Henry O'Neill

Born: 1891-08-09 in Orange, New Jersey, USA

Died: 1961-05-18

Known For: Acting

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

1957

The Wings of Eagles as Capt. Spear

1955

Untamed as Squire O'Neill

1953

The Sun Shines Bright as Joe D. Habersham

1952

Scandal Sheet as Charlie Barnes
Scarlet Angel as Morgan Caldwell

1951

The Family Secret as Donald Muir
The People Against O'Hara as Judge Keating

1950

No Man of Her Own as Mr. Harkness
Convicted as Detective Dorn
The Second Woman as Ben Sheppard
The Flying Missile as Thomas A. Scott
The Milkman as Bradley, Sr.

1949

The Reckless Moment as Tom Harper
Alias Nick Beal as Judge Ben Hobbs
Holiday Affair as Mr. Crowley
You're My Everything as Prof. Adams
Strange Bargain as Timothy Hearne

1948

The Return of October as President Hotchkiss
Leather Gloves as Dudley

1947

Little Mister Jim as Chaplain
The Beginning or the End as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell

1946

The Green Years as Canon Roche
Three Wise Fools as Prof. Horace Appleby
The Virginian as Mr. Taylor
The Hoodlum Saint as Lewis J. Malbery
Bad Bascomb as Gov. Winton

1945

This Man's Navy as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
Anchors Aweigh as Admiral Hammond
Keep Your Powder Dry as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
Between Two Women as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
Dangerous Partners as Duffy

1944

Two Girls and a Sailor as John Dyckman Brown II
A Guy Named Joe as Col. Sykes
Nothing But Trouble as Mr. Hawkley
The Heavenly Body as Professor Stowe
Main Street Today as Vance Clark
Barbary Coast Gent as Colonel Watrous
Rationing as Senator Edward White
Dark Shadows as Dr. Everett Colner

1943

Air Raid Wardens as Rittenhause
The Human Comedy as Charles Steed
For God and Country as Captain Chaplain
Thousands Cheer as Captain (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Warden Kenneson
Girl Crazy as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Best Foot Forward as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
Lost Angel as Professor Josh Pringle
Whistling in Brooklyn as Inspector Holcomb

1942

Born to Sing as Frank Eastman
Stand by for Action as Cmdr. Stone M.C
White Cargo as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
Tortilla Flat as Father Ramon
The Bugle Sounds as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
This Time for Keeps as Arthur Freeman

1941

Shadow of the Thin Man as Jason Sculley
Honky Tonk as Daniel Wells
Blossoms in the Dust as Judge
Billy the Kid as Tim Ward
Men of Boys Town as Mr. Maitland
Johnny Eager as Mr. Verne
The Trial of Mary Dugan as Galway
Whistling in the Dark as Philip Post
Down in San Diego as Col. Halliday
The Get-Away as Warden Alcott

1940

Knute Rockne All American as Doctor
They Drive by Night as District Attorney (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail as Cyrus Brody
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet as Dr. Lentz
Service with the Colors as Colonel Nelson
'Til We Meet Again as Dr. Cameron
The Fighting 69th as Colonel
Castle on the Hudson as District Attorney
Calling Philo Vance as Markham
Money and the Woman as Mr. Mason
Young America Flies as Dr. Webster

1939

Juarez as General Miguel Miramon
Dodge City as Colonel Dodge
Everybody's Hobby as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
Invisible Stripes as Parole Officer Masters
The Right Way as Mr. Martin
Confessions of a Nazi Spy as Attorney Kellogg
Wings of the Navy as Prologue Speaker
Four Wives as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
A Child is Born as Dr. Lee
Lucky Night as Calvin Jordan
Angels Wash Their Faces as A.H. Remson
Sons of Liberty as Member of Continental Congress
The Man Who Dared as Matthew Carter
Torchy Blane in Chinatown as Sen. H. Baldwin

1938

Jezebel as General Theopholus Bogardus
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Judge
Yellow Jack as Gorgas
The Chaser as Mr. Calhoun
Gold Is Where You Find It as Judge
White Banners as Sam Trimble
Brother Rat as Colonel Ramm
Racket Busters as Governor
Girls on Probation as Judge

1937

Marked Woman as Arthur Sheldon
The Go-Getter as Commander Tisdale
The Singing Marine as Captain Skinner
The Life of Emile Zola as Colonel Picquart
Wells Fargo as Henry Wells
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air as D.M. Gateway
Green Light as Dr. Endicott
The Great O'Malley as Defense Attorney
Submarine D-1 as Admiral Thomas
First Lady as George Mason
Draegerman Courage as Dr. Thomas Haslett

1936

Road Gang as George Winston
Bullets or Ballots as Ward Bryant
The Walking Dead as District Attorney Werner
The Story of Louis Pasteur as Dr. Emile Roux
Anthony Adverse as Father Xavier
The White Angel as Dr. Scott
Boulder Dam as Mr. Agnew
Freshman Love as President Simpkins
The Golden Arrow as Mr. Appleby
The Big Noise as Charlie Caldwell
Two Against the World as Jim Carstairs
Rainbow on the River as Father Josef

1935

Special Agent as District Attorney Roger Quinn
Bright Lights as J.C. Anderson
Black Fury as John W. Hendricks
The Florentine Dagger as Victor Ballau
While the Patient Slept as Elihu Dimuck
Stranded as Mr. Tuthill
Personal Maid's Secret as Mr. Wilton Palmer
Dinky as Col. Barnes
Dr. Socrates as Greer
Alias Mary Dow as Henry Dow
Bordertown as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
Living on Velvet as Harold Thornton
Oil for the Lamps of China as Edward Hartford
We're in the Money as Stephen Dinsmore
The Great Hotel Murder as Mr. Claude Harvey
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio as Director (uncredited)
Sweet Music as Louis Trumble
The Case of the Lucky Legs as District Attorney C. Manchester

1934

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head as Fernand de Marnay
Wonder Bar as Richard
Midnight as Edgar V. Ingersoll
Gentlemen Are Born as Mr. Harper
Upperworld as Banker Making Toast
Side Streets as George Richards
Fog Over Frisco as Oren Porter
Fashions of 1934 as Duryea
Flirtation Walk as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
Madame du Barry as Duc de Choiseul
The Key as Dan
Journal of a Crime as Doctor
The Big Shakedown as Mr. Sheffner
Midnight Alibi as Ardsley
Twenty Million Sweethearts as Lemuel Tappan
I've Got Your Number as Mr. John P. Schuyler
Murder in the Clouds as Brownell
The Personality Kid as Stephens
The Man with Two Faces as Inspector Crane
Massacre as J.R. Dickinson
Now I'll Tell as Tommy Doran
Bedside as Dr. William Chester
Big Hearted Herbert as Goodrich Sr.
The Secret Bride as Jim Lansdale

1933

Lady Killer as Ramick
The World Changes as Orin Nordholm Sr.
The Kennel Murder Case as Dubois (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman as Mr. Farrell
The House on 56th Street as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
Son of a Sailor as Naval Officer
From Headquarters as Inspector Donnelly