Henry O'Neill
ActingAlso Known As
Henry O'Neil
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.
Movies
(170 total)
Jezebel
as General Theopholus Bogardus
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral Hammond
The Life of Emile Zola
as Colonel Picquart
The Reckless Moment
as Tom Harper
They Drive by Night
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Major Jason I. Sculley
Dodge City
as Colonel Dodge
The Walking Dead
as District Attorney Werner
Holiday Affair
as Mr. Crowley
Marked Woman
as Arthur Sheldon
The Wings of Eagles
as Capt. Spear
Scandal Sheet
as Charlie Barnes
Santa Fe Trail
as Cyrus Brody
A Guy Named Joe
as Col. Sykes
The Kennel Murder Case
as Dubois (uncredited)
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Dr. Emile Roux
Bullets or Ballots
as Ward Bryant
Johnny Eager
as Mr. Verne
No Man of Her Own
as Mr. Harkness