Robert Emmett O'Connor
Known for Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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).
Filmography
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
1945
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Motorman (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
1931
as Paddy Ryan
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Cop (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Henderson
A Star Is Born
1937
as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936
as Policeman
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)
Desire
1936
as Customs Official
Easter Parade
1948
as Policeman (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Made for Each Other
1939
as Harry (Elevator Starter) (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Conductor (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
1933
as Inspector MacCreary
The Big House
1930
as Donlin
Blonde Venus
1932
as Dan O'Connor
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Undercurrent
1946
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
American Madness
1932
as Police Inspector