Born 1891 (age 69) · Orange, New Jersey, USA
Appears in 170 titles

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

Jezebel
7.0
Jezebel
1938
as General Theopholus Bogardus
Anchors Aweigh
6.8
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Admiral Hammond
The Life of Emile Zola
6.7
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
as Colonel Picquart
The Reckless Moment
6.8
The Reckless Moment
1949
as Tom Harper
They Drive by Night
6.9
They Drive by Night
1940
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
7.0
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Jason Sculley
Dodge City
6.9
Dodge City
1939
as Colonel Dodge
The Walking Dead
6.3
The Walking Dead
1936
as District Attorney Werner
Holiday Affair
6.9
Holiday Affair
1949
as Mr. Crowley
Marked Woman
6.6
Marked Woman
1937
as Arthur Sheldon
The Wings of Eagles
6.3
The Wings of Eagles
1957
as Capt. Spear
Scandal Sheet
7.0
Scandal Sheet
1952
as Charlie Barnes
Santa Fe Trail
5.8
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Cyrus Brody
The Kennel Murder Case
6.1
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
as Dubois (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
7.2
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Judge
A Guy Named Joe
6.7
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as Col. Sykes
The Story of Louis Pasteur
6.9
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
as Dr. Emile Roux
Bullets or Ballots
6.6
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Ward Bryant
Johnny Eager
6.2
Johnny Eager
1941
as Mr. Verne
No Man of Her Own
6.9
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Mr. Harkness