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.

• Jezebel (1938) — General Theopholus Bogardus
• Anchors Aweigh (1945) — Admiral Hammond
• The Life of Emile Zola (1937) — Colonel Picquart
• The Reckless Moment (1949) — Tom Harper
• They Drive by Night (1940) — District Attorney (uncredited)
• Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) — Jason Sculley
• Dodge City (1939) — Colonel Dodge
• The Walking Dead (1936) — District Attorney Werner
• Holiday Affair (1949) — Mr. Crowley
• Marked Woman (1937) — Arthur Sheldon
• The Wings of Eagles (1957) — Capt. Spear
• Scandal Sheet (1952) — Charlie Barnes
• Santa Fe Trail (1940) — Cyrus Brody
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) — Judge
• The Kennel Murder Case (1933) — Dubois (uncredited)
• A Guy Named Joe (1944) — Col. Sykes
• The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) — Dr. Emile Roux
• Bullets or Ballots (1936) — Ward Bryant
• The Sun Shines Bright (1953) — Joe D. Habersham
• Johnny Eager (1941) — Mr. Verne
• No Man of Her Own (1950) — Mr. Harkness
• Blossoms in the Dust (1941) — Judge
• Lady Killer (1933) — Ramick
• Anthony Adverse (1936) — Father Xavier