Henry O'Neill

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.

Known For

Untamed

Convicted

Santa Fe Trail

Anchors Aweigh

Marked Woman

Dodge City

Jezebel

A Guy Named Joe

All Movies (170)

• The Wings of Eagles1957 · as Capt. Spear
• Untamed1955 · as Squire O'Neill
• The Sun Shines Bright1953 · as Joe D. Habersham
• Scarlet Angel1952 · as Morgan Caldwell
• Scandal Sheet1952 · as Charlie Barnes
• The Family Secret1951 · as Donald Muir
• The People Against O'Hara1951 · as Judge Keating
• The Flying Missile1950 · as Thomas A. Scott
• The Milkman1950 · as Bradley, Sr.
• Convicted1950 · as Detective Dorn
• The Second Woman1950 · as Ben Sheppard
• No Man of Her Own1950 · as Mr. Harkness
• Holiday Affair1949 · as Mr. Crowley
• The Reckless Moment1949 · as Tom Harper
• Strange Bargain1949 · as Timothy Hearne
• You're My Everything1949 · as Prof. Adams
• Alias Nick Beal1949 · as Judge Ben Hobbs
• Leather Gloves1948 · as Dudley
• The Return of October1948 · as President Hotchkiss
• Little Mister Jim1947 · as Chaplain
• The Beginning or the End1947 · as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
• Three Wise Fools1946 · as Prof. Horace Appleby
• The Green Years1946 · as Canon Roche
• Bad Bascomb1946 · as Gov. Winton
• The Virginian1946 · as Mr. Taylor
• The Hoodlum Saint1946 · as Lewis J. Malbery
• Anchors Aweigh1945 · as Admiral Hammond
• Dangerous Partners1945 · as Duffy
• Keep Your Powder Dry1945 · as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
• Between Two Women1945 · as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
• This Man's Navy1945 · as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
• Dark Shadows1944 · as Dr. Everett Colner
• Nothing But Trouble1944 · as Mr. Hawkley
• Barbary Coast Gent1944 · as Colonel Watrous
• Two Girls and a Sailor1944 · as John Dyckman Brown II
• Main Street Today1944 · as Vance Clark
• Rationing1944 · as Senator Edward White
• The Heavenly Body1944 · as Professor Stowe
• A Guy Named Joe1944 · as Col. Sykes
• Lost Angel1943 · as Professor Josh Pringle
• Whistling in Brooklyn1943 · as Inspector Holcomb
• Girl Crazy1943 · as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
• Best Foot Forward1943 · as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
• Thousands Cheer1943 · as Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
• For God and Country1943 · as Captain Chaplain
• Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943 · as Warden Kenneson
• Air Raid Wardens1943 · as Rittenhause
• The Human Comedy1943 · as Charles Steed
• Stand by for Action1942 · as Cmdr. Stone M.C
• White Cargo1942 · as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
• Tortilla Flat1942 · as Father Ramon
• This Time for Keeps1942 · as Arthur Freeman
• Born to Sing1942 · as Frank Eastman
• The Bugle Sounds1942 · as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
• Johnny Eager1941 · as Mr. Verne
• Shadow of the Thin Man1941 · as Jason Sculley
• Honky Tonk1941 · as Daniel Wells
• Blossoms in the Dust1941 · as Judge
• Whistling in the Dark1941 · as Philip Post
• Down in San Diego1941 · as Col. Halliday
• The Get-Away1941 · as Warden Alcott
• Billy the Kid1941 · as Tim Ward
• Men of Boys Town1941 · as Mr. Maitland
• The Trial of Mary Dugan1941 · as Galway
• Santa Fe Trail1940 · as Cyrus Brody
• Knute Rockne All American1940 · as Doctor
• Service with the Colors1940 · as Colonel Nelson
• Money and the Woman1940 · as Mr. Mason
• They Drive by Night1940 · as District Attorney (uncredited)
• Young America Flies1940 · as Dr. Webster
• 'Til We Meet Again1940 · as Dr. Cameron
• Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet1940 · as Dr. Lentz
• Castle on the Hudson1940 · as District Attorney
• Calling Philo Vance1940 · as Markham
• The Fighting 69th1940 · as Colonel
• Invisible Stripes1939 · as Parole Officer Masters
• Four Wives1939 · as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
• A Child is Born1939 · as Dr. Lee
• Angels Wash Their Faces1939 · as A.H. Remson
• Everybody's Hobby1939 · as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
• The Right Way1939 · as Mr. Martin
• Juarez1939 · as General Miguel Miramon
• The Man Who Dared1939 · as Matthew Carter
• Sons of Liberty1939 · as Member of Continental Congress
• Confessions of a Nazi Spy1939 · as Attorney Kellogg
• Lucky Night1939 · as Calvin Jordan
• Dodge City1939 · as Colonel Dodge
• Wings of the Navy1939 · as Prologue Speaker
• Torchy Blane in Chinatown1939 · as Sen. H. Baldwin
• Brother Rat1938 · as Colonel Ramm
• Girls on Probation1938 · as Judge
• The Chaser1938 · as Mr. Calhoun
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938 · as Judge
• Racket Busters1938 · as Governor
• White Banners1938 · as Sam Trimble
• Yellow Jack1938 · as Gorgas
• Jezebel1938 · as General Theopholus Bogardus
• Gold Is Where You Find It1938 · as Judge
• Wells Fargo1937 · as Henry Wells
• First Lady1937 · as George Mason
• Submarine D-11937 · as Admiral Thomas
• The Life of Emile Zola1937 · as Colonel Picquart
• Mr. Dodd Takes the Air1937 · as D.M. Gateway
• The Singing Marine1937 · as Captain Skinner
• The Go-Getter1937 · as Commander Tisdale
• Draegerman Courage1937 · as Dr. Thomas Haslett
• Marked Woman1937 · as Arthur Sheldon
• Green Light1937 · as Dr. Endicott
• The Great O'Malley1937 · as Defense Attorney
• Rainbow on the River1936 · as Father Josef
• Anthony Adverse1936 · as Father Xavier
• Two Against the World1936 · as Jim Carstairs
• The White Angel1936 · as Dr. Scott
• The Big Noise1936 · as Charlie Caldwell
• Bullets or Ballots1936 · as Ward Bryant
• The Golden Arrow1936 · as Mr. Appleby
• Road Gang1936 · as George Winston
• Boulder Dam1936 · as Mr. Agnew
• The Walking Dead1936 · as District Attorney Werner
• The Story of Louis Pasteur1936 · as Dr. Emile Roux
• Freshman Love1936 · as President Simpkins
• Personal Maid's Secret1935 · as Mr. Wilton Palmer
• Dr. Socrates1935 · as Greer
• The Case of the Lucky Legs1935 · as District Attorney C. Manchester
• Special Agent1935 · as District Attorney Roger Quinn
• We're in the Money1935 · as Stephen Dinsmore
• Bright Lights1935 · as J.C. Anderson
• Stranded1935 · as Mr. Tuthill
• Oil for the Lamps of China1935 · as Edward Hartford
• Black Fury1935 · as John W. Hendricks
• Dinky1935 · as Col. Barnes
• Alias Mary Dow1935 · as Henry Dow
• The Florentine Dagger1935 · as Victor Ballau
• While the Patient Slept1935 · as Elihu Dimuck
• Living on Velvet1935 · as Harold Thornton
• The Great Hotel Murder1935 · as Mr. Claude Harvey
• Sweet Music1935 · as Louis Trumble
• A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio1935 · as Director (uncredited)
• Bordertown1935 · as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
• The Man Who Reclaimed His Head1934 · as Fernand de Marnay
• The Secret Bride1934 · as Jim Lansdale
• Murder in the Clouds1934 · as John Brownell
• Flirtation Walk1934 · as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
• Gentlemen Are Born1934 · as Mr. Harper
• Madame du Barry1934 · as Duc de Choiseul
• Big Hearted Herbert1934 · as Goodrich Sr.
• Side Streets1934 · as George Richards
• The Man with Two Faces1934 · as Inspector Crane
• Midnight Alibi1934 · as Ardsley
• The Key1934 · as Dan
• Now I'll Tell1934 · as Tommy Doran
• The Personality Kid1934 · as Stephens
• Fog Over Frisco1934 · as Oren Porter
• Twenty Million Sweethearts1934 · as Lemuel Tappan
• Upperworld1934 · as Banker Making Toast
• Wonder Bar1934 · as Richard
• Journal of a Crime1934 · as Doctor
• Midnight1934 · as Edgar V. Ingersoll
• I've Got Your Number1934 · as Mr. John P. Schuyler
• Fashions of 19341934 · as Duryea
• Bedside1934 · as Dr. William Chester
• Massacre1934 · as J.R. Dickinson
• The Big Shakedown1934 · as Mr. Sheffner
• The House on 56th Street1933 · as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
• Lady Killer1933 · as Ramick
• Son of a Sailor1933 · as Naval Officer
• The World Changes1933 · as Orin Nordholm Sr.
• From Headquarters1933 · as Inspector Donnelly
• The Kennel Murder Case1933 · as Dubois (uncredited)
• I Loved a Woman1933 · as Mr. Farrell