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

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night

1940

as District Attorney (uncredited)

Alias Nick Beal
Alias Nick Beal

1949

as Judge Ben Hobbs

Jezebel
Jezebel

1938

as General Theopholus Bogardus

Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh

1945

as Admiral Hammond

Marked Woman
Marked Woman

1937

as Arthur Sheldon

The Wings of Eagles
The Wings of Eagles

1957

as Capt. Spear

Dodge City
Dodge City

1939

as Colonel Dodge

Holiday Affair
Holiday Affair

1949

as Mr. Crowley

The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment

1949

as Tom Harper

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Men of Boys Town
Men of Boys Town

1941

as Mr. Maitland

Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Cyrus Brody

Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes

1939

as Parole Officer Masters

The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead

1936

as District Attorney Werner

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

as Attorney Kellogg

Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man

1941

as Jason Sculley

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid

1941

as Tim Ward

Juarez
Juarez

1939

as General Miguel Miramon

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

1951

as Judge Keating

Untamed
Untamed

1955

as Squire O'Neill