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