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.

Cast

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