Henry O'Neill
Acting
Born: 1891-08-09 in Orange, New Jersey, USA
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
Juarez
General Miguel Miramon
Santa Fe Trail
Cyrus Brody
Nothing But Trouble
Mr. Hawkley
Jezebel
General Theopholus Bogardus
Marked Woman
Arthur Sheldon
Special Agent
District Attorney Roger Quinn
Dodge City
Colonel Dodge
Two Girls and a Sailor
John Dyckman Brown II
Anchors Aweigh
Admiral Hammond
The Walking Dead
District Attorney Werner
Everybody's Hobby
Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
Holiday Affair
Mr. Crowley
Scandal Sheet
Charlie Barnes
They Drive by Night
District Attorney (uncredited)
Wonder Bar
Richard
The Reckless Moment
Tom Harper
Untamed
Squire O'Neill
Midnight
Edgar V. Ingersoll
The Life of Emile Zola
Colonel Picquart
Shadow of the Thin Man
Jason Sculley
Honky Tonk
Daniel Wells
Johnny Eager
Mr. Verne
The Wings of Eagles
Capt. Spear
No Man of Her Own
Mr. Harkness
Bullets or Ballots
Ward Bryant
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Dr. Emile Roux
The Virginian
Mr. Taylor
The Sun Shines Bright
Joe D. Habersham
Road Gang
George Winston
The Second Woman
Ben Sheppard
The Kennel Murder Case
Dubois (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
Judge Ben Hobbs
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Attorney Kellogg
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Judge
Angels Wash Their Faces
A.H. Remson
The Human Comedy
Charles Steed
The Singing Marine
Captain Skinner
Murder in the Clouds
Brownell
Men of Boys Town
Mr. Maitland
Girl Crazy
Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.