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
| Birth Location | Orange, New Jersey, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1891-08-09 |
| Died | 1961-05-18 |
Movies
The Wings of Eagles
as Capt. Spear
1957
Untamed
as Squire O'Neill
1955
The Sun Shines Bright
as Joe D. Habersham
1953
Scarlet Angel
as Morgan Caldwell
1952
Scandal Sheet
as Charlie Barnes
1952
The Family Secret
as Donald Muir
1951
The People Against O'Hara
as Judge Keating
1951
The Flying Missile
as Thomas A. Scott
1950
The Milkman
as Bradley, Sr.
1950
Convicted
as Detective Dorn
1950
The Second Woman
as Ben Sheppard
1950
No Man of Her Own
as Mr. Harkness
1950
Holiday Affair
as Mr. Crowley
1949
The Reckless Moment
as Tom Harper
1949
Strange Bargain
as Timothy Hearne
1949
You're My Everything
as Prof. Adams
1949
Alias Nick Beal
as Judge Ben Hobbs
1949
Leather Gloves
as Dudley
1948
The Return of October
as President Hotchkiss
1948
Little Mister Jim
as Chaplain
1947
The Beginning or the End
as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
1947
Three Wise Fools
as Prof. Horace Appleby
1946
The Green Years
as Canon Roche
1946
Bad Bascomb
as Gov. Winton
1946
The Virginian
as Mr. Taylor
1946
The Hoodlum Saint
as Lewis J. Malbery
1946
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral Hammond
1945
Dangerous Partners
as Duffy
1945
Keep Your Powder Dry
as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
1945
Between Two Women
as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
1945
This Man's Navy
as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
1945
Dark Shadows
as Dr. Everett Colner
1944
Nothing But Trouble
as Mr. Hawkley
1944
Barbary Coast Gent
as Colonel Watrous
1944
Two Girls and a Sailor
as John Dyckman Brown II
1944
Main Street Today
as Vance Clark
1944
Rationing
as Senator Edward White
1944
The Heavenly Body
as Professor Stowe
1944
A Guy Named Joe
as Col. Sykes
1943
Lost Angel
as Professor Josh Pringle
1943
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Inspector Holcomb
1943
Girl Crazy
as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
1943
Best Foot Forward
as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
1943
Thousands Cheer
as Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
1943
For God and Country
as Captain Chaplain
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Warden Kenneson
1943
Air Raid Wardens
as Rittenhause
1943
The Human Comedy
as Charles Steed
1943
Stand by for Action
as Cmdr. Stone M.C
1942
White Cargo
as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
1942
Tortilla Flat
as Father Ramon
1942
This Time for Keeps
as Arthur Freeman
1942
Born to Sing
as Frank Eastman
1942
The Bugle Sounds
as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
1942
Johnny Eager
as A.J. Verne
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Major Jason I. Sculley
1941
Honky Tonk
as Pearl
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
as Judge
1941
Whistling in the Dark
as Philip Post
1941
Down in San Diego
as Col. Halliday
1941
The Get-Away
as Warden Alcott
1941
Billy the Kid
as Tim Ward
1941
Men of Boys Town
as Mr. Maitland
1941
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Galway
1941
Santa Fe Trail
as Cyrus Brody
1940
Knute Rockne All American
as Doctor
1940
Service with the Colors
as Colonel Nelson
1940
Money and the Woman
as Mr. Mason
1940
They Drive by Night
as District Attorney (uncredited)
1940
Young America Flies
as Dr. Webster
1940
'Til We Meet Again
as Dr. Cameron
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Lentz
1940
Castle on the Hudson
as District Attorney
1940
Calling Philo Vance
as Markham
1940
The Fighting 69th
as Colonel
1940
Invisible Stripes
as Parole Officer Masters
1939
Four Wives
as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
1939
A Child Is Born
as Dr. Lee
1939
Everybody's Hobby
as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
1939
Angels Wash Their Faces
as A.H. Remson
1939
The Right Way
as Mr. Martin
1939
Juarez
as General Miguel Miramon
1939
The Man Who Dared
as Matthew Carter
1939
Sons of Liberty
as Member of Continental Congress
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Attorney Kellogg
1939
Lucky Night
as Calvin Jordan
1939
Dodge City
as Colonel Dodge
1939
Wings of the Navy
as Prologue Speaker
1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Sen. H. Baldwin
1939
Brother Rat
as Colonel Ramm
1938
Girls on Probation
as Judge
1938
The Chaser
as Mr. Calhoun
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Judge
1938
Racket Busters
as Governor
1938
White Banners
as Sam Trimble
1938
Yellow Jack
as Gorgas
1938
Jezebel
as General Theopholus Bogardus
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Judge
1938
Wells Fargo
as Henry Wells
1937
First Lady
as George Mason
1937
Submarine D-1
as Admiral Thomas
1937
The Life of Emile Zola
as Colonel Picquart
1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as D.M. Gateway
1937
The Singing Marine
as Captain Skinner
1937
The Go-Getter
as Commander Tisdale
1937
Draegerman Courage
as Dr. Thomas Haslett
1937
Marked Woman
as Arthur Sheldon
1937
Green Light
as Dr. Endicott
1937
The Great O'Malley
as Defense Attorney
1937
Rainbow on the River
as Father Josef
1936
Anthony Adverse
as Father Xavier
1936
Two Against the World
as Jim Carstairs
1936
The White Angel
as Dr. Scott
1936
The Big Noise
as Charlie Caldwell
1936
Bullets or Ballots
as Ward Bryant
1936
The Golden Arrow
as Mr. Appleby
1936
Road Gang
as George Winston
1936
Boulder Dam
as Mr. Agnew
1936
The Walking Dead
as District Attorney Werner
1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Dr. Emile Roux
1936
Freshman Love
as President Simpkins
1936
Personal Maid's Secret
as Mr. Wilton Palmer
1935
Dr. Socrates
as Greer
1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as District Attorney C. Manchester
1935
Special Agent
as District Attorney Roger Quinn
1935
We're in the Money
as Stephen Dinsmore
1935
Bright Lights
as J.C. Anderson
1935
Stranded
as Mr. Tuthill
1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Edward Hartford
1935
Black Fury
as John W. Hendricks
1935
Dinky
as Col. Barnes
1935
Alias Mary Dow
as Henry Dow
1935
The Florentine Dagger
as Victor Ballau
1935
While the Patient Slept
as Elihu Dimuck
1935
Living on Velvet
as Harold Thornton
1935
The Great Hotel Murder
as Mr. Claude Harvey
1935
Sweet Music
as Louis Trumble
1935
A Trip Through A Hollywood Studio
as Director (uncredited)
1935
Bordertown
as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
1935
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
as Fernand de Marnay
1934
The Secret Bride
as Jim Lansdale
1934
Murder in the Clouds
as John Brownell
1934
Flirtation Walk
as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
1934
Gentlemen Are Born
as Mr. Harper
1934
Madame du Barry
as Duc de Choiseul
1934
Big Hearted Herbert
as Goodrich Sr.
1934
Side Streets
as George Richards
1934
The Man with Two Faces
as Inspector Crane
1934
Midnight Alibi
as Ardsley
1934
The Key
as Dan
1934
Now I'll Tell
as Tommy Doran
1934
The Personality Kid
as Stephens
1934
Fog Over Frisco
as Oren Porter
1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Lemuel Tappan
1934
Upperworld
as Banker Making Toast at Banquet
1934
Wonder Bar
as Richard
1934
Journal of a Crime
as Doctor
1934
Midnight
as Edgar V. Ingersoll
1934
I've Got Your Number
as Mr. John P. Schuyler
1934
Fashions of 1934
as Duryea
1934
Bedside
as Dr. William Chester
1934
Massacre
as J.R. Dickinson
1934
The Big Shakedown
as Mr. Sheffner
1934
The House on 56th Street
as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
1933
Lady Killer
as Ramick
1933
Son of a Sailor
as Naval Officer
1933
The World Changes
as Orin Nordholm Sr.
1933
From Headquarters
as Inspector Donnelly
1933
The Kennel Murder Case
as Dubois (uncredited)
1933
I Loved a Woman
as Mr. Farrell
1933
Henry O'Neill hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
