Henry O'Neill
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 9, 1891
- Died
- May 18, 1961
- Birthplace
- Orange, New Jersey, USA
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.
Filmography
The Wings of Eagles 1957
as Capt. Spear
Untamed 1955
as Squire O'Neill
The Sun Shines Bright 1953
as Joe D. Habersham
Scarlet Angel 1952
as Morgan Caldwell
Scandal Sheet 1952
as Charlie Barnes
The Family Secret 1951
as Donald Muir
The People Against O'Hara 1951
as Judge Keating
The Flying Missile 1950
as Thomas A. Scott
The Milkman 1950
as Bradley, Sr.
Convicted 1950
as Detective Dorn
The Second Woman 1950
as Ben Sheppard
No Man of Her Own 1950
as Mr. Harkness
Holiday Affair 1949
as Mr. Crowley
The Reckless Moment 1949
as Tom Harper
Strange Bargain 1949
as Timothy Hearne
You're My Everything 1949
as Prof. Adams
Alias Nick Beal 1949
as Judge Ben Hobbs
Leather Gloves 1948
as Dudley
The Return of October 1948
as President Hotchkiss
Little Mister Jim 1947
as Chaplain
The Beginning or the End 1947
as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Three Wise Fools 1946
as Prof. Horace Appleby
The Green Years 1946
as Canon Roche
Bad Bascomb 1946
as Gov. Winton
The Virginian 1946
as Mr. Taylor
The Hoodlum Saint 1946
as Lewis J. Malbery
Anchors Aweigh 1945
as Admiral Hammond
Dangerous Partners 1945
as Duffy
Keep Your Powder Dry 1945
as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
Between Two Women 1945
as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
This Man's Navy 1945
as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
Dark Shadows 1944
as Dr. Everett Colner
Nothing But Trouble 1944
as Mr. Hawkley
Barbary Coast Gent 1944
as Colonel Watrous
Two Girls and a Sailor 1944
as John Dyckman Brown II
Main Street Today 1944
as Vance Clark
Rationing 1944
as Senator Edward White
The Heavenly Body 1944
as Professor Stowe
A Guy Named Joe 1944
as Col. Sykes
Lost Angel 1943
as Professor Josh Pringle
Whistling in Brooklyn 1943
as Inspector Holcomb
Girl Crazy 1943
as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Best Foot Forward 1943
as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
Thousands Cheer 1943
as Captain (uncredited)
For God and Country 1943
as Captain Chaplain
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case 1943
as Warden Kenneson
Air Raid Wardens 1943
as Rittenhause
The Human Comedy 1943
as Charles Steed
Stand by for Action 1942
as Cmdr. Stone M.C
White Cargo 1942
as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
Tortilla Flat 1942
as Father Ramon
This Time for Keeps 1942
as Arthur Freeman
Born to Sing 1942
as Frank Eastman
The Bugle Sounds 1942
as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
Johnny Eager 1941
as Mr. Verne
Shadow of the Thin Man 1941
as Jason Sculley
Honky Tonk 1941
as Daniel Wells
Blossoms in the Dust 1941
as Judge
Whistling in the Dark 1941
as Philip Post
Down in San Diego 1941
as Col. Halliday
The Get-Away 1941
as Warden Alcott
Billy the Kid 1941
as Tim Ward
Men of Boys Town 1941
as Mr. Maitland
The Trial of Mary Dugan 1941
as Galway
Santa Fe Trail 1940
as Cyrus Brody
Knute Rockne All American 1940
as Doctor
Service with the Colors 1940
as Colonel Nelson
Money and the Woman 1940
as Mr. Mason
They Drive by Night 1940
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Young America Flies 1940
as Dr. Webster
'Til We Meet Again 1940
as Dr. Cameron
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet 1940
as Dr. Lentz
Castle on the Hudson 1940
as District Attorney
Calling Philo Vance 1940
as Markham
The Fighting 69th 1940
as Colonel
Invisible Stripes 1939
as Parole Officer Masters
Four Wives 1939
as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
A Child is Born 1939
as Dr. Lee
Everybody's Hobby 1939
as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
Angels Wash Their Faces 1939
as A.H. Remson
- The Right Way
The Right Way 1939
as Mr. Martin
Juarez 1939
as General Miguel Miramon
The Man Who Dared 1939
as Matthew Carter
Sons of Liberty 1939
as Member of Continental Congress
Confessions of a Nazi Spy 1939
as Attorney Kellogg
Lucky Night 1939
as Calvin Jordan
Dodge City 1939
as Colonel Dodge
Wings of the Navy 1939
as Prologue Speaker
Torchy Blane in Chinatown 1939
as Sen. H. Baldwin
Brother Rat 1938
as Colonel Ramm
Girls on Probation 1938
as Judge
The Chaser 1938
as Mr. Calhoun
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 1938
as Judge
Racket Busters 1938
as Governor
White Banners 1938
as Sam Trimble
Yellow Jack 1938
as Gorgas
Jezebel 1938
as General Theopholus Bogardus
Gold Is Where You Find It 1938
as Judge
Wells Fargo 1937
as Henry Wells
First Lady 1937
as George Mason
Submarine D-1 1937
as Admiral Thomas
The Life of Emile Zola 1937
as Colonel Picquart
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air 1937
as D.M. Gateway
The Singing Marine 1937
as Captain Skinner
The Go-Getter 1937
as Commander Tisdale
Draegerman Courage 1937
as Dr. Thomas Haslett
Marked Woman 1937
as Arthur Sheldon
Green Light 1937
as Dr. Endicott
The Great O'Malley 1937
as Defense Attorney
Rainbow on the River 1936
as Father Josef
Anthony Adverse 1936
as Father Xavier
Two Against the World 1936
as Jim Carstairs
The White Angel 1936
as Dr. Scott
The Big Noise 1936
as Charlie Caldwell
Bullets or Ballots 1936
as Ward Bryant
The Golden Arrow 1936
as Mr. Appleby
Road Gang 1936
as George Winston
Boulder Dam 1936
as Mr. Agnew
The Walking Dead 1936
as District Attorney Werner
The Story of Louis Pasteur 1936
as Dr. Emile Roux
Freshman Love 1936
as President Simpkins
Personal Maid's Secret 1935
as Mr. Wilton Palmer
Dr. Socrates 1935
as Greer
The Case of the Lucky Legs 1935
as District Attorney C. Manchester
Special Agent 1935
as District Attorney Roger Quinn
We're in the Money 1935
as Stephen Dinsmore
Bright Lights 1935
as J.C. Anderson
Stranded 1935
as Mr. Tuthill
Oil for the Lamps of China 1935
as Edward Hartford
Black Fury 1935
as John W. Hendricks
Dinky 1935
as Col. Barnes
Alias Mary Dow 1935
as Henry Dow
The Florentine Dagger 1935
as Victor Ballau
While the Patient Slept 1935
as Elihu Dimuck
Living on Velvet 1935
as Harold Thornton
The Great Hotel Murder 1935
as Mr. Claude Harvey
Sweet Music 1935
as Louis Trumble
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio 1935
as Director (uncredited)
Bordertown 1935
as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head 1934
as Fernand de Marnay
The Secret Bride 1934
as Jim Lansdale
Murder in the Clouds 1934
as Brownell
Flirtation Walk 1934
as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
Gentlemen Are Born 1934
as Mr. Harper
Madame du Barry 1934
as Duc de Choiseul
Big Hearted Herbert 1934
as Goodrich Sr.
Side Streets 1934
as George Richards
The Man with Two Faces 1934
as Inspector Crane
Midnight Alibi 1934
as Ardsley
The Key 1934
as Dan
Now I'll Tell 1934
as Tommy Doran
The Personality Kid 1934
as Stephens
Fog Over Frisco 1934
as Oren Porter
Twenty Million Sweethearts 1934
as Lemuel Tappan
Upperworld 1934
as Banker Making Toast
Wonder Bar 1934
as Richard
Journal of a Crime 1934
as Doctor
Midnight 1934
as Edgar V. Ingersoll
I've Got Your Number 1934
as Mr. John P. Schuyler
Fashions of 1934 1934
as Duryea
Bedside 1934
as Dr. William Chester
Massacre 1934
as J.R. Dickinson
The Big Shakedown 1934
as Mr. Sheffner
The House on 56th Street 1933
as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
Lady Killer 1933
as Ramick
Son of a Sailor 1933
as Naval Officer
The World Changes 1933
as Orin Nordholm Sr.
From Headquarters 1933
as Inspector Donnelly
The Kennel Murder Case 1933
as Dubois (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman 1933
as Mr. Farrell
Credits from TMDB.