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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

0.6

Known For

Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 as Jason Sculley
★ 7.0
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945 as Admiral Hammond
★ 6.8
Dodge City
Dodge City
1939 as Colonel Dodge
★ 6.9
Jezebel
Jezebel
1938 as General Theopholus Bogardus
★ 7.0
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 as District Attorney (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 as Tom Harper
★ 6.8
Holiday Affair
Holiday Affair
1949 as Mr. Crowley
★ 6.9
No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own
1950 as Mr. Harkness
★ 6.9
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager
1941 as Mr. Verne
★ 6.1
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 as Charlie Barnes
★ 6.9
The Wings of Eagles
The Wings of Eagles
1957 as Capt. Spear
★ 6.2
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe
1944 as Col. Sykes
★ 6.7
The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola
1937 as Colonel Picquart
★ 6.7
Dinky
Dinky
1935 as Col. Barnes
★ 6.7
Marked Woman
Marked Woman
1937 as Arthur Sheldon
★ 6.5
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940 as Cyrus Brody
★ 5.8
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 as Parole Officer Masters
★ 6.1
Untamed
Untamed
1955 as Squire O'Neill
★ 5.5
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk
1941 as Daniel Wells
★ 6.3
Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy
1943 as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
★ 5.4
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
★ 7.2
Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse
1936 as Father Xavier
★ 5.7
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
1936 as District Attorney Werner
★ 6.3
The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright
1953 as Joe D. Habersham
★ 6.4
Upperworld
Upperworld
1934 as Banker Making Toast
★ 6.3
Lost Angel
Lost Angel
1943 as Professor Josh Pringle
★ 7.9
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American
1940 as Doctor
★ 6.1
White Banners
White Banners
1938 as Sam Trimble
★ 5.8
Convicted
Convicted
1950 as Detective Dorn
★ 6.1
Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939 as A.H. Remson
★ 6.4
Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots
1936 as Ward Bryant
★ 6.6
Lady Killer
Lady Killer
1933 as Ramick
★ 6.9
Fashions of 1934
Fashions of 1934
1934 as Duryea
★ 6.5
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
1941 as Tim Ward
★ 5.2
The Man with Two Faces
The Man with Two Faces
1934 as Inspector Crane
★ 6.1
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 as Attorney Kellogg
★ 6.0
Air Raid Wardens
Air Raid Wardens
1943 as Rittenhause
★ 7.1
Bordertown
Bordertown
1935 as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Alias Nick Beal
Alias Nick Beal
1949 as Judge Ben Hobbs
★ 6.7
The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 as Dubois (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 as Dr. Lentz
★ 6.5
Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944 as John Dyckman Brown II
★ 5.7
Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action
1942 as Cmdr. Stone M.C
★ 6.8
Calling Philo Vance
Calling Philo Vance
1940 as Markham
★ 5.9
While the Patient Slept
While the Patient Slept
1935 as Elihu Dimuck
★ 6.4
Special Agent
Special Agent
1935 as District Attorney Roger Quinn
★ 6.2
Strange Bargain
Strange Bargain
1949 as Timothy Hearne
★ 5.7
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 as Judge
★ 6.6
'Til We Meet Again
'Til We Meet Again
1940 as Dr. Cameron
★ 6.2
The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End
1947 as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
★ 6.1
We're in the Money
We're in the Money
1935 as Stephen Dinsmore
★ 5.5
Tortilla Flat
Tortilla Flat
1942 as Father Ramon
★ 5.7
The Chaser
The Chaser
1938 as Mr. Calhoun
★ 6.0
Nothing But Trouble
Nothing But Trouble
1944 as Mr. Hawkley
★ 6.2
The Virginian
The Virginian
1946 as Mr. Taylor
★ 6.1
Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer
1943 as Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Dr. Socrates
Dr. Socrates
1935 as Greer
★ 6.4
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
1940 as District Attorney
★ 6.8
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938 as Judge
★ 6.9
Midnight Alibi
Midnight Alibi
1934 as Ardsley
★ 6.0
White Cargo
White Cargo
1942 as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
★ 5.8
Keep Your Powder Dry
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945 as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
★ 5.9
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
1937 as Henry Wells
★ 5.2
From Headquarters
From Headquarters
1933 as Inspector Donnelly
★ 5.7
Personal Maid's Secret
Personal Maid's Secret
1935 as Mr. Wilton Palmer
★ 5.5
Juarez
Juarez
1939 as General Miguel Miramon
★ 6.5
Boulder Dam
Boulder Dam
1936 as Mr. Agnew
★ 5.0
Down in San Diego
Down in San Diego
1941 as Col. Halliday
★ 5.5
The Heavenly Body
The Heavenly Body
1944 as Professor Stowe
★ 5.3
Bedside
Bedside
1934 as Dr. William Chester
★ 5.4
Murder in the Clouds
Murder in the Clouds
1934 as John Brownell
★ 4.7
The World Changes
The World Changes
1933 as Orin Nordholm Sr.
★ 4.3
You're My Everything
You're My Everything
1949 as Prof. Adams
★ 3.8
Yellow Jack
Yellow Jack
1938 as Gorgas
★ 5.6
Massacre
Massacre
1934 as J.R. Dickinson
★ 5.4
The People Against O'Hara
The People Against O'Hara
1951 as Judge Keating
★ 5.7
Stranded
Stranded
1935 as Mr. Tuthill
★ 5.8
The Trial of Mary Dugan
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941 as Galway
★ 5.0
Lucky Night
Lucky Night
1939 as Calvin Jordan
★ 6.6
The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile
1950 as Thomas A. Scott
★ 4.9
This Man's Navy
This Man's Navy
1945 as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
★ 6.4
Four Wives
Four Wives
1939 as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
★ 5.3
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935 as Director (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Big Hearted Herbert
Big Hearted Herbert
1934 as Goodrich Sr.
★ 3.5
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
1943 as Charles Steed
★ 6.2
Submarine D-1
Submarine D-1
1937 as Admiral Thomas
★ 4.7
The Big Noise
The Big Noise
1936 as Charlie Caldwell
★ 5.0
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937 as D.M. Gateway
★ 5.4
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 as Lewis J. Malbery
★ 5.2
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 as Dr. Emile Roux
★ 6.9
Green Light
Green Light
1937 as Dr. Endicott
★ 6.4
Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk
1934 as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
★ 5.6
I Loved a Woman
I Loved a Woman
1933 as Mr. Farrell
★ 4.5
Dangerous Partners
Dangerous Partners
1945 as Duffy
★ 6.0
Madame du Barry
Madame du Barry
1934 as Duc de Choiseul
★ 4.2
Two Against the World
Two Against the World
1936 as Jim Carstairs
★ 5.8
The Family Secret
The Family Secret
1951 as Donald Muir
★ 5.8
The Milkman
The Milkman
1950 as Bradley, Sr.
★ 8.0
Fog Over Frisco
Fog Over Frisco
1934 as Oren Porter
★ 6.2
Barbary Coast Gent
Barbary Coast Gent
1944 as Colonel Watrous
★ 4.6
Money and the Woman
Money and the Woman
1940 as Mr. Mason
★ 3.5
The White Angel
The White Angel
1936 as Dr. Scott
★ 7.2
The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter
1937 as Commander Tisdale
★ 5.8
Brother Rat
Brother Rat
1938 as Colonel Ramm
★ 5.0
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
1939 as Member of Continental Congress
★ 6.2
The Green Years
The Green Years
1946 as Canon Roche
★ 6.3
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943 as Inspector Holcomb
★ 6.3
The Key
The Key
1934 as Dan
★ 4.6
Racket Busters
Racket Busters
1938 as Governor
★ 5.2
Black Fury
Black Fury
1935 as John W. Hendricks
★ 6.2
Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward
1943 as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
★ 6.0
Journal of a Crime
Journal of a Crime
1934 as Doctor
★ 5.7
Draegerman Courage
Draegerman Courage
1937 as Dr. Thomas Haslett
★ 6.5
Born to Sing
Born to Sing
1942 as Frank Eastman
★ 5.0
The Singing Marine
The Singing Marine
1937 as Captain Skinner
★ 4.0
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy
1939 as Prologue Speaker
★ 6.0
The Case of the Lucky Legs
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 as District Attorney C. Manchester
★ 5.6
This Time for Keeps
This Time for Keeps
1942 as Arthur Freeman
★ 6.0
Scarlet Angel
Scarlet Angel
1952 as Morgan Caldwell
★ 5.1
Midnight
Midnight
1934 as Edgar V. Ingersoll
★ 4.8
Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar
1934 as Richard
★ 5.9
Living on Velvet
Living on Velvet
1935 as Harold Thornton
★ 5.5
A Child is Born
A Child is Born
1939 as Dr. Lee
★ 6.5
Freshman Love
Freshman Love
1936 as President Simpkins
★ 6.0
The Florentine Dagger
The Florentine Dagger
1935 as Victor Ballau
★ 5.7
For God and Country
For God and Country
1943 as Captain Chaplain
The Personality Kid
The Personality Kid
1934 as Stephens
★ 3.7
Road Gang
Road Gang
1936 as George Winston
★ 6.5
The Big Shakedown
The Big Shakedown
1934 as Mr. Sheffner
★ 5.6
Oil for the Lamps of China
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935 as Edward Hartford
★ 7.3
Men of Boys Town
Men of Boys Town
1941 as Mr. Maitland
★ 6.2
First Lady
First Lady
1937 as George Mason
★ 6.2
Gentlemen Are Born
Gentlemen Are Born
1934 as Mr. Harper
★ 6.5
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools
1946 as Prof. Horace Appleby
★ 5.0
Now I'll Tell
Now I'll Tell
1934 as Tommy Doran
★ 4.3
The Second Woman
The Second Woman
1950 as Ben Sheppard
★ 5.5
The Secret Bride
The Secret Bride
1934 as Jim Lansdale
★ 5.9
Leather Gloves
Leather Gloves
1948 as Dudley
The Great O'Malley
The Great O'Malley
1937 as Defense Attorney
★ 6.7
Rainbow on the River
Rainbow on the River
1936 as Father Josef
★ 8.0
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 as Sen. H. Baldwin
★ 6.0
I've Got Your Number
I've Got Your Number
1934 as Mr. John P. Schuyler
★ 6.3
The Return of October
The Return of October
1948 as President Hotchkiss
★ 5.8
The Golden Arrow
The Golden Arrow
1936 as Mr. Appleby
★ 6.1
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th
1940 as Colonel
★ 5.7
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows
1944 as Dr. Everett Colner
★ 9.1
The House on 56th Street
The House on 56th Street
1933 as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
★ 4.6
Main Street Today
Main Street Today
1944 as Vance Clark
★ 6.2
Sweet Music
Sweet Music
1935 as Louis Trumble
★ 5.7
Son of a Sailor
Son of a Sailor
1933 as Naval Officer
★ 5.0
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934 as Lemuel Tappan
★ 6.0
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934 as Fernand de Marnay
★ 6.0
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 as Warden Kenneson
★ 5.5
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark
1941 as Philip Post
★ 5.8
Bad Bascomb
Bad Bascomb
1946 as Gov. Winton
★ 6.8
Everybody's Hobby
Everybody's Hobby
1939 as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
★ 5.7
Bright Lights
Bright Lights
1935 as J.C. Anderson
★ 4.2
movie
Young America Flies
1940 as Dr. Webster
Alias Mary Dow
Alias Mary Dow
1935 as Henry Dow
★ 6.2
The Bugle Sounds
The Bugle Sounds
1942 as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
★ 6.0
The Great Hotel Murder
The Great Hotel Murder
1935 as Mr. Claude Harvey
★ 5.8
Rationing
Rationing
1944 as Senator Edward White
★ 2.7
Between Two Women
Between Two Women
1945 as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Service with the Colors
Service with the Colors
1940 as Colonel Nelson
★ 5.0
Girls on Probation
Girls on Probation
1938 as Judge
★ 5.9
Side Streets
Side Streets
1934 as George Richards
★ 4.6
The Man Who Dared
The Man Who Dared
1939 as Matthew Carter
★ 5.0
The Get-Away
The Get-Away
1941 as Warden Alcott
★ 5.4
Little Mister Jim
Little Mister Jim
1947 as Chaplain
★ 4.0
movie
The Right Way
1939 as Mr. Martin