Birthday:
Aug 09, 1891
Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA
Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA
Henry O'Neill
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Trail | Cyrus Brody | 1940 |
| Jezebel | General Theopholus Bogardus | 1938 |
| Holiday Affair | Mr. Crowley | 1949 |
| The Get-Away | Warden Alcott | 1941 |
| Nothing But Trouble | Mr. Hawkley | 1944 |
| The Heavenly Body | Professor Stowe | 1944 |
| Castle on the Hudson | District Attorney | 1940 |
| Scandal Sheet | Charlie Barnes | 1952 |
| The Walking Dead | District Attorney Werner | 1936 |
| Alias Nick Beal | Judge Ben Hobbs | 1949 |
| Bullets or Ballots | Ward Bryant | 1936 |
| The Reckless Moment | Tom Harper | 1949 |
| No Man of Her Own | Mr. Harkness | 1950 |
| Girl Crazy | Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr. | 1943 |
| Johnny Eager | A.J. Verne | 1941 |
| Convicted | Detective Dorn | 1950 |
| Strange Bargain | Timothy Hearne | 1949 |
| The People Against O'Hara | Judge Keating | 1951 |
| Shadow of the Thin Man | Major Jason I. Sculley | 1941 |
| Midnight | Edgar V. Ingersoll | 1934 |
| The Florentine Dagger | Victor Ballau | 1935 |
| A Guy Named Joe | Col. Sykes | 1943 |
| Thousands Cheer | Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited) | 1943 |
| Knute Rockne All American | Doctor | 1940 |
| Lady Killer | Ramick | 1933 |
| The Second Woman | Ben Sheppard | 1950 |
| Air Raid Wardens | Rittenhause | 1943 |
| The Wings of Eagles | Capt. Spear | 1957 |
| The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Judge | 1938 |
| Untamed | Squire O'Neill | 1955 |
| Dodge City | Colonel Dodge | 1939 |
| The Human Comedy | Charles Steed | 1943 |
| Two Girls and a Sailor | John Dyckman Brown II | 1944 |
| Special Agent | District Attorney Roger Quinn | 1935 |
| You're My Everything | Prof. Adams | 1949 |
| The Key | Dan | 1934 |
| Fashions of 1934 | Duryea | 1934 |
| Whistling in the Dark | Philip Post | 1941 |
| The Man with Two Faces | Inspector Crane | 1934 |
| Whistling in Brooklyn | Inspector Holcomb | 1943 |
| The Story of Louis Pasteur | Dr. Emile Roux | 1936 |
| Blossoms in the Dust | Judge | 1941 |
| Flirtation Walk | Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts | 1934 |
| Black Fury | John W. Hendricks | 1935 |
| The Beginning or the End | Gen. Thomas F. Farrell | 1947 |
| Racket Busters | Governor | 1938 |
| The Great O'Malley | Defense Attorney | 1937 |
| Juarez | General Miguel Miramon | 1939 |
| Honky Tonk | Daniel Wells | 1941 |
| The Big Shakedown | Mr. Sheffner | 1934 |
| Tortilla Flat | Father Ramon | 1942 |
| Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Dr. Lentz | 1940 |
| This Time for Keeps | Arthur Freeman | 1942 |
| The Bugle Sounds | Lt. Col. Harry Seton | 1942 |
| White Cargo | The Reverend Dr. Roberts | 1942 |
| The House on 56th Street | Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited) | 1933 |
| The Green Years | Canon Roche | 1946 |
| Two Against the World | Jim Carstairs | 1936 |
| The Sun Shines Bright | Joe D. Habersham | 1953 |
| I Loved a Woman | Mr. Farrell | 1933 |
| Men of Boys Town | Mr. Maitland | 1941 |
| Angels Wash Their Faces | A.H. Remson | 1939 |
| First Lady | George Mason | 1937 |
| Dangerous Partners | Duffy | 1945 |
| Billy the Kid | Tim Ward | 1941 |
| Wells Fargo | Henry Wells | 1937 |
| Bedside | Dr. William Chester | 1934 |
| The Personality Kid | Stephens | 1934 |
| Brother Rat | Colonel Ramm | 1938 |
| Wonder Bar | Richard | 1934 |
| The Case of the Lucky Legs | District Attorney C. Manchester | 1935 |
| 'Til We Meet Again | Dr. Cameron | 1940 |
| The Man Who Reclaimed His Head | Fernand de Marnay | 1934 |
| Now I'll Tell | Tommy Doran | 1934 |
| Submarine D-1 | Admiral Thomas | 1937 |
| Lost Angel | Professor Josh Pringle | 1943 |
| Sweet Music | Louis Trumble | 1935 |
| Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Sen. H. Baldwin | 1939 |
| Boulder Dam | Mr. Agnew | 1936 |
| Stranded | Mr. Tuthill | 1935 |
| Midnight Alibi | Ardsley | 1934 |
| The Great Hotel Murder | Mr. Claude Harvey | 1935 |
| Girls on Probation | Judge | 1938 |
| Lucky Night | Calvin Jordan | 1939 |
| From Headquarters | Inspector Donnelly | 1933 |
| Side Streets | George Richards | 1934 |
| The World Changes | Orin Nordholm Sr. | 1933 |
| Massacre | J.R. Dickinson | 1934 |
| The Return of October | President Hotchkiss | 1948 |
| Rationing | Senator Edward White | 1944 |
| Road Gang | George Winston | 1936 |
| Living on Velvet | Harold Thornton | 1935 |
| The Go-Getter | Commander Tisdale | 1937 |
| Mr. Dodd Takes the Air | D.M. Gateway | 1937 |
| Dr. Socrates | Greer | 1935 |
| Everybody's Hobby | Thomas 'Tom' Leslie | 1939 |
| The Flying Missile | Thomas A. Scott | 1950 |
| Money and the Woman | Mr. Mason | 1940 |
| Dinky | Col. Barnes | 1935 |
| Scarlet Angel | Morgan Caldwell | 1952 |
| The Family Secret | Donald Muir | 1951 |
| Madame du Barry | Duc de Choiseul | 1934 |
| I've Got Your Number | Mr. John P. Schuyler | 1934 |
| Sons of Liberty | Member of Continental Congress | 1939 |
| Bordertown | Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited) | 1935 |
| White Banners | Sam Trimble | 1938 |
| We're in the Money | Stephen Dinsmore | 1935 |
| Anchors Aweigh | Admiral Hammond | 1945 |
| The Virginian | Mr. Taylor | 1946 |
| Gold Is Where You Find It | Judge | 1938 |
| Upperworld | Banker Making Toast | 1934 |
| A Child Is Born | Dr. Lee | 1939 |
| Leather Gloves | Dudley | 1948 |
| Barbary Coast Gent | Colonel Watrous | 1944 |
| Born to Sing | Frank Eastman | 1942 |
| Twenty Million Sweethearts | Lemuel Tappan | 1934 |
| The Man Who Dared | Matthew Carter | 1939 |
| The Fighting 69th | Colonel | 1940 |
| Fog Over Frisco | Oren Porter | 1934 |
| Draegerman Courage | Dr. Thomas Haslett | 1937 |
| Alias Mary Dow | Henry Dow | 1935 |
| Personal Maid's Secret | Mr. Wilton Palmer | 1935 |
| Gentlemen Are Born | Mr. Harper | 1934 |
| Oil for the Lamps of China | Edward Hartford | 1935 |
| The Big Noise | Charlie Caldwell | 1936 |
| Calling Philo Vance | Markham | 1940 |
| The White Angel | Dr. Scott | 1936 |
| Four Wives | Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr. | 1939 |
| Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Attorney Kellogg | 1939 |
| Journal of a Crime | Doctor | 1934 |
| Wings of the Navy | Prologue Speaker | 1939 |
| While the Patient Slept | Elihu Dimuck | 1935 |
| The Singing Marine | Captain Skinner | 1937 |
| Dark Shadows | Dr. Everett Colner | 1944 |
| Best Foot Forward | Maj. Roger W. Reeber | 1943 |
| Service with the Colors | Colonel Nelson | 1940 |
| Rainbow on the River | Father Josef | 1936 |
| Son of a Sailor | Naval Officer | 1933 |
| The Trial of Mary Dugan | Galway | 1941 |
| The Golden Arrow | Mr. Appleby | 1936 |
| The Secret Bride | Jim Lansdale | 1934 |
| Freshman Love | President Simpkins | 1936 |
| Bad Bascomb | Gov. Winton | 1946 |
| The Hoodlum Saint | Lewis J. Malbery | 1946 |
| They Drive by Night | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1940 |
| The Life of Emile Zola | Colonel Picquart | 1937 |
| Bright Lights | J.C. Anderson | 1935 |
| Down in San Diego | Col. Halliday | 1941 |
| Three Wise Fools | Prof. Horace Appleby | 1946 |
| A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio | Director (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Little Mister Jim | Chaplain | 1947 |
| This Man's Navy | Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone | 1945 |
| For God and Country | Captain Chaplain | 1943 |
| Anthony Adverse | Father Xavier | 1936 |
| Green Light | Dr. Endicott | 1937 |
| Big Hearted Herbert | Goodrich Sr. | 1934 |
| Murder in the Clouds | John Brownell | 1934 |
| The Milkman | Bradley, Sr. | 1950 |
| Yellow Jack | Gorgas | 1938 |
| Stand by for Action | Cmdr. Stone M.C | 1942 |
| Marked Woman | Arthur Sheldon | 1937 |
| The Kennel Murder Case | Dubois (uncredited) | 1933 |
| The Chaser | Mr. Calhoun | 1938 |
| Young America Flies | Dr. Webster | 1940 |
| Main Street Today | Vance Clark | 1944 |
| Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Warden Kenneson | 1943 |
| The Right Way | Mr. Martin | 1939 |
| Between Two Women | Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited) | 1945 |
| Keep Your Powder Dry | Maj. Gen. Lee Rand | 1945 |
| Invisible Stripes | Parole Officer Masters | 1939 | Series | Cast | Year |
