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Henry O'Neill
Born · August 9, 1891
Died · May 18, 1961 (69 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA
Bio
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.
The Wings of Eagles
Capt. Spear
6.2
1957
Untamed
Squire O'Neill
5.6
1955
The Sun Shines Bright
Joe D. Habersham
6.5
1953
Scarlet Angel
Morgan Caldwell
5.1
1952
Scandal Sheet
Charlie Barnes
7.0
1952
The Family Secret
Donald Muir
5.7
1951
The People Against O'Hara
Judge Keating
5.7
1951
The Flying Missile
Thomas A. Scott
4.8
1950
The Milkman
Bradley, Sr.
8.0
1950
Convicted
Detective Dorn
6.2
1950
The Second Woman
Ben Sheppard
5.5
1950
No Man of Her Own
Mr. Harkness
6.9
1950
Holiday Affair
Mr. Crowley
6.8
1949
The Reckless Moment
Tom Harper
6.8
1949
Strange Bargain
Timothy Hearne
5.7
1949
You're My Everything
Prof. Adams
3.3
1949
Alias Nick Beal
Judge Ben Hobbs
6.9
1949
Leather Gloves
Dudley
0.0
1948
The Return of October
President Hotchkiss
5.8
1948
Little Mister Jim
Chaplain
4.0
1947
The Beginning or the End
Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
6.5
1947
Three Wise Fools
Prof. Horace Appleby
5.0
1946
The Green Years
Canon Roche
6.5
1946
Bad Bascomb
Gov. Winton
6.2
1946
The Virginian
Mr. Taylor
6.1
1946
The Hoodlum Saint
Lewis J. Malbery
5.2
1946
Anchors Aweigh
Admiral Hammond
6.8
1945
Dangerous Partners
Duffy
6.3
1945
Keep Your Powder Dry
Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
5.9
1945
Between Two Women
Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
5.9
1945
This Man's Navy
Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
6.4
1945
Dark Shadows
Dr. Everett Colner
9.3
1944
Nothing But Trouble
Mr. Hawkley
6.0
1944
Barbary Coast Gent
Colonel Watrous
4.6
1944
Two Girls and a Sailor
John Dyckman Brown II
5.7
1944
Main Street Today
Vance Clark
6.2
1944
Rationing
Senator Edward White
3.0
1944
The Heavenly Body
Professor Stowe
5.7
1944
A Guy Named Joe
Col. Sykes
6.5
1943
Lost Angel
Professor Josh Pringle
7.5
1943
Whistling in Brooklyn
Inspector Holcomb
6.3
1943
Girl Crazy
Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
5.6
1943
Best Foot Forward
Maj. Roger W. Reeber
6.0
1943
Thousands Cheer
Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
6.3
1943
For God and Country
Captain Chaplain
0.0
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Warden Kenneson
5.5
1943
Air Raid Wardens
Rittenhause
7.1
1943
The Human Comedy
Charles Steed
6.3
1943
Stand by for Action
Cmdr. Stone M.C
7.0
1942
White Cargo
The Reverend Dr. Roberts
5.8
1942
Tortilla Flat
Father Ramon
5.4
1942
This Time for Keeps
Arthur Freeman
6.0
1942
Born to Sing
Frank Eastman
5.0
1942
The Bugle Sounds
Lt. Col. Harry Seton
6.0
1942
Johnny Eager
A.J. Verne
6.1
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
Major Jason I. Sculley
7.0
1941
Honky Tonk
Daniel Wells
6.4
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
Judge
6.5
1941
Whistling in the Dark
Philip Post
5.8
1941
Down in San Diego
Col. Halliday
5.5
1941
The Get-Away
Warden Alcott
5.2
1941
Billy the Kid
Tim Ward
4.7
1941
Men of Boys Town
Mr. Maitland
6.1
1941
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Galway
5.0
1941
Santa Fe Trail
Cyrus Brody
5.7
1940
Knute Rockne All American
Doctor
6.0
1940
Service with the Colors
Colonel Nelson
4.4
1940
Money and the Woman
Mr. Mason
4.3
1940
They Drive by Night
District Attorney (uncredited)
6.9
1940
Young America Flies
Dr. Webster
0.0
1940
'Til We Meet Again
Dr. Cameron
6.2
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Lentz
6.3
1940
Castle on the Hudson
District Attorney
6.8
1940
Calling Philo Vance
Markham
5.8
1940
The Fighting 69th
Colonel
5.4
1940
Invisible Stripes
Parole Officer Masters
6.2
1939
Four Wives
Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
5.1
1939
A Child Is Born
Dr. Lee
6.5
1939
Angels Wash Their Faces
A.H. Remson
6.4
1939
Everybody's Hobby
Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
5.7
1939
The Right Way
Mr. Martin
0.0
1939
Juarez
General Miguel Miramon
6.5
1939
The Man Who Dared
Matthew Carter
5.0
1939
Sons of Liberty
Member of Continental Congress
6.0
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Attorney Kellogg
6.1
1939
Lucky Night
Calvin Jordan
6.6
1939
Dodge City
Colonel Dodge
6.9
1939
Wings of the Navy
Prologue Speaker
6.0
1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Sen. H. Baldwin
6.0
1939
Brother Rat
Colonel Ramm
5.0
1938
Girls on Probation
Judge
5.9
1938
The Chaser
Mr. Calhoun
6.0
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Judge
7.2
1938
Racket Busters
Governor
5.1
1938
White Banners
Sam Trimble
5.8
1938
Yellow Jack
Gorgas
5.6
1938
Jezebel
General Theopholus Bogardus
7.0
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
Judge
6.9
1938
Wells Fargo
Henry Wells
5.1
1937
First Lady
George Mason
6.2
1937
Submarine D-1
Admiral Thomas
4.7
1937
The Life of Emile Zola
Colonel Picquart
6.7
1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
D.M. Gateway
5.3
1937
The Singing Marine
Captain Skinner
4.0
1937
The Go-Getter
Commander Tisdale
5.8
1937
Draegerman Courage
Dr. Thomas Haslett
6.5
1937
Marked Woman
Arthur Sheldon
6.5
1937
Green Light
Dr. Endicott
6.3
1937
The Great O'Malley
Defense Attorney
6.7
1937
Rainbow on the River
Father Josef
9.0
1936
Anthony Adverse
Father Xavier
5.7
1936
Two Against the World
Jim Carstairs
5.8
1936
The White Angel
Dr. Scott
8.0
1936
The Big Noise
Charlie Caldwell
5.0
1936
Bullets or Ballots
Ward Bryant
6.6
1936
The Golden Arrow
Mr. Appleby
6.1
1936
Road Gang
George Winston
6.5
1936
Boulder Dam
Mr. Agnew
4.0
1936
The Walking Dead
District Attorney Werner
6.2
1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Dr. Emile Roux
6.8
1936
Freshman Love
President Simpkins
6.0
1936
Personal Maid's Secret
Mr. Wilton Palmer
5.5
1935
Dr. Socrates
Greer
6.4
1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs
District Attorney C. Manchester
6.0
1935
Special Agent
District Attorney Roger Quinn
6.3
1935
We're in the Money
Stephen Dinsmore
5.5
1935
Bright Lights
J.C. Anderson
4.5
1935
Stranded
Mr. Tuthill
5.8
1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
Edward Hartford
7.3
1935
Black Fury
John W. Hendricks
6.4
1935
Dinky
Col. Barnes
6.7
1935
Alias Mary Dow
Henry Dow
6.2
1935
The Florentine Dagger
Victor Ballau
5.7
1935
While the Patient Slept
Elihu Dimuck
6.4
1935
Living on Velvet
Harold Thornton
5.5
1935
The Great Hotel Murder
Mr. Claude Harvey
6.0
1935
Sweet Music
Louis Trumble
5.7
1935
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Director (uncredited)
5.2
1935
Bordertown
Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
5.9
1935
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Fernand de Marnay
6.0
1934
The Secret Bride
Jim Lansdale
6.3
1934
Murder in the Clouds
John Brownell
4.7
1934
Flirtation Walk
Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
5.5
1934
Gentlemen Are Born
Mr. Harper
6.5
1934
Madame du Barry
Duc de Choiseul
4.8
1934
Big Hearted Herbert
Goodrich Sr.
3.5
1934
Side Streets
George Richards
5.3
1934
The Man with Two Faces
Inspector Crane
6.5
1934
Midnight Alibi
Ardsley
6.0
1934
The Key
Dan
4.9
1934
Now I'll Tell
Tommy Doran
4.8
1934
The Personality Kid
Stephens
4.2
1934
Fog Over Frisco
Oren Porter
6.2
1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Lemuel Tappan
6.0
1934
Upperworld
Banker Making Toast
6.3
1934
Wonder Bar
Richard
6.1
1934
Journal of a Crime
Doctor
5.7
1934
Midnight
Edgar V. Ingersoll
5.0
1934
I've Got Your Number
Mr. John P. Schuyler
6.0
1934
Fashions of 1934
Duryea
6.4
1934
Bedside
Dr. William Chester
5.6
1934
Massacre
J.R. Dickinson
5.8
1934
The Big Shakedown
Mr. Sheffner
5.6
1934
The House on 56th Street
Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
5.2
1933
Lady Killer
Ramick
6.7
1933
Son of a Sailor
Naval Officer
5.0
1933
The World Changes
Orin Nordholm Sr.
4.8
1933
From Headquarters
Inspector Donnelly
5.8
1933
The Kennel Murder Case
Dubois (uncredited)
6.2
1933
I Loved a Woman
Mr. Farrell
4.8
1933