
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Known for Acting · 138 credits
- Born
- 1885-03-18
- Died
- 1962-09-04
- Place of birth
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Also known as
- Robert Emmet O'Connor · Robert E. O'Connor · Robert E. O'Conner · Robert O'Connor · Роберт О’Коннор
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

Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)

Undercurrent
1946
as Stationmaster (uncredited)

American Madness
1932
as Police Inspector

Waikiki Wedding
1937
as Policeman (uncredited)

The Public Enemy
1931
as Paddy Ryan

Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Motorman (uncredited)
Movies (138)

Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)

Undercurrent
1946
as Stationmaster (uncredited)

American Madness
1932
as Police Inspector

Waikiki Wedding
1937
as Policeman (uncredited)

The Public Enemy
1931
as Paddy Ryan

Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Motorman (uncredited)

They Were Expendable
1945
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Cop (uncredited)

Trail Street
1947
as Drunk (uncredited)

Stolen Harmony
1935
as Warden Clark (uncredited)

The Hucksters
1947
as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

Rationing
1944
as Sheriff (uncredited)

High Wall
1947

A Star Is Born
1937
as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)

High Barbaree
1947
as Stationmaster (uncredited)

Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Ed (uncredited)

Wells Fargo
1937
as Sea Captain

A Night at the Opera
1935
as Henderson

Courage of Lassie
1946
as Deputy (uncredited)

Adventure
1945
as Man in Cantina (uncredited)

Easter Parade
1948
as Policeman (uncredited)

Frisco Jenny
1933
as Jim Sandoval

The Harvey Girls
1946
as Conductor (uncredited)

The Noose
1928
as Jim Conley

Midnight Mary
1933
as Cop

Who Killed Who?
1943
as Host (uncredited)

The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Taxi!
1932
as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)

Jailbreak
1936
as Policeman

The Booster
1928

Boys' Ranch
1946
as Druggist

Desire
1936
as Customs Official

The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)

Lady for a Day
1933
as Inspector MacCreary

The Clock
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)

Framed
1930
as Sergeant Schultze

Our Blushing Brides
1930
as The Detective

Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936
as Policeman

Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as First Detective (uncredited)

Hot Steel
1940
as Police Inspector

Made for Each Other
1939
as Harry (Elevator Starter) (uncredited)

Sergeant Madden
1939
as Capt. Crane

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Samson (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Reporter (uncredited)

Tin Gods
1926
as Second Foreman

Play Girl
1932
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

The Big House
1930
as Donlin

Penthouse
1933
as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens

We Who Are About to Die
1937
as Detective Mitchell

Bottoms Up
1934
as Detective Rooney

The Big Fight
1930
as Detective

Up the River
1930
as Prison Warden (uncredited)

Gentle Annie
1944
as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)

Tenth Avenue Angel
1948
as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)

Diamond Jim
1935
as Brady's Father

Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Blonde Venus
1932
as Dan O'Connor

Trapped by G-Men
1937
as Federal Agent Jim

The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as Secret Service Man (uncredited)

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Southerner (uncredited)

Night World
1932
as The Policeman

Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)

A Fugitive from Justice
1940
as Murphy

Main Street After Dark
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)

Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Proprietor (Uncredited)

Paid
1930
as Police Sgt. Cassidy

Girl Overboard
1937
as Sergeant Hatton

Park Avenue Logger
1937
as Police Sergeant

The Kid from Spain
1932
as Detective Crawford

Super-Sleuth
1937
as Casey

Shooting Straight
1930
as Detective Regan

Picture Snatcher
1933
as Police Lt. Casey Nolan

Professor Beware
1938
as Cop at Estate

The Dark Horse
1932
as Sheriff

Waterfront Lady
1935
as Police Lieutenant

Up Goes Maisie
1946
as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)

Fanny Foley Herself
1931
as Burns

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Pat Donegan

Man to Man
1930
as Sheriff

Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Charlie Beaugart

The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as House Detective

Blessed Event
1932
as Jim

A Gun in His Hand
1945
as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)

The Beast of the City
1932
as Booking Policeman (uncredited)

Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Detective Leo Finnigan

The Human Comedy
1943
as Bartender (uncredited)

Star of Midnight
1935
as Police Sergeant Cleary

Freedom of the Press
1928
as Boss Maloney

Double Alibi
1940
as Patrolman Delaney

Bed of Roses
1933
as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
Reckless Living
1931
as Ryan

Dressed to Kill
1928
as Detective Gilroy

Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Inflation
1942
as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)

A Wicked Woman
1934
as Dugan (uncredited)

Merton of the Movies
1947
as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)

Weary River
1929
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Best Foot Forward
1943
as Train Conductor

The Greatest Gift
1942
as Brother Xavier (uncredited)

In the Next Room
1930
as Tim Morel

The Big Shakedown
1934
as Regan

The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
as Tim Burke

Return of the Terror
1934
as Inspector Bradley

New Faces of 1937
1937
as Policeman

The Lone Wolf Returns
1935
as Detective Benson

Alias French Gertie
1930
as Detective Kelcey

The Singing Fool
1928
as Cafe Owner Bill

Two Kinds of Women
1932
as Tim Gohagen

Streets of New York
1939
as Police Officer Burke

No Time for Comedy
1940
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

The Public Defender
1931
as Detective Brady

The Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935
as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy

The Single Sin
1931
as Detective
Drink Hearty
1920

The Great American Mug
1945
as Laughing Man (uncredited)

Barbary Coast Gent
1944
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)

I Take This Oath
1940
as Police Car Driver

Smiling Irish Eyes
1929
as Sir Timothy
About Robert Emmett O'Connor
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 Met… With 138 credits spanning from 1920 to 1950, Robert Emmett O'Connor has appeared in 138 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert Emmett O'Connor Movies
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) — as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
- Undercurrent (1946) — as Stationmaster (uncredited)
- American Madness (1932) — as Police Inspector
- Waikiki Wedding (1937) — as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Public Enemy (1931) — as Paddy Ryan
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