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)
Convicted
as Detective Dorn
(1950)
The Flying Missile
as Thomas A. Scott
(1950)
The Milkman
as Bradley, Sr.
(1949)
The Reckless Moment
as Tom Harper
(1949)
Holiday Affair
as Mr. Crowley
(1949)
Strange Bargain
as Timothy Hearne
(1949)
You're My Everything
as Prof. Adams
(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)
The Green Years
as Canon Roche
(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)
Dangerous Partners
as Duffy
(1945)
Keep Your Powder Dry
as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
(1945)
This Man's Navy
as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
(1944)
Barbary Coast Gent
as Colonel Watrous
(1944)
Nothing But Trouble
as Mr. Hawkley
(1944)
Two Girls and a Sailor
as John Dyckman Brown II
(1944)
Rationing
as Senator Edward White
(1944)
Main Street Today
as Vance Clark
(1944)
Dark Shadows
as Dr. Everett Colner
(1944)
The Heavenly Body
as Professor Stowe
(1943)
A Guy Named Joe
as Col. Sykes
(1943)
The Human Comedy
as Charles Steed
(1943)
Girl Crazy
as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
(1943)
Thousands Cheer
as Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Warden Kenneson
(1943)
Air Raid Wardens
as Rittenhause
(1943)
Lost Angel
as Professor Josh Pringle
(1943)
Best Foot Forward
as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
(1943)
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Inspector Holcomb
(1943)
For God and Country
as Captain Chaplain
(1942)
White Cargo
as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
(1942)
Stand by for Action
as Cmdr. Stone M.C
(1942)
This Time for Keeps
as Arthur Freeman
(1942)
Tortilla Flat
as Father Ramon
(1942)
The Bugle Sounds
as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
(1942)
Born to Sing
as Frank Eastman
(1941)
Blossoms in the Dust
as Judge
(1941)
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Major Jason I. Sculley
(1941)
Johnny Eager
as Mr. Verne
(1941)
Billy the Kid
as Tim Ward
(1941)
Men of Boys Town
as Mr. Maitland
(1941)
Honky Tonk
as Daniel Wells
(1941)
Whistling in the Dark
as Philip Post
(1941)
The Get-Away
as Warden Alcott
(1941)
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Galway
(1941)
Down in San Diego
as Col. Halliday
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Cyrus Brody
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1940)
Calling Philo Vance
as Markham
(1940)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Lentz
(1940)
Knute Rockne All American
as Doctor
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Colonel
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as District Attorney
(1940)
Money and the Woman
as Mr. Mason
(1940)
'Til We Meet Again
as Dr. Cameron
(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)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Attorney Kellogg
(1939)
A Child Is Born
as Dr. Lee
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Prologue Speaker
(1939)
Lucky Night
as Calvin Jordan
(1939)
The Man Who Dared
as Matthew Carter
(1939)
Four Wives
as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
(1939)
Angels Wash Their Faces
as A.H. Remson
(1939)
Everybody's Hobby
as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
(1939)
Sons of Liberty
as Member of Continental Congress
(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)
White Banners
as Sam Trimble
(1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Judge
(1938)
Girls on Probation
as Judge
(1938)
Brother Rat
as Colonel Ramm
(1938)
Yellow Jack
as Gorgas
(1938)
Racket Busters
as Governor
(1938)
The Chaser
as Mr. Calhoun
(1937)
The Life of Emile Zola
as Colonel Picquart
(1937)
Marked Woman
as Arthur Sheldon
(1937)
Wells Fargo
as Henry Wells
(1937)
The Great O'Malley
as Defense Attorney
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Commander Tisdale
(1937)
The Singing Marine
as Captain Skinner
(1937)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as D.M. Gateway
(1937)
First Lady
as George Mason
(1937)
Submarine D-1
as Admiral Thomas
(1937)
Draegerman Courage
as Dr. Thomas Haslett
(1937)
Green Light
as Dr. Endicott
(1936)
Anthony Adverse
as Father Xavier
(1936)
Bullets or Ballots
as Ward Bryant
(1936)
The Walking Dead
as District Attorney Werner
(1936)
The Big Noise
as Charlie Caldwell
(1936)
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Dr. Emile Roux
(1936)
Two Against the World
as Jim Carstairs
(1936)
Boulder Dam
as Mr. Agnew
(1936)
The Golden Arrow
as Mr. Appleby
(1936)
The White Angel
as Dr. Scott
(1936)
Rainbow on the River
as Father Josef
(1936)
Freshman Love
as President Simpkins
(1936)
Road Gang
as George Winston
(1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as District Attorney C. Manchester
(1935)
Bordertown
as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
(1935)
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Director (uncredited)
(1935)
Personal Maid's Secret
as Mr. Wilton Palmer
(1935)
Dr. Socrates
as Greer
(1935)
While the Patient Slept
as Elihu Dimuck
(1935)
Dinky
as Col. Barnes
(1935)
Special Agent
as District Attorney Roger Quinn
(1935)
The Florentine Dagger
as Victor Ballau
(1935)
Black Fury
as John W. Hendricks
(1935)
Stranded
as Mr. Tuthill
(1935)
Living on Velvet
as Harold Thornton
(1935)
The Great Hotel Murder
as Mr. Claude Harvey
(1935)
Alias Mary Dow
as Henry Dow
(1935)
Bright Lights
as J.C. Anderson
(1935)
We're in the Money
as Stephen Dinsmore
(1935)
Sweet Music
as Louis Trumble
(1935)
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Edward Hartford
(1934)
Journal of a Crime
as Doctor
(1934)
Midnight
as Edgar V. Ingersoll
(1934)
The Secret Bride
as Jim Lansdale
(1934)
Murder in the Clouds
as John Brownell
(1934)
Wonder Bar
as Richard
(1934)
Fog Over Frisco
as Oren Porter
(1934)
Flirtation Walk
as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
(1934)
Massacre
as J.R. Dickinson
(1934)
The Key
as Dan
(1934)
Fashions of 1934
as Duryea
(1934)
Bedside
as Dr. William Chester
(1934)
I've Got Your Number
as Mr. John P. Schuyler
(1934)
The Big Shakedown
as Mr. Sheffner
(1934)
Upperworld
as Banker Making Toast
(1934)
Side Streets
as George Richards
(1934)
The Personality Kid
as Stephens
(1934)
Madame du Barry
as Duc de Choiseul
(1934)
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
as Fernand de Marnay
(1934)
Gentlemen Are Born
as Mr. Harper
(1934)
Now I'll Tell
as Tommy Doran
(1934)
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Lemuel Tappan
(1934)
The Man with Two Faces
as Inspector Crane
(1934)
Midnight Alibi
as Ardsley
(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)
I Loved a Woman
as Mr. Farrell
(1933)
From Headquarters
as Inspector Donnelly
(1933)
The World Changes
as Orin Nordholm Sr.
(1933)
Son of a Sailor
as Naval Officer