Robert Emmett O'Connor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 18, 1885
- Died
- September 4, 1962
- Birthplace
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Emmett O'Connor (March 18, 1885 – September 4, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 204 films between 1919 and 1950. He is probably best known as the warmhearted bootlegger Paddy Ryan in The Public Enemy (1931) and as Detective Sergeant Henderson pursuing the Marx Brothers in A Night at the Opera (1935). He also appeared as Jonesy (the older Paramount gate guard) in Billy Wilder's 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, as well as made a cameo appearance at the very beginning and very end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short Who Killed Who? (1943).
Filmography
Sunset Boulevard 1950
as Jonesy (uncredited)
Easter Parade 1948
as Policeman (uncredited)
Tenth Avenue Angel 1948
as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
High Wall 1947
Actor
Merton of the Movies 1947
as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge 1947
as Southerner (uncredited)
The Hucksters 1947
as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
High Barbaree 1947
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Trail Street 1947
as Drunk (uncredited)
Till the Clouds Roll By 1946
as Ed (uncredited)
Undercurrent 1946
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Courage of Lassie 1946
as Deputy (uncredited)
Boys' Ranch 1946
as Druggist
The Hoodlum Saint 1946
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie 1946
as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
The Harvey Girls 1946
as Conductor (uncredited)
Adventure 1945
as Man in Cantina (uncredited)
They Were Expendable 1945
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
The Great American Mug 1945
as Laughing Man (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood 1945
as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
A Gun in His Hand 1945
as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh 1945
as Cop (uncredited)
The Clock 1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark 1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home 1944
as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)
Gentle Annie 1944
as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
Meet Me in St. Louis 1944
as Motorman (uncredited)
Return from Nowhere 1944
as Diner Cook (uncredited)
Barbary Coast Gent 1944
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Rationing 1944
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Shoe Shine Boy 1943
as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
Whistling in Brooklyn 1943
as Detective Leo Finnigan
Best Foot Forward 1943
as Train Conductor
Swing Shift Maisie 1943
as Proprietor (Uncredited)
Who Killed Who? 1943
as Host (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case 1943
as Samson (uncredited)
Air Raid Wardens 1943
as Charlie Beaugart
Slightly Dangerous 1943
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Human Comedy 1943
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Greatest Gift 1942
as Brother Xavier (uncredited)
The Omaha Trail 1942
as Oxen Owner (uncredited)
Jackass Mail 1942
as Peter Lawson
Maisie Gets Her Man 1942
as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Inflation 1942
as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy 1940
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance 1940
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice 1940
as Murphy
Hot Steel 1940
as Police Inspector
I Take This Oath 1940
as Police Car Driver
Double Alibi 1940
as Patrolman Delaney
The Lone Wolf Strikes 1940
as House Detective
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President 1939
as Pat Donegan
Streets of New York 1939
as Police Officer Burke
Sergeant Madden 1939
as Capt. Crane
You Can't Get Away with Murder 1939
as First Detective (uncredited)
Made for Each Other 1939
as Harry (uncredited)
Professor Beware 1938
as Cop at Estate
Boy of the Streets 1938
as Police Officer Rourke
Wells Fargo 1937
as Sea Captain
Trapped by G-Men 1937
as Federal Agent Jim
Super-Sleuth 1937
as Casey
New Faces of 1937 1937
as Policeman
The Last Train from Madrid 1937
as Secret Service Man (uncredited)
The Frame-Up 1937
as Larry Mann (aka John Mench)
A Star Is Born 1937
as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
Waikiki Wedding 1937
as Policeman (uncredited)
Park Avenue Logger 1937
as Police Sergeant
The Crime Nobody Saw 1937
as Tim Burke
Girl Overboard 1937
as Sergeant Hatton
We Who Are About to Die 1937
as Detective Mitchell
Sinner Take All 1936
as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
Jailbreak 1936
as Policeman
Desire 1936
as Customs Official
At Sea Ashore 1936
as First Immigration Officer
Little Lord Fauntleroy 1936
as Policeman
The Lone Wolf Returns 1935
as Detective Benson
White Lies 1935
as Capt. McHenry (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera 1935
as Henderson
Waterfront Lady 1935
as Police Lieutenant
Diamond Jim 1935
as Brady's Father
Stolen Harmony 1935
as Warden Clark (uncredited)
Star of Midnight 1935
as Police Sergeant Cleary
The Mysterious Mr. Wong 1935
as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
A Wicked Woman 1934
as Dugan (uncredited)
Return of the Terror 1934
as Inspector Bradley
Bottoms Up 1934
as Detective Rooney
The Big Shakedown 1934
as Regan
Lady for a Day 1933
as Inspector MacCreary
Penthouse 1933
as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
The Big Brain 1933
as Detective (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Love 1933
as Edward Shelton
Midnight Mary 1933
as Cop
Bed of Roses 1933
as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher 1933
as Police Lt. Casey Nolan
Gabriel Over the White House 1933
as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited), as Corrupt Police Officer (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum 1933
as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Frisco Jenny 1933
as Jim Sandoval
The Kid from Spain 1932
as Detective Crawford
Blonde Venus 1932
as Dan O'Connor
Blessed Event 1932
as Jim
American Madness 1932
as Police Inspector
Week-End Marriage 1932
as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
The Dark Horse 1932
as Sheriff
Night World 1932
as The Policeman
The Arm of the Law 1932
as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
Play Girl 1932
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Big Timer 1932
as Dan Wilson
The Beast of the City 1932
as Booking Policeman (uncredited)
Taxi! 1932
as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
Two Kinds of Women 1932
as Tim Gohagen
- Reckless Living
Reckless Living 1931
as Ryan
Fanny Foley Herself 1931
as Burns
The Public Defender 1931
as Detective Brady
Three Who Loved 1931
as Police Lt. Tom Rooney
The Public Enemy 1931
as Paddy Ryan
The Single Sin 1931
as Detective
Paid 1930
as Police Sgt. Cassidy
Man to Man 1930
as Sheriff
Up the River 1930
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Shooting Straight 1930
as Detective Regan
Our Blushing Brides 1930
as The Detective
The Big House 1930
as Donlin
The Big Fight 1930
as Detective
Alias French Gertie 1930
as Detective Kelcey
Framed 1930
as Sergeant Schultze
In the Next Room 1930
as Tim Morel
The Isle of Lost Ships 1929
as Jackson
Smiling Irish Eyes 1929
as Sir Timothy
Weary River 1929
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Booster 1928
Actor
Freedom of the Press 1928
as Boss Maloney
The Singing Fool 1928
as Cafe Owner Bill
Four Walls 1928
as Sullivan
Dressed to Kill 1928
as Detective Gilroy
The Noose 1928
as Jim Conley
Tin Gods 1926
as Second Foreman
- Drink Hearty
Drink Hearty 1920
Actor
His Royal Slyness 1920
as (uncredited)
The Lambs' All-Star Gambol 1914
as Self
Credits from TMDB.