Robert Emmett O'Connor

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
Movie

Sunset Boulevard

1950

as Jonesy (uncredited)

Desire
Movie

Desire

1936

as Customs Official

Waikiki Wedding
Movie

Waikiki Wedding

1937

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Clock
Movie

The Clock

1945

as Policeman (uncredited)

Meet Me in St. Louis
Movie

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

as Motorman (uncredited)

They Were Expendable
Movie

They Were Expendable

1945

as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)

Till the Clouds Roll By
Movie

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

as Ed (uncredited)

A Star Is Born
Movie

A Star Is Born

1937

as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)

Courage of Lassie
Movie

Courage of Lassie

1946

as Deputy (uncredited)

Air Raid Wardens
Movie

Air Raid Wardens

1943

as Charlie Beaugart

Easter Parade
Movie

Easter Parade

1948

as Policeman (uncredited)

Mystery of the Wax Museum
Movie

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933

as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre

Anchors Aweigh
Movie

Anchors Aweigh

1945

as Cop (uncredited)

The Public Enemy
Movie

The Public Enemy

1931

as Paddy Ryan

Who Killed Who?
Movie

Who Killed Who?

1943

as Host (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance
Movie

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Boys' Ranch
Movie

Boys' Ranch

1946

as Druggist

The Human Comedy
Movie

The Human Comedy

1943

as Bartender (uncredited)

Little Lord Fauntleroy
Movie

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1936

as Policeman

The Harvey Girls
Movie

The Harvey Girls

1946

as Conductor (uncredited)

Undercurrent
Movie

Undercurrent

1946

as Stationmaster (uncredited)

Lady for a Day
Movie

Lady for a Day

1933

as Inspector MacCreary

The Thin Man Goes Home
Movie

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)

Picture Snatcher
Movie

Picture Snatcher

1933

as Police Lt. Casey Nolan

Blonde Venus
Movie

Blonde Venus

1932

as Dan O'Connor

The Big House
Movie

The Big House

1930

as Donlin

The Hucksters
Movie

The Hucksters

1947

as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

Main Street After Dark
Movie

Main Street After Dark

1945

as Policeman (uncredited)

Diamond Jim
Movie

Diamond Jim

1935

as Brady's Father

Girl Overboard
Movie

Girl Overboard

1937

as Sergeant Hatton

Hot Steel
Movie

Hot Steel

1940

as Police Inspector

A Night at the Opera
Movie

A Night at the Opera

1935

as Henderson

Made for Each Other
Movie

Made for Each Other

1939

as Harry (uncredited)

Midnight Mary
Movie

Midnight Mary

1933

as Cop

American Madness
Movie

American Madness

1932

as Police Inspector

The Hoodlum Saint
Movie

The Hoodlum Saint

1946

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Wells Fargo
Movie

Wells Fargo

1937

as Sea Captain

Park Avenue Logger
Movie

Park Avenue Logger

1937

as Police Sergeant

Up the River
Movie

Up the River

1930

as Prison Warden (uncredited)

Two Kinds of Women
Movie

Two Kinds of Women

1932

as Tim Gohagen

Trail Street
Movie

Trail Street

1947

as Drunk (uncredited)

Drink Hearty
Movie

Drink Hearty

1920

No Time for Comedy
Movie

No Time for Comedy

1940

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Star of Midnight
Movie

Star of Midnight

1935

as Police Sergeant Cleary

Bed of Roses
Movie

Bed of Roses

1933

as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)

The Big Shakedown
Movie

The Big Shakedown

1934

as Regan

The Dark Horse
Movie

The Dark Horse

1932

as Sheriff

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Movie

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

as Samson (uncredited)

High Wall
Movie

High Wall

1947

The Last Train from Madrid
Movie

The Last Train from Madrid

1937

as Secret Service Man (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Movie

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder
Movie

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

as First Detective (uncredited)

I Take This Oath
Movie

I Take This Oath

1940

as Police Car Driver

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Movie

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

1939

as Pat Donegan

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Movie

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947

as Southerner (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Returns
Movie

The Lone Wolf Returns

1935

as Detective Benson

Swing Shift Maisie
Movie

Swing Shift Maisie

1943

as Proprietor (Uncredited)

The Noose
Movie

The Noose

1928

as Jim Conley

Maisie Gets Her Man
Movie

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942

as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Streets of New York
Movie

Streets of New York

1939

as Police Officer Burke

Our Blushing Brides
Movie

Our Blushing Brides

1930

as The Detective

Fanny Foley Herself
Movie

Fanny Foley Herself

1931

as Burns

Professor Beware
Movie

Professor Beware

1938

as Cop at Estate

The Lone Wolf Strikes
Movie

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940

as House Detective

A Gun in His Hand
Movie

A Gun in His Hand

1945

as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)

Frisco Jenny
Movie

Frisco Jenny

1933

as Jim Sandoval

Sergeant Madden
Movie

Sergeant Madden

1939

as Capt. Crane

Bottoms Up
Movie

Bottoms Up

1934

as Detective Rooney

Taxi!
Movie

Taxi!

1932

as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)

Whistling in Brooklyn
Movie

Whistling in Brooklyn

1943

as Detective Leo Finnigan

Best Foot Forward
Movie

Best Foot Forward

1943

as Train Conductor

Slightly Dangerous
Movie

Slightly Dangerous

1943

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Movie

The Mysterious Mr. Wong

1935

as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy

A Wicked Woman
Movie

A Wicked Woman

1934

as Dugan (uncredited)

Tenth Avenue Angel
Movie

Tenth Avenue Angel

1948

as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)

The Crime Nobody Saw
Movie

The Crime Nobody Saw

1937

as Tim Burke

The Big Fight
Movie

The Big Fight

1930

as Detective

Super-Sleuth
Movie

Super-Sleuth

1937

as Casey

Penthouse
Movie

Penthouse

1933

as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens

Waterfront Lady
Movie

Waterfront Lady

1935

as Police Lieutenant

The Big Brain
Movie

The Big Brain

1933

as Detective (uncredited)

Return of the Terror
Movie

Return of the Terror

1934

as Inspector Bradley

High Barbaree
Movie

High Barbaree

1947

as Stationmaster (uncredited)

Jackass Mail
Movie

Jackass Mail

1942

as Peter Lawson

Week-End Marriage
Movie

Week-End Marriage

1932

as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)

Merton of the Movies
Movie

Merton of the Movies

1947

as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)

The Public Defender
Movie

The Public Defender

1931

as Detective Brady

Double Alibi
Movie

Double Alibi

1940

as Patrolman Delaney

The Big Timer
Movie

The Big Timer

1932

as Dan Wilson

The Kid from Spain
Movie

The Kid from Spain

1932

as Detective Crawford

The Greatest Gift
Movie

The Greatest Gift

1942

as Brother Xavier (uncredited)

The Omaha Trail
Movie

The Omaha Trail

1942

as Oxen Owner (uncredited)

The Arm of the Law
Movie

The Arm of the Law

1932

as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake

Weary River
Movie

Weary River

1929

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Blessed Event
Movie

Blessed Event

1932

as Jim

Sinner Take All
Movie

Sinner Take All

1936

as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)

Trapped by G-Men
Movie

Trapped by G-Men

1937

as Federal Agent Jim

Stolen Harmony
Movie

Stolen Harmony

1935

as Warden Clark (uncredited)

The Beast of the City
Movie

The Beast of the City

1932

as Booking Policeman (uncredited)

Barbary Coast Gent
Movie

Barbary Coast Gent

1944

as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)

The Singing Fool
Movie

The Singing Fool

1928

as Cafe Owner Bill

Night World
Movie

Night World

1932

as The Policeman

We Who Are About to Die
Movie

We Who Are About to Die

1937

as Detective Mitchell

A Fugitive from Justice
Movie

A Fugitive from Justice

1940

as Murphy

Three Who Loved
Movie

Three Who Loved

1931

as Police Lt. Tom Rooney

Rationing
Movie

Rationing

1944

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Paid
Movie

Paid

1930

as Police Sgt. Cassidy

Up Goes Maisie
Movie

Up Goes Maisie

1946

as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)

Gabriel Over the White House
Movie

Gabriel Over the White House

1933

as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)

Adventure
Movie

Adventure

1945

as Man in Cantina (uncredited)

Jailbreak
Movie

Jailbreak

1936

as Policeman

Man to Man
Movie

Man to Man

1930

as Sheriff

Alias French Gertie
Movie

Alias French Gertie

1930

as Detective Kelcey

Smiling Irish Eyes
Movie

Smiling Irish Eyes

1929

as Sir Timothy

Don't Bet on Love
Movie

Don't Bet on Love

1933

as Edward Shelton

New Faces of 1937
Movie

New Faces of 1937

1937

as Policeman

Boy of the Streets
Movie

Boy of the Streets

1938

as Police Officer Rourke

Tin Gods
Movie

Tin Gods

1926

as Second Foreman

Return from Nowhere
Movie

Return from Nowhere

1944

as Diner Cook (uncredited)

His Royal Slyness
Movie

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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