Henry O'Neill
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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 w...
Known For
Filmography
The Wings of Eagles
1957
as Capt. Spear
Untamed
1955
as Squire O'Neill
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Joe D. Habersham
Scandal Sheet
1952
as Charlie Barnes
Scarlet Angel
1952
as Morgan Caldwell
The People Against O'Hara
1951
as Judge Keating
The Family Secret
1951
as Donald Muir
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Mr. Harkness
Convicted
1950
as Detective Dorn
The Second Woman
1950
as Ben Sheppard
The Flying Missile
1950
as Thomas A. Scott
The Milkman
1950
as Bradley, Sr.
Holiday Affair
1949
as Mr. Crowley
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Judge Ben Hobbs
The Reckless Moment
1949
as Tom Harper
Strange Bargain
1949
as Timothy Hearne
You're My Everything
1949
as Prof. Adams
The Return of October
1948
as President Hotchkiss
Leather Gloves
1948
as Dudley
The Beginning or the End
1947
as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Little Mister Jim
1947
as Chaplain
The Green Years
1946
as Canon Roche
The Virginian
1946
as Mr. Taylor
Bad Bascomb
1946
as Gov. Winton
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Lewis J. Malbery
Three Wise Fools
1946
as Prof. Horace Appleby
Dangerous Partners
1945
as Duffy
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Admiral Hammond
This Man's Navy
1945
as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
Between Two Women
1945
as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
Nothing But Trouble
1944
as Mr. Hawkley
The Heavenly Body
1944
as Professor Stowe
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as Col. Sykes
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
as John Dyckman Brown II
Rationing
1944
as Senator Edward White
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
as Colonel Watrous
Dark Shadows
1944
as Dr. Everett Colner
Main Street Today
1944
as Vance Clark
Girl Crazy
1943
as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Captain (uncredited)
Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Rittenhause
The Human Comedy
1943
as Charles Steed
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Inspector Holcomb
Lost Angel
1943
as Professor Josh Pringle
Best Foot Forward
1943
as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
For God and Country
1943
as Captain Chaplain
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Warden Kenneson
Tortilla Flat
1942
as Father Ramon
This Time for Keeps
1942
as Arthur Freeman
The Bugle Sounds
1942
as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
White Cargo
1942
as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
Born to Sing
1942
as Frank Eastman
Stand by for Action
1942
as Cmdr. Stone M.C
The Get-Away
1941
as Warden Alcott
Johnny Eager
1941
as Mr. Verne
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Jason Sculley
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Philip Post
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Judge
Honky Tonk
1941
as Daniel Wells
Men of Boys Town
1941
as Mr. Maitland
Billy the Kid
1941
as Tim Ward
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
as Galway
Down in San Diego
1941
as Col. Halliday
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Cyrus Brody
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as District Attorney
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Doctor
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Dr. Lentz
'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Dr. Cameron
Money and the Woman
1940
as Mr. Mason
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Colonel
Calling Philo Vance
1940
as Markham
Service with the Colors
1940
as Colonel Nelson
They Drive by Night
1940
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Young America Flies
1940
as Dr. Webster
Dodge City
1939
as Colonel Dodge
Juarez
1939
as General Miguel Miramon
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as A.H. Remson
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Sen. H. Baldwin
Lucky Night
1939
as Calvin Jordan
Everybody's Hobby
1939
as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
Sons of Liberty
1939
as Member of Continental Congress
A Child is Born
1939
as Dr. Lee
The Man Who Dared
1939
as Matthew Carter
Four Wives
1939
as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Attorney Kellogg
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Prologue Speaker
The Right Way
1939
as Mr. Martin
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Parole Officer Masters
Jezebel
1938
as General Theopholus Bogardus
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Judge
Racket Busters
1938
as Governor
Brother Rat
1938
as Colonel Ramm
Girls on Probation
1938
as Judge
White Banners
1938
as Sam Trimble
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Judge
Yellow Jack
1938
as Gorgas
The Chaser
1938
as Mr. Calhoun
The Great O'Malley
1937
as Defense Attorney
First Lady
1937
as George Mason
Wells Fargo
1937
as Henry Wells
Submarine D-1
1937
as Admiral Thomas
The Go-Getter
1937
as Commander Tisdale
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
as D.M. Gateway
Draegerman Courage
1937
as Dr. Thomas Haslett
The Singing Marine
1937
as Captain Skinner
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
as Colonel Picquart
Green Light
1937
as Dr. Endicott
Marked Woman
1937
as Arthur Sheldon
The Walking Dead
1936
as District Attorney Werner
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Ward Bryant
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
as Dr. Emile Roux
Two Against the World
1936
as Jim Carstairs
Boulder Dam
1936
as Mr. Agnew
Road Gang
1936
as George Winston
The Big Noise
1936
as Charlie Caldwell
The White Angel
1936
as Dr. Scott
Rainbow on the River
1936
as Father Josef
The Golden Arrow
1936
as Mr. Appleby
Freshman Love
1936
as President Simpkins
Anthony Adverse
1936
as Father Xavier
The Florentine Dagger
1935
as Victor Ballau
Special Agent
1935
as District Attorney Roger Quinn
Black Fury
1935
as John W. Hendricks
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as District Attorney C. Manchester
Sweet Music
1935
as Louis Trumble
Stranded
1935
as Mr. Tuthill
The Great Hotel Murder
1935
as Mr. Claude Harvey
Living on Velvet
1935
as Harold Thornton
Dr. Socrates
1935
as Greer
Dinky
1935
as Col. Barnes
Bordertown
1935
as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
We're in the Money
1935
as Stephen Dinsmore
Alias Mary Dow
1935
as Henry Dow
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
as Mr. Wilton Palmer
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Edward Hartford
While the Patient Slept
1935
as Elihu Dimuck
Bright Lights
1935
as J.C. Anderson
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935
as Director (uncredited)
Midnight
1934
as Edgar V. Ingersoll
The Key
1934
as Dan
Fashions of 1934
1934
as Duryea
The Man with Two Faces
1934
as Inspector Crane
Flirtation Walk
1934
as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
The Big Shakedown
1934
as Mr. Sheffner
Bedside
1934
as Dr. William Chester
The Personality Kid
1934
as Stephens
Wonder Bar
1934
as Richard
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
as Fernand de Marnay
Now I'll Tell
1934
as Tommy Doran
Midnight Alibi
1934
as Ardsley
Side Streets
1934
as George Richards
Massacre
1934
as J.R. Dickinson
Madame du Barry
1934
as Duc de Choiseul
I've Got Your Number
1934
as Mr. John P. Schuyler
Upperworld
1934
as Banker Making Toast
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934
as Lemuel Tappan
Fog Over Frisco
1934
as Oren Porter
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Mr. Harper
Journal of a Crime
1934
as Doctor
The Secret Bride
1934
as Jim Lansdale
Big Hearted Herbert
1934
as Goodrich Sr.
Murder in the Clouds
1934
as Brownell
Lady Killer
1933
as Ramick
The House on 56th Street
1933
as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
1933
as Mr. Farrell
From Headquarters
1933
as Inspector Donnelly
The World Changes
1933
as Orin Nordholm Sr.
Son of a Sailor
1933
as Naval Officer
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
as Dubois (uncredited)