Henry O'Neill
170 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 9, 1891
- Died
- May 18, 1961 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Henry O'Neil
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.
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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.
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Known for
Henry O'Neill: movies and TV shows
Acting (170)
- 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 The People Against O'Hara
as Judge Keating
- 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
- 1948 Leather Gloves
as Dudley
- 1948 The Return of October
as President Hotchkiss
- 1947 Little Mister Jim
as Chaplain
- 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 Dangerous Partners
as Duffy
- 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
- 1944 A Guy Named Joe
as Col. Sykes
- 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 (uncredited)
- 1943 For God and Country
as Captain Chaplain
- 1943 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Warden Kenneson
- 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 Jason Sculley
- 1941 Honky Tonk
as Daniel Wells
- 1941 Blossoms in the Dust
as Judge
- 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
- 1941 The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Galway
- 1940 Santa Fe Trail
as Cyrus Brody
- 1940 Knute Rockne All American
as Doctor
- 1940 Service with the Colors
as Colonel Nelson
- 1940 Money and the Woman
as Mr. Mason
- 1940 They Drive by Night
as District Attorney (uncredited)
- 1940 Young America Flies
as Dr. Webster
- 1940 'Til We Meet Again
as Dr. Cameron
- 1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Lentz
- 1940 Castle on the Hudson
as District Attorney
- 1940 Calling Philo Vance
as Markham
- 1940 The Fighting 69th
as Colonel
- 1939 Invisible Stripes
as Parole Officer Masters
- 1939 Four Wives
as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
- 1939 A Child is Born
as Dr. Lee
- 1939 Angels Wash Their Faces
as A.H. Remson
- 1939 Everybody's Hobby
as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
- 1939 The Right Way
as Mr. Martin
- 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 Girls on Probation
as Judge
- 1938 The Chaser
as Mr. Calhoun
- 1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Judge
- 1938 Racket Busters
as Governor
- 1938 White Banners
as Sam Trimble
- 1938 Yellow Jack
as Gorgas
- 1938 Jezebel
as General Theopholus Bogardus
- 1938 Gold Is Where You Find It
as Judge
- 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 The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Dr. Emile Roux
- 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 While the Patient Slept
as Elihu Dimuck
- 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 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 The Personality Kid
as Stephens
- 1934 Fog Over Frisco
as Oren Porter
- 1934 Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Lemuel Tappan
- 1934 Upperworld
as Banker Making Toast
- 1934 Wonder Bar
as Richard
- 1934 Journal of a Crime
as Doctor
- 1934 Midnight
as Edgar V. Ingersoll
- 1934 I've Got Your Number
as Mr. John P. Schuyler
- 1934 Fashions of 1934
as Duryea
- 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