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Henry O'Neill

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

Born

Aug 09, 1891

Orange, New Jersey, USA

Died

May 18, 1961

Known For

Acting

Movies

170 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Jezebel
Jezebel
1938 • as General Theopholus Bogardus
★ 7.0
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 • as District Attorney (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Dodge City
Dodge City
1939 • as Colonel Dodge
★ 6.9
Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944 • as John Dyckman Brown II
★ 5.8
Juarez
Juarez
1939 • as General Miguel Miramon
★ 6.5
The Wings of Eagles
The Wings of Eagles
1957 • as Capt. Spear
★ 6.3
Special Agent
Special Agent
1935 • as District Attorney Roger Quinn
★ 6.1
Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 • as Jason Sculley
★ 7.0
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe
1944 • as Col. Sykes
★ 6.7
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945 • as Admiral Hammond
★ 6.8
The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola
1937 • as Colonel Picquart
★ 6.7
The Virginian
The Virginian
1946 • as Mr. Taylor
★ 6.0
The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 • as Dubois (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940 • as Cyrus Brody
★ 5.7
No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own
1950 • as Mr. Harkness
★ 6.9
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 • as Dr. Emile Roux
★ 6.9
Midnight
Midnight
1934 • as Edgar V. Ingersoll
★ 5.0
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 • as Attorney Kellogg
★ 6.1
Holiday Affair
Holiday Affair
1949 • as Mr. Crowley
★ 6.9
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk
1941 • as Daniel Wells
★ 6.3
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American
1940 • as Doctor
★ 6.1
Marked Woman
Marked Woman
1937 • as Arthur Sheldon
★ 6.6
Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar
1934 • as Richard
★ 6.0
The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright
1953 • as Joe D. Habersham
★ 6.6
'Til We Meet Again
'Til We Meet Again
1940 • as Dr. Cameron
★ 6.4
Lady Killer
Lady Killer
1933 • as Ramick
★ 6.9
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy
1939 • as Prologue Speaker
★ 6.2
Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk
1934 • as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
★ 5.8
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938 • as Judge
★ 7.0
The World Changes
The World Changes
1933 • as Orin Nordholm Sr.
★ 4.8
Untamed
Untamed
1955 • as Squire O'Neill
★ 5.9
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
1940 • as District Attorney
★ 7.0
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 • as Charlie Barnes
★ 7.0
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
1941 • as Tim Ward
★ 5.3
The Great O'Malley
The Great O'Malley
1937 • as Defense Attorney
★ 6.9
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 • as Warden Kenneson
★ 6.0
A Child is Born
A Child is Born
1939 • as Dr. Lee
★ 7.1
Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots
1936 • as Ward Bryant
★ 6.6
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
★ 7.0
Men of Boys Town
Men of Boys Town
1941 • as Mr. Maitland
★ 6.3
Born to Sing
Born to Sing
1942 • as Frank Eastman
★ 5.4
The Second Woman
The Second Woman
1950 • as Ben Sheppard
★ 5.6
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 • as Judge
★ 6.6
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 • as Tom Harper
★ 6.8
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 • as Parole Officer Masters
★ 6.2
Convicted
Convicted
1950 • as Detective Dorn
★ 6.2
Bordertown
Bordertown
1935 • as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Return of October
The Return of October
1948 • as President Hotchkiss
★ 6.4
Alias Nick Beal
Alias Nick Beal
1949 • as Judge Ben Hobbs
★ 6.8
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 • as Dr. Lentz
★ 6.6
Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action
1942 • as Cmdr. Stone M.C
★ 7.0
Personal Maid's Secret
Personal Maid's Secret
1935 • as Mr. Wilton Palmer
★ 6.4
The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End
1947 • as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
★ 6.4
Fashions of 1934
Fashions of 1934
1934 • as Duryea
★ 6.6
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th
1940 • as Colonel
★ 5.9
Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse
1936 • as Father Xavier
★ 5.7
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
1936 • as District Attorney Werner
★ 6.3
Money and the Woman
Money and the Woman
1940 • as Mr. Mason
★ 4.4
Air Raid Wardens
Air Raid Wardens
1943 • as Rittenhause
★ 7.1
Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939 • as A.H. Remson
★ 6.7
The Man Who Dared
The Man Who Dared
1939 • as Matthew Carter
★ 7.0
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
1937 • as Henry Wells
★ 5.5
Keep Your Powder Dry
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945 • as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
★ 6.1
The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile
1950 • as Thomas A. Scott
★ 5.3
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools
1946 • as Prof. Horace Appleby
★ 5.7
The Green Years
The Green Years
1946 • as Canon Roche
★ 6.4
Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy
1943 • as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
★ 5.7
The White Angel
The White Angel
1936 • as Dr. Scott
★ 7.3
The Golden Arrow
The Golden Arrow
1936 • as Mr. Appleby
★ 6.3
Road Gang
Road Gang
1936 • as George Winston
★ 7.0
The House on 56th Street
The House on 56th Street
1933 • as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
★ 5.4
The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter
1937 • as Commander Tisdale
★ 6.2
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager
1941 • as Mr. Verne
★ 6.2
Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer
1943 • as Captain (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Family Secret
The Family Secret
1951 • as Donald Muir
★ 6.1
The People Against O'Hara
The People Against O'Hara
1951 • as Judge Keating
★ 5.8
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
1943 • as Charles Steed
★ 6.2
Stranded
Stranded
1935 • as Mr. Tuthill
★ 6.0
Fog Over Frisco
Fog Over Frisco
1934 • as Oren Porter
★ 6.4
Madame du Barry
Madame du Barry
1934 • as Duc de Choiseul
★ 4.6
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark
1941 • as Philip Post
★ 6.0
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 • as Sen. H. Baldwin
★ 6.6
White Banners
White Banners
1938 • as Sam Trimble
★ 6.1
The Singing Marine
The Singing Marine
1937 • as Captain Skinner
★ 5.2
Racket Busters
Racket Busters
1938 • as Governor
★ 5.6
The Trial of Mary Dugan
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941 • as Galway
★ 6.5
Now I'll Tell
Now I'll Tell
1934 • as Tommy Doran
★ 5.1
The Man with Two Faces
The Man with Two Faces
1934 • as Inspector Crane
★ 6.8
Freshman Love
Freshman Love
1936 • as President Simpkins
★ 7.0
Brother Rat
Brother Rat
1938 • as Colonel Ramm
★ 6.0
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937 • as D.M. Gateway
★ 5.4
Journal of a Crime
Journal of a Crime
1934 • as Doctor
★ 5.9
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 • as Lewis J. Malbery
★ 5.6
Upperworld
Upperworld
1934 • as Banker Making Toast
★ 6.2
Oil for the Lamps of China
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935 • as Edward Hartford
★ 7.2
Son of a Sailor
Son of a Sailor
1933 • as Naval Officer
★ 6.0
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943 • as Inspector Holcomb
★ 7.0
I've Got Your Number
I've Got Your Number
1934 • as Mr. John P. Schuyler
★ 6.8
The Heavenly Body
The Heavenly Body
1944 • as Professor Stowe
★ 5.6
Service with the Colors
Service with the Colors
1940 • as Colonel Nelson
★ 5.4
Little Mister Jim
Little Mister Jim
1947 • as Chaplain
★ 5.5
Murder in the Clouds
Murder in the Clouds
1934 • as Brownell
★ 5.1
The Case of the Lucky Legs
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 • as District Attorney C. Manchester
★ 5.9
You're My Everything
You're My Everything
1949 • as Prof. Adams
★ 4.8
This Time for Keeps
This Time for Keeps
1942 • as Arthur Freeman
★ 8.0
Everybody's Hobby
Everybody's Hobby
1939 • as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
★ 6.2
Tortilla Flat
Tortilla Flat
1942 • as Father Ramon
★ 5.8
Two Against the World
Two Against the World
1936 • as Jim Carstairs
★ 6.2
The Florentine Dagger
The Florentine Dagger
1935 • as Victor Ballau
★ 6.8
Living on Velvet
Living on Velvet
1935 • as Harold Thornton
★ 5.9
Nothing But Trouble
Nothing But Trouble
1944 • as Mr. Hawkley
★ 6.4
We're in the Money
We're in the Money
1935 • as Stephen Dinsmore
★ 5.9
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935 • as Director (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Gentlemen Are Born
Gentlemen Are Born
1934 • as Mr. Harper
★ 7.3
The Chaser
The Chaser
1938 • as Mr. Calhoun
★ 8.0
The Secret Bride
The Secret Bride
1934 • as Jim Lansdale
★ 6.2
Between Two Women
Between Two Women
1945 • as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Great Hotel Murder
The Great Hotel Murder
1935 • as Mr. Claude Harvey
★ 6.0
This Man's Navy
This Man's Navy
1945 • as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
★ 6.7
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934 • as Fernand de Marnay
★ 6.0
For God and Country
For God and Country
1943 • as Captain Chaplain
★ 8.0
Dr. Socrates
Dr. Socrates
1935 • as Greer
★ 6.6
Rainbow on the River
Rainbow on the River
1936 • as Father Josef
★ 8.7
Strange Bargain
Strange Bargain
1949 • as Timothy Hearne
★ 5.8
Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward
1943 • as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
★ 6.8
Bad Bascomb
Bad Bascomb
1946 • as Gov. Winton
★ 7.2
The Big Shakedown
The Big Shakedown
1934 • as Mr. Sheffner
★ 5.9
Side Streets
Side Streets
1934 • as George Richards
★ 5.2
Boulder Dam
Boulder Dam
1936 • as Mr. Agnew
★ 5.7
While the Patient Slept
While the Patient Slept
1935 • as Elihu Dimuck
★ 6.7
Lost Angel
Lost Angel
1943 • as Professor Josh Pringle
★ 8.0
Sweet Music
Sweet Music
1935 • as Louis Trumble
★ 6.8
Big Hearted Herbert
Big Hearted Herbert
1934 • as Goodrich Sr.
★ 5.5
Calling Philo Vance
Calling Philo Vance
1940 • as Markham
★ 6.0
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934 • as Lemuel Tappan
★ 6.6
Four Wives
Four Wives
1939 • as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
★ 5.5
I Loved a Woman
I Loved a Woman
1933 • as Mr. Farrell
★ 4.8
The Personality Kid
The Personality Kid
1934 • as Stephens
★ 4.4
Black Fury
Black Fury
1935 • as John W. Hendricks
★ 6.3
Green Light
Green Light
1937 • as Dr. Endicott
★ 6.7
The Big Noise
The Big Noise
1936 • as Charlie Caldwell
★ 7.5
Main Street Today
Main Street Today
1944 • as Vance Clark
★ 6.3
White Cargo
White Cargo
1942 • as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
★ 6.2
Barbary Coast Gent
Barbary Coast Gent
1944 • as Colonel Watrous
★ 5.5
First Lady
First Lady
1937 • as George Mason
★ 6.6
Submarine D-1
Submarine D-1
1937 • as Admiral Thomas
★ 5.0
Draegerman Courage
Draegerman Courage
1937 • as Dr. Thomas Haslett
★ 7.3
Girls on Probation
Girls on Probation
1938 • as Judge
★ 6.2
From Headquarters
From Headquarters
1933 • as Inspector Donnelly
★ 6.1
Dangerous Partners
Dangerous Partners
1945 • as Duffy
★ 6.8
The Milkman
The Milkman
1950 • as Bradley, Sr.
★ 7.0
Down in San Diego
Down in San Diego
1941 • as Col. Halliday
★ 6.7
Yellow Jack
Yellow Jack
1938 • as Gorgas
★ 5.9
Massacre
Massacre
1934 • as J.R. Dickinson
★ 5.5
Rationing
Rationing
1944 • as Senator Edward White
★ 4.0
The Bugle Sounds
The Bugle Sounds
1942 • as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
★ 6.8
Lucky Night
Lucky Night
1939 • as Calvin Jordan
★ 6.8
Bright Lights
Bright Lights
1935 • as J.C. Anderson
★ 5.1
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The Right Way
1939 • as Mr. Martin
★ 9.0
Alias Mary Dow
Alias Mary Dow
1935 • as Henry Dow
★ 7.2
Young America Flies
Young America Flies
1940 • as Dr. Webster
★ 7.0
Scarlet Angel
Scarlet Angel
1952 • as Morgan Caldwell
★ 6.1
Dinky
Dinky
1935 • as Col. Barnes
★ 7.2
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
1939 • as Member of Continental Congress
★ 6.3
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows
1944 • as Dr. Everett Colner
★ 8.9
Midnight Alibi
Midnight Alibi
1934 • as Ardsley
★ 6.7
Leather Gloves
Leather Gloves
1948 • as Dudley
★ 9.0
Bedside
Bedside
1934 • as Dr. William Chester
★ 5.6
The Key
The Key
1934 • as Dan
★ 5.1
The Get-Away
The Get-Away
1941 • as Warden Alcott
★ 6.0