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

Scarlet Angel as Morgan Caldwell
Scandal Sheet as Charlie Barnes

1951

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

1950

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

1949

Holiday Affair as Mr. Crowley
The Reckless Moment as Tom Harper
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
The Green Years as Canon Roche
Three Wise Fools as Prof. Horace Appleby
The Hoodlum Saint as Lewis J. Malbery
Bad Bascomb as Gov. Winton

1945

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

1944

A Guy Named Joe as Col. Sykes
Nothing But Trouble as Mr. Hawkley
Two Girls and a Sailor as John Dyckman Brown II
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

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

1942

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

1941

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

1940

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

1939

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

1938

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

1937

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

1936

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

1935

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

1934

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

1933

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