Robert Emmett O'Connor
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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 appear...
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Filmography
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Jonesy (uncredited)
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948
as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
Easter Parade
1948
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Hucksters
1947
as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Southerner (uncredited)
High Barbaree
1947
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Trail Street
1947
as Drunk (uncredited)
High Wall
1947
Boys' Ranch
1946
as Druggist
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Ed (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Conductor (uncredited)
Courage of Lassie
1946
as Deputy (uncredited)
Undercurrent
1946
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
1946
as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
Adventure
1945
as Man in Cantina (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Cop (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Great American Mug
1945
as Laughing Man (uncredited)
The Clock
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
1945
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
A Gun in His Hand
1945
as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
Rationing
1944
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Gentle Annie
1944
as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Motorman (uncredited)
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Return from Nowhere
1944
as Diner Cook (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)
Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Charlie Beaugart
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Detective Leo Finnigan
Who Killed Who?
1943
as Host (uncredited)
The Human Comedy
1943
as Bartender (uncredited)
Shoe Shine Boy
1943
as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Reporter (uncredited)
Best Foot Forward
1943
as Train Conductor
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Samson (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Proprietor (Uncredited)
Jackass Mail
1942
as Peter Lawson
The Omaha Trail
1942
as Oxen Owner (uncredited)
The Greatest Gift
1942
as Brother Xavier (uncredited)
Inflation
1942
as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as House Detective
I Take This Oath
1940
as Police Car Driver
No Time for Comedy
1940
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Double Alibi
1940
as Patrolman Delaney
A Fugitive from Justice
1940
as Murphy
Hot Steel
1940
as Police Inspector
Made for Each Other
1939
as Harry (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Capt. Crane
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Pat Donegan
Streets of New York
1939
as Police Officer Burke
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as First Detective (uncredited)
Boy of the Streets
1938
as Police Officer Rourke
Professor Beware
1938
as Cop at Estate
A Star Is Born
1937
as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
Trapped by G-Men
1937
as Federal Agent Jim
The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
as Tim Burke
Park Avenue Logger
1937
as Police Sergeant
The Frame-Up
1937
as Larry Mann (aka John Mench)
We Who Are About to Die
1937
as Detective Mitchell
Wells Fargo
1937
as Sea Captain
Waikiki Wedding
1937
as Policeman (uncredited)
New Faces of 1937
1937
as Policeman
Super-Sleuth
1937
as Casey
Girl Overboard
1937
as Sergeant Hatton
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as Secret Service Man (uncredited)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936
as Policeman
Desire
1936
as Customs Official
At Sea Ashore
1936
as First Immigration Officer
Jailbreak
1936
as Policeman
Sinner Take All
1936
as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Henderson
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935
as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935
as Detective Benson
Stolen Harmony
1935
as Warden Clark (uncredited)
Star of Midnight
1935
as Police Sergeant Cleary
Waterfront Lady
1935
as Police Lieutenant
Diamond Jim
1935
as Brady's Father
White Lies
1935
as Capt. McHenry (uncredited)
Return of the Terror
1934
as Inspector Bradley
The Big Shakedown
1934
as Regan
Bottoms Up
1934
as Detective Rooney
A Wicked Woman
1934
as Dugan (uncredited)
Penthouse
1933
as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
Lady for a Day
1933
as Inspector MacCreary
Picture Snatcher
1933
as Police Lt. Casey Nolan
Midnight Mary
1933
as Cop
Don't Bet on Love
1933
as Edward Shelton
Frisco Jenny
1933
as Jim Sandoval
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Bed of Roses
1933
as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
The Big Brain
1933
as Detective (uncredited)
American Madness
1932
as Police Inspector
Blonde Venus
1932
as Dan O'Connor
Blessed Event
1932
as Jim
The Dark Horse
1932
as Sheriff
The Kid from Spain
1932
as Detective Crawford
The Big Timer
1932
as Dan Wilson
The Arm of the Law
1932
as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
Night World
1932
as The Policeman
Two Kinds of Women
1932
as Tim Gohagen
Taxi!
1932
as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
Week-End Marriage
1932
as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
Play Girl
1932
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Beast of the City
1932
as Booking Policeman (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
1931
as Paddy Ryan
Reckless Living
1931
as Ryan
Three Who Loved
1931
as Police Lt. Tom Rooney
The Single Sin
1931
as Detective
The Public Defender
1931
as Detective Brady
Fanny Foley Herself
1931
as Burns
Framed
1930
as Sergeant Schultze
The Big House
1930
as Donlin
Up the River
1930
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
The Big Fight
1930
as Detective
Shooting Straight
1930
as Detective Regan
Man to Man
1930
as Sheriff
Alias French Gertie
1930
as Detective Kelcey
In the Next Room
1930
as Tim Morel
Paid
1930
as Police Sgt. Cassidy
Our Blushing Brides
1930
as The Detective
Weary River
1929
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Isle of Lost Ships
1929
as Jackson
Smiling Irish Eyes
1929
as Sir Timothy
The Booster
1928
The Singing Fool
1928
as Cafe Owner Bill
The Noose
1928
as Jim Conley
Dressed to Kill
1928
as Detective Gilroy
Freedom of the Press
1928
as Boss Maloney
Four Walls
1928
as Sullivan
Tin Gods
1926
as Second Foreman
Drink Hearty
1920
His Royal Slyness
1920
as (uncredited)
The Lambs' All-Star Gambol
1914
as Self