Arthur O'Connell
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Arthur O'Connell (March 29, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in films (starting with a small role in Citizen Kane) in 1941 and television programs (mostly guest appearances). Among his screen appearances were Picnic, Anatomy of a Murder, and as the watch-maker who hides Jews during WWII in The Hiding Place. A veteran vaudevillian, O'Connell, from New York City, made his legitimate stage debut in the mid 1930s, at which time he fell within the orbit of Orson...
Known For
Filmography
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hiding Place
1975
as Casper ten Boom, 'Papa'
Medical Story
1975
as Dr. Avery Loomis
Huckleberry Finn
1974
as Col. Grangerford
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
1974
as Henry Gills
Wicked, Wicked
1973
as Mr. Fenley, Hotel Engineer
Adam's Rib
1973
as Judge
Ben
1972
as Bill Hatfield
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
as Ernie
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
as John, the Chaplain
Emergency!
1972
The Paul Lynde Show
1972
Ghost Story
1972
as Chief Owen Huston
The Last Valley
1971
as Hoffman
A Taste of Evil
1971
as John
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Cannon
1971
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Mr. Lomax
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1970
as Mr. Kruft
Night Gallery
1970
Nanny and the Professor
1970
McCloud
1970
Seven in Darkness
1969
as Larry Wise
Room 222
1969
The Power
1968
as Henry Hallson
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
1968
as Prosecutor
The Name of the Game
1968
as Charlie Sherwin
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967
as Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming
A Covenant with Death
1967
as Judge Hockstadter
Ironside
1967
The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Edwin Carpenter
Fantastic Voyage
1966
as Col. Donald Reid
The Silencers
1966
as Joe Wigman
Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966
as The Narrator
Birds Do It
1966
as Professor Wald
The Great Race
1965
as Henry Goodbody
Nightmare in the Sun
1965
as Sam Wilson
The Third Day
1965
as Dr. Wheeler
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
as Darius Green III
The F.B.I.
1965
as Smitty
The Wild Wild West
1965
The Big Valley
1965
as Jubal
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Clint Stark
Kissin' Cousins
1964
as Pappy Tatum
Your Cheatin' Heart
1964
as Fred Rose
Marilyn
1963
as archive footage
Burke's Law
1963
as Dr. Stuart Alexander
Petticoat Junction
1963
as William Lawrence
Arrest and Trial
1963
The Fugitive
1963
as Dr. Josephus Harrison Adams
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
The Fugitive
1963
as Samuel Cole
Follow That Dream
1962
as Pop Kwimper
Sam Benedict
1962
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Count Alfonso Romero
Misty
1961
as Grandpa Clarence Beebe
A Thunder of Drums
1961
as Sgt. Karl Rodermill
The New Breed
1961
as Peter Capples
The Great Impostor
1960
as Warden J.B. Chandler
Cimarron
1960
as Tom Wyatt
My Three Sons
1960
Route 66
1960
Special for Women
1960
as Joe Lawson
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Parnell Emmett McCarthy
Gidget
1959
as Russell Lawrence
Operation Petticoat
1959
as Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Sam Tostin
Hound-Dog Man
1959
as Aaron McKinney
Bonanza
1959
as Dr. Samuel Hubert
Startime
1959
as Self
Man of the West
1958
as Sam Beasley
Voice in the Mirror
1958
as Bill Tobin
April Love
1957
as Jed Bruce
The Violators
1957
as Solomon Baumgarten
Operation Mad Ball
1957
as Col. Rousch
Alcoa Theatre
1957
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
Wagon Train
1957
Bus Stop
1956
as Virgil Blessing
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956
as Gordon Walker
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956
as Mark Jenkins
The Proud Ones
1956
as Jim Dexter
The Monte Carlo Story
1956
as Mr. Homer Hinkley
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Lyman
Picnic
1955
as Howard Bevans
Matinee Theater
1955
Summer Playhouse
1954
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Omnibus
1952
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
1951
as Jim Brewster
Force of Evil
1950
as Link Hall (uncredited)
The Taming of the Shrew
1950
as Curtis
Open Secret
1948
as Carter
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1948
as Assistant Director Jensen
The Naked City
1948
as Sgt. Shaeffer (uncredited)
Homecoming
1948
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
One Touch of Venus
1948
as Reporter
State of the Union
1948
as First Reporter
Studio One
1948
as Curtis
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Studio One
1948
as Manachi Conners
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Jim Elkins
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Grant
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942
as Interne (uncredited)
Man From Headquarters
1942
as Goldie Shores
Law of the Jungle
1942
as Simmons
Canal Zone
1942
as New Recruit (uncredited)
Hello, Annapolis
1942
as Pharmacist Mate
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Photographer (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
1941
as Reporter (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Intern (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
as Reporter at Wedding (uncredited)
I Take This Oath
1940
as Court Clerk
Hullabaloo
1940
as Fourth Page
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Cameraman (uncredited)
And One Was Beautiful
1940
as Moroni's Parking Attendant
'Taint Legal
1940
as Book Salesman
Bested by a Beard
1940
as Phil
He Asked for It
1940
Murder in Soho
1939
as Lefty