Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Known for
Acting
Born
March 18, 1885
Died
September 4, 1962 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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 appearance at the very beginning and very end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short Who Killed Who? (1943).

Known For

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Filmography

1950
Sunset Boulevard poster

Sunset Boulevard

Movie · as Jonesy (uncredited)

1948
Tenth Avenue Angel poster

Tenth Avenue Angel

Movie · as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)

1948
Easter Parade poster

Easter Parade

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1947
The Hucksters poster

The Hucksters

Movie · as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

1947
Merton of the Movies poster

Merton of the Movies

Movie · as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)

1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge poster

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

Movie · as Southerner (uncredited)

1947
High Barbaree poster

High Barbaree

Movie · as Stationmaster (uncredited)

1947
Trail Street poster

Trail Street

Movie · as Drunk (uncredited)

1947
High Wall poster

High Wall

Movie

1946
Boys' Ranch poster

Boys' Ranch

Movie · as Druggist

1946
Till the Clouds Roll By poster

Till the Clouds Roll By

Movie · as Ed (uncredited)

1946
The Hoodlum Saint poster

The Hoodlum Saint

Movie · as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1946
Courage of Lassie poster

Courage of Lassie

Movie · as Deputy (uncredited)

1946
The Harvey Girls poster

The Harvey Girls

Movie · as Conductor (uncredited)

1946
Undercurrent poster

Undercurrent

Movie · as Stationmaster (uncredited)

1946
Up Goes Maisie poster

Up Goes Maisie

Movie · as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)

1945
Adventure poster

Adventure

Movie · as Man in Cantina (uncredited)

1945
Anchors Aweigh poster

Anchors Aweigh

Movie · as Cop (uncredited)

1945
Main Street After Dark poster

Main Street After Dark

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1945
The Great American Mug poster

The Great American Mug

Movie · as Laughing Man (uncredited)

1945
They Were Expendable poster

They Were Expendable

Movie · as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)

1945
The Clock poster

The Clock

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1945
A Gun in His Hand poster

A Gun in His Hand

Movie · as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)

1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Movie · as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)

1944
Rationing poster

Rationing

Movie · as Sheriff (uncredited)

1944
Gentle Annie poster

Gentle Annie

Movie · as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)

1944
Meet Me in St. Louis poster

Meet Me in St. Louis

Movie · as Motorman (uncredited)

1944
Barbary Coast Gent poster

Barbary Coast Gent

Movie · as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)

1944
Return from Nowhere poster

Return from Nowhere

Movie · as Diner Cook (uncredited)

1944
The Thin Man Goes Home poster

The Thin Man Goes Home

Movie · as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)

1943
Air Raid Wardens poster

Air Raid Wardens

Movie · as Charlie Beaugart

1943
Whistling in Brooklyn poster

Whistling in Brooklyn

Movie · as Detective Leo Finnigan

1943
Who Killed Who? poster

Who Killed Who?

Movie · as Host (uncredited)

1943
The Human Comedy poster

The Human Comedy

Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)

1943
Shoe Shine Boy poster

Shoe Shine Boy

Movie · as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)

1943
Slightly Dangerous poster

Slightly Dangerous

Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

1943
Best Foot Forward poster

Best Foot Forward

Movie · as Train Conductor

1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case poster

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Movie · as Samson (uncredited)

1943
Swing Shift Maisie poster

Swing Shift Maisie

Movie · as Proprietor (Uncredited)

1942
Jackass Mail poster

Jackass Mail

Movie · as Peter Lawson

1942
The Omaha Trail poster

The Omaha Trail

Movie · as Oxen Owner (uncredited)

1942
The Greatest Gift poster

The Greatest Gift

Movie · as Brother Xavier (uncredited)

1942
Inflation poster

Inflation

Movie · as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)

1942
Maisie Gets Her Man poster

Maisie Gets Her Man

Movie · as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)

1940
The Lone Wolf Strikes poster

The Lone Wolf Strikes

Movie · as House Detective

1940
I Take This Oath poster

I Take This Oath

Movie · as Police Car Driver

1940
No Time for Comedy poster

No Time for Comedy

Movie · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1940
Dance, Girl, Dance poster

Dance, Girl, Dance

Movie · as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

1940
Double Alibi poster

Double Alibi

Movie · as Patrolman Delaney

1940
A Fugitive from Justice poster

A Fugitive from Justice

Movie · as Murphy

1940
Hot Steel poster

Hot Steel

Movie · as Police Inspector

1939
Made for Each Other poster

Made for Each Other

Movie · as Harry (uncredited)

1939
Sergeant Madden poster

Sergeant Madden

Movie · as Capt. Crane

1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President poster

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Movie · as Pat Donegan

1939
Streets of New York poster

Streets of New York

Movie · as Police Officer Burke

1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder poster

You Can't Get Away with Murder

Movie · as First Detective (uncredited)

1938
Boy of the Streets poster

Boy of the Streets

Movie · as Police Officer Rourke

1938
Professor Beware poster

Professor Beware

Movie · as Cop at Estate

1937
A Star Is Born poster

A Star Is Born

Movie · as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)

1937
Trapped by G-Men poster

Trapped by G-Men

Movie · as Federal Agent Jim

1937
The Crime Nobody Saw poster

The Crime Nobody Saw

Movie · as Tim Burke

1937
Park Avenue Logger poster

Park Avenue Logger

Movie · as Police Sergeant

1937
The Frame-Up poster

The Frame-Up

Movie · as Larry Mann (aka John Mench)

1937
We Who Are About to Die poster

We Who Are About to Die

Movie · as Detective Mitchell

1937
Wells Fargo poster

Wells Fargo

Movie · as Sea Captain

1937
Waikiki Wedding poster

Waikiki Wedding

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1937
New Faces of 1937 poster

New Faces of 1937

Movie · as Policeman

1937
Super-Sleuth poster

Super-Sleuth

Movie · as Casey

1937
Girl Overboard poster

Girl Overboard

Movie · as Sergeant Hatton

1937
The Last Train from Madrid poster

The Last Train from Madrid

Movie · as Secret Service Man (uncredited)

1936
Little Lord Fauntleroy poster

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Movie · as Policeman

1936
Desire poster

Desire

Movie · as Customs Official

1936
At Sea Ashore poster

At Sea Ashore

Movie · as First Immigration Officer

1936
Jailbreak poster

Jailbreak

Movie · as Policeman

1936
Sinner Take All poster

Sinner Take All

Movie · as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)

1935
A Night at the Opera poster

A Night at the Opera

Movie · as Henderson

1935
The Mysterious Mr. Wong poster

The Mysterious Mr. Wong

Movie · as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy

1935
The Lone Wolf Returns poster

The Lone Wolf Returns

Movie · as Detective Benson

1935
Stolen Harmony poster

Stolen Harmony

Movie · as Warden Clark (uncredited)

1935
Star of Midnight poster

Star of Midnight

Movie · as Police Sergeant Cleary

1935
Waterfront Lady poster

Waterfront Lady

Movie · as Police Lieutenant

1935
Diamond Jim poster

Diamond Jim

Movie · as Brady's Father

1935
White Lies poster

White Lies

Movie · as Capt. McHenry (uncredited)

1934
Return of the Terror poster

Return of the Terror

Movie · as Inspector Bradley

1934
The Big Shakedown poster

The Big Shakedown

Movie · as Regan

1934
Bottoms Up poster

Bottoms Up

Movie · as Detective Rooney

1934
A Wicked Woman poster

A Wicked Woman

Movie · as Dugan (uncredited)

1933
Penthouse poster

Penthouse

Movie · as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens

1933
Lady for a Day poster

Lady for a Day

Movie · as Inspector MacCreary

1933
Picture Snatcher poster

Picture Snatcher

Movie · as Police Lt. Casey Nolan

1933
Midnight Mary poster

Midnight Mary

Movie · as Cop

1933
Don't Bet on Love poster

Don't Bet on Love

Movie · as Edward Shelton

1933
Frisco Jenny poster

Frisco Jenny

Movie · as Jim Sandoval

1933
Bed of Roses poster

Bed of Roses

Movie · as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)

1933
Gabriel Over the White House poster

Gabriel Over the White House

Movie · as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited), Corrupt Police Officer (uncredited)

1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum poster

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Movie · as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre

1933
The Big Brain poster

The Big Brain

Movie · as Detective (uncredited)

1932
American Madness poster

American Madness

Movie · as Police Inspector

1932
Blonde Venus poster

Blonde Venus

Movie · as Dan O'Connor

1932
Blessed Event poster

Blessed Event

Movie · as Jim

1932
The Dark Horse poster

The Dark Horse

Movie · as Sheriff

1932
The Kid from Spain poster

The Kid from Spain

Movie · as Detective Crawford

1932
The Big Timer poster

The Big Timer

Movie · as Dan Wilson

1932
The Arm of the Law poster

The Arm of the Law

Movie · as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake

1932
Night World poster

Night World

Movie · as The Policeman

1932
Two Kinds of Women poster

Two Kinds of Women

Movie · as Tim Gohagen

1932
Taxi! poster

Taxi!

Movie · as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)

1932
Week-End Marriage poster

Week-End Marriage

Movie · as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)

1932
Play Girl poster

Play Girl

Movie · as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

1932
The Beast of the City poster

The Beast of the City

Movie · as Booking Policeman (uncredited)

1931
The Public Enemy poster

The Public Enemy

Movie · as Paddy Ryan

1931
Reckless Living

Reckless Living

Movie · as Ryan

1931
Three Who Loved poster

Three Who Loved

Movie · as Police Lt. Tom Rooney

1931
The Single Sin poster

The Single Sin

Movie · as Detective

1931
The Public Defender poster

The Public Defender

Movie · as Detective Brady

1931
Fanny Foley Herself poster

Fanny Foley Herself

Movie · as Burns

1930
Framed poster

Framed

Movie · as Sergeant Schultze

1930
The Big House poster

The Big House

Movie · as Donlin

1930
Up the River poster

Up the River

Movie · as Prison Warden (uncredited)

1930
The Big Fight poster

The Big Fight

Movie · as Detective

1930
Shooting Straight poster

Shooting Straight

Movie · as Detective Regan

1930
Man to Man poster

Man to Man

Movie · as Sheriff

1930
Alias French Gertie poster

Alias French Gertie

Movie · as Detective Kelcey

1930
In the Next Room poster

In the Next Room

Movie · as Tim Morel

1930
Paid poster

Paid

Movie · as Police Sgt. Cassidy

1930
Our Blushing Brides poster

Our Blushing Brides

Movie · as The Detective

1929
Weary River poster

Weary River

Movie · as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

1929
The Isle of Lost Ships poster

The Isle of Lost Ships

Movie · as Jackson

1929
Smiling Irish Eyes poster

Smiling Irish Eyes

Movie · as Sir Timothy

1928
The Booster poster

The Booster

Movie

1928
The Singing Fool poster

The Singing Fool

Movie · as Cafe Owner Bill

1928
The Noose poster

The Noose

Movie · as Jim Conley

1928
Dressed to Kill poster

Dressed to Kill

Movie · as Detective Gilroy

1928
Freedom of the Press poster

Freedom of the Press

Movie · as Boss Maloney

1928
Four Walls poster

Four Walls

Movie · as Sullivan

1926
Tin Gods poster

Tin Gods

Movie · as Second Foreman

1920
Drink Hearty

Drink Hearty

Movie

1920
His Royal Slyness poster

His Royal Slyness

Movie · as (uncredited)

1914
The Lambs' All-Star Gambol poster

The Lambs' All-Star Gambol

Movie · as Self