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Henry O'Neill
Actor· Orange, New Jersey, USA
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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Wings of Eagles | Capt. Spear | Film |
| 1955 | Untamed | Squire O'Neill | Film |
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Bright | Joe D. Habersham | Film |
| 1952 | Scandal Sheet | Charlie Barnes | Film |
| 1951 | The People Against O'Hara | Judge Keating | Film |
| 1950 | The Milkman | Bradley, Sr. | Film |
| 1950 | No Man of Her Own | Mr. Harkness | Film |
| 1950 | Convicted | Detective Dorn | Film |
| 1950 | The Second Woman | Ben Sheppard | Film |
| 1949 | The Reckless Moment | Tom Harper | Film |
| 1949 | You're My Everything | Prof. Adams | Film |
| 1949 | Strange Bargain | Timothy Hearne | Film |
| 1949 | Alias Nick Beal | Judge Ben Hobbs | Film |
| 1949 | Holiday Affair | Mr. Crowley | Film |
| 1948 | The Return of October | President Hotchkiss | Film |
| 1947 | Little Mister Jim | Chaplain | Film |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the End | Gen. Thomas F. Farrell | Film |
| 1946 | The Virginian | Mr. Taylor | Film |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | Lewis J. Malbery | Film |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools | Prof. Horace Appleby | Film |
| 1946 | The Green Years | Canon Roche | Film |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | Admiral Hammond | Film |
| 1945 | This Man's Navy | Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone | Film |
| 1945 | Dangerous Partners | Duffy | Film |
| 1945 | Keep Your Powder Dry | Maj. Gen. Lee Rand | Film |
| 1944 | The Heavenly Body | Professor Stowe | Film |
| 1944 | A Guy Named Joe | Col. Sykes | Film |
| 1944 | Nothing But Trouble | Mr. Hawkley | Film |
| 1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor | John Dyckman Brown II | Film |
| 1944 | Dark Shadows | Dr. Everett Colner | Film |
| 1944 | Rationing | Senator Edward White | Film |
| 1943 | Best Foot Forward | Maj. Roger W. Reeber | Film |
| 1943 | Air Raid Wardens | Rittenhause | Film |
| 1943 | Girl Crazy | Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr. | Film |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy | Charles Steed | Film |
| 1943 | Whistling in Brooklyn | Inspector Holcomb | Film |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Warden Kenneson | Film |
| 1943 | Lost Angel | Professor Josh Pringle | Film |
| 1942 | Tortilla Flat | Father Ramon | Film |
| 1942 | White Cargo | The Reverend Dr. Roberts | Film |
| 1942 | The Bugle Sounds | Lt. Col. Harry Seton | Film |
| 1942 | Born to Sing | Frank Eastman | Film |
| 1942 | This Time for Keeps | Arthur Freeman | Film |
| 1942 | Stand by for Action | Cmdr. Stone M.C | Film |
| 1941 | The Get-Away | Warden Alcott | Film |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man | Jason Sculley | Film |
| 1941 | Honky Tonk | Daniel Wells | Film |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust | Judge | Film |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid | Tim Ward | Film |
| 1941 | Johnny Eager | Mr. Verne | Film |
| 1941 | Whistling in the Dark | Philip Post | Film |
| 1941 | Down in San Diego | Col. Halliday | Film |
| 1941 | Men of Boys Town | Mr. Maitland | Film |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Dr. Lentz | Film |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American | Doctor | Film |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Colonel | Film |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | District Attorney (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Cyrus Brody | Film |
| 1940 | Money and the Woman | Mr. Mason | Film |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again | Dr. Cameron | Film |
| 1940 | Calling Philo Vance | Markham | Film |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | District Attorney | Film |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Parole Officer Masters | Film |
| 1939 | Juarez | General Miguel Miramon | Film |
| 1939 | Four Wives | Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr. | Film |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces | A.H. Remson | Film |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Attorney Kellogg | Film |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy | Prologue Speaker | Film |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Sen. H. Baldwin | Film |
| 1939 | Lucky Night | Calvin Jordan | Film |
| 1939 | Sons of Liberty | Member of Continental Congress | Film |
| 1939 | Everybody's Hobby | Thomas 'Tom' Leslie | Film |
| 1939 | The Man Who Dared | Matthew Carter | Film |
| 1938 | Brother Rat | Colonel Ramm | Film |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Judge | Film |
| 1938 | White Banners | Sam Trimble | Film |
| 1938 | Jezebel | General Theopholus Bogardus | Film |
| 1938 | Racket Busters | Governor | Film |
| 1938 | Yellow Jack | Gorgas | Film |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | Judge | Film |
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