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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 9, 1891
Place of Birth:
Orange, New Jersey, USA
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Henry O'Neill
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Wings of Eagles | Capt. Spear |
| 1955 | Untamed | Squire O'Neill |
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Bright | Joe D. Habersham |
| 1952 | Scandal Sheet | Charlie Barnes |
| 1952 | Scarlet Angel | Morgan Caldwell |
| 1951 | The People Against O'Hara | Judge Keating |
| 1951 | The Family Secret | Donald Muir |
| 1950 | No Man of Her Own | Mr. Harkness |
| 1950 | Convicted | Detective Dorn |
| 1950 | The Second Woman | Ben Sheppard |
| 1950 | The Flying Missile | Thomas A. Scott |
| 1950 | The Milkman | Bradley, Sr. |
| 1949 | Holiday Affair | Mr. Crowley |
| 1949 | Alias Nick Beal | Judge Ben Hobbs |
| 1949 | The Reckless Moment | Tom Harper |
| 1949 | Strange Bargain | Timothy Hearne |
| 1949 | You're My Everything | Prof. Adams |
| 1948 | The Return of October | President Hotchkiss |
| 1948 | Leather Gloves | Dudley |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the End | Gen. Thomas F. Farrell |
| 1947 | Little Mister Jim | Chaplain |
| 1946 | The Green Years | Canon Roche |
| 1946 | The Virginian | Mr. Taylor |
| 1946 | Bad Bascomb | Gov. Winton |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | Lewis J. Malbery |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools | Prof. Horace Appleby |
| 1945 | Dangerous Partners | Duffy |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | Admiral Hammond |
| 1945 | This Man's Navy | Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone |
| 1945 | Between Two Women | Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Keep Your Powder Dry | Maj. Gen. Lee Rand |
| 1944 | Nothing But Trouble | Mr. Hawkley |
| 1944 | The Heavenly Body | Professor Stowe |
| 1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor | John Dyckman Brown II |
| 1944 | Rationing | Senator Edward White |
| 1944 | Barbary Coast Gent | Colonel Watrous |
| 1944 | Dark Shadows | Dr. Everett Colner |
| 1944 | Main Street Today | Vance Clark |
| 1943 | Girl Crazy | Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr. |
| 1943 | A Guy Named Joe | Col. Sykes |
| 1943 | Thousands Cheer | Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Air Raid Wardens | Rittenhause |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy | Charles Steed |
| 1943 | Whistling in Brooklyn | Inspector Holcomb |
| 1943 | Lost Angel | Professor Josh Pringle |
| 1943 | Best Foot Forward | Maj. Roger W. Reeber |
| 1943 | For God and Country | Captain Chaplain |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Warden Kenneson |
| 1942 | Tortilla Flat | Father Ramon |
| 1942 | This Time for Keeps | Arthur Freeman |
| 1942 | The Bugle Sounds | Lt. Col. Harry Seton |
| 1942 | White Cargo | The Reverend Dr. Roberts |
| 1942 | Born to Sing | Frank Eastman |
| 1942 | Stand by for Action | Cmdr. Stone M.C |
| 1941 | The Get-Away | Warden Alcott |
| 1941 | Johnny Eager | A.J. Verne |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man | Major Jason I. Sculley |
| 1941 | Whistling in the Dark | Philip Post |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust | Judge |
| 1941 | Honky Tonk | Daniel Wells |
| 1941 | Men of Boys Town | Mr. Maitland |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid | Tim Ward |
| 1941 | The Trial of Mary Dugan | Galway |
| 1941 | Down in San Diego | Col. Halliday |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Cyrus Brody |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | District Attorney |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American | Doctor |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Dr. Lentz |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again | Dr. Cameron |
| 1940 | Money and the Woman | Mr. Mason |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Colonel |
| 1940 | Calling Philo Vance | Markham |
| 1940 | Service with the Colors | Colonel Nelson |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | District Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Young America Flies | Dr. Webster |
| 1939 | Dodge City | Colonel Dodge |
| 1939 | Juarez | General Miguel Miramon |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces | A.H. Remson |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Sen. H. Baldwin |
| 1939 | Lucky Night | Calvin Jordan |
| 1939 | Everybody's Hobby | Thomas 'Tom' Leslie |
| 1939 | Sons of Liberty | Member of Continental Congress |
| 1939 | A Child Is Born | Dr. Lee |
| 1939 | The Man Who Dared | Matthew Carter |
| 1939 | Four Wives | Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr. |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Attorney Kellogg |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy | Prologue Speaker |
| 1939 | The Right Way | Mr. Martin |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Parole Officer Masters |
| 1938 | Jezebel | General Theopholus Bogardus |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Judge |
| 1938 | Racket Busters | Governor |
| 1938 | Brother Rat | Colonel Ramm |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | Judge |
| 1938 | White Banners | Sam Trimble |
| 1938 | Gold Is Where You Find It | Judge |
| 1938 | Yellow Jack | Gorgas |
| 1938 | The Chaser | Mr. Calhoun |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley | Defense Attorney |
| 1937 | First Lady | George Mason |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo | Henry Wells |
| 1937 | Submarine D-1 | Admiral Thomas |
| 1937 | The Go-Getter | Commander Tisdale |
| 1937 | Mr. Dodd Takes the Air | D.M. Gateway |
| 1937 | Draegerman Courage | Dr. Thomas Haslett |
| 1937 | The Singing Marine | Captain Skinner |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola | Colonel Picquart |
| 1937 | Green Light | Dr. Endicott |
| 1937 | Marked Woman | Arthur Sheldon |
| 1936 | The Walking Dead | District Attorney Werner |
| 1936 | Bullets or Ballots | Ward Bryant |
| 1936 | The Story of Louis Pasteur | Dr. Emile Roux |
| 1936 | Two Against the World | Jim Carstairs |
| 1936 | Boulder Dam | Mr. Agnew |
| 1936 | Road Gang | George Winston |
| 1936 | The Big Noise | Charlie Caldwell |
| 1936 | The White Angel | Dr. Scott |
| 1936 | Rainbow on the River | Father Josef |
| 1936 | The Golden Arrow | Mr. Appleby |
| 1936 | Freshman Love | President Simpkins |
| 1936 | Anthony Adverse | Father Xavier |
| 1935 | The Florentine Dagger | Victor Ballau |
| 1935 | Special Agent | District Attorney Roger Quinn |
| 1935 | Black Fury | John W. Hendricks |
| 1935 | The Case of the Lucky Legs | District Attorney C. Manchester |
| 1935 | Sweet Music | Louis Trumble |
| 1935 | Stranded | Mr. Tuthill |
| 1935 | The Great Hotel Murder | Mr. Claude Harvey |
| 1935 | Living on Velvet | Harold Thornton |
| 1935 | Dr. Socrates | Greer |
| 1935 | Dinky | Col. Barnes |
| 1935 | Bordertown | Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited) |
| 1935 | We're in the Money | Stephen Dinsmore |
| 1935 | Alias Mary Dow | Henry Dow |
| 1935 | Personal Maid's Secret | Mr. Wilton Palmer |
| 1935 | Oil for the Lamps of China | Edward Hartford |
| 1935 | While the Patient Slept | Elihu Dimuck |
| 1935 | Bright Lights | J.C. Anderson |
| 1935 | A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio | Director (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Midnight | Edgar V. Ingersoll |
| 1934 | The Key | Dan |
| 1934 | Fashions of 1934 | Duryea |
| 1934 | The Man with Two Faces | Inspector Crane |
| 1934 | Flirtation Walk | Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts |
| 1934 | The Big Shakedown | Mr. Sheffner |
| 1934 | Bedside | Dr. William Chester |
| 1934 | The Personality Kid | Stephens |
| 1934 | Wonder Bar | Richard |
| 1934 | The Man Who Reclaimed His Head | Fernand de Marnay |
| 1934 | Now I'll Tell | Tommy Doran |
| 1934 | Midnight Alibi | Ardsley |
| 1934 | Side Streets | George Richards |
| 1934 | Massacre | J.R. Dickinson |
| 1934 | Madame du Barry | Duc de Choiseul |
| 1934 | I've Got Your Number | Mr. John P. Schuyler |
| 1934 | Upperworld | Banker Making Toast |
| 1934 | Twenty Million Sweethearts | Lemuel Tappan |
| 1934 | Fog Over Frisco | Oren Porter |
| 1934 | Gentlemen Are Born | Mr. Harper |
| 1934 | Journal of a Crime | Doctor |
| 1934 | The Secret Bride | Jim Lansdale |
| 1934 | Big Hearted Herbert | Goodrich Sr. |
| 1934 | Murder in the Clouds | John Brownell |
| 1933 | Lady Killer | Ramick |
| 1933 | The House on 56th Street | Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited) |
| 1933 | I Loved a Woman | Mr. Farrell |
| 1933 | From Headquarters | Inspector Donnelly |
| 1933 | The World Changes | Orin Nordholm Sr. |
| 1933 | Son of a Sailor | Naval Officer |
| 1933 | The Kennel Murder Case | Dubois (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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