

as Timothy Hearne

1949
You're My Everything

as Prof. Adams

1949
Alias Nick Beal

as Judge Ben Hobbs

1949
A Guy Named Joe

as Col. Sykes

1948
1948
The Return of October

as President Hotchkiss

1947
1947
The Beginning or the End

as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell

1946
Three Wise Fools

as Prof. Horace Appleby

1946
The Green Years

as Canon Roche

1946
Bad Bascomb

as Gov. Winton

1946
The Virginian

as Mr. Taylor

1946
The Hoodlum Saint

as Lewis J. Malbery

1945
Anchors Aweigh

as Admiral Hammond

1945
1945
Keep Your Powder Dry

as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand

1945
Between Two Women

as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)

1945
This Man's Navy

as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone

1944
Dark Shadows

as Dr. Everett Colner

1944
Nothing But Trouble

as Mr. Hawkley

1944
Barbary Coast Gent

as Colonel Watrous

1944
Two Girls and a Sailor

as John Dyckman Brown II

1944
Main Street Today

as Vance Clark

1944
Rationing

as Senator Edward White

1944
The Heavenly Body

as Professor Stowe

1943
Lost Angel

as Professor Josh Pringle

1943
Whistling in Brooklyn

as Inspector Holcomb

1943
Girl Crazy

as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.

1943
Best Foot Forward

as Maj. Roger W. Reeber

1943
Thousands Cheer

as Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)

1943
For God and Country

as Captain Chaplain

1943
1943
Air Raid Wardens

as Rittenhause

1943
The Human Comedy

as Charles Steed

1942
Stand by for Action

as Cmdr. Stone M.C

1942
White Cargo

as The Reverend Dr. Roberts

1942
Tortilla Flat

as Father Ramon

1942
This Time for Keeps

as Arthur Freeman

1942
Born to Sing

as Frank Eastman

1942
The Bugle Sounds

as Lt. Col. Harry Seton

1941
Johnny Eager

as Mr. Verne

1941
Shadow of the Thin Man

as Major Jason I. Sculley

1941
Honky Tonk

as Daniel Wells

1941
Whistling in the Dark

as Philip Post

1941
Down in San Diego

as Col. Halliday

1941
The Get-Away

as Warden Alcott

1941
Billy the Kid

as Tim Ward

1941
Men of Boys Town

as Mr. Maitland

1940
Santa Fe Trail

as Cyrus Brody

1940
Service with the Colors

as Colonel Nelson

1940
1940
They Drive by Night

as District Attorney (uncredited)

1940
'Til We Meet Again

as Dr. Cameron

1940
Castle on the Hudson

as District Attorney

1940
1940
1939
Invisible Stripes

as Parole Officer Masters

1939
Four Wives

as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.

1939
A Child Is Born

as Dr. Lee

1939
1939
Everybody's Hobby

as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie

1939
Juarez

as General Miguel Miramon

1939
The Man Who Dared

as Matthew Carter

1939
Sons of Liberty

as Member of Continental Congress

1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy

as Attorney Kellogg

1939
Lucky Night

as Calvin Jordan

1939
Dodge City

as Colonel Dodge

1939
Wings of the Navy

as Prologue Speaker

1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as Sen. H. Baldwin

1938
Brother Rat

as Colonel Ramm

1938
1938
The Chaser

as Mr. Calhoun

1938
Racket Busters

as Governor

1938
White Banners

as Sam Trimble

1938
Yellow Jack

as Gorgas

1938
Jezebel

as General Theopholus Bogardus

1937
Wells Fargo

as Henry Wells

1937
First Lady

as George Mason

1937
Submarine D-1

as Admiral Thomas

1937
The Life of Emile Zola

as Colonel Picquart

1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

as D.M. Gateway

1937
The Singing Marine

as Captain Skinner

1937
The Go-Getter

as Commander Tisdale

1937
Draegerman Courage

as Dr. Thomas Haslett

1937
Marked Woman

as Arthur Sheldon

1937
Green Light

as Dr. Endicott

1937
The Great O'Malley

as Defense Attorney

1936
Rainbow on the River

as Father Josef

1936
Anthony Adverse

as Father Xavier

1936
Two Against the World

as Jim Carstairs

1936
The White Angel

as Dr. Scott

1936
The Big Noise

as Charlie Caldwell

1936
Bullets or Ballots

as Ward Bryant

1936
The Golden Arrow

as Mr. Appleby

1936
Road Gang

as George Winston

1936
Boulder Dam

as Mr. Agnew

1936
The Walking Dead

as District Attorney Werner

1936
1936
Freshman Love

as President Simpkins

1935
Personal Maid's Secret

as Mr. Wilton Palmer

1935
Dr. Socrates

as Greer

1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs

as District Attorney C. Manchester

1935
Special Agent

as District Attorney Roger Quinn

1935
We're in the Money

as Stephen Dinsmore

1935
Bright Lights

as J.C. Anderson

1935
Stranded

as Mr. Tuthill

1935
Oil for the Lamps of China

as Edward Hartford

1935
Black Fury

as John W. Hendricks

1935
Dinky

as Col. Barnes

1935
Alias Mary Dow

as Henry Dow

1935
The Florentine Dagger

as Victor Ballau

1935
1935
Living on Velvet

as Harold Thornton

1935
The Great Hotel Murder

as Mr. Claude Harvey

1935
Sweet Music

as Louis Trumble

1935
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

as Director (uncredited)

1935
Bordertown

as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)

1934
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

as Fernand de Marnay

1934
The Secret Bride

as Jim Lansdale

1934
Murder in the Clouds

as John Brownell

1934
Flirtation Walk

as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts

1934
Gentlemen Are Born

as Mr. Harper

1934
Madame du Barry

as Duc de Choiseul

1934
Big Hearted Herbert

as Goodrich Sr.

1934
Side Streets

as George Richards

1934
The Man with Two Faces

as Inspector Crane

1934
Midnight Alibi

as Ardsley

1934
The Key

as Dan

1934
Now I'll Tell

as Tommy Doran

1934
1934
Fog Over Frisco

as Oren Porter

1934
1934
Upperworld

as Banker Making Toast

1934
Wonder Bar

as Richard

1934
1934
Midnight

as Edgar V. Ingersoll

1934
I've Got Your Number

as Mr. John P. Schuyler

1934
1934
Bedside

as Dr. William Chester

1934
Massacre

as J.R. Dickinson

1934
The Big Shakedown

as Mr. Sheffner

1933
The House on 56th Street

as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)

1933
Lady Killer

as Ramick

1933
Son of a Sailor

as Naval Officer

1933
The World Changes

as Orin Nordholm Sr.

1933
From Headquarters

as Inspector Donnelly

1933
The Kennel Murder Case

as Dubois (uncredited)

1933
I Loved a Woman

as Mr. Farrell

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