Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

1891-08-09 – 1961-05-18 (age 69) Orange, New Jersey, USA
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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.

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Known For

Jezebel
Jezebel

1938

as General Theopholus Bogardus

Holiday Affair
Holiday Affair

1949

as Mr. Crowley

Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh

1945

as Admiral Hammond

Dodge City
Dodge City

1939

as Colonel Dodge

The People Against O'Hara
The People Against O'Hara

1951

as Judge Keating

The Wings of Eagles
The Wings of Eagles

1957

as Capt. Spear

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night

1940

as District Attorney (uncredited)

The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright

1953

as Joe D. Habersham

Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Cyrus Brody

Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

as John Dyckman Brown II

The Virginian
The Virginian

1946

as Mr. Taylor

The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th

1940

as Colonel

Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk

1941

as Daniel Wells

Special Agent
Special Agent

1935

as District Attorney Roger Quinn

Alias Nick Beal
Alias Nick Beal

1949

as Judge Ben Hobbs

Marked Woman
Marked Woman

1937

as Arthur Sheldon

Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man

1941

as Jason Sculley

A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe

1944

as Col. Sykes

Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes

1939

as Parole Officer Masters

Nothing But Trouble
Nothing But Trouble

1944

as Mr. Hawkley