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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Jezebel (1938) — General Theopholus Bogardus
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Anchors Aweigh (1945) — Admiral Hammond
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The Life of Emile Zola (1937) — Colonel Picquart
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The Reckless Moment (1949) — Tom Harper
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They Drive by Night (1940) — District Attorney (uncredited)
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) — Jason Sculley
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Dodge City (1939) — Colonel Dodge
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The Walking Dead (1936) — District Attorney Werner
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Holiday Affair (1949) — Mr. Crowley
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Marked Woman (1937) — Arthur Sheldon
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The Wings of Eagles (1957) — Capt. Spear
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Scandal Sheet (1952) — Charlie Barnes
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Santa Fe Trail (1940) — Cyrus Brody
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) — Judge
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The Kennel Murder Case (1933) — Dubois (uncredited)
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A Guy Named Joe (1944) — Col. Sykes
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The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) — Dr. Emile Roux
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Bullets or Ballots (1936) — Ward Bryant
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Johnny Eager (1941) — Mr. Verne
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No Man of Her Own (1950) — Mr. Harkness
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The Sun Shines Bright (1953) — Joe D. Habersham
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Lady Killer (1933) — Ramick
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Blossoms in the Dust (1941) — Judge
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Anthony Adverse (1936) — Father Xavier
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The Second Woman (1950) — Ben Sheppard
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The Human Comedy (1943) — Charles Steed
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Alias Nick Beal (1949) — Judge Ben Hobbs
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Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) — Attorney Kellogg
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Convicted (1950) — Detective Dorn
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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) — Dr. Lentz
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The People Against O'Hara (1951) — Judge Keating
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Bordertown (1935) — Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
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Tortilla Flat (1942) — Father Ramon
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The Fighting 69th (1940) — Colonel
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Invisible Stripes (1939) — Parole Officer Masters
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Midnight (1934) — Edgar V. Ingersoll
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Knute Rockne All American (1940) — Doctor
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Nothing But Trouble (1944) — Mr. Hawkley
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Fashions of 1934 (1934) — Duryea
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Black Fury (1935) — John W. Hendricks