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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Acting1885Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

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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).

Acting History

1950
Sunset Boulevard
as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
1948
Easter Parade
as Policeman (uncredited)
Tenth Avenue Angel
as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
1947
High Barbaree
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Trail Street
as Drunk (uncredited)
The Hucksters
as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Southerner (uncredited)
1946
Courage of Lassie
as Deputy (uncredited)
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Ed (uncredited)
Undercurrent
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
as Conductor (uncredited)
Boys' Ranch
as Druggist
1945
They Were Expendable
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
Adventure
as Man in Cantina (uncredited)
The Great American Mug
as Laughing Man (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
as Cop (uncredited)
The Clock
as Policeman (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark
as Policeman (uncredited)
A Gun in His Hand
as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
1944
Gentle Annie
as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)
Rationing
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Motorman (uncredited)
Barbary Coast Gent
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Return from Nowhere
as Diner Cook (uncredited)
1943
Best Foot Forward
as Train Conductor
The Human Comedy
as Bartender (uncredited)
Shoe Shine Boy
as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Detective Leo Finnigan
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Samson (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Proprietor (Uncredited)
Air Raid Wardens
as Charlie Beaugart
Who Killed Who?
as Host (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
as Reporter (uncredited)
1942
Jackass Mail
as Peter Lawson
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Inflation
as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
The Omaha Trail
as Oxen Owner (uncredited)
The Greatest Gift
as Brother Xavier (uncredited)
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as House Detective
Double Alibi
as Patrolman Delaney
No Time for Comedy
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
I Take This Oath
as Police Car Driver
Hot Steel
as Police Inspector
1939
Streets of New York
as Police Officer Burke
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as First Detective (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
as Capt. Crane
Made for Each Other
as Harry (Elevator Starter) (uncredited)
1938
Professor Beware
as Cop at Estate
Boy of the Streets
as Police Officer Rourke
1937
The Last Train from Madrid
as Secret Service Man (uncredited)
Super-Sleuth
as Casey
The Frame-Up
as Larry Mann (aka John Mench)
Waikiki Wedding
as Policeman (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
as Sea Captain
Trapped by G-Men
as Federal Agent Jim
Park Avenue Logger
as Police Sergeant
New Faces of 1937
as Policeman
We Who Are About to Die
as Detective Mitchell
Girl Overboard
as Sergeant Hatton
A Star Is Born
as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
1936
Desire
as Customs Official
Sinner Take All
as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
At Sea Ashore
as First Immigration Officer
Jailbreak
as Policeman
1935
The Lone Wolf Returns
as Detective Benson
Diamond Jim
as Brady's Father
Star of Midnight
as Police Sergeant Cleary
White Lies
as Capt. McHenry (uncredited)
Waterfront Lady
as Police Lieutenant
Stolen Harmony
as Warden Clark (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
1934
Bottoms Up
as Detective Rooney
A Wicked Woman
as Dugan (uncredited)
Return of the Terror
as Inspector Bradley
1933
Bed of Roses
as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
as Inspector MacCreary
Penthouse
as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
Frisco Jenny
as Jim Sandoval
The Big Brain
as Detective (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Gabriel Over the White House
as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Love
as Edward Shelton
Picture Snatcher
as Police Lt. Casey Nolan
1932
The Beast of the City
as Booking Policeman (uncredited)
The Dark Horse
as Sheriff
The Kid from Spain
as Detective Crawford
The Arm of the Law
as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
Night World
as The Policeman
Taxi!
as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
American Madness
as Police Inspector
Blonde Venus
as Dan O'Connor
Week-End Marriage
as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
Play Girl
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Big Timer
as Dan Wilson
Two Kinds of Women
as Tim Gohagen
1931
Three Who Loved
as Police Lt. Tom Rooney
The Public Enemy
as Paddy Ryan
The Public Defender
as Detective Brady
The Single Sin
as Detective
1930
The Big House
as Donlin
Up the River
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Paid
as Police Sgt. Cassidy
Alias French Gertie
as Detective Kelcey
Framed
as Sergeant Schultze
Man to Man
as Sheriff
The Big Fight
as Detective
Shooting Straight
as Detective Regan
In the Next Room
as Tim Morel
Our Blushing Brides
as The Detective
1929
Weary River
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Smiling Irish Eyes
as Sir Timothy
1928
The Noose
as Jim Conley
Four Walls
as Sullivan
The Singing Fool
as Cafe Owner Bill
Dressed to Kill
as Detective Gilroy
Freedom of the Press
as Boss Maloney
1926
Tin Gods
as Second Foreman
1920
His Royal Slyness
as (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/18/1885
Day of Death
9/4/1962
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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