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Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Born on August 9th, 1891

Orange, New Jersey, USA

Died on May 18th, 1961

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. 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.

Filmography

The Wings of Eagles

1957

Capt. Spear

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Untamed

1955

Squire O'Neill

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The Sun Shines Bright

1953

Joe D. Habersham

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Scarlet Angel

1952

Morgan Caldwell

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Scandal Sheet

1952

Charlie Barnes

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The Family Secret

1951

Donald Muir

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The People Against O'Hara

1951

Judge Keating

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The Flying Missile

1950

Thomas A. Scott

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The Milkman

1950

Bradley, Sr.

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Convicted

1950

Detective Dorn

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The Second Woman

1950

Ben Sheppard

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No Man of Her Own

1950

Mr. Harkness

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Holiday Affair

1949

Mr. Crowley

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The Reckless Moment

1949

Tom Harper

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Strange Bargain

1949

Timothy Hearne

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You're My Everything

1949

Prof. Adams

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Alias Nick Beal

1949

Judge Ben Hobbs

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Leather Gloves

1948

Dudley

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The Return of October

1948

President Hotchkiss

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Little Mister Jim

1947

Chaplain

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The Beginning or the End

1947

Gen. Thomas F. Farrell

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Three Wise Fools

1946

Prof. Horace Appleby

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The Green Years

1946

Canon Roche

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Bad Bascomb

1946

Gov. Winton

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The Virginian

1946

Mr. Taylor

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The Hoodlum Saint

1946

Lewis J. Malbery

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Anchors Aweigh

1945

Admiral Hammond

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Dangerous Partners

1945

Duffy

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Keep Your Powder Dry

1945

Maj. Gen. Lee Rand

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Between Two Women

1945

Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)

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This Man's Navy

1945

Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone

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Dark Shadows

1944

Dr. Everett Colner

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Nothing But Trouble

1944

Mr. Hawkley

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Barbary Coast Gent

1944

Colonel Watrous

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Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

John Dyckman Brown II

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Main Street Today

1944

Vance Clark

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Rationing

1944

Senator Edward White

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The Heavenly Body

1944

Professor Stowe

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A Guy Named Joe

1943

Col. Sykes

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Lost Angel

1943

Professor Josh Pringle

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Whistling in Brooklyn

1943

Inspector Holcomb

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Girl Crazy

1943

Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.

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Best Foot Forward

1943

Maj. Roger W. Reeber

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Thousands Cheer

1943

Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)

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For God and Country

1943

Captain Chaplain

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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Warden Kenneson

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Air Raid Wardens

1943

Rittenhause

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The Human Comedy

1943

Charles Steed

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Stand by for Action

1942

Cmdr. Stone M.C

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White Cargo

1942

The Reverend Dr. Roberts

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Tortilla Flat

1942

Father Ramon

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This Time for Keeps

1942

Arthur Freeman

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Born to Sing

1942

Frank Eastman

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The Bugle Sounds

1942

Lt. Col. Harry Seton

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Johnny Eager

1941

A.J. Verne

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Shadow of the Thin Man

1941

Major Jason I. Sculley

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Honky Tonk

1941

Daniel Wells

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Blossoms in the Dust

1941

Judge

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Whistling in the Dark

1941

Philip Post

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Down in San Diego

1941

Col. Halliday

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The Get-Away

1941

Warden Alcott

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Billy the Kid

1941

Tim Ward

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Men of Boys Town

1941

Mr. Maitland

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The Trial of Mary Dugan

1941

Galway

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Santa Fe Trail

1940

Cyrus Brody

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Knute Rockne All American

1940

Doctor

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Service with the Colors

1940

Colonel Nelson

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Money and the Woman

1940

Mr. Mason

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They Drive by Night

1940

District Attorney (uncredited)

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Young America Flies

1940

Dr. Webster

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'Til We Meet Again

1940

Dr. Cameron

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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

Dr. Lentz

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Castle on the Hudson

1940

District Attorney

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Calling Philo Vance

1940

Markham

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The Fighting 69th

1940

Colonel

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Invisible Stripes

1939

Parole Officer Masters

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Four Wives

1939

Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.

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A Child Is Born

1939

Dr. Lee

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Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

A.H. Remson

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Everybody's Hobby

1939

Thomas 'Tom' Leslie

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The Right Way

1939

Mr. Martin

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Juarez

1939

General Miguel Miramon

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The Man Who Dared

1939

Matthew Carter

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Sons of Liberty

1939

Member of Continental Congress

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Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

Attorney Kellogg

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Lucky Night

1939

Calvin Jordan

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Dodge City

1939

Colonel Dodge

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Wings of the Navy

1939

Prologue Speaker

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Torchy Blane in Chinatown

1939

Sen. H. Baldwin

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Brother Rat

1938

Colonel Ramm

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Girls on Probation

1938

Judge

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The Chaser

1938

Mr. Calhoun

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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938

Judge

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Racket Busters

1938

Governor

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White Banners

1938

Sam Trimble

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Yellow Jack

1938

Gorgas

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Jezebel

1938

General Theopholus Bogardus

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Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

Judge

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Wells Fargo

1937

Henry Wells

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First Lady

1937

George Mason

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Submarine D-1

1937

Admiral Thomas

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The Life of Emile Zola

1937

Colonel Picquart

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Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

1937

D.M. Gateway

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The Singing Marine

1937

Captain Skinner

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The Go-Getter

1937

Commander Tisdale

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Draegerman Courage

1937

Dr. Thomas Haslett

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Marked Woman

1937

Arthur Sheldon

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Green Light

1937

Dr. Endicott

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The Great O'Malley

1937

Defense Attorney

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Rainbow on the River

1936

Father Josef

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Anthony Adverse

1936

Father Xavier

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Two Against the World

1936

Jim Carstairs

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The White Angel

1936

Dr. Scott

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The Big Noise

1936

Charlie Caldwell

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Bullets or Ballots

1936

Ward Bryant

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The Golden Arrow

1936

Mr. Appleby

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Road Gang

1936

George Winston

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Boulder Dam

1936

Mr. Agnew

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The Walking Dead

1936

District Attorney Werner

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The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936

Dr. Emile Roux

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Freshman Love

1936

President Simpkins

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Personal Maid's Secret

1935

Mr. Wilton Palmer

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Dr. Socrates

1935

Greer

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The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935

District Attorney C. Manchester

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Special Agent

1935

District Attorney Roger Quinn

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We're in the Money

1935

Stephen Dinsmore

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Bright Lights

1935

J.C. Anderson

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Stranded

1935

Mr. Tuthill

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Oil for the Lamps of China

1935

Edward Hartford

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Black Fury

1935

John W. Hendricks

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Dinky

1935

Col. Barnes

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Alias Mary Dow

1935

Henry Dow

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The Florentine Dagger

1935

Victor Ballau

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While the Patient Slept

1935

Elihu Dimuck

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Living on Velvet

1935

Harold Thornton

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The Great Hotel Murder

1935

Mr. Claude Harvey

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Sweet Music

1935

Louis Trumble

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A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

1935

Director (uncredited)

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Bordertown

1935

Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)

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The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

1934

Fernand de Marnay

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The Secret Bride

1934

Jim Lansdale

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Murder in the Clouds

1934

John Brownell

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Flirtation Walk

1934

Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts

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Gentlemen Are Born

1934

Mr. Harper

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Madame du Barry

1934

Duc de Choiseul

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Big Hearted Herbert

1934

Goodrich Sr.

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Side Streets

1934

George Richards

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The Man with Two Faces

1934

Inspector Crane

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Midnight Alibi

1934

Ardsley

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The Key

1934

Dan

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Now I'll Tell

1934

Tommy Doran

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The Personality Kid

1934

Stephens

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Fog Over Frisco

1934

Oren Porter

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Twenty Million Sweethearts

1934

Lemuel Tappan

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Upperworld

1934

Banker Making Toast

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Wonder Bar

1934

Richard

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Journal of a Crime

1934

Doctor

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Midnight

1934

Edgar V. Ingersoll

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I've Got Your Number

1934

Mr. John P. Schuyler

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Fashions of 1934

1934

Duryea

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Bedside

1934

Dr. William Chester

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Massacre

1934

J.R. Dickinson

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The Big Shakedown

1934

Mr. Sheffner

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The House on 56th Street

1933

Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)

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Lady Killer

1933

Ramick

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Son of a Sailor

1933

Naval Officer

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The World Changes

1933

Orin Nordholm Sr.

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From Headquarters

1933

Inspector Donnelly

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The Kennel Murder Case

1933

Dubois (uncredited)

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I Loved a Woman

1933

Mr. Farrell

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