Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Known for: Acting

Born: August 8, 1891 in Orange, New Jersey, USA - Died: May 17, 1961

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.

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Santa Fe Trail

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Santa Fe Trail

Cyrus Brody

1940 Western
Jezebel

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Jezebel

General Theopholus Bogardus

1938 Drama
Holiday Affair

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Holiday Affair

Mr. Crowley

1949 Comedy
The Get-Away

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The Get-Away

Warden Alcott

1941 Crime
Nothing But Trouble

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Nothing But Trouble

Mr. Hawkley

1944 Comedy
The Heavenly Body

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The Heavenly Body

Professor Stowe

1944 Comedy
Castle on the Hudson

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Castle on the Hudson

District Attorney

1940 Crime
Scandal Sheet

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Scandal Sheet

Charlie Barnes

1952 Crime
The Walking Dead

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The Walking Dead

District Attorney Werner

1936 Crime
Alias Nick Beal

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Alias Nick Beal

Judge Ben Hobbs

1949 Drama
Bullets or Ballots

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Bullets or Ballots

Ward Bryant

1936 Crime
The Reckless Moment

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The Reckless Moment

Tom Harper

1949 Drama
No Man of Her Own

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No Man of Her Own

Mr. Harkness

1950 Drama
Girl Crazy

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Girl Crazy

Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.

1943 Comedy
Johnny Eager

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Johnny Eager

Mr. Verne

1941 Crime
Convicted

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Convicted

Detective Dorn

1950 Crime
Strange Bargain

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Strange Bargain

Timothy Hearne

1949 Mystery
The People Against O'Hara

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The People Against O'Hara

Judge Keating

1951 Crime
Shadow of the Thin Man

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Shadow of the Thin Man

Jason Sculley

1941 Comedy
Midnight

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Midnight

Edgar V. Ingersoll

1934 Drama
The Florentine Dagger

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The Florentine Dagger

Victor Ballau

1935 Mystery
A Guy Named Joe

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A Guy Named Joe

Col. Sykes

1944 Drama
Thousands Cheer

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Thousands Cheer

Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)

1943 Music
Knute Rockne All American

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Knute Rockne All American

Doctor

1940 Drama