Henry O'Neill

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: Acting

Born: Orange, New Jersey, USA, 1891-08-09

Died: 1961-05-18

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1933	I Loved a Woman	Mr. Farrell	48
2	1933	The Kennel Murder Case	Dubois (uncredited)	62
3	1933	From Headquarters	Inspector Donnelly	58
4	1933	The World Changes	Orin Nordholm Sr.	48
5	1933	Son of a Sailor	Naval Officer	50
6	1933	Lady Killer	Ramick	67
7	1933	The House on 56th Street	Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)	52
8	1934	The Big Shakedown	Mr. Sheffner	56
9	1934	Massacre	J.R. Dickinson	58
10	1934	Bedside	Dr. William Chester	56
11	1934	Fashions of 1934	Duryea	64
12	1934	I've Got Your Number	Mr. John P. Schuyler	60
13	1934	Midnight	Edgar V. Ingersoll	50
14	1934	Journal of a Crime	Doctor	57
15	1934	Wonder Bar	Richard	62
16	1934	Upperworld	Banker Making Toast	63
17	1934	Twenty Million Sweethearts	Lemuel Tappan	60
18	1934	Fog Over Frisco	Oren Porter	61
19	1934	The Personality Kid	Stephens	42
20	1934	Now I'll Tell	Tommy Doran	48
21	1934	The Key	Dan	49
22	1934	Midnight Alibi	Ardsley	60
23	1934	The Man with Two Faces	Inspector Crane	65
24	1934	Side Streets	George Richards	53
25	1934	Big Hearted Herbert	Goodrich Sr.	35
26	1934	Madame du Barry	Duc de Choiseul	48
27	1934	Gentlemen Are Born	Mr. Harper	65
28	1934	Flirtation Walk	Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts	55
29	1934	Murder in the Clouds	John Brownell	47
30	1934	The Secret Bride	Jim Lansdale	63
31	1934	The Man Who Reclaimed His Head	Fernand de Marnay	60
32	1935	Bordertown	Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)	59
33	1935	A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio	Director (uncredited)	52
34	1935	Sweet Music	Louis Trumble	57
35	1935	The Great Hotel Murder	Mr. Claude Harvey	60
36	1935	Living on Velvet	Harold Thornton	55
37	1935	While the Patient Slept	Elihu Dimuck	64
38	1935	The Florentine Dagger	Victor Ballau	57
39	1935	Alias Mary Dow	Henry Dow	62
40	1935	Dinky	Col. Barnes	67
41	1935	Black Fury	John W. Hendricks	64
42	1935	Oil for the Lamps of China	Edward Hartford	73
43	1935	Stranded	Mr. Tuthill	58
44	1935	Bright Lights	J.C. Anderson	45
45	1935	We're in the Money	Stephen Dinsmore	55
46	1935	Special Agent	District Attorney Roger Quinn	63
47	1935	The Case of the Lucky Legs	District Attorney C. Manchester	60
48	1935	Dr. Socrates	Greer	64
49	1935	Personal Maid's Secret	Mr. Wilton Palmer	55
50	1936	Freshman Love	President Simpkins	60
51	1936	The Story of Louis Pasteur	Dr. Emile Roux	68
52	1936	The Walking Dead	District Attorney Werner	62
53	1936	Boulder Dam	Mr. Agnew	40
54	1936	Road Gang	George Winston	65
55	1936	The Golden Arrow	Mr. Appleby	61
56	1936	Bullets or Ballots	Ward Bryant	65
57	1936	The Big Noise	Charlie Caldwell	50
58	1936	The White Angel	Dr. Scott	80
59	1936	Two Against the World	Jim Carstairs	58
60	1936	Anthony Adverse	Father Xavier	57
61	1936	Rainbow on the River	Father Josef	90
62	1937	The Great O'Malley	Defense Attorney	67
63	1937	Green Light	Dr. Endicott	63
64	1937	Marked Woman	Arthur Sheldon	65
65	1937	Draegerman Courage	Dr. Thomas Haslett	65
66	1937	The Go-Getter	Commander Tisdale	58
67	1937	The Singing Marine	Captain Skinner	40
68	1937	Mr. Dodd Takes the Air	D.M. Gateway	53
69	1937	The Life of Emile Zola	Colonel Picquart	67
70	1937	Submarine D-1	Admiral Thomas	47
71	1937	First Lady	George Mason	62
72	1937	Wells Fargo	Henry Wells	51
73	1938	Gold Is Where You Find It	Judge	69
74	1938	Jezebel	General Theopholus Bogardus	70
75	1938	Yellow Jack	Gorgas	56
76	1938	White Banners	Sam Trimble	58
77	1938	Racket Busters	Governor	51
78	1938	The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse	Judge	72
79	1938	The Chaser	Mr. Calhoun	60
80	1938	Girls on Probation	Judge	59
81	1938	Brother Rat	Colonel Ramm	50
82	1939	Torchy Blane in Chinatown	Sen. H. Baldwin	60
83	1939	Wings of the Navy	Prologue Speaker	60
84	1939	Dodge City	Colonel Dodge	69
85	1939	Lucky Night	Calvin Jordan	66
86	1939	Confessions of a Nazi Spy	Attorney Kellogg	60
87	1939	Sons of Liberty	Member of Continental Congress	60
88	1939	The Man Who Dared	Matthew Carter	50
89	1939	Juarez	General Miguel Miramon	65
90	1939	The Right Way	Mr. Martin	0
91	1939	Angels Wash Their Faces	A.H. Remson	64
92	1939	Everybody's Hobby	Thomas 'Tom' Leslie	57
93	1939	A Child Is Born	Dr. Lee	65
94	1939	Four Wives	Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.	51
95	1939	Invisible Stripes	Parole Officer Masters	61
96	1940	The Fighting 69th	Colonel	54
97	1940	Calling Philo Vance	Markham	58
98	1940	Castle on the Hudson	District Attorney	68
99	1940	Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet	Dr. Lentz	63
100	1940	'Til We Meet Again	Dr. Cameron	62
101	1940	Young America Flies	Dr. Webster	0
102	1940	They Drive by Night	District Attorney (uncredited)	69
103	1940	Money and the Woman	Mr. Mason	43
104	1940	Service with the Colors	Colonel Nelson	44
105	1940	Knute Rockne All American	Doctor	60
106	1940	Santa Fe Trail	Cyrus Brody	57
107	1941	The Trial of Mary Dugan	Galway	50
108	1941	Men of Boys Town	Mr. Maitland	61
109	1941	Billy the Kid	Tim Ward	47
110	1941	The Get-Away	Warden Alcott	52
111	1941	Down in San Diego	Col. Halliday	55
112	1941	Whistling in the Dark	Philip Post	58
113	1941	Blossoms in the Dust	Judge	65
114	1941	Honky Tonk	Daniel Wells	64
115	1941	Shadow of the Thin Man	Major Jason I. Sculley	70
116	1941	Johnny Eager	A.J. Verne	61
117	1942	The Bugle Sounds	Lt. Col. Harry Seton	60
118	1942	Born to Sing	Frank Eastman	50
119	1942	This Time for Keeps	Arthur Freeman	60
120	1942	Tortilla Flat	Father Ramon	54
121	1942	White Cargo	The Reverend Dr. Roberts	58
122	1942	Stand by for Action	Cmdr. Stone M.C	70
123	1943	The Human Comedy	Charles Steed	63
124	1943	Air Raid Wardens	Rittenhause	71
125	1943	Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case	Warden Kenneson	55
126	1943	For God and Country	Captain Chaplain	0
127	1943	Thousands Cheer	Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)	64
128	1943	Best Foot Forward	Maj. Roger W. Reeber	60
129	1943	Girl Crazy	Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.	56
130	1943	Whistling in Brooklyn	Inspector Holcomb	63
131	1943	Lost Angel	Professor Josh Pringle	75
132	1943	A Guy Named Joe	Col. Sykes	65
133	1944	The Heavenly Body	Professor Stowe	57
134	1944	Rationing	Senator Edward White	30
135	1944	Main Street Today	Vance Clark	62
136	1944	Two Girls and a Sailor	John Dyckman Brown II	57
137	1944	Barbary Coast Gent	Colonel Watrous	46
138	1944	Nothing But Trouble	Mr. Hawkley	60
139	1944	Dark Shadows	Dr. Everett Colner	93
140	1945	This Man's Navy	Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone	64
141	1945	Between Two Women	Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)	59
142	1945	Keep Your Powder Dry	Maj. Gen. Lee Rand	59
143	1945	Dangerous Partners	Duffy	63
144	1945	Anchors Aweigh	Admiral Hammond	68
145	1946	The Hoodlum Saint	Lewis J. Malbery	52
146	1946	The Virginian	Mr. Taylor	61
147	1946	Bad Bascomb	Gov. Winton	62
148	1946	The Green Years	Canon Roche	65
149	1946	Three Wise Fools	Prof. Horace Appleby	50
150	1947	The Beginning or the End	Gen. Thomas F. Farrell	65
151	1947	Little Mister Jim	Chaplain	40
152	1948	The Return of October	President Hotchkiss	64
153	1948	Leather Gloves	Dudley	0
154	1949	Alias Nick Beal	Judge Ben Hobbs	69
155	1949	You're My Everything	Prof. Adams	33
156	1949	Strange Bargain	Timothy Hearne	57
157	1949	The Reckless Moment	Tom Harper	68
158	1949	Holiday Affair	Mr. Crowley	68
159	1950	No Man of Her Own	Mr. Harkness	69
160	1950	The Second Woman	Ben Sheppard	55
161	1950	Convicted	Detective Dorn	63
162	1950	The Milkman	Bradley, Sr.	80
163	1950	The Flying Missile	Thomas A. Scott	54
164	1951	The People Against O'Hara	Judge Keating	57
165	1951	The Family Secret	Donald Muir	57
166	1952	Scandal Sheet	Charlie Barnes	70
167	1952	Scarlet Angel	Morgan Caldwell	51
168	1953	The Sun Shines Bright	Joe D. Habersham	65
169	1955	Untamed	Squire O'Neill	56
170	1957	The Wings of Eagles	Capt. Spear	62

Television

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