Henry O'Neill
Known for Acting · 170 credits
- Born
- 1891-08-09
- Died
- 1961-05-18
- Place of birth
- Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Henry O'Neil
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.
Known For
Movies (170)
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
as John Dyckman Brown II
Dodge City
1939
as Colonel Dodge
Juarez
1939
as General Miguel Miramon
Wonder Bar
1934
as Richard
Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Rittenhause
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Admiral Hammond
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Attorney Kellogg
Special Agent
1935
as District Attorney Roger Quinn
The Wings of Eagles
1957
as Capt. Spear
Jezebel
1938
as General Theopholus Bogardus
The Virginian
1946
as Mr. Taylor
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Judge
The Green Years
1946
as Canon Roche
The Human Comedy
1943
as Charles Steed
Midnight
1934
as Edgar V. Ingersoll
The People Against O'Hara
1951
as Judge Keating
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Jason Sculley
Road Gang
1936
as George Winston
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Mr. Harper
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Joe D. Habersham
The Reckless Moment
1949
as Tom Harper
They Drive by Night
1940
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Ward Bryant
Honky Tonk
1941
as Daniel Wells
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
as Colonel Picquart
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Parole Officer Masters
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
as Dr. Emile Roux
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Cyrus Brody
Everybody's Hobby
1939
as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
The Walking Dead
1936
as District Attorney Werner
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as A.H. Remson
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
as Dubois (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1937
as Commander Tisdale
Holiday Affair
1949
as Mr. Crowley
Stand by for Action
1942
as Cmdr. Stone M.C
Men of Boys Town
1941
as Mr. Maitland
Racket Busters
1938
as Governor
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Doctor
Nothing But Trouble
1944
as Mr. Hawkley
This Man's Navy
1945
as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Dr. Lentz
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Prologue Speaker
Billy the Kid
1941
as Tim Ward
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Judge
The Second Woman
1950
as Ben Sheppard
Untamed
1955
as Squire O'Neill
Born to Sing
1942
as Frank Eastman
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as Col. Sykes
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Lewis J. Malbery
Wells Fargo
1937
as Henry Wells
Marked Woman
1937
as Arthur Sheldon
Three Wise Fools
1946
as Prof. Horace Appleby
'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Dr. Cameron
Little Mister Jim
1947
as Chaplain
Green Light
1937
as Dr. Endicott
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Mr. Harkness
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Colonel
Tortilla Flat
1942
as Father Ramon
The Beginning or the End
1947
as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Two Against the World
1936
as Jim Carstairs
Fashions of 1934
1934
as Duryea
This Time for Keeps
1942
as Arthur Freeman
Black Fury
1935
as John W. Hendricks
The Singing Marine
1937
as Captain Skinner
The Big Shakedown
1934
as Mr. Sheffner
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Judge Ben Hobbs
Flirtation Walk
1934
as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
The Get-Away
1941
as Warden Alcott
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Philip Post
The House on 56th Street
1933
as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Warden Kenneson
Fog Over Frisco
1934
as Oren Porter
Bordertown
1935
as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
Anthony Adverse
1936
as Father Xavier
Four Wives
1939
as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
The Bugle Sounds
1942
as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
White Cargo
1942
as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
as Fernand de Marnay
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Captain (uncredited)
The Milkman
1950
as Bradley, Sr.
Johnny Eager
1941
as Mr. Verne
The Heavenly Body
1944
as Professor Stowe
Lady Killer
1933
as Ramick
The White Angel
1936
as Dr. Scott
Service with the Colors
1940
as Colonel Nelson
Convicted
1950
as Detective Dorn
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
as Mr. Wilton Palmer
While the Patient Slept
1935
as Elihu Dimuck
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as District Attorney
The Great O'Malley
1937
as Defense Attorney
I Loved a Woman
1933
as Mr. Farrell
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
Bright Lights
1935
as J.C. Anderson
The Florentine Dagger
1935
as Victor Ballau
First Lady
1937
as George Mason
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Judge
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Inspector Holcomb
The Man with Two Faces
1934
as Inspector Crane
Best Foot Forward
1943
as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934
as Lemuel Tappan
For God and Country
1943
as Captain Chaplain
Girl Crazy
1943
as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Dark Shadows
1944
as Dr. Everett Colner
Lucky Night
1939
as Calvin Jordan
The Key
1934
as Dan
The Chaser
1938
as Mr. Calhoun
From Headquarters
1933
as Inspector Donnelly
Money and the Woman
1940
as Mr. Mason
You're My Everything
1949
as Prof. Adams
Girls on Probation
1938
as Judge
The Personality Kid
1934
as Stephens
Between Two Women
1945
as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
Brother Rat
1938
as Colonel Ramm
We're in the Money
1935
as Stephen Dinsmore
Dangerous Partners
1945
as Duffy
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as District Attorney C. Manchester
The Return of October
1948
as President Hotchkiss
Alias Mary Dow
1935
as Henry Dow
Side Streets
1934
as George Richards
The Flying Missile
1950
as Thomas A. Scott
About Henry O'Neill
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… With 170 credits spanning from 1933 to 1957, Henry O'Neill has appeared in 170 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Henry O'Neill Movies
- Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) — as John Dyckman Brown II
- Dodge City (1939) — as Colonel Dodge
- Juarez (1939) — as General Miguel Miramon
- Wonder Bar (1934) — as Richard
- Air Raid Wardens (1943) — as Rittenhause
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