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Henry O'Neill

Acting Born Aug 9, 1891 Orange, New Jersey, USA 24 credits

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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Known for

Film

Honky Tonk

as Daniel Wells

Full filmography

  • Honky Tonk (1941) as Daniel Wells
  • Marked Woman (1937) as Arthur Sheldon
  • Anchors Aweigh (1945) as Admiral Hammond
  • Dodge City (1939) as Colonel Dodge
  • Jezebel (1938) as General Theopholus Bogardus
  • Lost Angel (1943) as Professor Josh Pringle
  • The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) as Dr. Emile Roux
  • Convicted (1950) as Detective Dorn
  • They Drive by Night (1940) as District Attorney (uncredited)
  • Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Cyrus Brody
  • The Walking Dead (1936) as District Attorney Werner
  • White Cargo (1942) as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
  • Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) as Jason Sculley
  • Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) as Judge
  • Air Raid Wardens (1943) as Rittenhause
  • Stranded (1935) as Mr. Tuthill
  • Blossoms in the Dust (1941) as Judge
  • Juarez (1939) as General Miguel Miramon
  • The Wings of Eagles (1957) as Capt. Spear
  • Road Gang (1936) as George Winston
  • The White Angel (1936) as Dr. Scott
  • The Reckless Moment (1949) as Tom Harper
  • The Virginian (1946) as Mr. Taylor
  • Untamed (1955) as Squire O'Neill