Henry O'Neill
Known for Acting · 170 credits
- Born
- 1891-08-09
- Died
- 1961-05-18
- Place of birth
- Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Henry O'Neil
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.
Known For
Movies (170)
Jezebel
1938
as General Theopholus Bogardus
The Go-Getter
1937
as Commander Tisdale
Juarez
1939
as General Miguel Miramon
Special Agent
1935
as District Attorney Roger Quinn
Stranded
1935
as Mr. Tuthill
The Key
1934
as Dan
Johnny Eager
1941
as Mr. Verne
Girl Crazy
1943
as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Admiral Hammond
Flirtation Walk
1934
as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
First Lady
1937
as George Mason
Untamed
1955
as Squire O'Neill
Boulder Dam
1936
as Mr. Agnew
Racket Busters
1938
as Governor
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Ward Bryant
Anthony Adverse
1936
as Father Xavier
The Virginian
1946
as Mr. Taylor
Rationing
1944
as Senator Edward White
Midnight
1934
as Edgar V. Ingersoll
Tortilla Flat
1942
as Father Ramon
Dodge City
1939
as Colonel Dodge
Wells Fargo
1937
as Henry Wells
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as Col. Sykes
Submarine D-1
1937
as Admiral Thomas
Brother Rat
1938
as Colonel Ramm
Yellow Jack
1938
as Gorgas
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Cyrus Brody
The Secret Bride
1934
as Jim Lansdale
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Colonel
Dark Shadows
1944
as Dr. Everett Colner
Side Streets
1934
as George Richards
Holiday Affair
1949
as Mr. Crowley
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Lewis J. Malbery
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Judge
Green Light
1937
as Dr. Endicott
They Drive by Night
1940
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Marked Woman
1937
as Arthur Sheldon
Main Street Today
1944
as Vance Clark
The Wings of Eagles
1957
as Capt. Spear
Honky Tonk
1941
as Daniel Wells
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Judge
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Philip Post
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
as Colonel Picquart
Scarlet Angel
1952
as Morgan Caldwell
Billy the Kid
1941
as Tim Ward
The Reckless Moment
1949
as Tom Harper
Scandal Sheet
1952
as Charlie Barnes
Lady Killer
1933
as Ramick
The Walking Dead
1936
as District Attorney Werner
White Cargo
1942
as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
Bordertown
1935
as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
Convicted
1950
as Detective Dorn
Four Wives
1939
as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Jason Sculley
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Doctor
Wonder Bar
1934
as Richard
Dr. Socrates
1935
as Greer
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Warden Kenneson
Freshman Love
1936
as President Simpkins
The Beginning or the End
1947
as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
The Green Years
1946
as Canon Roche
Dinky
1935
as Col. Barnes
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Dr. Lentz
I Loved a Woman
1933
as Mr. Farrell
Men of Boys Town
1941
as Mr. Maitland
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Mr. Harper
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
as Dubois (uncredited)
Stand by for Action
1942
as Cmdr. Stone M.C
Black Fury
1935
as John W. Hendricks
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Joe D. Habersham
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Judge Ben Hobbs
We're in the Money
1935
as Stephen Dinsmore
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
as Fernand de Marnay
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
as Dr. Emile Roux
The Singing Marine
1937
as Captain Skinner
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Parole Officer Masters
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Prologue Speaker
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Judge
The People Against O'Hara
1951
as Judge Keating
The Second Woman
1950
as Ben Sheppard
Sweet Music
1935
as Louis Trumble
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934
as Lemuel Tappan
Fog Over Frisco
1934
as Oren Porter
Lost Angel
1943
as Professor Josh Pringle
The White Angel
1936
as Dr. Scott
Everybody's Hobby
1939
as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
The Flying Missile
1950
as Thomas A. Scott
Bedside
1934
as Dr. William Chester
Midnight Alibi
1934
as Ardsley
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Sen. H. Baldwin
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Mr. Harkness
The World Changes
1933
as Orin Nordholm Sr.
Murder in the Clouds
1934
as John Brownell
Service with the Colors
1940
as Colonel Nelson
The Family Secret
1951
as Donald Muir
Massacre
1934
as J.R. Dickinson
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
From Headquarters
1933
as Inspector Donnelly
The Man with Two Faces
1934
as Inspector Crane
The Chaser
1938
as Mr. Calhoun
I've Got Your Number
1934
as Mr. John P. Schuyler
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Attorney Kellogg
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
as Galway
Draegerman Courage
1937
as Dr. Thomas Haslett
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as District Attorney
Upperworld
1934
as Banker Making Toast
Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Rittenhause
The Heavenly Body
1944
as Professor Stowe
'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Dr. Cameron
You're My Everything
1949
as Prof. Adams
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934
1934
as Duryea
The Milkman
1950
as Bradley, Sr.
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
as John Dyckman Brown II
Lucky Night
1939
as Calvin Jordan
Money and the Woman
1940
as Mr. Mason
This Time for Keeps
1942
as Arthur Freeman
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Inspector Holcomb
The Human Comedy
1943
as Charles Steed
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
as D.M. Gateway
About Henry O'Neill
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… With 170 credits spanning from 1933 to 1957, Henry O'Neill has appeared in 170 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Henry O'Neill Movies
- Jezebel (1938) — as General Theopholus Bogardus
- The Go-Getter (1937) — as Commander Tisdale
- Juarez (1939) — as General Miguel Miramon
- Special Agent (1935) — as District Attorney Roger Quinn
- Stranded (1935) — as Mr. Tuthill
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