Henry O'Neill
Acting1891Orange, 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
Acting History
1957
The Wings of Eagles
as Capt. Spear
1955
Untamed
as Squire O'Neill
1953
The Sun Shines Bright
as Joe D. Habersham
1952
Scandal Sheet
as Charlie Barnes
Scarlet Angel
as Morgan Caldwell
1951
The Family Secret
as Donald Muir
The People Against O'Hara
as Judge Keating
1950
The Flying Missile
as Thomas A. Scott
The Milkman
as Bradley, Sr.
No Man of Her Own
as Mr. Harkness
Convicted
as Detective Dorn
The Second Woman
as Ben Sheppard
1949
You're My Everything
as Prof. Adams
The Reckless Moment
as Tom Harper
Strange Bargain
as Timothy Hearne
Alias Nick Beal
as Judge Ben Hobbs
Holiday Affair
as Mr. Crowley
1948
The Return of October
as President Hotchkiss
Leather Gloves
as Dudley
1947
The Beginning or the End
as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Little Mister Jim
as Chaplain
1946
The Virginian
as Mr. Taylor
The Hoodlum Saint
as Lewis J. Malbery
Bad Bascomb
as Gov. Winton
The Green Years
as Canon Roche
Three Wise Fools
as Prof. Horace Appleby
1945
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral Hammond
Dangerous Partners
as Duffy
Between Two Women
as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
This Man's Navy
as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
Keep Your Powder Dry
as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
1944
Rationing
as Senator Edward White
The Heavenly Body
as Professor Stowe
Two Girls and a Sailor
as John Dyckman Brown II
A Guy Named Joe
as Col. Sykes
Nothing But Trouble
as Mr. Hawkley
Dark Shadows
as Dr. Everett Colner
Main Street Today
as Vance Clark
Barbary Coast Gent
as Colonel Watrous
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Warden Kenneson
Best Foot Forward
as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
The Human Comedy
as Charles Steed
Girl Crazy
as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Thousands Cheer
as Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
Air Raid Wardens
as Rittenhause
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Inspector Holcomb
Lost Angel
as Professor Josh Pringle
For God and Country
as Captain Chaplain
1942
Tortilla Flat
as Father Ramon
White Cargo
as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
The Bugle Sounds
as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
Born to Sing
as Frank Eastman
This Time for Keeps
as Arthur Freeman
Stand by for Action
as Cmdr. Stone M.C
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
as Judge
The Get-Away
as Warden Alcott
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Major Jason I. Sculley
Johnny Eager
as Mr. Verne
Whistling in the Dark
as Philip Post
Down in San Diego
as Col. Halliday
Men of Boys Town
as Mr. Maitland
Honky Tonk
as Daniel Wells
Billy the Kid
as Tim Ward
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Galway
1940
Money and the Woman
as Mr. Mason
Castle on the Hudson
as District Attorney
Calling Philo Vance
as Markham
The Fighting 69th
as Colonel
They Drive by Night
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
as Cyrus Brody
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Lentz
'Til We Meet Again
as Dr. Cameron
Service with the Colors
as Colonel Nelson
Young America Flies
as Dr. Webster
Knute Rockne All American
as Doctor
1939
The Man Who Dared
as Matthew Carter
Four Wives
as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Sen. H. Baldwin
Juarez
as General Miguel Miramon
Lucky Night
as Calvin Jordan
Angels Wash Their Faces
as A.H. Remson
Invisible Stripes
as Parole Officer Masters
Dodge City
as Colonel Dodge
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Attorney Kellogg
Wings of the Navy
as Prologue Speaker
Sons of Liberty
as Member of Continental Congress
Everybody's Hobby
as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
The Right Way
as Mr. Martin
A Child is Born
as Dr. Lee
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Judge
Brother Rat
as Colonel Ramm
Yellow Jack
as Gorgas
White Banners
as Sam Trimble
Girls on Probation
as Judge
Racket Busters
as Governor
Jezebel
as General Theopholus Bogardus
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Judge
The Chaser
as Mr. Calhoun
1937
The Life of Emile Zola
as Colonel Picquart
First Lady
as George Mason
Draegerman Courage
as Dr. Thomas Haslett
The Great O'Malley
as Defense Attorney
Wells Fargo
as Henry Wells
Submarine D-1
as Admiral Thomas
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as D.M. Gateway
The Go-Getter
as Commander Tisdale
The Singing Marine
as Captain Skinner
Marked Woman
as Arthur Sheldon
Green Light
as Dr. Endicott
1936
The Walking Dead
as District Attorney Werner
Rainbow on the River
as Father Josef
The White Angel
as Dr. Scott
Bullets or Ballots
as Ward Bryant
Road Gang
as George Winston
The Big Noise
as Charlie Caldwell
The Golden Arrow
as Mr. Appleby
Anthony Adverse
as Father Xavier
Two Against the World
as Jim Carstairs
Boulder Dam
as Mr. Agnew
Freshman Love
as President Simpkins
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Dr. Emile Roux
1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as District Attorney C. Manchester
Bordertown
as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
Stranded
as Mr. Tuthill
Bright Lights
as J.C. Anderson
Special Agent
as District Attorney Roger Quinn
Black Fury
as John W. Hendricks
Dinky
as Col. Barnes
Personal Maid's Secret
as Mr. Wilton Palmer
We're in the Money
as Stephen Dinsmore
While the Patient Slept
as Elihu Dimuck
The Great Hotel Murder
as Mr. Claude Harvey
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Director (uncredited)
Sweet Music
as Louis Trumble
Living on Velvet
as Harold Thornton
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Edward Hartford
Dr. Socrates
as Greer
Alias Mary Dow
as Henry Dow
The Florentine Dagger
as Victor Ballau
1934
I've Got Your Number
as Mr. John P. Schuyler
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Lemuel Tappan
The Key
as Dan
Murder in the Clouds
as John Brownell
Call It Murder
as Edgar V. Ingersoll
Flirtation Walk
as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
Fog Over Frisco
as Oren Porter
Bedside
as Dr. William Chester
The Man with Two Faces
as Inspector Crane
Massacre
as J.R. Dickinson
The Big Shakedown
as Mr. Sheffner
Wonder Bar
as Richard
Big Hearted Herbert
as Goodrich Sr.
Fashions of 1934
as Duryea
The Personality Kid
as Stephens
Gentlemen Are Born
as Mr. Harper
The Secret Bride
as Jim Lansdale
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
as Fernand de Marnay
Side Streets
as George Richards
Now I'll Tell
as Tommy Doran
Journal of a Crime
as Doctor
Upperworld
as Banker Making Toast
Midnight Alibi
as Ardsley
Madame du Barry
as Duc de Choiseul
1933
The Kennel Murder Case
as Dubois (uncredited)
From Headquarters
as Inspector Donnelly
The House on 56th Street
as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
Lady Killer
as Ramick
I Loved a Woman
as Mr. Farrell
The World Changes
as Orin Nordholm Sr.
Son of a Sailor
as Naval Officer