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

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
Holiday Affair as Mr. Crowley
Alias Nick Beal as Judge Ben Hobbs
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

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

1946

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

1945

Anchors Aweigh as Admiral Hammond
This Man's Navy as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
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
The Heavenly Body as Professor Stowe
Barbary Coast Gent as Colonel Watrous
Nothing But Trouble as Mr. Hawkley
Main Street Today as Vance Clark
Dark Shadows as Dr. Everett Colner
Rationing as Senator Edward White

1943

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
Air Raid Wardens as Rittenhause
Whistling in Brooklyn as Inspector Holcomb
Best Foot Forward as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
Girl Crazy as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Lost Angel as Professor Josh Pringle

1942

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

1941

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

1940

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

1939

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

1938

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

1937

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

1936

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

1935

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

1934

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

1933

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