Henry O'Neill
Acting
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
Acting170
movieThe Wings of Eagles
1957
Capt. Spear
movieUntamed
1955
Squire O'Neill
movieThe Sun Shines Bright
1953
Joe D. Habersham
movieScarlet Angel
1952
Morgan Caldwell
movieScandal Sheet
1952
Charlie Barnes
movieThe Family Secret
1951
Donald Muir
movieThe People Against O'Hara
1951
Judge Keating
movieThe Flying Missile
1950
Thomas A. Scott
movieThe Milkman
1950
Bradley, Sr.
movieConvicted
1950
Detective Dorn
movieThe Second Woman
1950
Ben Sheppard
movieNo Man of Her Own
1950
Mr. Harkness
movieHoliday Affair
1949
Mr. Crowley
movieThe Reckless Moment
1949
Tom Harper
movieStrange Bargain
1949
Timothy Hearne
movieYou're My Everything
1949
Prof. Adams
movieAlias Nick Beal
1949
Judge Ben Hobbs
movieLeather Gloves
1948
Dudley
movieThe Return of October
1948
President Hotchkiss
movieLittle Mister Jim
1947
Chaplain
movieThe Beginning or the End
1947
Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
movieThree Wise Fools
1946
Prof. Horace Appleby
movieThe Green Years
1946
Canon Roche
movieBad Bascomb
1946
Gov. Winton
movieThe Virginian
1946
Mr. Taylor
movieThe Hoodlum Saint
1946
Lewis J. Malbery
movieAnchors Aweigh
1945
Admiral Hammond
movieKeep Your Powder Dry
1945
Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
movieBetween Two Women
1945
Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
movieThis Man's Navy
1945
Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
movieDark Shadows
1944
Dr. Everett Colner
movieNothing But Trouble
1944
Mr. Hawkley
movieBarbary Coast Gent
1944
Colonel Watrous
movieTwo Girls and a Sailor
1944
John Dyckman Brown II
movieMain Street Today
1944
Vance Clark
movieRationing
1944
Senator Edward White
movieThe Heavenly Body
1944
Professor Stowe
movieA Guy Named Joe
1944
Col. Sykes
movieLost Angel
1943
Professor Josh Pringle
movieWhistling in Brooklyn
1943
Inspector Holcomb
movieGirl Crazy
1943
Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
movieBest Foot Forward
1943
Maj. Roger W. Reeber
movieThousands Cheer
1943
Captain (uncredited)
movieFor God and Country
1943
Captain Chaplain
movieDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
Warden Kenneson
movieAir Raid Wardens
1943
Rittenhause
movieThe Human Comedy
1943
Charles Steed
movieStand by for Action
1942
Cmdr. Stone M.C
movieWhite Cargo
1942
The Reverend Dr. Roberts
movieTortilla Flat
1942
Father Ramon
movieThis Time for Keeps
1942
Arthur Freeman
movieBorn to Sing
1942
Frank Eastman
movieThe Bugle Sounds
1942
Lt. Col. Harry Seton
movieJohnny Eager
1941
Mr. Verne
movieShadow of the Thin Man
1941
Jason Sculley
movieHonky Tonk
1941
Daniel Wells
movieWhistling in the Dark
1941
Philip Post
movieDown in San Diego
1941
Col. Halliday
movieThe Get-Away
1941
Warden Alcott
movieBilly the Kid
1941
Tim Ward
movieMen of Boys Town
1941
Mr. Maitland
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940
Cyrus Brody
movieService with the Colors
1940
Colonel Nelson
movieMoney and the Woman
1940
Mr. Mason
movieThey Drive by Night
1940
District Attorney (uncredited)
movie'Til We Meet Again
1940
Dr. Cameron
movieDr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
Dr. Lentz
movieCastle on the Hudson
1940
District Attorney
movieCalling Philo Vance
1940
Markham
movieThe Fighting 69th
1940
Colonel
movieInvisible Stripes
1939
Parole Officer Masters
movieFour Wives
1939
Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
movieA Child is Born
1939
Dr. Lee
movieAngels Wash Their Faces
1939
A.H. Remson
movieEverybody's Hobby
1939
Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
The Right Way
1939
Mr. Martin
movieJuarez
1939
General Miguel Miramon
movieThe Man Who Dared
1939
Matthew Carter
movieSons of Liberty
1939
Member of Continental Congress
movieConfessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
Attorney Kellogg
movieLucky Night
1939
Calvin Jordan
movieDodge City
1939
Colonel Dodge
movieWings of the Navy
1939
Prologue Speaker
movieTorchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
Sen. H. Baldwin
movieBrother Rat
1938
Colonel Ramm
movieThe Chaser
1938
Mr. Calhoun
movieRacket Busters
1938
Governor
movieWhite Banners
1938
Sam Trimble
movieYellow Jack
1938
Gorgas
movieJezebel
1938
General Theopholus Bogardus
movieWells Fargo
1937
Henry Wells
movieFirst Lady
1937
George Mason
movieSubmarine D-1
1937
Admiral Thomas
movieThe Life of Emile Zola
1937
Colonel Picquart
movieMr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
D.M. Gateway
movieThe Singing Marine
1937
Captain Skinner
movieThe Go-Getter
1937
Commander Tisdale
movieDraegerman Courage
1937
Dr. Thomas Haslett
movieMarked Woman
1937
Arthur Sheldon
movieGreen Light
1937
Dr. Endicott
movieThe Great O'Malley
1937
Defense Attorney
movieRainbow on the River
1936
Father Josef
movieAnthony Adverse
1936
Father Xavier
movieTwo Against the World
1936
Jim Carstairs
movieThe White Angel
1936
Dr. Scott
movieThe Big Noise
1936
Charlie Caldwell
movieBullets or Ballots
1936
Ward Bryant
movieThe Golden Arrow
1936
Mr. Appleby
movieRoad Gang
1936
George Winston
movieBoulder Dam
1936
Mr. Agnew
movieThe Walking Dead
1936
District Attorney Werner
movieThe Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
Dr. Emile Roux
movieFreshman Love
1936
President Simpkins
moviePersonal Maid's Secret
1935
Mr. Wilton Palmer
movieThe Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
District Attorney C. Manchester
movieSpecial Agent
1935
District Attorney Roger Quinn
movieWe're in the Money
1935
Stephen Dinsmore
movieBright Lights
1935
J.C. Anderson
movieStranded
1935
Mr. Tuthill
movieOil for the Lamps of China
1935
Edward Hartford
movieBlack Fury
1935
John W. Hendricks
movieDinky
1935
Col. Barnes
movieAlias Mary Dow
1935
Henry Dow
movieThe Florentine Dagger
1935
Victor Ballau
movieWhile the Patient Slept
1935
Elihu Dimuck
movieLiving on Velvet
1935
Harold Thornton
movieThe Great Hotel Murder
1935
Mr. Claude Harvey
movieSweet Music
1935
Louis Trumble
movieA Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935
Director (uncredited)
movieBordertown
1935
Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
movieThe Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
Fernand de Marnay
movieThe Secret Bride
1934
Jim Lansdale
movieMurder in the Clouds
1934
Brownell
movieFlirtation Walk
1934
Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
movieGentlemen Are Born
1934
Mr. Harper
movieMadame du Barry
1934
Duc de Choiseul
movieBig Hearted Herbert
1934
Goodrich Sr.
movieSide Streets
1934
George Richards
movieThe Man with Two Faces
1934
Inspector Crane
movieMidnight Alibi
1934
Ardsley
movieNow I'll Tell
1934
Tommy Doran
movieThe Personality Kid
1934
Stephens
movieFog Over Frisco
1934
Oren Porter
movieTwenty Million Sweethearts
1934
Lemuel Tappan
movieUpperworld
1934
Banker Making Toast
movieWonder Bar
1934
Richard
movieMidnight
1934
Edgar V. Ingersoll
movieI've Got Your Number
1934
Mr. John P. Schuyler
movieBedside
1934
Dr. William Chester
movieMassacre
1934
J.R. Dickinson
movieThe Big Shakedown
1934
Mr. Sheffner
movieThe House on 56th Street
1933
Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
movieLady Killer
1933
Ramick
movieSon of a Sailor
1933
Naval Officer
movieThe World Changes
1933
Orin Nordholm Sr.
movieFrom Headquarters
1933
Inspector Donnelly
movieThe Kennel Murder Case
1933
Dubois (uncredited)
movieI Loved a Woman
1933
Mr. Farrell