
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Known for Acting · 138 credits
- Born
- 1885-03-18
- Died
- 1962-09-04
- Place of birth
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Also known as
- Robert Emmet O'Connor · Robert E. O'Connor · Robert E. O'Conner · Robert O'Connor · Роберт О’Коннор
Biography
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).
Known For
Movies (138)

Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Jonesy (uncredited)

Desire
1936
as Customs Official

Waikiki Wedding
1937
as Policeman (uncredited)

The Clock
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)

Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Motorman (uncredited)

They Were Expendable
1945
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)

Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Ed (uncredited)

A Star Is Born
1937
as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)

Courage of Lassie
1946
as Deputy (uncredited)

Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Charlie Beaugart

Easter Parade
1948
as Policeman (uncredited)

Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre

Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Cop (uncredited)

The Public Enemy
1931
as Paddy Ryan

Who Killed Who?
1943
as Host (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Boys' Ranch
1946
as Druggist

The Human Comedy
1943
as Bartender (uncredited)

Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936
as Policeman

The Harvey Girls
1946
as Conductor (uncredited)

Undercurrent
1946
as Stationmaster (uncredited)

Lady for a Day
1933
as Inspector MacCreary

The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)

Picture Snatcher
1933
as Police Lt. Casey Nolan

Blonde Venus
1932
as Dan O'Connor

The Big House
1930
as Donlin

The Hucksters
1947
as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

Main Street After Dark
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)

Diamond Jim
1935
as Brady's Father

Girl Overboard
1937
as Sergeant Hatton

Hot Steel
1940
as Police Inspector

A Night at the Opera
1935
as Henderson

Made for Each Other
1939
as Harry (uncredited)

Midnight Mary
1933
as Cop

American Madness
1932
as Police Inspector

The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Wells Fargo
1937
as Sea Captain

Park Avenue Logger
1937
as Police Sergeant

Up the River
1930
as Prison Warden (uncredited)

Two Kinds of Women
1932
as Tim Gohagen

Trail Street
1947
as Drunk (uncredited)
Drink Hearty
1920

No Time for Comedy
1940
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Star of Midnight
1935
as Police Sergeant Cleary

Bed of Roses
1933
as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)

The Big Shakedown
1934
as Regan

The Dark Horse
1932
as Sheriff

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Samson (uncredited)

High Wall
1947

The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as Secret Service Man (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as First Detective (uncredited)

I Take This Oath
1940
as Police Car Driver

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Pat Donegan

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Southerner (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Returns
1935
as Detective Benson

Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Proprietor (Uncredited)

The Noose
1928
as Jim Conley

Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Streets of New York
1939
as Police Officer Burke

Our Blushing Brides
1930
as The Detective

Fanny Foley Herself
1931
as Burns

Professor Beware
1938
as Cop at Estate

The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as House Detective

A Gun in His Hand
1945
as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)

Frisco Jenny
1933
as Jim Sandoval

Sergeant Madden
1939
as Capt. Crane

Bottoms Up
1934
as Detective Rooney

Taxi!
1932
as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)

Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Detective Leo Finnigan

Best Foot Forward
1943
as Train Conductor

Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Reporter (uncredited)

The Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935
as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy

A Wicked Woman
1934
as Dugan (uncredited)

Tenth Avenue Angel
1948
as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)

The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
as Tim Burke

The Big Fight
1930
as Detective

Super-Sleuth
1937
as Casey

Penthouse
1933
as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens

Waterfront Lady
1935
as Police Lieutenant

The Big Brain
1933
as Detective (uncredited)

Return of the Terror
1934
as Inspector Bradley

High Barbaree
1947
as Stationmaster (uncredited)

Jackass Mail
1942
as Peter Lawson

Week-End Marriage
1932
as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)

Merton of the Movies
1947
as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)

The Public Defender
1931
as Detective Brady

Double Alibi
1940
as Patrolman Delaney

The Big Timer
1932
as Dan Wilson

The Kid from Spain
1932
as Detective Crawford

The Greatest Gift
1942
as Brother Xavier (uncredited)

The Omaha Trail
1942
as Oxen Owner (uncredited)

The Arm of the Law
1932
as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake

Weary River
1929
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Blessed Event
1932
as Jim

Sinner Take All
1936
as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)

Trapped by G-Men
1937
as Federal Agent Jim

Stolen Harmony
1935
as Warden Clark (uncredited)

The Beast of the City
1932
as Booking Policeman (uncredited)

Barbary Coast Gent
1944
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)

The Singing Fool
1928
as Cafe Owner Bill

Night World
1932
as The Policeman

We Who Are About to Die
1937
as Detective Mitchell

A Fugitive from Justice
1940
as Murphy

Three Who Loved
1931
as Police Lt. Tom Rooney

Rationing
1944
as Sheriff (uncredited)

Paid
1930
as Police Sgt. Cassidy

Up Goes Maisie
1946
as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)

Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)

Adventure
1945
as Man in Cantina (uncredited)

Jailbreak
1936
as Policeman

Man to Man
1930
as Sheriff

Alias French Gertie
1930
as Detective Kelcey

Smiling Irish Eyes
1929
as Sir Timothy

Don't Bet on Love
1933
as Edward Shelton

New Faces of 1937
1937
as Policeman

Boy of the Streets
1938
as Police Officer Rourke

Tin Gods
1926
as Second Foreman

Return from Nowhere
1944
as Diner Cook (uncredited)

His Royal Slyness
1920
as (uncredited)
About 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 Met… With 138 credits spanning from 1920 to 1950, Robert Emmett O'Connor has appeared in 138 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert Emmett O'Connor Movies
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) — as Jonesy (uncredited)
- Desire (1936) — as Customs Official
- Waikiki Wedding (1937) — as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Clock (1945) — as Policeman (uncredited)
- Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) — as Motorman (uncredited)
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