Henry O'Neill

Actor

1891-08-09 – 1961-05-18 · Orange, New Jersey, USA

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.

• Jezabel (1938) — General Theopholus Bogardus
• Levando anclas (1945) — Admiral Hammond
• La vida de Emile Zola (1937) — Colonel Picquart
• Almas desnudas (1949) — Tom Harper
• La pasión ciega (1940) — District Attorney (uncredited)
• La sombra de los acusados (1941) — Jason Sculley
• Dodge, ciudad sin ley (1939) — Colonel Dodge
• Los muertos andan (1936) — District Attorney Werner
• Negocio en vacaciones (1949) — Mr. Crowley
• La mujer marcada (1937) — Arthur Sheldon
• Escrito bajo el sol (1957) — Capt. Spear
• Trágica información (1952) — Charlie Barnes
• Camino de Santa Fe (1940) — Cyrus Brody
• El sorprendente Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) — Judge
• Matando en la sombra (1933) — Dubois (uncredited)
• Dos en el cielo (1944) — Col. Sykes
• La tragedia de Louis Pasteur (1936) — Dr. Emile Roux
• Balas o votos (1936) — Ward Bryant
• El sol siempre brilla en Kentucky (1953) — Joe D. Habersham
• Senda prohibida (1941) — Mr. Verne
• Mentira latente (1950) — Mr. Harkness
• De corazón a corazón (1941) — Judge
• El guapo (1933) — Ramick
• El caballero Adverse (1936) — Father Xavier