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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Known For: Acting
Born: March 18, 1885
Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died: September 4, 1962

Robert Emmett O'Connor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Emmett O'Connor (March 18, 1885 – September 4, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 204 films between 1919 and 1950. He is probably best known as the warmhearted bootlegger Paddy Ryan in The Public Enemy (1931) and as Detective Sergeant Henderson pursuing the Marx Brothers in A Night at the Opera (1935). He also appeared as Jonesy (the older Paramount gate guard) in Billy Wilder's 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, as well as made a cameo appearance at the very beginning and very end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short Who Killed Who? (1943).

Filmography

Sunset Boulevard

1950 · Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)

Easter Parade

1948 · Policeman (uncredited)

Tenth Avenue Angel

1948 · Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)

High Wall

1947

Merton of the Movies

1947 · Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947 · Southerner (uncredited)

The Hucksters

1947 · Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

High Barbaree

1947 · Stationmaster (uncredited)

Trail Street

1947 · Drunk (uncredited)

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946 · Ed (uncredited)

Undercurrent

1946 · Stationmaster (uncredited)

Courage of Lassie

1946 · Deputy (uncredited)

Boys' Ranch

1946 · Druggist

The Hoodlum Saint

1946 · Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Up Goes Maisie

1946 · Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)

The Harvey Girls

1946 · Conductor (uncredited)

Adventure

1945 · Man in Cantina (uncredited)

They Were Expendable

1945 · Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)

The Great American Mug

1945 · Laughing Man (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945 · 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)

A Gun in His Hand

1945 · Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh

1945 · Cop (uncredited)

The Clock

1945 · Policeman (uncredited)

Main Street After Dark

1945 · Policeman (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)

Gentle Annie

1944 · Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944 · Motorman (uncredited)

Return from Nowhere

1944 · Diner Cook (uncredited)

Barbary Coast Gent

1944 · Joe the Bartender (uncredited)

Rationing

1944 · Sheriff (uncredited)

Shoe Shine Boy

1943 · Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)

Whistling in Brooklyn

1943 · Detective Leo Finnigan

Best Foot Forward

1943 · Train Conductor

Swing Shift Maisie

1943 · Proprietor (Uncredited)

Who Killed Who?

1943 · Host (uncredited)

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943 · Samson (uncredited)

Air Raid Wardens

1943 · Charlie Beaugart

Slightly Dangerous

1943 · Reporter (uncredited)

The Human Comedy

1943 · Bartender (uncredited)

The Greatest Gift

1942 · Brother Xavier (uncredited)

The Omaha Trail

1942 · Oxen Owner (uncredited)

Jackass Mail

1942 · Peter Lawson

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942 · Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Inflation

1942 · Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy

1940 · Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940 · Plainclothesman (uncredited)

A Fugitive from Justice

1940 · Murphy

Hot Steel

1940 · Police Inspector

I Take This Oath

1940 · Police Car Driver

Double Alibi

1940 · Patrolman Delaney

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940 · House Detective

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

1939 · Pat Donegan

Streets of New York

1939 · Police Officer Burke

Sergeant Madden

1939 · Capt. Crane

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939 · First Detective (uncredited)

Made for Each Other

1939 · Harry (uncredited)

Professor Beware

1938 · Cop at Estate

Boy of the Streets

1938 · Police Officer Rourke

Wells Fargo

1937 · Sea Captain

Trapped by G-Men

1937 · Federal Agent Jim

Super-Sleuth

1937 · Casey

New Faces of 1937

1937 · Policeman

The Last Train from Madrid

1937 · Secret Service Man (uncredited)

The Frame-Up

1937 · Larry Mann (aka John Mench)

A Star Is Born

1937 · Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)

Waikiki Wedding

1937 · Policeman (uncredited)

Park Avenue Logger

1937 · Police Sergeant

The Crime Nobody Saw

1937 · Tim Burke

Girl Overboard

1937 · Sergeant Hatton

We Who Are About to Die

1937 · Detective Mitchell

Sinner Take All

1936 · Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)

Jailbreak

1936 · Policeman

Desire

1936 · Customs Official

At Sea Ashore

1936 · First Immigration Officer

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1936 · Policeman

The Lone Wolf Returns

1935 · Detective Benson

White Lies

1935 · Capt. McHenry (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera

1935 · Henderson

Waterfront Lady

1935 · Police Lieutenant

Diamond Jim

1935 · Brady's Father

Stolen Harmony

1935 · Warden Clark (uncredited)

Star of Midnight

1935 · Police Sergeant Cleary

The Mysterious Mr. Wong

1935 · Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy

A Wicked Woman

1934 · Dugan (uncredited)

Return of the Terror

1934 · Inspector Bradley

Bottoms Up

1934 · Detective Rooney

The Big Shakedown

1934 · Regan

Lady for a Day

1933 · Inspector MacCreary

Penthouse

1933 · Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens

The Big Brain

1933 · Detective (uncredited)

Midnight Mary

1933 · Cop

Don't Bet on Love

1933 · Edward Shelton

Bed of Roses

1933 · River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)

Picture Snatcher

1933 · Police Lt. Casey Nolan

Gabriel Over the White House

1933 · Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933 · Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre

Frisco Jenny

1933 · Jim Sandoval

The Kid from Spain

1932 · Detective Crawford

Blonde Venus

1932 · Dan O'Connor

Blessed Event

1932 · Jim

American Madness

1932 · Police Inspector

Week-End Marriage

1932 · Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)

The Dark Horse

1932 · Sheriff

Night World

1932 · The Policeman

The Arm of the Law

1932 · Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake

Play Girl

1932 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)

The Big Timer

1932 · Dan Wilson

The Beast of the City

1932 · Booking Policeman (uncredited)

Taxi!

1932 · Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)

Two Kinds of Women

1932 · Tim Gohagen

Reckless Living

Reckless Living

1931 · Ryan

Fanny Foley Herself

1931 · Burns

The Public Defender

1931 · Detective Brady

Three Who Loved

1931 · Police Lt. Tom Rooney

The Public Enemy

1931 · Paddy Ryan

The Single Sin

1931 · Detective

Paid

1930 · Police Sgt. Cassidy

Man to Man

1930 · Sheriff

Up the River

1930 · Prison Warden (uncredited)

Shooting Straight

1930 · Detective Regan

Our Blushing Brides

1930 · The Detective

The Big House

1930 · Donlin

The Big Fight

1930 · Detective

Alias French Gertie

1930 · Detective Kelcey

Framed

1930 · Sergeant Schultze

In the Next Room

1930 · Tim Morel

The Isle of Lost Ships

1929 · Jackson

Smiling Irish Eyes

1929 · Sir Timothy

Weary River

1929 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)

The Booster

1928

Freedom of the Press

1928 · Boss Maloney

The Singing Fool

1928 · Cafe Owner Bill

Four Walls

1928 · Sullivan

Dressed to Kill

1928 · Detective Gilroy

The Noose

1928 · Jim Conley

Tin Gods

1926 · Second Foreman

Drink Hearty

1920

His Royal Slyness

1920 · (uncredited)

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