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