Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

1885-03-18 – 1962-09-04 (age 77) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Biography

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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).

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Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard

1950

as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)

The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy

1931

as Paddy Ryan

Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

as Motorman (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh

1945

as Cop (uncredited)

They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable

1945

as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)

Easter Parade
Easter Parade

1948

as Policeman (uncredited)

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born

1937

as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)

Desire
Desire

1936

as Customs Official

Undercurrent
Undercurrent

1946

as Stationmaster (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera

1935

as Henderson

The Big House
The Big House

1930

as Donlin

Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

as Ed (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)

Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus

1932

as Dan O'Connor

The Clock
The Clock

1945

as Policeman (uncredited)

Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other

1939

as Harry (Elevator Starter) (uncredited)

The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls

1946

as Conductor (uncredited)

Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933

as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre

Courage of Lassie
Courage of Lassie

1946

as Deputy (uncredited)

A Gun in His Hand
A Gun in His Hand

1945

as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)