Henry O'Neill
Born in Orange, New Jersey, USA — Aug 09 1891• Died May 18 1961
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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 a…
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Big Hearted Herbert
Goodrich Sr.
Jezebel
General Theopholus Bogardus
Santa Fe Trail
Cyrus Brody
The Human Comedy
Charles Steed
Castle on the Hudson
District Attorney
The Life of Emile Zola
Colonel Picquart
The Virginian
Mr. Taylor
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Attorney Kellogg
'Til We Meet Again
Dr. Cameron
The Sun Shines Bright
Joe D. Habersham
Bullets or Ballots
Ward Bryant
The Beginning or the End
Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Wonder Bar
Richard
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Sen. H. Baldwin
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Lentz
The Fighting 69th
Colonel
Dr. Socrates
Greer
Special Agent
District Attorney Roger Quinn
The Hoodlum Saint
Lewis J. Malbery
I Loved a Woman
Mr. Farrell
Son of a Sailor
Naval Officer
Stand by for Action
Cmdr. Stone M.C
Dodge City
Colonel Dodge
Marked Woman
Arthur Sheldon
Upperworld
Banker Making Toast
Fashions of 1934
Duryea
Invisible Stripes
Parole Officer Masters
Holiday Affair
Mr. Crowley
Money and the Woman
Mr. Mason
Wells Fargo
Henry Wells
Blossoms in the Dust
Judge
Black Fury
John W. Hendricks
The Reckless Moment
Tom Harper
Honky Tonk
Daniel Wells
A Guy Named Joe
Col. Sykes
Alias Nick Beal
Judge Ben Hobbs
The Second Woman
Ben Sheppard
Shadow of the Thin Man
Jason Sculley
Untamed
Squire O'Neill
Wings of the Navy
Prologue Speaker
The Family Secret
Donald Muir
Tortilla Flat
Father Ramon
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
D.M. Gateway
The White Angel
Dr. Scott
Girl Crazy
Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
No Man of Her Own
Mr. Harkness
The Kennel Murder Case
Dubois (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces
A.H. Remson
Living on Velvet
Harold Thornton
Gentlemen Are Born
Mr. Harper
The Great O'Malley
Defense Attorney
Lady Killer
Ramick
The Flying Missile
Thomas A. Scott
White Cargo
The Reverend Dr. Roberts
Anchors Aweigh
Admiral Hammond
The Go-Getter
Commander Tisdale
Two Girls and a Sailor
John Dyckman Brown II
The Walking Dead
District Attorney Werner
Green Light
Dr. Endicott
Road Gang
George Winston
The Heavenly Body
Professor Stowe
The Wings of Eagles
Capt. Spear
Juarez
General Miguel Miramon
Fog Over Frisco
Oren Porter
Convicted
Detective Dorn
Best Foot Forward
Maj. Roger W. Reeber
From Headquarters
Inspector Donnelly
Men of Boys Town
Mr. Maitland
Oil for the Lamps of China
Edward Hartford
The Chaser
Mr. Calhoun
Midnight Alibi
Ardsley
Midnight
Edgar V. Ingersoll
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Judge
Billy the Kid
Tim Ward
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Warden Kenneson
Stranded
Mr. Tuthill
The Singing Marine
Captain Skinner
They Drive by Night
District Attorney (uncredited)
Massacre
J.R. Dickinson
Dangerous Partners
Duffy
Racket Busters
Governor
Scandal Sheet
Charlie Barnes
Bad Bascomb
Gov. Winton
The Bugle Sounds
Lt. Col. Harry Seton
White Banners
Sam Trimble
The Return of October
President Hotchkiss
Bedside
Dr. William Chester
Three Wise Fools
Prof. Horace Appleby
The World Changes
Orin Nordholm Sr.
A Child is Born
Dr. Lee
Johnny Eager
Mr. Verne
The Green Years
Canon Roche
The People Against O'Hara
Judge Keating
Whistling in the Dark
Philip Post
Yellow Jack
Gorgas
Dinky
Col. Barnes
Girls on Probation
Judge
Thousands Cheer
Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance
Markham
Sons of Liberty
Member of Continental Congress
The Man with Two Faces
Inspector Crane
Two Against the World
Jim Carstairs
First Lady
George Mason
Bordertown
Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
Four Wives
Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
The Key
Dan
Lucky Night
Calvin Jordan
The Big Shakedown
Mr. Sheffner
Freshman Love
President Simpkins
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Dr. Emile Roux
Personal Maid's Secret
Mr. Wilton Palmer
Anthony Adverse
Father Xavier
The Get-Away
Warden Alcott
Submarine D-1
Admiral Thomas
Barbary Coast Gent
Colonel Watrous
You're My Everything
Prof. Adams
Born to Sing
Frank Eastman
The Case of the Lucky Legs
District Attorney C. Manchester
The Milkman
Bradley, Sr.
Between Two Women
Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
The Big Noise
Charlie Caldwell
I've Got Your Number
Mr. John P. Schuyler
Murder in the Clouds
John Brownell
Now I'll Tell
Tommy Doran
Gold Is Where You Find It
Judge
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Director (uncredited)
Nothing But Trouble
Mr. Hawkley
Knute Rockne All American
Doctor
Main Street Today
Vance Clark
While the Patient Slept
Elihu Dimuck
Side Streets
George Richards
Keep Your Powder Dry
Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
The House on 56th Street
Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
Mr. Agnew
For God and Country
Captain Chaplain
Rainbow on the River
Father Josef
Lost Angel
Professor Josh Pringle
Brother Rat
Colonel Ramm
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Lemuel Tappan
We're in the Money
Stephen Dinsmore
Service with the Colors
Colonel Nelson
Flirtation Walk
Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
Journal of a Crime
Doctor
Scarlet Angel
Morgan Caldwell
Rationing
Senator Edward White
Down in San Diego
Col. Halliday
Strange Bargain
Timothy Hearne
This Man's Navy
Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
The Florentine Dagger
Victor Ballau
The Man Who Dared
Matthew Carter
Whistling in Brooklyn
Inspector Holcomb
The Great Hotel Murder
Mr. Claude Harvey
This Time for Keeps
Arthur Freeman
Madame du Barry
Duc de Choiseul
Air Raid Wardens
Rittenhause
The Secret Bride
Jim Lansdale
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Fernand de Marnay
Little Mister Jim
Chaplain
The Right Way
Mr. Martin
Bright Lights
J.C. Anderson
Alias Mary Dow
Henry Dow
Leather Gloves
Dudley
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Galway
Dark Shadows
Dr. Everett Colner
Sweet Music
Louis Trumble
Draegerman Courage
Dr. Thomas Haslett
The Golden Arrow
Mr. Appleby
The Personality Kid
Stephens
Young America Flies
Dr. Webster
Everybody's Hobby
Thomas 'Tom' Leslie