Henry O'Neill
Acting
- Born:
- 1891-08-09
- Died:
- 1961-05-18
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
The Wings of Eagles
Untamed
The Sun Shines Bright
Scarlet Angel
Scandal Sheet
The Family Secret
The People Against O'Hara
The Flying Missile
The Milkman
Convicted
The Second Woman
No Man of Her Own
Holiday Affair
The Reckless Moment
Strange Bargain
You're My Everything
Alias Nick Beal
Leather Gloves
The Return of October
Little Mister Jim
The Beginning or the End
Three Wise Fools
The Green Years
Bad Bascomb
The Virginian
The Hoodlum Saint
Anchors Aweigh
Dangerous Partners
Keep Your Powder Dry
Between Two Women
This Man's Navy
Dark Shadows
Nothing But Trouble
Barbary Coast Gent
Two Girls and a Sailor
Main Street Today
Rationing
The Heavenly Body
A Guy Named Joe
Lost Angel
Whistling in Brooklyn
Girl Crazy
Best Foot Forward
Thousands Cheer
For God and Country
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Air Raid Wardens
The Human Comedy
Stand by for Action
White Cargo
Tortilla Flat
This Time for Keeps
Born to Sing
The Bugle Sounds
Johnny Eager
Shadow of the Thin Man
Honky Tonk
Blossoms in the Dust
Whistling in the Dark
Down in San Diego
The Get-Away
Billy the Kid
Men of Boys Town
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Santa Fe Trail
Knute Rockne All American
Service with the Colors
Money and the Woman
They Drive by Night
Young America Flies
'Til We Meet Again
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Castle on the Hudson
Calling Philo Vance
The Fighting 69th
Invisible Stripes
Four Wives
A Child is Born
Angels Wash Their Faces
Everybody's Hobby
The Right Way
Juarez
The Man Who Dared
Sons of Liberty
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Lucky Night
Dodge City
Wings of the Navy
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Brother Rat
Girls on Probation
The Chaser
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Racket Busters
White Banners
Yellow Jack
Jezebel
Gold Is Where You Find It
Wells Fargo
First Lady
Submarine D-1
The Life of Emile Zola
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
The Singing Marine
The Go-Getter
Draegerman Courage
Marked Woman
Green Light
The Great O'Malley
Rainbow on the River
Anthony Adverse
Two Against the World
The White Angel
The Big Noise
Bullets or Ballots
The Golden Arrow
Road Gang
Boulder Dam
The Walking Dead
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Freshman Love
Personal Maid's Secret
Dr. Socrates
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Special Agent
We're in the Money
Bright Lights
Stranded
Oil for the Lamps of China
Black Fury
Dinky
Alias Mary Dow
The Florentine Dagger
While the Patient Slept
Living on Velvet
The Great Hotel Murder
Sweet Music
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Bordertown
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
The Secret Bride
Murder in the Clouds
Flirtation Walk
Gentlemen Are Born
Madame du Barry
Big Hearted Herbert
Side Streets
The Man with Two Faces
Midnight Alibi
The Key
Now I'll Tell
The Personality Kid
Fog Over Frisco
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Upperworld
Wonder Bar
Journal of a Crime
Midnight
I've Got Your Number
Fashions of 1934
Bedside
Massacre
The Big Shakedown
The House on 56th Street
Lady Killer
Son of a Sailor
The World Changes
From Headquarters
The Kennel Murder Case
I Loved a Woman