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Henry O'Neill

Acting Born Aug 9, 1891 Died May 18, 1961 Orange, New Jersey, USA 170 credits

Biography

Henry O'Neill was an American film actor born on August 9, 1891, in Orange, New Jersey. Known for playing gray-haired fathers, lawyers, and similar roles during the 1930s and 1940s, he began his acting career on the stage after dropping out of college to join a traveling theatre company. Following military service in World War I, he returned to the stage before beginning his film career in the early 1930s. His film credits include The Big Shakedown, Santa Fe Trail, Anchors Aweigh, The Green Years, and The Reckless Moment, with The Wings of Eagles serving as his last film. Henry O'Neill died on May 18, 1961, at the age of 69, having accumulated 170 known acting credits.

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Career

Career overview

Henry O'Neill was an American film actor born on August 9, 1891, in Orange, New Jersey. Known for playing gray-haired fathers, lawyers, and similar 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. Following his service in the military in World War I, he returned to the stage before transitioning to film in the early 1930s.

During his film career, O'Neill appeared in 170 known acting credits. Among his film appearances are The Big Shakedown, Santa Fe Trail, Anchors Aweigh, The Green Years, and The Reckless Moment. His final film appearance was in The Wings of Eagles. Throughout his professional life, he was also known by the alternative name Henry O'Neil.

O'Neill passed away at the age of 69 on May 18, 1961. His extensive body of film work established his presence in Hollywood cinema throughout the 1930s and 1940s, primarily portraying authority figures, legal professionals, and paternal characters.

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Career timeline

The Wings of Eagles
Untamed
The Sun Shines Bright
Scarlet AngelScandal Sheet
The People Against O'HaraThe Family Secret
The Second WomanNo Man of Her OwnConvictedThe MilkmanThe Flying Missile
Holiday AffairThe Reckless MomentAlias Nick BealYou're My EverythingStrange Bargain
The Return of OctoberLeather Gloves
The Beginning or the EndLittle Mister Jim
The VirginianThe Green YearsThree Wise FoolsThe Hoodlum SaintBad Bascomb
Anchors AweighThis Man's NavyKeep Your Powder DryBetween Two WomenDangerous Partners
A Guy Named JoeTwo Girls and a SailorThe Heavenly BodyNothing But TroubleBarbary Coast Gent
Thousands CheerAir Raid WardensThe Human ComedyGirl CrazyWhistling in Brooklyn
Tortilla FlatStand by for ActionThis Time for KeepsWhite CargoThe Bugle Sounds
Johnny EagerHonky TonkMen of Boys TownBilly the KidShadow of the Thin Man
Santa Fe TrailThey Drive by NightThe Fighting 69thDr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletKnute Rockne All American
Dodge CityJuarezInvisible StripesEverybody's HobbyConfessions of a Nazi Spy
JezebelGold Is Where You Find ItThe Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseThe ChaserRacket Busters
Marked WomanThe Life of Emile ZolaWells FargoSubmarine D-1The Great O'Malley
The Walking DeadBullets or BallotsAnthony AdverseThe Story of Louis PasteurThe White Angel
Special AgentLiving on VelvetBlack FuryStrandedDr. Socrates
Wonder BarMidnightGentlemen Are BornFashions of 1934Fog Over Frisco
The Kennel Murder CaseThe World ChangesLady KillerThe House on 56th StreetSon of a Sailor

Full filmography

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