Henry O'Neill
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 9, 1891 (135 years old)
Place of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
| 1957 | The Wings of EaglesCapt. Spear | |
| 1955 | UntamedSquire O'Neill | |
| 1953 | The Sun Shines BrightJoe D. Habersham | |
| 1952 | Scandal SheetCharlie Barnes | |
| 1952 | Scarlet AngelMorgan Caldwell | |
| 1951 | The People Against O'HaraJudge Keating | |
| 1951 | The Family SecretDonald Muir | |
| 1950 | No Man of Her OwnMr. Harkness | |
| 1950 | ConvictedDetective Dorn | |
| 1950 | The Second WomanBen Sheppard | |
| 1950 | The Flying MissileThomas A. Scott | |
| 1950 | The MilkmanBradley, Sr. | |
| 1949 | Holiday AffairMr. Crowley | |
| 1949 | Alias Nick BealJudge Ben Hobbs | |
| 1949 | The Reckless MomentTom Harper | |
| 1949 | Strange BargainTimothy Hearne | |
| 1949 | You're My EverythingProf. Adams | |
| 1948 | The Return of OctoberPresident Hotchkiss | |
| 1948 | Leather GlovesDudley | |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the EndGen. Thomas F. Farrell | |
| 1947 | Little Mister JimChaplain | |
| 1946 | The Green YearsCanon Roche | |
| 1946 | The VirginianMr. Taylor | |
| 1946 | Bad BascombGov. Winton | |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum SaintLewis J. Malbery | |
| 1946 | Three Wise FoolsProf. Horace Appleby | |
| 1945 | Dangerous PartnersDuffy | |
| 1945 | Anchors AweighAdmiral Hammond | |
| 1945 | This Man's NavyLt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone | |
| 1945 | Between Two WomenLarry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Keep Your Powder DryMaj. Gen. Lee Rand | |
| 1944 | Nothing But TroubleMr. Hawkley | |
| 1944 | The Heavenly BodyProfessor Stowe | |
| 1944 | A Guy Named JoeCol. Sykes | |
| 1944 | Two Girls and a SailorJohn Dyckman Brown II | |
| 1944 | RationingSenator Edward White | |
| 1944 | Barbary Coast GentColonel Watrous | |
| 1944 | Dark ShadowsDr. Everett Colner | |
| 1944 | Main Street TodayVance Clark | |
| 1943 | Girl CrazyMr. Danny Churchill, Sr. | |
| 1943 | Thousands CheerCaptain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Air Raid WardensRittenhause | |
| 1943 | The Human ComedyCharles Steed | |
| 1943 | Whistling in BrooklynInspector Holcomb | |
| 1943 | Lost AngelProfessor Josh Pringle | |
| 1943 | Best Foot ForwardMaj. Roger W. Reeber | |
| 1943 | For God and CountryCaptain Chaplain | |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseWarden Kenneson | |
| 1942 | Tortilla FlatFather Ramon | |
| 1942 | This Time for KeepsArthur Freeman | |
| 1942 | The Bugle SoundsLt. Col. Harry Seton | |
| 1942 | White CargoThe Reverend Dr. Roberts | |
| 1942 | Born to SingFrank Eastman | |
| 1942 | Stand by for ActionCmdr. Stone M.C | |
| 1941 | The Get-AwayWarden Alcott | |
| 1941 | Johnny EagerMr. Verne | |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin ManJason Sculley | |
| 1941 | Whistling in the DarkPhilip Post | |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the DustJudge | |
| 1941 | Honky TonkDaniel Wells | |
| 1941 | Men of Boys TownMr. Maitland | |
| 1941 | Billy the KidTim Ward | |
| 1941 | The Trial of Mary DuganGalway | |
| 1941 | Down in San DiegoCol. Halliday | |
| 1940 | Santa Fe TrailCyrus Brody | |
| 1940 | Castle on the HudsonDistrict Attorney | |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All AmericanDoctor | |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletDr. Lentz | |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet AgainDr. Cameron | |
| 1940 | Money and the WomanMr. Mason | |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69thColonel | |
| 1940 | Calling Philo VanceMarkham | |
| 1940 | Service with the ColorsColonel Nelson | |
| 1940 | They Drive by NightDistrict Attorney (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Young America FliesDr. Webster | |
| 1939 | Dodge CityColonel Dodge | |
| 1939 | JuarezGeneral Miguel Miramon | |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their FacesA.H. Remson | |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane in ChinatownSen. H. Baldwin | |
| 1939 | Lucky NightCalvin Jordan | |
| 1939 | Everybody's HobbyThomas 'Tom' Leslie | |
| 1939 | Sons of LibertyMember of Continental Congress | |
| 1939 | A Child is BornDr. Lee | |
| 1939 | The Man Who DaredMatthew Carter | |
| 1939 | Four WivesDr. Clinton Forrest, Sr. | |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi SpyAttorney Kellogg | |
| 1939 | Wings of the NavyPrologue Speaker | |
| 1939 | The Right WayMr. Martin | |
| 1939 | Invisible StripesParole Officer Masters | |
| 1938 | JezebelGeneral Theopholus Bogardus | |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseJudge | |
| 1938 | Racket BustersGovernor | |
| 1938 | Brother RatColonel Ramm | |
| 1938 | Girls on ProbationJudge | |
| 1938 | White BannersSam Trimble | |
| 1938 | Gold Is Where You Find ItJudge | |
| 1938 | Yellow JackGorgas | |
| 1938 | The ChaserMr. Calhoun | |
| 1937 | The Great O'MalleyDefense Attorney | |
| 1937 | First LadyGeorge Mason | |
| 1937 | Wells FargoHenry Wells | |
| 1937 | Submarine D-1Admiral Thomas | |
| 1937 | The Go-GetterCommander Tisdale | |
| 1937 | Mr. Dodd Takes the AirD.M. Gateway | |
| 1937 | Draegerman CourageDr. Thomas Haslett | |
| 1937 | The Singing MarineCaptain Skinner | |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile ZolaColonel Picquart | |
| 1937 | Green LightDr. Endicott | |
| 1937 | Marked WomanArthur Sheldon | |
| 1936 | The Walking DeadDistrict Attorney Werner | |
| 1936 | Bullets or BallotsWard Bryant | |
| 1936 | The Story of Louis PasteurDr. Emile Roux | |
| 1936 | Two Against the WorldJim Carstairs | |
| 1936 | Boulder DamMr. Agnew | |
| 1936 | Road GangGeorge Winston | |
| 1936 | The Big NoiseCharlie Caldwell | |
| 1936 | The White AngelDr. Scott | |
| 1936 | Rainbow on the RiverFather Josef | |
| 1936 | The Golden ArrowMr. Appleby | |
| 1936 | Freshman LovePresident Simpkins | |
| 1936 | Anthony AdverseFather Xavier | |
| 1935 | The Florentine DaggerVictor Ballau | |
| 1935 | Special AgentDistrict Attorney Roger Quinn | |
| 1935 | Black FuryJohn W. Hendricks | |
| 1935 | The Case of the Lucky LegsDistrict Attorney C. Manchester | |
| 1935 | Sweet MusicLouis Trumble | |
| 1935 | StrandedMr. Tuthill | |
| 1935 | The Great Hotel MurderMr. Claude Harvey | |
| 1935 | Living on VelvetHarold Thornton | |
| 1935 | Dr. SocratesGreer | |
| 1935 | DinkyCol. Barnes | |
| 1935 | BordertownAttorney J.L. Chase (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | We're in the MoneyStephen Dinsmore | |
| 1935 | Alias Mary DowHenry Dow | |
| 1935 | Personal Maid's SecretMr. Wilton Palmer | |
| 1935 | Oil for the Lamps of ChinaEdward Hartford | |
| 1935 | While the Patient SleptElihu Dimuck | |
| 1935 | Bright LightsJ.C. Anderson | |
| 1935 | A Trip Thru a Hollywood StudioDirector (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | MidnightEdgar V. Ingersoll | |
| 1934 | The KeyDan | |
| 1934 | Fashions of 1934Duryea | |
| 1934 | The Man with Two FacesInspector Crane | |
| 1934 | Flirtation WalkGen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts | |
| 1934 | The Big ShakedownMr. Sheffner | |
| 1934 | BedsideDr. William Chester | |
| 1934 | The Personality KidStephens | |
| 1934 | Wonder BarRichard | |
| 1934 | The Man Who Reclaimed His HeadFernand de Marnay | |
| 1934 | Now I'll TellTommy Doran | |
| 1934 | Midnight AlibiArdsley | |
| 1934 | Side StreetsGeorge Richards | |
| 1934 | MassacreJ.R. Dickinson | |
| 1934 | Madame du BarryDuc de Choiseul | |
| 1934 | I've Got Your NumberMr. John P. Schuyler | |
| 1934 | UpperworldBanker Making Toast | |
| 1934 | Twenty Million SweetheartsLemuel Tappan | |
| 1934 | Fog Over FriscoOren Porter | |
| 1934 | Gentlemen Are BornMr. Harper | |
| 1934 | Journal of a CrimeDoctor | |
| 1934 | The Secret BrideJim Lansdale | |
| 1934 | Big Hearted HerbertGoodrich Sr. | |
| 1934 | Murder in the CloudsJohn Brownell | |
| 1933 | Lady KillerRamick | |
| 1933 | The House on 56th StreetBaxter - the Laywer (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | I Loved a WomanMr. Farrell | |
| 1933 | From HeadquartersInspector Donnelly | |
| 1933 | The World ChangesOrin Nordholm Sr. | |
| 1933 | Son of a SailorNaval Officer | |
| 1933 | The Kennel Murder CaseDubois (uncredited) |