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

Special Agent
Special Agent

1935

as District Attorney Roger Quinn

Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar

1934

as Richard

Juarez
Juarez

1939

as General Miguel Miramon

Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

as John Dyckman Brown II

Knute Rockne All American
Air Raid Wardens
Air Raid Wardens

1943

as Rittenhause

Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh

1945

as Admiral Hammond

Dodge City
Dodge City

1939

as Colonel Dodge

The Virginian
The Virginian

1946

as Mr. Taylor

The Green Years
The Green Years

1946

as Canon Roche

Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots

1936

as Ward Bryant

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

as Attorney Kellogg

Midnight
Midnight

1934

as Edgar V. Ingersoll

Road Gang
Road Gang

1936

as George Winston

The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy

1943

as Charles Steed

Jezebel
Jezebel

1938

as General Theopholus Bogardus

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

1951

as Judge Keating

A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe

1944

as Col. Sykes

Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer

1943

as Captain (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night

1940

as District Attorney (uncredited)