Henry O'Neill
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-08-09
Day of Death
1961-05-18 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Henry O'Neill
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.
Acting
(1957)
The Wings of Eagles
as Capt. Spear
(1955)
Untamed
as Squire O'Neill
(1953)
The Sun Shines Bright
as Joe D. Habersham
(1952)
Scandal Sheet
as Charlie Barnes
(1952)
Scarlet Angel
as Morgan Caldwell
(1951)
The People Against O'Hara
as Judge Keating
(1951)
The Family Secret
as Donald Muir
(1950)
The Second Woman
as Ben Sheppard
(1950)
No Man of Her Own
as Mr. Harkness
(1950)
The Milkman
as Bradley, Sr.
(1950)
Convicted
as Detective Dorn
(1950)
The Flying Missile
as Thomas A. Scott
(1949)
Alias Nick Beal
as Judge Ben Hobbs
(1949)
Holiday Affair
as Mr. Crowley
(1949)
The Reckless Moment
as Tom Harper
(1949)
You're My Everything
as Prof. Adams
(1949)
Strange Bargain
as Timothy Hearne
(1948)
The Return of October
as President Hotchkiss
(1948)
Leather Gloves
as Dudley
(1947)
The Beginning or the End
as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
(1947)
Little Mister Jim
as Chaplain
(1946)
The Virginian
as Mr. Taylor
(1946)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Lewis J. Malbery
(1946)
Three Wise Fools
as Prof. Horace Appleby
(1946)
The Green Years
as Canon Roche
(1946)
Bad Bascomb
as Gov. Winton
(1945)
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral Hammond
(1945)
Keep Your Powder Dry
as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
(1945)
Dangerous Partners
as Duffy
(1945)
Between Two Women
as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
(1945)
This Man's Navy
as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
(1944)
The Heavenly Body
as Professor Stowe
(1944)
Two Girls and a Sailor
as John Dyckman Brown II
(1944)
Nothing But Trouble
as Mr. Hawkley
(1944)
Main Street Today
as Vance Clark
(1944)
Barbary Coast Gent
as Colonel Watrous
(1944)
Rationing
as Senator Edward White
(1944)
Dark Shadows
as Dr. Everett Colner
(1943)
A Guy Named Joe
as Col. Sykes
(1943)
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Inspector Holcomb
(1943)
Air Raid Wardens
as Rittenhause
(1943)
Best Foot Forward
as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
(1943)
Thousands Cheer
as Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
(1943)
Girl Crazy
as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Warden Kenneson
(1943)
Lost Angel
as Professor Josh Pringle
(1943)
The Human Comedy
as Charles Steed
(1943)
For God and Country
as Captain Chaplain
(1942)
White Cargo
as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
(1942)
Tortilla Flat
as Father Ramon
(1942)
This Time for Keeps
as Arthur Freeman
(1942)
Stand by for Action
as Cmdr. Stone M.C
(1942)
The Bugle Sounds
as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
(1942)
Born to Sing
as Frank Eastman
(1941)
Johnny Eager
as A.J. Verne
(1941)
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Major Jason I. Sculley
(1941)
Blossoms in the Dust
as Judge
(1941)
Honky Tonk
as Daniel Wells
(1941)
Men of Boys Town
as Mr. Maitland
(1941)
Billy the Kid
as Tim Ward
(1941)
Whistling in the Dark
as Philip Post
(1941)
The Get-Away
as Warden Alcott
(1941)
Down in San Diego
as Col. Halliday
(1941)
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Galway
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Cyrus Brody
(1940)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Lentz
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Colonel
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as District Attorney
(1940)
Knute Rockne All American
as Doctor
(1940)
'Til We Meet Again
as Dr. Cameron
(1940)
Money and the Woman
as Mr. Mason
(1940)
Calling Philo Vance
as Markham
(1940)
Service with the Colors
as Colonel Nelson
(1940)
Young America Flies
as Dr. Webster
(1939)
Dodge City
as Colonel Dodge
(1939)
Juarez
as General Miguel Miramon
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Parole Officer Masters
(1939)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Attorney Kellogg
(1939)
Four Wives
as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
(1939)
Lucky Night
as Calvin Jordan
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Prologue Speaker
(1939)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Sen. H. Baldwin
(1939)
A Child Is Born
as Dr. Lee
(1939)
Angels Wash Their Faces
as A.H. Remson
(1939)
Sons of Liberty
as Member of Continental Congress
(1939)
Everybody's Hobby
as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
(1939)
The Man Who Dared
as Matthew Carter
(1939)
The Right Way
as Mr. Martin
(1938)
Jezebel
as General Theopholus Bogardus
(1938)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Judge
(1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Judge
(1938)
Racket Busters
as Governor
(1938)
Brother Rat
as Colonel Ramm
(1938)
White Banners
as Sam Trimble
(1938)
The Chaser
as Mr. Calhoun
(1938)
Girls on Probation
as Judge
(1938)
Yellow Jack
as Gorgas
(1937)
Wells Fargo
as Henry Wells
(1937)
Marked Woman
as Arthur Sheldon
(1937)
The Life of Emile Zola
as Colonel Picquart
(1937)
The Great O'Malley
as Defense Attorney
(1937)
First Lady
as George Mason
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Commander Tisdale
(1937)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as D.M. Gateway
(1937)
The Singing Marine
as Captain Skinner
(1937)
Green Light
as Dr. Endicott
(1937)
Submarine D-1
as Admiral Thomas
(1937)
Draegerman Courage
as Dr. Thomas Haslett
(1936)
The Walking Dead
as District Attorney Werner
(1936)
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Dr. Emile Roux
(1936)
Anthony Adverse
as Father Xavier
(1936)
The Big Noise
as Charlie Caldwell
(1936)
The Golden Arrow
as Mr. Appleby
(1936)
Bullets or Ballots
as Ward Bryant
(1936)
Freshman Love
as President Simpkins
(1936)
The White Angel
as Dr. Scott
(1936)
Two Against the World
as Jim Carstairs
(1936)
Rainbow on the River
as Father Josef
(1936)
Road Gang
as George Winston
(1936)
Boulder Dam
as Mr. Agnew
(1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as District Attorney C. Manchester
(1935)
Black Fury
as John W. Hendricks
(1935)
Special Agent
as District Attorney Roger Quinn
(1935)
Bordertown
as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
(1935)
Dr. Socrates
as Greer
(1935)
While the Patient Slept
as Elihu Dimuck
(1935)
The Florentine Dagger
as Victor Ballau
(1935)
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Director (uncredited)
(1935)
Alias Mary Dow
as Henry Dow
(1935)
We're in the Money
as Stephen Dinsmore
(1935)
Stranded
as Mr. Tuthill
(1935)
Dinky
as Col. Barnes
(1935)
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Edward Hartford
(1935)
Bright Lights
as J.C. Anderson
(1935)
Sweet Music
as Louis Trumble
(1935)
The Great Hotel Murder
as Mr. Claude Harvey
(1935)
Personal Maid's Secret
as Mr. Wilton Palmer
(1935)
Living on Velvet
as Harold Thornton
(1934)
Fog Over Frisco
as Oren Porter
(1934)
Flirtation Walk
as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
(1934)
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
as Fernand de Marnay
(1934)
Fashions of 1934
as Duryea
(1934)
Gentlemen Are Born
as Mr. Harper
(1934)
Massacre
as J.R. Dickinson
(1934)
The Big Shakedown
as Mr. Sheffner
(1934)
Journal of a Crime
as Doctor
(1934)
Wonder Bar
as Richard
(1934)
Midnight
as Edgar V. Ingersoll
(1934)
The Secret Bride
as Jim Lansdale
(1934)
The Personality Kid
as Stephens
(1934)
The Man with Two Faces
as Inspector Crane
(1934)
Upperworld
as Banker Making Toast
(1934)
Murder in the Clouds
as John Brownell
(1934)
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Lemuel Tappan
(1934)
Side Streets
as George Richards
(1934)
I've Got Your Number
as Mr. John P. Schuyler
(1934)
Now I'll Tell
as Tommy Doran
(1934)
Madame du Barry
as Duc de Choiseul
(1934)
Midnight Alibi
as Ardsley
(1934)
The Key
as Dan
(1934)
Bedside
as Dr. William Chester
(1934)
Big Hearted Herbert
as Goodrich Sr.
(1933)
The Kennel Murder Case
as Dubois (uncredited)
(1933)
Lady Killer
as Ramick
(1933)
The House on 56th Street
as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
(1933)
The World Changes
as Orin Nordholm Sr.
(1933)
I Loved a Woman
as Mr. Farrell
(1933)
From Headquarters
as Inspector Donnelly
(1933)
Son of a Sailor
as Naval Officer