Filmography
Henry O'Neill
170 credited works
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.
Acting Credits
170
The Wings of Eagles
1957
Capt. Spear
Untamed
1955
Squire O'Neill
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
Joe D. Habersham
Scandal Sheet
1952
Charlie Barnes
Scarlet Angel
1952
Morgan Caldwell
The Family Secret
1951
Donald Muir
The People Against O'Hara
1951
Judge Keating
The Flying Missile
1950
Thomas A. Scott
No Man of Her Own
1950
Mr. Harkness
Convicted
1950
Detective Dorn
The Second Woman
1950
Ben Sheppard
The Milkman
1950
Bradley, Sr.
Holiday Affair
1949
Mr. Crowley
The Reckless Moment
1949
Tom Harper
Alias Nick Beal
1949
Judge Ben Hobbs
You're My Everything
1949
Prof. Adams
Strange Bargain
1949
Timothy Hearne
The Return of October
1948
President Hotchkiss
Leather Gloves
1948
Dudley
The Beginning or the End
1947
Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Little Mister Jim
1947
Chaplain
The Virginian
1946
Mr. Taylor
The Green Years
1946
Canon Roche
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Lewis J. Malbery
Three Wise Fools
1946
Prof. Horace Appleby
Bad Bascomb
1946
Gov. Winton
Anchors Aweigh
1945
Admiral Hammond
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
Between Two Women
1945
Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
This Man's Navy
1945
Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
Main Street Today
1944
Vance Clark
Dark Shadows
1944
Dr. Everett Colner
Rationing
1944
Senator Edward White
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
John Dyckman Brown II
A Guy Named Joe
1944
Col. Sykes
The Heavenly Body
1944
Professor Stowe
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
Colonel Watrous
Nothing But Trouble
1944
Mr. Hawkley
Girl Crazy
1943
Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
Warden Kenneson
Air Raid Wardens
1943
Rittenhause
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
Inspector Holcomb
Best Foot Forward
1943
Maj. Roger W. Reeber
The Human Comedy
1943
Charles Steed
Thousands Cheer
1943
Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
For God and Country
1943
Captain Chaplain
Lost Angel
1943
Professor Josh Pringle
Tortilla Flat
1942
Father Ramon
Stand by for Action
1942
Cmdr. Stone M.C
White Cargo
1942
The Reverend Dr. Roberts
This Time for Keeps
1942
Arthur Freeman
Born to Sing
1942
Frank Eastman
The Bugle Sounds
1942
Lt. Col. Harry Seton
Johnny Eager
1941
Mr. Verne
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
Jason Sculley
Honky Tonk
1941
Daniel Wells
Billy the Kid
1941
Tim Ward
Men of Boys Town
1941
Mr. Maitland
Whistling in the Dark
1941
Philip Post
The Get-Away
1941
Warden Alcott
Down in San Diego
1941
Col. Halliday
Santa Fe Trail
1940
Cyrus Brody
They Drive by Night
1940
District Attorney (uncredited)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
Dr. Lentz
The Fighting 69th
1940
Colonel
'Til We Meet Again
1940
Dr. Cameron
Castle on the Hudson
1940
District Attorney
Calling Philo Vance
1940
Markham
Service with the Colors
1940
Colonel Nelson
Money and the Woman
1940
Mr. Mason
Young America Flies
1940
Dr. Webster
Juarez
1939
General Miguel Miramon
Dodge City
1939
Colonel Dodge
Wings of the Navy
1939
Prologue Speaker
Invisible Stripes
1939
Parole Officer Masters
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
Attorney Kellogg
A Child is Born
1939
Dr. Lee
Everybody's Hobby
1939
Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
Sons of Liberty
1939
Member of Continental Congress
Four Wives
1939
Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
A.H. Remson
The Man Who Dared
1939
Matthew Carter
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
Sen. H. Baldwin
The Right Way
1939
Mr. Martin
Lucky Night
1939
Calvin Jordan
Jezebel
1938
General Theopholus Bogardus
Yellow Jack
1938
Gorgas
Brother Rat
1938
Colonel Ramm
Racket Busters
1938
Governor
The Chaser
1938
Mr. Calhoun
White Banners
1938
Sam Trimble
Marked Woman
1937
Arthur Sheldon
Submarine D-1
1937
Admiral Thomas
The Go-Getter
1937
Commander Tisdale
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
Colonel Picquart
Wells Fargo
1937
Henry Wells
Green Light
1937
Dr. Endicott
First Lady
1937
George Mason
The Great O'Malley
1937
Defense Attorney
Draegerman Courage
1937
Dr. Thomas Haslett
The Singing Marine
1937
Captain Skinner
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
D.M. Gateway
Boulder Dam
1936
Mr. Agnew
Anthony Adverse
1936
Father Xavier
The Walking Dead
1936
District Attorney Werner
Bullets or Ballots
1936
Ward Bryant
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
Dr. Emile Roux
The White Angel
1936
Dr. Scott
Freshman Love
1936
President Simpkins
The Golden Arrow
1936
Mr. Appleby
Road Gang
1936
George Winston
Two Against the World
1936
Jim Carstairs
Rainbow on the River
1936
Father Josef
The Big Noise
1936
Charlie Caldwell
Sweet Music
1935
Louis Trumble
Special Agent
1935
District Attorney Roger Quinn
Bordertown
1935
Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
Dr. Socrates
1935
Greer
While the Patient Slept
1935
Elihu Dimuck
Black Fury
1935
John W. Hendricks
Stranded
1935
Mr. Tuthill
Living on Velvet
1935
Harold Thornton
The Florentine Dagger
1935
Victor Ballau
Dinky
1935
Col. Barnes
Bright Lights
1935
J.C. Anderson
Alias Mary Dow
1935
Henry Dow
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
Edward Hartford
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
District Attorney C. Manchester
We're in the Money
1935
Stephen Dinsmore
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935
Director (uncredited)
The Great Hotel Murder
1935
Mr. Claude Harvey
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
Mr. Wilton Palmer
Wonder Bar
1934
Richard
The Key
1934
Dan
Massacre
1934
J.R. Dickinson
Side Streets
1934
George Richards
Midnight Alibi
1934
Ardsley
Now I'll Tell
1934
Tommy Doran
Flirtation Walk
1934
Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
The Big Shakedown
1934
Mr. Sheffner
The Personality Kid
1934
Stephens
Midnight
1934
Edgar V. Ingersoll
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
Mr. Harper
Fog Over Frisco
1934
Oren Porter
Fashions of 1934
1934
Duryea
Bedside
1934
Dr. William Chester
Big Hearted Herbert
1934
Goodrich Sr.
Upperworld
1934
Banker Making Toast
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
Fernand de Marnay
Murder in the Clouds
1934
John Brownell
The Secret Bride
1934
Jim Lansdale
I've Got Your Number
1934
Mr. John P. Schuyler
The Man with Two Faces
1934
Inspector Crane
Journal of a Crime
1934
Doctor
Madame du Barry
1934
Duc de Choiseul
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934
Lemuel Tappan
Lady Killer
1933
Ramick
The World Changes
1933
Orin Nordholm Sr.
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
Dubois (uncredited)
From Headquarters
1933
Inspector Donnelly
The House on 56th Street
1933
Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
Son of a Sailor
1933
Naval Officer
I Loved a Woman
1933
Mr. Farrell
Crew Credits
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