Henry O'Neill
Actor
- Born
- August 9, 1891 · Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Died
- May 18, 1961 (age 69)
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.
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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
Jezebel
March 26, 1938
Anchors Aweigh
August 13, 1945
The Life of Emile Zola
September 9, 1937
The Reckless Moment
December 9, 1949
They Drive by Night
July 26, 1940
Shadow of the Thin Man
November 21, 1941
Dodge City
April 8, 1939
The Walking Dead
February 29, 1936
Holiday Affair
December 12, 1949
Marked Woman
April 10, 1937
The Wings of Eagles
January 31, 1957
Scandal Sheet
January 16, 1952
Acting170
- 1957The Wings of Eagles as Capt. Spear
- 1955Untamed as Squire O'Neill
- 1953The Sun Shines Bright as Joe D. Habersham
- 1952Scarlet Angel as Morgan Caldwell
- 1952Scandal Sheet as Charlie Barnes
- 1951The Family Secret as Donald Muir
- 1951The People Against O'Hara as Judge Keating
- 1950The Flying Missile as Thomas A. Scott
- 1950The Milkman as Bradley, Sr.
- 1950Convicted