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Henry O'Neill

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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 9, 1891 (Died at 70)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthOrange, New Jersey, USA
Career Span1933 – 1961
Known Credits168 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1.1

Henry O'Neill

Also known as:Henry O'Neil
Total Works

168

168 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

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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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Jezebel
7.0
Jezebel
1938•movie
as General Theopholus Bogardus
Anchors Aweigh
6.8
Anchors Aweigh
1945•movie
as Admiral Hammond
The Life of Emile Zola
6.7
as Colonel Picquart
The Reckless Moment
6.7
as Tom Harper

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 168 titles featuring Henry O'Neill

Jezebel
7.0
Jezebel
1938•movie

as General Theopholus Bogardus

Anchors Aweigh
6.8
Anchors Aweigh
1945•movie

as Admiral Hammond

The Life of Emile Zola
6.7

as Colonel Picquart

The Reckless Moment
6.7

as Tom Harper

They Drive by Night
6.9

as District Attorney (uncredited)

Shadow of the Thin Man
7.0

as Jason Sculley

Dodge City
6.9
Dodge City
1939•movie

as Colonel Dodge

The Walking Dead
6.3
The Walking Dead
1936•movie

as District Attorney Werner

Holiday Affair
6.9
Holiday Affair
1949•movie

as Mr. Crowley

Marked Woman
6.6
Marked Woman
1937•movie

as Arthur Sheldon

The Wings of Eagles
6.3

as Capt. Spear

Scandal Sheet
7.0
Scandal Sheet
1952•movie

as Charlie Barnes

Santa Fe Trail
5.8
Santa Fe Trail
1940•movie

as Cyrus Brody

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
7.0

as Judge

The Kennel Murder Case
6.1

as Dubois (uncredited)

The Story of Louis Pasteur
6.9

as Dr. Emile Roux

A Guy Named Joe
6.7
A Guy Named Joe
1944•movie

as Col. Sykes

Bullets or Ballots
6.6
Bullets or Ballots
1936•movie

as Ward Bryant

The Sun Shines Bright
6.6

as Joe D. Habersham

Johnny Eager
6.2
Johnny Eager
1941•movie

as Mr. Verne

No Man of Her Own
6.9
No Man of Her Own
1950•movie

as Mr. Harkness

Blossoms in the Dust
6.6

as Judge

Lady Killer
6.9
Lady Killer
1933•movie

as Ramick

Anthony Adverse
5.7
Anthony Adverse
1936•movie

as Father Xavier

The Second Woman
5.6
The Second Woman
1950•movie

as Ben Sheppard

The Human Comedy
6.2
The Human Comedy
1943•movie

as Charles Steed

Alias Nick Beal
6.8
Alias Nick Beal
1949•movie

as Judge Ben Hobbs

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
6.1

as Attorney Kellogg

Convicted
6.2
Convicted
1950•movie

as Detective Dorn

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
6.5

as Dr. Lentz

The People Against O'Hara
5.8

as Judge Keating

Bordertown
5.9
Bordertown
1935•movie

as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
5.9
The Fighting 69th
1940•movie

as Colonel

Invisible Stripes
6.2
Invisible Stripes
1939•movie

as Parole Officer Masters

Midnight
4.9
Midnight
1934•movie

as Edgar V. Ingersoll

Tortilla Flat
5.8
Tortilla Flat
1942•movie

as Father Ramon

Knute Rockne All American
6.1

as Doctor

The Virginian
6.0
The Virginian
1946•movie

as Mr. Taylor

Nothing But Trouble
6.4

as Mr. Hawkley

Girl Crazy
5.7
Girl Crazy
1943•movie

as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.

Fashions of 1934
6.6
Fashions of 1934
1934•movie

as Duryea

Black Fury
6.3
Black Fury
1935•movie

as John W. Hendricks

Juarez
6.5
Juarez
1939•movie

as General Miguel Miramon

Billy the Kid
5.3
Billy the Kid
1941•movie

as Tim Ward

Air Raid Wardens
7.2
Air Raid Wardens
1943•movie

as Rittenhause

Wonder Bar
6.0
Wonder Bar
1934•movie

as Richard

Thousands Cheer
6.4
Thousands Cheer
1943•movie

as Captain (uncredited)

Fog Over Frisco
6.4
Fog Over Frisco
1934•movie

as Oren Porter

Honky Tonk
6.3
Honky Tonk
1941•movie

as Daniel Wells

Dark Shadows
8.9
Dark Shadows
1944•movie

as Dr. Everett Colner

Flirtation Walk
5.8
Flirtation Walk
1934•movie

as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts

Racket Busters
5.6
Racket Busters
1938•movie

as Governor

The Big Shakedown
5.9
The Big Shakedown
1934•movie

as Mr. Sheffner

The Green Years
6.4
The Green Years
1946•movie

as Canon Roche

Men of Boys Town
6.4
Men of Boys Town
1941•movie

as Mr. Maitland

Untamed
6.0
Untamed
1955•movie

as Squire O'Neill

Whistling in the Dark
5.9

as Philip Post

Wells Fargo
5.5
Wells Fargo
1937•movie

as Henry Wells

The Secret Bride
6.2
The Secret Bride
1934•movie

as Jim Lansdale

Castle on the Hudson
7.0

as District Attorney

Strange Bargain
5.8
Strange Bargain
1949•movie

as Timothy Hearne

Special Agent
6.2
Special Agent
1935•movie

as District Attorney Roger Quinn

I Loved a Woman
4.8
I Loved a Woman
1933•movie

as Mr. Farrell

The Family Secret
6.1
The Family Secret
1951•movie

as Donald Muir

Journal of a Crime
5.9
Journal of a Crime
1934•movie

as Doctor

Stand by for Action
7.0

as Cmdr. Stone M.C

The Heavenly Body
5.6
The Heavenly Body
1944•movie

as Professor Stowe

The Man with Two Faces
6.8

as Inspector Crane

The Beginning or the End
6.4

as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell

Calling Philo Vance
6.0

as Markham

Two Girls and a Sailor
5.8

as John Dyckman Brown II

The Case of the Lucky Legs
6.0

as District Attorney C. Manchester

Massacre
5.5
Massacre
1934•movie

as J.R. Dickinson

Sons of Liberty
6.3
Sons of Liberty
1939•movie

as Member of Continental Congress

The Golden Arrow
6.3
The Golden Arrow
1936•movie

as Mr. Appleby

The Key
4.9
The Key
1934•movie

as Dan

The Great O'Malley
6.9
The Great O'Malley
1937•movie

as Defense Attorney

Four Wives
5.5
Four Wives
1939•movie

as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.

Two Against the World
6.2

as Jim Carstairs

'Til We Meet Again
6.4
'Til We Meet Again
1940•movie

as Dr. Cameron

Gold Is Where You Find It
7.0

as Judge

Angels Wash Their Faces
6.7

as A.H. Remson

Bedside
5.6
Bedside
1934•movie

as Dr. William Chester

Girls on Probation
6.2
Girls on Probation
1938•movie

as Judge

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
5.4

as D.M. Gateway

Dr. Socrates
6.6
Dr. Socrates
1935•movie

as Greer

The Flying Missile
5.3
The Flying Missile
1950•movie

as Thomas A. Scott

Upperworld
6.1
Upperworld
1934•movie

as Banker Making Toast

While the Patient Slept
6.7

as Elihu Dimuck

Service with the Colors
5.4

as Colonel Nelson

Green Light
6.7
Green Light
1937•movie

as Dr. Endicott

Yellow Jack
5.9
Yellow Jack
1938•movie

as Gorgas

The Get-Away
6.0
The Get-Away
1941•movie

as Warden Alcott

White Cargo
6.2
White Cargo
1942•movie

as The Reverend Dr. Roberts

The House on 56th Street
5.2

as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)

Lost Angel
8.0
Lost Angel
1943•movie

as Professor Josh Pringle

From Headquarters
6.1
From Headquarters
1933•movie

as Inspector Donnelly

The World Changes
4.8
The World Changes
1933•movie

as Orin Nordholm Sr.

I've Got Your Number
6.8

as Mr. John P. Schuyler

Keep Your Powder Dry
6.1

as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand

First Lady
6.6
First Lady
1937•movie

as George Mason

The Personality Kid
4.4

as Stephens

Now I'll Tell
5.1
Now I'll Tell
1934•movie

as Tommy Doran

Submarine D-1
5.0
Submarine D-1
1937•movie

as Admiral Thomas

Lucky Night
6.8
Lucky Night
1939•movie

as Calvin Jordan

Side Streets
5.2
Side Streets
1934•movie

as George Richards

The Return of October
6.4

as President Hotchkiss

Living on Velvet
5.9
Living on Velvet
1935•movie

as Harold Thornton

Scarlet Angel
6.1
Scarlet Angel
1952•movie

as Morgan Caldwell

Madame du Barry
4.6
Madame du Barry
1934•movie

as Duc de Choiseul

White Banners
6.1
White Banners
1938•movie

as Sam Trimble

We're in the Money
5.9
We're in the Money
1935•movie

as Stephen Dinsmore

Twenty Million Sweethearts
6.6

as Lemuel Tappan

Oil for the Lamps of China
7.2

as Edward Hartford

The White Angel
7.3
The White Angel
1936•movie

as Dr. Scott

Bad Bascomb
7.3
Bad Bascomb
1946•movie

as Gov. Winton

The Hoodlum Saint
5.5
The Hoodlum Saint
1946•movie

as Lewis J. Malbery

Bright Lights
5.1
Bright Lights
1935•movie

as J.C. Anderson

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
5.9

as Director (uncredited)

Murder in the Clouds
5.1

as Brownell

You're My Everything
4.8

as Prof. Adams

Stranded
6.0
Stranded
1935•movie

as Mr. Tuthill

Wings of the Navy
6.2
Wings of the Navy
1939•movie

as Prologue Speaker

This Man's Navy
6.7
This Man's Navy
1945•movie

as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone

Main Street Today
6.3
Main Street Today
1944•movie

as Vance Clark

Dangerous Partners
6.8
Dangerous Partners
1945•movie

as Duffy

The Great Hotel Murder
6.0

as Mr. Claude Harvey

Road Gang
7.0
Road Gang
1936•movie

as George Winston

The Go-Getter
6.2
The Go-Getter
1937•movie

as Commander Tisdale

Money and the Woman
4.4

as Mr. Mason

Barbary Coast Gent
5.5
Barbary Coast Gent
1944•movie

as Colonel Watrous

Born to Sing
5.4
Born to Sing
1942•movie

as Frank Eastman

Personal Maid's Secret
6.4

as Mr. Wilton Palmer

Best Foot Forward
6.8
Best Foot Forward
1943•movie

as Maj. Roger W. Reeber

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
6.0

as Warden Kenneson

Between Two Women
6.1
Between Two Women
1945•movie

as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)

The Florentine Dagger
6.8

as Victor Ballau

Whistling in Brooklyn
7.0

as Inspector Holcomb

The Bugle Sounds
6.8
The Bugle Sounds
1942•movie

as Lt. Col. Harry Seton

Sweet Music
6.8
Sweet Music
1935•movie

as Louis Trumble

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
6.8

as Sen. H. Baldwin

Rationing
4.0
Rationing
1944•movie

as Senator Edward White

Everybody's Hobby
6.2
Everybody's Hobby
1939•movie

as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie

Dinky
7.2
Dinky
1935•movie

as Col. Barnes

A Child is Born
7.1
A Child is Born
1939•movie

as Dr. Lee

The Singing Marine
5.2
The Singing Marine
1937•movie

as Captain Skinner

Big Hearted Herbert
5.5

as Goodrich Sr.

Brother Rat
6.0
Brother Rat
1938•movie

as Colonel Ramm

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
6.0

as Fernand de Marnay

Boulder Dam
5.7
Boulder Dam
1936•movie

as Mr. Agnew

Midnight Alibi
6.7
Midnight Alibi
1934•movie

as Ardsley

Draegerman Courage
7.3
Draegerman Courage
1937•movie

as Dr. Thomas Haslett

Alias Mary Dow
7.2
Alias Mary Dow
1935•movie

as Henry Dow

Gentlemen Are Born
7.3
Gentlemen Are Born
1934•movie

as Mr. Harper

Rainbow on the River
8.7

as Father Josef

Freshman Love
7.0
Freshman Love
1936•movie

as President Simpkins

Down in San Diego
6.7
Down in San Diego
1941•movie

as Col. Halliday

Three Wise Fools
5.7
Three Wise Fools
1946•movie

as Prof. Horace Appleby

The Milkman
7.0
The Milkman
1950•movie

as Bradley, Sr.

This Time for Keeps
8.0

as Arthur Freeman

The Man Who Dared
7.0
The Man Who Dared
1939•movie

as Matthew Carter

The Big Noise
7.5
The Big Noise
1936•movie

as Charlie Caldwell

Son of a Sailor
6.0
Son of a Sailor
1933•movie

as Naval Officer

The Trial of Mary Dugan
6.5

as Galway

Little Mister Jim
5.5
Little Mister Jim
1947•movie

as Chaplain

The Chaser
8.0
The Chaser
1938•movie

as Mr. Calhoun

Leather Gloves
9.0
Leather Gloves
1948•movie

as Dudley

For God and Country
8.0

as Captain Chaplain