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