Henry O'Neill
Acting
Born: 1891-08-09 in Orange, New Jersey, USA
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
Jezebel
General Theopholus Bogardus
Juarez
General Miguel Miramon
Nothing But Trouble
Mr. Hawkley
Anchors Aweigh
Admiral Hammond
Santa Fe Trail
Cyrus Brody
Special Agent
District Attorney Roger Quinn
Wonder Bar
Richard
Marked Woman
Arthur Sheldon
Dodge City
Colonel Dodge
Two Girls and a Sailor
John Dyckman Brown II
The Wings of Eagles
Capt. Spear
They Drive by Night
District Attorney (uncredited)
The Sun Shines Bright
Joe D. Habersham
The Walking Dead
District Attorney Werner
Everybody's Hobby
Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
Midnight
Edgar V. Ingersoll
Untamed
Squire O'Neill
The Reckless Moment
Tom Harper
Holiday Affair
Mr. Crowley
Shadow of the Thin Man
Jason Sculley
The Virginian
Mr. Taylor
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Attorney Kellogg
Scandal Sheet
Charlie Barnes
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Judge
Bullets or Ballots
Ward Bryant
Wells Fargo
Henry Wells
Road Gang
George Winston
The Human Comedy
Charles Steed
The Singing Marine
Captain Skinner
Murder in the Clouds
Brownell
The Life of Emile Zola
Colonel Picquart
No Man of Her Own
Mr. Harkness
Tortilla Flat
Father Ramon
Thousands Cheer
Captain (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
Daniel Wells
Johnny Eager
Mr. Verne
Invisible Stripes
Parole Officer Masters
Billy the Kid
Tim Ward
Angels Wash Their Faces
A.H. Remson
A Guy Named Joe
Col. Sykes