Henry O'Neill
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
Top 40 Movies
Jezebel
1938
Boulder Dam
1936
The Chaser
1938
Racket Busters
1938
Midnight Alibi
1934
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
Dr. Socrates
1935
This Time for Keeps
1942
'Til We Meet Again
1940
A Guy Named Joe
1944
The People Against O'Hara
1951
Dark Shadows
1944
We're in the Money
1935
Scandal Sheet
1952
The Man with Two Faces
1934
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
Anchors Aweigh
1945
Holiday Affair
1949
From Headquarters
1933
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
Four Wives
1939
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
Son of a Sailor
1933
Two Against the World
1936
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
Stand by for Action
1942
Wings of the Navy
1939
Alias Mary Dow
1935
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
Freshman Love
1936
The Great Hotel Murder
1935
Best Foot Forward
1943
Marked Woman
1937
Santa Fe Trail
1940
Dodge City
1939
Billy the Kid
1941
The House on 56th Street
1933
Living on Velvet
1935
Anthony Adverse
1936
Fog Over Frisco
1934