- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 9, 1891
- Place of Birth
- Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Died
- May 18, 1961
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 was The Wings of Eagles. Henry O'Neill died in 1961 at the age of 69.
Filmography
movieThe Wings of Eagles
1957 · Capt. Spear
movieUntamed
1955 · Squire O'Neill
movieThe Sun Shines Bright
1953 · Joe D. Habersham
movieScarlet Angel
1952 · Morgan Caldwell
movieScandal Sheet
1952 · Charlie Barnes
movieThe Family Secret
1951 · Donald Muir
movieThe People Against O'Hara
1951 · Judge Keating
movieThe Flying Missile
1950 · Thomas A. Scott
movieThe Milkman
1950 · Bradley, Sr.
movieConvicted
1950 · Detective Dorn
movieThe Second Woman
1950 · Ben Sheppard
movieNo Man of Her Own
1950 · Mr. Harkness
movieHoliday Affair
1949 · Mr. Crowley
movieThe Reckless Moment
1949 · Tom Harper
movieStrange Bargain
1949 · Timothy Hearne
movieYou're My Everything
1949 · Prof. Adams
movieAlias Nick Beal
1949 · Judge Ben Hobbs
movieLeather Gloves
1948 · Dudley
movieThe Return of October
1948 · President Hotchkiss
movieLittle Mister Jim
1947 · Chaplain
movieThe Beginning or the End
1947 · Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
movieThree Wise Fools
1946 · Prof. Horace Appleby
movieThe Green Years
1946 · Canon Roche
movieBad Bascomb
1946 · Gov. Winton
movieThe Virginian
1946 · Mr. Taylor
movieThe Hoodlum Saint
1946 · Lewis J. Malbery
movieAnchors Aweigh
1945 · Admiral Hammond
movieDangerous Partners
1945 · Duffy
movieKeep Your Powder Dry
1945 · Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
movieBetween Two Women
1945 · Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
movieThis Man's Navy
1945 · Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
movieDark Shadows
1944 · Dr. Everett Colner
movieNothing But Trouble
1944 · Mr. Hawkley
movieBarbary Coast Gent
1944 · Colonel Watrous
movieTwo Girls and a Sailor
1944 · John Dyckman Brown II
movieMain Street Today
1944 · Vance Clark
movieRationing
1944 · Senator Edward White
movieThe Heavenly Body
1944 · Professor Stowe
movieA Guy Named Joe
1944 · Col. Sykes
movieLost Angel
1943 · Professor Josh Pringle
movieWhistling in Brooklyn
1943 · Inspector Holcomb
movieGirl Crazy
1943 · Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
movieBest Foot Forward
1943 · Maj. Roger W. Reeber
movieThousands Cheer
1943 · Captain (uncredited)
movieFor God and Country
1943 · Captain Chaplain
movieDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 · Warden Kenneson
movieAir Raid Wardens
1943 · Rittenhause
movieThe Human Comedy
1943 · Charles Steed
movieStand by for Action
1942 · Cmdr. Stone M.C
movieWhite Cargo
1942 · The Reverend Dr. Roberts
movieTortilla Flat
1942 · Father Ramon
movieThis Time for Keeps
1942 · Arthur Freeman
movieBorn to Sing
1942 · Frank Eastman
movieThe Bugle Sounds
1942 · Lt. Col. Harry Seton
movieJohnny Eager
1941 · Mr. Verne
movieShadow of the Thin Man
1941 · Jason Sculley
movieHonky Tonk
1941 · Daniel Wells
movieBlossoms in the Dust
1941 · Judge
movieWhistling in the Dark
1941 · Philip Post
movieDown in San Diego
1941 · Col. Halliday
movieThe Get-Away
1941 · Warden Alcott
movieBilly the Kid
1941 · Tim Ward
movieMen of Boys Town
1941 · Mr. Maitland
movieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
1941 · Galway
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940 · Cyrus Brody
movieKnute Rockne All American
1940 · Doctor
movieService with the Colors
1940 · Colonel Nelson
movieMoney and the Woman
1940 · Mr. Mason
movieThey Drive by Night
1940 · District Attorney (uncredited)
Young America Flies
1940 · Dr. Webster
movie'Til We Meet Again
1940 · Dr. Cameron
movieDr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 · Dr. Lentz
movieCastle on the Hudson
1940 · District Attorney
movieCalling Philo Vance
1940 · Markham
movieThe Fighting 69th
1940 · Colonel
movieInvisible Stripes
1939 · Parole Officer Masters
movieFour Wives
1939 · Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
movieA Child is Born
1939 · Dr. Lee
movieAngels Wash Their Faces
1939 · A.H. Remson
movieEverybody's Hobby
1939 · Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
The Right Way
1939 · Mr. Martin
movieJuarez
1939 · General Miguel Miramon
movieThe Man Who Dared
1939 · Matthew Carter
movieSons of Liberty
1939 · Member of Continental Congress
movieConfessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 · Attorney Kellogg
movieLucky Night
1939 · Calvin Jordan
movieDodge City
1939 · Colonel Dodge
movieWings of the Navy
1939 · Prologue Speaker
movieTorchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 · Sen. H. Baldwin
movieBrother Rat
1938 · Colonel Ramm
movieGirls on Probation
1938 · Judge
movieThe Chaser
1938 · Mr. Calhoun
movieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938 · Judge
movieRacket Busters
1938 · Governor
movieWhite Banners
1938 · Sam Trimble
movieYellow Jack
1938 · Gorgas
movieJezebel
1938 · General Theopholus Bogardus
movieGold Is Where You Find It
1938 · Judge
movieWells Fargo
1937 · Henry Wells
movieFirst Lady
1937 · George Mason
movieSubmarine D-1
1937 · Admiral Thomas
movieThe Life of Emile Zola
1937 · Colonel Picquart
movieMr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937 · D.M. Gateway
movieThe Singing Marine
1937 · Captain Skinner
movieThe Go-Getter
1937 · Commander Tisdale
movieDraegerman Courage
1937 · Dr. Thomas Haslett
movieMarked Woman
1937 · Arthur Sheldon
movieGreen Light
1937 · Dr. Endicott
movieThe Great O'Malley
1937 · Defense Attorney
movieRainbow on the River
1936 · Father Josef
movieAnthony Adverse
1936 · Father Xavier
movieTwo Against the World
1936 · Jim Carstairs
movieThe White Angel
1936 · Dr. Scott
movieThe Big Noise
1936 · Charlie Caldwell
movieBullets or Ballots
1936 · Ward Bryant
movieThe Golden Arrow
1936 · Mr. Appleby
movieRoad Gang
1936 · George Winston
movieBoulder Dam
1936 · Mr. Agnew
movieThe Walking Dead
1936 · District Attorney Werner
movieThe Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 · Dr. Emile Roux
movieFreshman Love
1936 · President Simpkins
moviePersonal Maid's Secret
1935 · Mr. Wilton Palmer
movieDr. Socrates
1935 · Greer
movieThe Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 · District Attorney C. Manchester
movieSpecial Agent
1935 · District Attorney Roger Quinn
movieWe're in the Money
1935 · Stephen Dinsmore
movieBright Lights
1935 · J.C. Anderson
movieStranded
1935 · Mr. Tuthill
movieOil for the Lamps of China
1935 · Edward Hartford
movieBlack Fury
1935 · John W. Hendricks
movieDinky
1935 · Col. Barnes
movieAlias Mary Dow
1935 · Henry Dow
movieThe Florentine Dagger
1935 · Victor Ballau
movieWhile the Patient Slept
1935 · Elihu Dimuck
movieLiving on Velvet
1935 · Harold Thornton
movieThe Great Hotel Murder
1935 · Mr. Claude Harvey
movieSweet Music
1935 · Louis Trumble
movieA Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935 · Director (uncredited)
movieBordertown
1935 · Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
movieThe Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934 · Fernand de Marnay
movieThe Secret Bride
1934 · Jim Lansdale
movieMurder in the Clouds
1934 · Brownell
movieFlirtation Walk
1934 · Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
movieGentlemen Are Born
1934 · Mr. Harper
movieMadame du Barry
1934 · Duc de Choiseul
movieBig Hearted Herbert
1934 · Goodrich Sr.
movieSide Streets
1934 · George Richards
movieThe Man with Two Faces
1934 · Inspector Crane
movieMidnight Alibi
1934 · Ardsley
movieThe Key
1934 · Dan
movieNow I'll Tell
1934 · Tommy Doran
movieThe Personality Kid
1934 · Stephens
movieFog Over Frisco
1934 · Oren Porter
movieTwenty Million Sweethearts
1934 · Lemuel Tappan
movieUpperworld
1934 · Banker Making Toast
movieWonder Bar
1934 · Richard
movieJournal of a Crime
1934 · Doctor
movieMidnight
1934 · Edgar V. Ingersoll
movieI've Got Your Number
1934 · Mr. John P. Schuyler
movieFashions of 1934
1934 · Duryea
movieBedside
1934 · Dr. William Chester
movieMassacre
1934 · J.R. Dickinson
movieThe Big Shakedown
1934 · Mr. Sheffner
movieThe House on 56th Street
1933 · Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
movieLady Killer
1933 · Ramick
movieSon of a Sailor
1933 · Naval Officer
movieThe World Changes
1933 · Orin Nordholm Sr.
movieFrom Headquarters
1933 · Inspector Donnelly
movieThe Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Dubois (uncredited)
movieI Loved a Woman
1933 · Mr. Farrell