Henry O'Neill
Actor
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.
Filmography
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral Hammond 1945
The Life of Emile Zola
as Colonel Picquart 1937
The Reckless Moment
as Tom Harper 1949
They Drive by Night
as District Attorney (uncredited) 1940
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Major Jason I. Sculley 1941
Dodge City
as Colonel Dodge 1939
The Walking Dead
as District Attorney Werner 1936
Holiday Affair
as Mr. Crowley 1949
Marked Woman
as Arthur Sheldon 1937
The Wings of Eagles
as Capt. Spear 1957
Scandal Sheet
as Charlie Barnes 1952
Santa Fe Trail
as Cyrus Brody 1940
The Kennel Murder Case
as Dubois (uncredited) 1933
A Guy Named Joe
as Col. Sykes 1944
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Judge 1938
Bullets or Ballots
as Ward Bryant 1936