Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill
	O'Neill in Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Born	August 10, 1891; Orange, New Jersey, US
Died	May 18, 1961 (aged 69); Hollywood, California, US
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1930–1957
Spouse(s)	Anna Barry; (m. 1924)
Children	1

Henry O'Neill (August 10, 1891 – May 18, 1961)^[1] was an American film actor known for playing gray-haired fathers, lawyers, and similarly dignified roles during the 1930s and 1940s.

Early years[]

He was born in Orange, New Jersey.^[2]

Career[]

O'Neill began his acting career on the stage, after dropping out of college to join a traveling theatre company.^[3] He served in the Navy in World War I, after which he worked at several jobs, including being an usher in a funeral home.^[4] Eventually, he returned to the stage. His Broadway debut came in The Spring (1921), and his final Broadway appearance was in Shooting Star (1933).^[1] He also acted with the Provincetown Players and the Celtic Players.^[4]

In the early 1930s he began appearing in films, including The Big Shakedown (1934), the Western Santa Fe Trail (1940), the musical Anchors Aweigh (1945),^[3] The Green Years (1946), and The Reckless Moment (1949). His last film was The Wings of Eagles (1957), starring John Wayne.

Personal life[]

He was on the board of directors of the Screen Actors Guild and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[2]

In 1924, O'Neill married Anna Barry. They had one child and remained wed until his death.^[3]

O'Neill died in Hollywood, California, at the age of 69.

Selected filmography[]

I Loved a Woman (1933) - Mr. Farrell
Ever in My Heart (1933) - Naturalization Judge (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case (1933) - Dubois - Police Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
From Headquarters (1933) - Inspector Donnelly
The World Changes (1933) - Orin Nordholm Sr.
Son of a Sailor (1933) - Naval Officer (uncredited)
The House on 56th Street (1933) - Baxter - the Lawyer (uncredited)
Lady Killer (1933) - Ramick
The Big Shakedown (1934) - Mr. Sheffner
Massacre (1934) - J.R. Dickinson
Bedside (1934) - Dr. William Chester
I've Got Your Number (1934) - John P. Schuyler
Fashion Follies of 1934 (1934) - Duryea
Wonder Bar (1934) - Richard - the Maitre'd
Midnight (1934) - Ingersoll
Journal of a Crime (1934) - Doctor
Upper World (1934) - Banker Making Toast at Banquet
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) - Lemuel Tappan
The Key (1934, aka High Peril) - Dan
Fog Over Frisco (1934) - Porter
The Personality Kid (1934) - Stephens
Now I'll Tell (1934) - Tommy Doran
Madame DuBarry (1934) - Duc de Choiseul
Side Streets (1934) - George Richards
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) -
Midnight Alibi (1954) - Jonathan Ardsley
The Man with Two Faces (1934) - Inspector Crane
Big Hearted Herbert (1934) - Goodrich Sr.
Gentlemen Are Born (1934) - Mr. Harper
Flirtation Walk (1934) - Gen. Fitts
Murder in the Clouds (1934) - John Brownell
The Secret Bride (1934) - Jim Lansdale
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) - Fernand de Marnay
Bordertown (1935) - Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
Sweet Music (1935) - Louis Trumble
The Great Hotel Murder (1935) - Mr. Harvey
Living on Velvet (1935) - Harold Thornton
While the Patient Slept (1935) - Dimuck
The Florentine Dagger (1935) - Victor Ballau
Black Fury (1935) - Hendricks
Alias Mary Dow (1935) - Henry Dow
Dinky (1935) - Colonel Barnes
Oil for the Lamps of China (1935) - Edward Hartford
Stranded (1935) - Mr. Tuthill
Bright Lights (1935) - J.C. Anderson
We're in the Money (1935) - Lawyer Stephen 'Dinsy' Dinsmore
Special Agent (1935) - District Attorney Roger Quinn
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935) - District Attorney Manchester
Dr. Socrates (1935) - Greer
Personal Maid's Secret (1935) - Mr. Wilton Palmer
I Found Stella Parish (1935) - Trailer Narrator (voice, uncredited)
Two Against the World (1936) - Jim Carstairs
Freshman Love (1936) - Pres. Simpkins
The Petrified Forest (1936) - Trailer Narrator (voice, uncredited)
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) - Dr. Emile Roux
Road Gang (1936) - George Winston
The Walking Dead (1936) - District Attorney Werner
Boulder Dam (1936) - Mr. Agnew
The Golden Arrow (1936) - Mr. Appleby
Bullets or Ballots (1936) - Ward Bryant
The Big Noise (1936) - Charlie Caldwell
The White Angel (1936) - Dr. Scott
Anthony Adverse (1936) - Father Xavier
Rainbow on the River (1936) - Father Josef
Green Light (1937) - Dr. Endicott
The Great O'Malley (1937) - Attorney for the Defense
Marked Woman (1937) - District Attorney Arthur Sheldon
Draegerman Courage (1937) - Dr. Thomas Haslett
The Go Getter (1937) - Commander Tisdale
The Singing Marine (1937) - Captain Skinner
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937) - D.M. Gateway
The Life of Emile Zola (1937) - Colonel Georges Picquart
Submarine D-1 (1937) - Admiral Thomas
First Lady (1937) - George Mason
Wells Fargo (1937) - Henry Wells
The Great Garrick (1937)
White Banners (1938) - Sam Trimble
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) - Judge
Jezebel (1938) - General Theopholus Bogardus
Yellow Jack (1938) - Gorgas
Racket Busters (1938) - Governor
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) - Judge
The Chaser (1938) - Mr. Calhoun
Girls on Probation (1938) - Judge
Brother Rat (1938) - Colonel Ramm
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939) - Senator Baldwin
Wings of the Navy (1939) - Prologue Speaker
Dodge City (1939) - Col. Dodge
The Man Who Dared (1939) - Matthew Carter
Juarez (1939) - General Miguel Miramon
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) - Attorney Kellogg
Lucky Night (1939) - Calvin Jordan
Sons of Liberty (1939, Short) - Member of Continental Congress
Everybody's Hobby (1939) - Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) - Remson Sr.
A Child Is Born (1939) - Dr. Lee
Four Wives (1939) - Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
Invisible Stripes (1939) - Parole Officer Masters
The Fighting 69th (1940) - The Colonel
Calling Philo Vance (1940) - Markham
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) - Dr. Lentz
Castle on the Hudson (1940) - District Attorney
'Til We Meet Again (1940) - Dr. Cameron
They Drive by Night (1940) - The District Attorney (uncredited)
Money and the Woman (1940) - Mr. Mason
Service with the Colors (1940, Short) - Col. Nelson
Knute Rockne, All American (1940) - Doctor
Santa Fe Trail (1940) - Cyrus Holliday
Keeping Company (1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
Maisie Was a Lady (1941) - Minor Role (scenes deleted)
The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941) - Galway
Men of Boys Town (1941) - Mr. Maitland
Billy the Kid (1941) - Tim Ward
The Get-Away (1941) - Warden Alcott
Blossoms in the Dust (1941) - Judge
Whistling in the Dark (1941) - Philip Post
Down in San Diego (1941) - Col. Halliday
Honky Tonk (1941) - Daniel Wells
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) - Maj. Jason I. Sculley
Johnny Eager (1941) - Mr. Verne
The Bugle Sounds (1942) - Lt. Col. Harry Seton
Mr. and Mrs. North (1942) - Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
Born to Sing (1942) - Frank Eastman
This Time for Keeps (1942) - Arthur Freeman
Tortilla Flat (1942) - Father Ramon
Pierre of the Plains (1942) - Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
White Cargo (1942) - The Reverend Dr. Roberts
Stand By for Action (1942) - Cmdr. Stone M.C
The Human Comedy (1943) - Charles Steed
Air Raid Wardens (1943) - Rittenhause
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) - Warden Kenneson
Best Foot Forward (1943) - Maj. Reeber
Thousands Cheer (1943) - Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
Girl Crazy (1943) - Mr. Churchill Sr.
Lost Angel (1943) - Professor Josh Pringle
A Guy Named Joe (1943) - Col. Sykes
Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) - Inspector Holcomb
Main Street Today (1944, Short) - Vance Clark
The Heavenly Body (1944) - Prof. Stowe
Rationing (1944) - Sen. Edward A. White
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) - John Dyckman Brown II
Barbary Coast Gent (1944) - Colonel Watrous
Nothing but Trouble (1944) - Mr. Hawkley
This Man's Navy (1945) - Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) - Major General Lee Rand
Between Two Women (1945) - Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
Dangerous Partners (1945) - Police Lt. Duffy
Anchors Aweigh (1945) - Admiral Hammond
The Hoodlum Saint (1946) - Lewis J. Malbery
The Green Years (1946) - Canon Roche
The Virginian (1946) - Mr. Taylor
Bad Bascomb (1946) - Gov. Winton
Little Mr. Jim (1946) - Chaplain
Three Wise Fools (1946) - Prof. Horace Appleby
The Beginning or the End (1947) - General Thomas F. Farrell
The Return of October (1948) - President Hotchkiss
Leather Gloves (1948) - Dudley
Alias Nick Beal (1949) - Judge Hobson
You're My Everything (1949) - Professor Adams
Strange Bargain (1949) - Timothy Hearne
The Reckless Moment (1949) - Tom Harper
Holiday Affair (1949) - Mr. Crowley
No Man of Her Own (1950) - Mr. Harkness
The Second Woman (1950) - Ben Sheppard
Convicted (1950) - Detective Dorn
The Milkman (1950) - Roger Bradley Sr.
The Flying Missile (1950) - RAdm. Thomas A. Scott
The People Against O'Hara (1951) - Judge Keating
The Family Secret (1951) - Donald Muir
Scandal Sheet (1952) - Charlie Barnes
Scarlet Angel (1952) - Morgan Caldwell
The Sun Shines Bright (1953) - Joe D. Habersham
Untamed (1955) - Squire O'Neill
The Wings of Eagles (1957) - Capt. Spear
North by Northwest (1959) - Man in Plaza Bar (uncredited) (final film role)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Henry O'Neill". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Hollywood Star Walk: Henry O'Neill". Los Angeles Times. May 21, 1961.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Gordon, Dr Roger L. (2018). Supporting Actors in Motion Pictures. Dorrance Publishing. pp. 28–29. ISBN 9781480944992. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Stokes, Jon (February 26, 1939). "An Actor". Detroit Free Press. Michigan, Detroit. p. 60. Retrieved September 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[]

Henry O'Neill at IMDb
Henry O'Neill at AllMovie
Henry O'Neill at the Internet Broadway Database
Henry O'Neill at Find a Grave

[ibdb-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Henry O'Neill". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

[LAT-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Hollywood Star Walk: Henry O'Neill". Los Angeles Times. May 21, 1961.

[sa-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Gordon, Dr Roger L. (2018). Supporting Actors in Motion Pictures. Dorrance Publishing. pp. 28–29. ISBN 9781480944992. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

[dfp-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Stokes, Jon (February 26, 1939). "An Actor". Detroit Free Press. Michigan, Detroit. p. 60. Retrieved September 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

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Henry O'Neill
O'Neill in Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Born	(1891-08-10)August 10, 1891 Orange, New Jersey, US
Died	May 18, 1961(1961-05-18) (aged 69) Hollywood, California, US
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1930–1957
Spouse(s)	Anna Barry (m. 1924)
Children	1