From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Emmett O'Connor (March 18, 1885 – September 4, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 204 films between 1919 and 1950. He is probably best known as the warmhearted bootlegger Paddy Ryan in The Public Enemy (1931) and as Detective Sergeant Henderson pursuing the Marx Brothers in A Night at the Opera (1935). He also appeared as Jonesy (the older Paramount gate guard) in Billy Wilder's 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, as well as made a cameo appearance at the very beginning and very end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short Who Killed Who? (1943).
Known For
| Birth Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1885-03-18 |
| Died | 1962-09-04 |
Movies
Sunset Boulevard
as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
1950
Easter Parade
as Policeman (uncredited)
1948
Tenth Avenue Angel
as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
1948
Merton of the Movies
as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Southerner
1947
The Hucksters
as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
1947
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Ed (uncredited)
1946
Undercurrent
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
1946
Courage of Lassie
as Deputy (uncredited)
1946
Boys' Ranch
as Druggist
1946
The Hoodlum Saint
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1946
Up Goes Maisie
as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
1946
The Harvey Girls
as Conductor (uncredited)
1946
Adventure
as Man in Cantina (uncredited)
1945
They Were Expendable
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
1945
The Great American Mug
as Laughing Man (uncredited)
1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
1945
A Gun in His Hand
as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
1945
Anchors Aweigh
as Cop (uncredited)
1945
The Clock
as Policeman (uncredited)
1945
Main Street After Dark
as Policeman (uncredited)
1945
Gentle Annie
as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
1944
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Motorman (uncredited)
1944
Return from Nowhere
as Diner Cook (uncredited)
1944
Barbary Coast Gent
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
1944
Rationing
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1944
Shoe Shine Boy
as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
1943
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Detective Leo Finnigan
1943
Best Foot Forward
as Train Conductor
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
as Proprietor (Uncredited)
1943
Who Killed Who?
as Host (uncredited)
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Samson (uncredited)
1943
Air Raid Wardens
as Charlie Beaugart
1943
Slightly Dangerous
as Reporter (uncredited)
1943
The Human Comedy
as Bartender (uncredited)
1943
The Greatest Gift
as Brother Xavier (uncredited)
1942
The Omaha Trail
as Oxen Owner (uncredited)
1942
Jackass Mail
as Peter Lawson
1942
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
1942
Inflation
as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
1942
No Time for Comedy
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1940
A Fugitive from Justice
as Murphy
1940
Hot Steel
as Police Inspector
1940
I Take This Oath
as Police Car Driver
1940
Double Alibi
as Patrolman Delaney
1940
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as House Detective
1940
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Pat Donegan
1939
Streets of New York
as Police Officer Burke
1939
Sergeant Madden
as Capt. Crane
1939
Made for Each Other
as Harry (Elevator Starter) (uncredited)
1939
Professor Beware
as Cop at Estate
1938
Boy of the Streets
as Police Officer Rourke
1938
Wells Fargo
as Sea Captain
1937
Trapped by G-Men
as Federal Agent Jim
1937
Super-Sleuth
as Casey
1937
New Faces of 1937
as Policeman
1937
The Frame-Up
as Larry Mann
1937
A Star Is Born
as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
1937
Waikiki Wedding
as Policeman (uncredited)
1937
Park Avenue Logger
as Police Sergeant
1937
The Crime Nobody Saw
as Tim Burke
1937
Girl Overboard
as Sergeant Hatton
1937
We Who Are About to Die
as Detective Mitchell
1937
Sinner Take All
as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
1936
Jailbreak
as Policeman
1936
Desire
as Customs Official
1936
At Sea Ashore
as First Immigration Officer
1936
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Policeman
1936
The Lone Wolf Returns
as Detective Benson
1935
A Night at the Opera
as Henderson
1935
Waterfront Lady
as Police Lieutenant
1935
Diamond Jim
as Brady's Father
1935
Stolen Harmony
as Warden Clark (uncredited)
1935
Star of Midnight
as Police Sergeant Cleary
1935
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
1935
A Wicked Woman
as Dugan (uncredited)
1934
Return of the Terror
as Inspector Bradley
1934
Bottoms Up
as Detective Rooney
1934
The Big Shakedown
as Regan
1934
Lady for a Day
as Inspector MacCreary
1933
Penthouse
as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
1933
Don't Bet on Love
as Edward Shelton
1933
Midnight Mary
as Charlie the Cop
1933
Bed of Roses
as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
1933
Picture Snatcher
as Lieutenant Casey Nolan
1933
Gabriel Over the White House
as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Police Sergeant by Christmas tree
1933
Frisco Jenny
as Jim Sandoval
1933
The Kid from Spain
as Detective Crawford
1932
Blonde Venus
as Dan O'Connor
1932
Blessed Event
as Jim
1932
American Madness
as Police Inspector
1932
Week-End Marriage
as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
1932
The Dark Horse
as Sheriff
1932
Night World
as The Policeman
1932
The Arm of the Law
as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
1932
Play Girl
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1932
The Big Timer
as Dan Wilson
1932
The Beast of the City
as Booking Policeman (uncredited)
1932
Two Kinds of Women
as Tim Gohagen
1932
Taxi!
as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
1931
Reckless Living
as Ryan
1931
Fanny Foley Herself
as Burns
1931
The Public Defender
as Detective Brady
1931
Three Who Loved
as Police Lt. Tom Rooney
1931
The Public Enemy
as Paddy Ryan
1931
The Single Sin
as Detective
1931
Paid
as Police Sgt. Cassidy
1930
Man to Man
as Sheriff
1930
Up the River
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
1930
Shooting Straight
as Detective Regan
1930
Our Blushing Brides
as The Detective
1930
The Big House
as Donlin
1930
The Big Fight
as Detective
1930
Alias French Gertie
as Detective Kelcey
1930
Framed
as Sergeant Schultze
1930
The Isle of Lost Ships
as Jackson
1929
Weary River
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1929
1928
Freedom of the Press
as Boss Maloney
1928
The Singing Fool
as Cafe Owner Bill
1928
Four Walls
as Sullivan
1928
Dressed to Kill
as Detective Gilroy
1928
The Noose
as Jim Conley
1928
Tin Gods
as Second Foreman
1926
1920
His Royal Slyness
as (uncredited)
1920
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