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)
Jezebel
1938
as General Theopholus Bogardus
The Go-Getter
1937
as Commander Tisdale
Special Agent
1935
as District Attorney Roger Quinn
Racket Busters
1938
as Governor
Johnny Eager
1941
as Mr. Verne
Stranded
1935
as Mr. Tuthill
The Key
1934
as Dan
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Ward Bryant
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as Col. Sykes
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Admiral Hammond
Dodge City
1939
as Colonel Dodge
Wells Fargo
1937
as Henry Wells
Juarez
1939
as General Miguel Miramon
First Lady
1937
as George Mason
Midnight
1934
as Edgar V. Ingersoll
Girl Crazy
1943
as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Submarine D-1
1937
as Admiral Thomas
Flirtation Walk
1934
as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
The Wings of Eagles
1957
as Capt. Spear
Boulder Dam
1936
as Mr. Agnew
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Lewis J. Malbery
Tortilla Flat
1942
as Father Ramon
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Cyrus Brody
The Virginian
1946
as Mr. Taylor
Untamed
1955
as Squire O'Neill
Honky Tonk
1941
as Daniel Wells
Marked Woman
1937
as Arthur Sheldon
Side Streets
1934
as George Richards
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Judge
They Drive by Night
1940
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Colonel
Dark Shadows
1944
as Dr. Everett Colner
Rationing
1944
as Senator Edward White
Holiday Affair
1949
as Mr. Crowley
White Cargo
1942
as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
Billy the Kid
1941
as Tim Ward
The Secret Bride
1934
as Jim Lansdale
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Judge
The Walking Dead
1936
as District Attorney Werner
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Judge Ben Hobbs
The Beginning or the End
1947
as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Convicted
1950
as Detective Dorn
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Jason Sculley
The Reckless Moment
1949
as Tom Harper
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
as Colonel Picquart
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Philip Post
Scandal Sheet
1952
as Charlie Barnes
Yellow Jack
1938
as Gorgas
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Mr. Harper
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Warden Kenneson
I Loved a Woman
1933
as Mr. Farrell
Main Street Today
1944
as Vance Clark
Lady Killer
1933
as Ramick
Dinky
1935
as Col. Barnes
Scarlet Angel
1952
as Morgan Caldwell
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Doctor
Dr. Socrates
1935
as Greer
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Parole Officer Masters
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Prologue Speaker
Green Light
1937
as Dr. Endicott
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Mr. Harkness
The Green Years
1946
as Canon Roche
Men of Boys Town
1941
as Mr. Maitland
Four Wives
1939
as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
Bedside
1934
as Dr. William Chester
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as District Attorney
Bordertown
1935
as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
Brother Rat
1938
as Colonel Ramm
Lost Angel
1943
as Professor Josh Pringle
Anthony Adverse
1936
as Father Xavier
The World Changes
1933
as Orin Nordholm Sr.
Black Fury
1935
as John W. Hendricks
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Dr. Lentz
Sweet Music
1935
as Louis Trumble
Stand by for Action
1942
as Cmdr. Stone M.C
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
as Dr. Emile Roux
The Singing Marine
1937
as Captain Skinner
Draegerman Courage
1937
as Dr. Thomas Haslett
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Joe D. Habersham
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
as Dubois (uncredited)
The White Angel
1936
as Dr. Scott
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Edward Hartford
Upperworld
1934
as Banker Making Toast
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
as Galway
The People Against O'Hara
1951
as Judge Keating
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934
as Lemuel Tappan
The Human Comedy
1943
as Charles Steed
The Milkman
1950
as Bradley, Sr.
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
as Fernand de Marnay
The Family Secret
1951
as Donald Muir
Wonder Bar
1934
as Richard
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Attorney Kellogg
The Heavenly Body
1944
as Professor Stowe
The Flying Missile
1950
as Thomas A. Scott
Rainbow on the River
1936
as Father Josef
The Second Woman
1950
as Ben Sheppard
Between Two Women
1945
as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
Road Gang
1936
as George Winston
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
as John Dyckman Brown II
Fog Over Frisco
1934
as Oren Porter
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Judge
Now I'll Tell
1934
as Tommy Doran
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Sen. H. Baldwin
Bright Lights
1935
as J.C. Anderson
Murder in the Clouds
1934
as John Brownell
We're in the Money
1935
as Stephen Dinsmore
You're My Everything
1949
as Prof. Adams
From Headquarters
1933
as Inspector Donnelly
Down in San Diego
1941
as Col. Halliday
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as A.H. Remson
The Bugle Sounds
1942
as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
Alias Mary Dow
1935
as Henry Dow
Everybody's Hobby
1939
as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
The Great Hotel Murder
1935
as Mr. Claude Harvey
Living on Velvet
1935
as Harold Thornton
Freshman Love
1936
as President Simpkins
Fashions of 1934
1934
as Duryea
Money and the Woman
1940
as Mr. Mason
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
- Jezebel (1938) — as General Theopholus Bogardus
- The Go-Getter (1937) — as Commander Tisdale
- Special Agent (1935) — as District Attorney Roger Quinn
- Racket Busters (1938) — as Governor
- Johnny Eager (1941) — as Mr. Verne
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