Henry O'Neill
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 9, 1891
- Died
- May 18, 1961 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- Orange, New Jersey, USA
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.
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Filmography
The Wings of Eagles
Movie · as Capt. Spear
Untamed
Movie · as Squire O'Neill
The Sun Shines Bright
Movie · as Joe D. Habersham
Scandal Sheet
Movie · as Charlie Barnes
Scarlet Angel
Movie · as Morgan Caldwell
The People Against O'Hara
Movie · as Judge Keating
The Family Secret
Movie · as Donald Muir
No Man of Her Own
Movie · as Mr. Harkness
Convicted
Movie · as Detective Dorn
The Second Woman
Movie · as Ben Sheppard
The Flying Missile
Movie · as Thomas A. Scott
The Milkman
Movie · as Bradley, Sr.
Holiday Affair
Movie · as Mr. Crowley
Alias Nick Beal
Movie · as Judge Ben Hobbs
The Reckless Moment
Movie · as Tom Harper
Strange Bargain
Movie · as Timothy Hearne
You're My Everything
Movie · as Prof. Adams
The Return of October
Movie · as President Hotchkiss
Leather Gloves
Movie · as Dudley
The Beginning or the End
Movie · as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Little Mister Jim
Movie · as Chaplain
The Green Years
Movie · as Canon Roche
The Virginian
Movie · as Mr. Taylor
Bad Bascomb
Movie · as Gov. Winton
The Hoodlum Saint
Movie · as Lewis J. Malbery
Three Wise Fools
Movie · as Prof. Horace Appleby
Dangerous Partners
Movie · as Duffy
Anchors Aweigh
Movie · as Admiral Hammond
This Man's Navy
Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
Between Two Women
Movie · as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
Keep Your Powder Dry
Movie · as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
Nothing But Trouble
Movie · as Mr. Hawkley
The Heavenly Body
Movie · as Professor Stowe
A Guy Named Joe
Movie · as Col. Sykes
Two Girls and a Sailor
Movie · as John Dyckman Brown II
Rationing
Movie · as Senator Edward White
Barbary Coast Gent
Movie · as Colonel Watrous
Dark Shadows
Movie · as Dr. Everett Colner
Main Street Today
Movie · as Vance Clark
Girl Crazy
Movie · as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Thousands Cheer
Movie · as Captain (uncredited)
Air Raid Wardens
Movie · as Rittenhause
The Human Comedy
Movie · as Charles Steed
Whistling in Brooklyn
Movie · as Inspector Holcomb
Lost Angel
Movie · as Professor Josh Pringle
Best Foot Forward
Movie · as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
For God and Country
Movie · as Captain Chaplain
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Movie · as Warden Kenneson
Tortilla Flat
Movie · as Father Ramon
This Time for Keeps
Movie · as Arthur Freeman
The Bugle Sounds
Movie · as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
White Cargo
Movie · as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
Born to Sing
Movie · as Frank Eastman
Stand by for Action
Movie · as Cmdr. Stone M.C
The Get-Away
Movie · as Warden Alcott
Johnny Eager
Movie · as Mr. Verne
Shadow of the Thin Man
Movie · as Jason Sculley
Whistling in the Dark
Movie · as Philip Post
Blossoms in the Dust
Movie · as Judge
Honky Tonk
Movie · as Daniel Wells
Men of Boys Town
Movie · as Mr. Maitland
Billy the Kid
Movie · as Tim Ward
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Movie · as Galway
Down in San Diego
Movie · as Col. Halliday
Santa Fe Trail
Movie · as Cyrus Brody
Castle on the Hudson
Movie · as District Attorney
Knute Rockne All American
Movie · as Doctor
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Movie · as Dr. Lentz
'Til We Meet Again
Movie · as Dr. Cameron
Money and the Woman
Movie · as Mr. Mason
The Fighting 69th
Movie · as Colonel
Calling Philo Vance
Movie · as Markham
Service with the Colors
Movie · as Colonel Nelson
They Drive by Night
Movie · as District Attorney (uncredited)
Young America Flies
Movie · as Dr. Webster
Dodge City
Movie · as Colonel Dodge
Juarez
Movie · as General Miguel Miramon
Angels Wash Their Faces
Movie · as A.H. Remson
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Movie · as Sen. H. Baldwin
Lucky Night
Movie · as Calvin Jordan
Everybody's Hobby
Movie · as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
Sons of Liberty
Movie · as Member of Continental Congress
A Child is Born
Movie · as Dr. Lee
The Man Who Dared
Movie · as Matthew Carter
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Movie · as Attorney Kellogg
Four Wives
Movie · as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
Wings of the Navy
Movie · as Prologue Speaker
The Right Way
Movie · as Mr. Martin
Invisible Stripes
Movie · as Parole Officer Masters
Jezebel
Movie · as General Theopholus Bogardus
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Movie · as Judge
Racket Busters
Movie · as Governor
Brother Rat
Movie · as Colonel Ramm
Girls on Probation
Movie · as Judge
White Banners
Movie · as Sam Trimble
Gold Is Where You Find It
Movie · as Judge
Yellow Jack
Movie · as Gorgas
The Chaser
Movie · as Mr. Calhoun
The Great O'Malley
Movie · as Defense Attorney
First Lady
Movie · as George Mason
Wells Fargo
Movie · as Henry Wells
Submarine D-1
Movie · as Admiral Thomas
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Movie · as D.M. Gateway
The Go-Getter
Movie · as Commander Tisdale
Draegerman Courage
Movie · as Dr. Thomas Haslett
The Singing Marine
Movie · as Captain Skinner
The Life of Emile Zola
Movie · as Colonel Picquart
Green Light
Movie · as Dr. Endicott
Marked Woman
Movie · as Arthur Sheldon
The Walking Dead
Movie · as District Attorney Werner
Bullets or Ballots
Movie · as Ward Bryant
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Movie · as Dr. Emile Roux
Two Against the World
Movie · as Jim Carstairs
Boulder Dam
Movie · as Mr. Agnew
Road Gang
Movie · as George Winston
The Big Noise
Movie · as Charlie Caldwell
The White Angel
Movie · as Dr. Scott
Rainbow on the River
Movie · as Father Josef
The Golden Arrow
Movie · as Mr. Appleby
Freshman Love
Movie · as President Simpkins
Anthony Adverse
Movie · as Father Xavier
The Florentine Dagger
Movie · as Victor Ballau
Special Agent
Movie · as District Attorney Roger Quinn
Black Fury
Movie · as John W. Hendricks
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Movie · as District Attorney C. Manchester
Sweet Music
Movie · as Louis Trumble
Stranded
Movie · as Mr. Tuthill
The Great Hotel Murder
Movie · as Mr. Claude Harvey
Living on Velvet
Movie · as Harold Thornton
Dr. Socrates
Movie · as Greer
Dinky
Movie · as Col. Barnes
Bordertown
Movie · as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
We're in the Money
Movie · as Stephen Dinsmore
Alias Mary Dow
Movie · as Henry Dow
Personal Maid's Secret
Movie · as Mr. Wilton Palmer
Oil for the Lamps of China
Movie · as Edward Hartford
While the Patient Slept
Movie · as Elihu Dimuck
Bright Lights
Movie · as J.C. Anderson
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Movie · as Director (uncredited)
Midnight
Movie · as Edgar V. Ingersoll
The Key
Movie · as Dan
Fashions of 1934
Movie · as Duryea
The Man with Two Faces
Movie · as Inspector Crane
Flirtation Walk
Movie · as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
The Big Shakedown
Movie · as Mr. Sheffner
Bedside
Movie · as Dr. William Chester
The Personality Kid
Movie · as Stephens
Wonder Bar
Movie · as Richard
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Movie · as Fernand de Marnay
Now I'll Tell
Movie · as Tommy Doran
Midnight Alibi
Movie · as Ardsley
Side Streets
Movie · as George Richards
Massacre
Movie · as J.R. Dickinson
Madame du Barry
Movie · as Duc de Choiseul
I've Got Your Number
Movie · as Mr. John P. Schuyler
Upperworld
Movie · as Banker Making Toast
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Movie · as Lemuel Tappan
Fog Over Frisco
Movie · as Oren Porter
Gentlemen Are Born
Movie · as Mr. Harper
Journal of a Crime
Movie · as Doctor
The Secret Bride
Movie · as Jim Lansdale
Big Hearted Herbert
Movie · as Goodrich Sr.
Murder in the Clouds
Movie · as Brownell
Lady Killer
Movie · as Ramick
The House on 56th Street
Movie · as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
Movie · as Mr. Farrell
From Headquarters
Movie · as Inspector Donnelly
The World Changes
Movie · as Orin Nordholm Sr.
Son of a Sailor
Movie · as Naval Officer
The Kennel Murder Case
Movie · as Dubois (uncredited)