Frank O'Connor

Biography

Frank O'Connor was an American screen and television actor, as well as a director, screenwriter, and producer. His lengthy film acting career began in 1915.

Known For

Dan Stevens

Gangs of the Waterfront

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

The Talk of the Town

Reformatory Guard (uncredited)

Mr. Wise Guy

Revenue Agent

Chinatown at Midnight

Dan, the station agent

Gunplay

Stagehand (uncredited)

Twentieth Century

Don't Be a Sucker!

Train Conductor (uncredited)

A Man Betrayed

Car 41 Police Officer (uncredited)

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

Officer in Army Show Audience (uncredited)

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Stagecoach Passenger

The Girl of the Golden West

Dick Ingram

His Fighting Blood

Detective Andy (Uncredited)

Night Editor

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Tell Your Children

Game Spectator (uncredited)

Elmer, the Great

Jim (uncredited)

Born to Be Wild

Detective

The Mandarin Mystery

Townsman

Bad Man of Deadwood

The Strange Door

Commissioner Barton [Ch. 9-11]

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted

Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)

The Stooge

Reporter (uncredited)

Broadway Bill

Farmer at Town Hall Meeting (uncredited)

Young People

Cop in Court (uncredited)

The Mayor of Hell

Train Station Passenger (uncredited)

Northern Pursuit

Detective (uncredited)

The President's Mystery

Officer (uncredited)

Rendezvous

Jason 'Pegleg' Anderson (Uncredited)

I Love a Mystery

Conductor (uncredited)

Youth on Parole

Work Guard (uncredited)

Full Confession

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Maid's Night Out

Frank (uncredited)

In Old Amarillo

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Buried Loot

Jim Woodstock

Smoky Canyon

Newspaperman (uncredited)

Scandal Sheet

Passerby (uncredited)

The Blue Gardenia

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Secret Beyond the Door

Photographer (uncredited)

Red River Range

The Wyoming Bandit

The Texas Rangers

Moonrise

Hank (uncredited)

Cody of the Pony Express

Officer (uncredited)

The Lost Squadron

Richard Morgan

The Silent Witness

Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)

Shockproof

Lady on a Train

Man in the Saddle

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Desperate

Chemical Truck Cop [Ch. 5 bit]

The Invisible Monster

Frank

Congo Bill

Deputy Clem Sparks

Shoot to Kill

The Dummy Owner

Sears' Colleague (uncredited)

Just Around the Corner

News clerk

Ladies' Man

Detective Sergeant Tom O'Connor

Sunset Murder Case

Townsman (uncredited)

Short Grass

Edwin Fairfax

The Crucible of Life

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Daredevils of the Clouds

1st Process Server

The Son of Kong

Stage Manager

Forty Naughty Girls

Studio President (uncredited)

Roast-Beef and Movies

The Family Secret

Minister (uncredited)

Gasoline Alley

Undetermined Role

Shadow of the Law

Bailiff (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun

FBI Agent

Midnight Taxi

Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)

A Man to Remember

Nightclub Doorman

Night Spot

Davis

Next Time I Marry

Guard

Buried Alive

Federal Man

Exile Express

Army Captain

Dick Tracy's G-Men

Majordomo Directing Cabs

Broadway Gondolier

Policeman (uncredited)

Woman Wanted

Conductor

College Holiday

Villager in Pub (uncredited)

The Moon Is Down

Seated Policeman (uncredited)

Double Danger

Minor Role

The Defense Rests

Train Depot Waiter (uncredited)

The Mystery Man

Dangerous

Superior Court Guard (uncredited)

Smashing the Money Ring

Policeman

The Lady and the Mob

Squad Car Cop (uncredited)

Who Killed Doc Robbin?

Police Sergeant O'Connor

Strangers All

Man at Gangplank (uncredited)

Stage Mother

Pirates of the Skies

Police Officer

Kentucky Kernels

Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Carrie

Policeman

The Mysterious Miss X

Cop with Judge (uncredited)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

Policeman with Cullis (Uncredited)

The Saint Strikes Back

Detective (uncredited)

East Side of Heaven

Washington Telegraph Operator

The Night Riders

(uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Jury Foreman

Silver on the Sage

Detective (uncredited)

Let Us Live

Guard in Movie Room (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die

Senator Alfred (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Detective McGurn (uncredited)

Murder at Glen Athol

Policeman at Graduation

Sergeant Madden

Policeman

The Housekeeper's Daughter

Detective

Man-Made Monster

Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)

The Good Bad Egg

(uncredited)

Mr. Noisy

Railbird Race Spectator (uncredited)

The Day the Bookies Wept

Packing House Employee

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Policeman (uncredited)

X Marks the Spot

Deputy #1 (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Robbers of the Range

Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life

Man on Coroner's Jury (uncredited)

Riders of the Whistling Pines

Police Sgt. Whalen (uncredited)

Hat, Coat and Glove

Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Alcott

Night Club Scandal

White-Haired Creditor

She's Got Everything

Hotel Guest / Coffee Drinker (uncredited)

Secret Service Investigator

Cell Guard (uncredited)

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

Detective with Lt. Coffey (uncredited)

Parachute Jumper

First Night Diner (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce

Doctor (uncredited)

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

Conventioneer (uncredited)

Woman in Hiding

Police Patrolman

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Constable at Coal Train (uncredited)

The Invisible Man Returns

Townsman at Dance (uncredited)

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

Detective Waiter (uncredited)

The Thin Man

Ringside Photographer (uncredited)

The Quiet Man

Dan Wendall

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

Bailiff (uncredited)

Angel Face

RR Board Member

Adventures of Red Ryder

Doctor

Triple Justice

Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)

The Great Sinner

Man at Madley's Show (uncredited)

Fallen Angel

Juror

This Land Is Mine

Policeman

Code of the Streets

Roulette Table Staff

Mr. Skitch

Juror (uncredited)

Christmas in July

Courtier (uncredited)

Sunset Boulevard

Conductor

To Mary - with Love

Detective Taking Johnny (uncredited)

Flowing Gold

Cell Block Guard

Don't Turn 'em Loose

Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)

Little Nellie Kelly

Apartment Responder (uncredited)

You'll Find Out

News Office Worker (uncredited)

Back in Circulation

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

I Love You Again

Man at Railroad Station

Third Finger, Left Hand

Policeman (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor

Frank, Prison Guard (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prison

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Frank - Hotel Doorman

City of Chance

Stable Boss (uncredited)

Meet the Baron

Sea Breeze Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

Topper

Army Lieutenant

Rock Island Trail

Waiter in Bar (uncredited)

Sands of Iwo Jima

Old Seaman

Wake of the Red Witch

Railroad Station Agent

Night Train to Memphis

Sailor

The Vampire's Ghost

Cop

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited)

Citizen Kane

Member

Our Leading Citizen

Detective

The Spider Returns

Second Detective

Keep 'Em Slugging

Policeman

A Panic in the Parlor

Old Watchman

Lost Planet Airmen

Customer Wanting Hat

The Chief

Cashier Sam

Days of Buffalo Bill

Rancher Frank

Last Frontier Uprising

Doctor - Ch. 8

Ghost of Zorro

Rimrock Citizen

The James Brothers of Missouri

Townsman

Nevada City

Pie-Bidder

Sunset on the Desert

Bystander on Riverboat

In Old California

Rancher-Party Guest

False Colors

Train Conductor #1

Honky Tonk

Man Exiting Saloon

Riders of the Rio Grande

Police Lieutenant Jim Hall

Roar of the Press

Doctor

Riders of the Black Hills

Officer Hoffman (uncredited)

The Falcon in Mexico

Racetrack Guard (uncredited)

A Day at the Races

Cipher Bureau

Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

A Date with the Falcon

Police Desk Sergeant

Bridal Bail

Ship's Officer

Dangerous Number

Fire Chief

Pacific Blackout

Railroad Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady

Policeman at Police Station

Three Smart Girls

Factory Floorman (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun

Mailman (uncredited)

Dangerous Blondes

Rocky's Crew Member (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky

Guard in Library

Quiet Please, Murder

Ballistic Expert

The Crime of Helen Stanley

Tom

The Death Kiss

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

Three on a Match

Police Lieutenant

Handle with Care

Confederate Officer

Mysterious Island

Policeman (uncredited)

The Adventurous Blonde

Burly Character

So's Your Uncle

Deputy

The Accusing Finger

Ticket-Taker

Honeymoon Lodge

Wembley Agent

Passport to Suez

Soldier with Exhibit 2

The Merry Widow

Mr. Smith

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Detective Frank

Lady Scarface

Reporter

The Jury's Secret

Policeman in Street (uncredited)

The Gay Falcon

Frank McLaughlin (uncredited)

The Glass Key

Court Bailiff (Uncredited)

The Saint in New York

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Among the Missing

Warehouse Guard

King of the Rocket Men

Selby Estate Butler (uncredited)

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Buyer

Edgar & Goliath

Doctor at Nora's Presentation (uncredited)

Strange Impersonation

Johnny Allegro

Townsman (uncredited)

Badman's Territory

Policeman (uncredited)

You May Be Next!

Policeman (uncredited)

Special Agent

Policeman (uncredited)

Hollywood Story

William's Boss (uncredited)

Bachelor Bait

Man at Auction (uncredited)

The Wrong Road

Policeman at Winthrop Home (uncredited)

In Society

Guest at Duke of Orleans (uncredited)

A Song to Remember

Postman (uncredited)

The Noose Hangs High

Detective Lewis

Murder in Times Square

Board Member (uncredited)

Getting Gertie's Garter

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Here Comes the Groom

Joe Williams' Bartender (uncredited)

No More Ladies

Second Bartender (uncredited)

Double Wedding

Party Guest (uncredited)

All the King's Men

Used Car Salesman (Uncredited)

Mr. Soft Touch

Navy Officer, Harbor Patrol (uncredited)

Escape in the Fog

Policeman

All-American Co-Ed

Train Conductor (Uncredited)

The Blue Veil

Policeman (Uncredited)

The Chance of a Lifetime

Townsman (uncredited)

A Lawless Street

Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over

Detective (Uncredited)

Great Guy

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

The Gay Nighties

Conductor (uncredited)

No Sad Songs for Me

Officer Bringing Bill to Prison (uncredited)

Comet Over Broadway

Detective (uncredited)

Their Big Moment

Police Captain at Tunnel (Uncredited)

The Big Street

Train Conductor (Uncredited)

The Missing Juror

Policeman at Helen's Apartment (uncredited)

The Brute Man

Women's Prison

Baseball Fan

The Stratton Story

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

The Egg and I

Saunders (uncredited)

Challenge of the Range

Townsman in Church

Decision at Sundown

Police Officer Martin (uncredited)

Youth Runs Wild

Carnival Customer (uncredited)

Nightmare Alley

Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

The Men

Bystander (uncredited)

Mule Train

Jack (uncredited)

Cowboy and the Prizefighter

Doctor (uncredited)

Sun Valley Cyclone

Counting Clerk

Clive of India

Irish Party Member

Parnell

Guard (uncredited)

The Frame-Up

Taylor

Stagecoach to Denver

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Wives Never Know

Policeman (uncredited)

The Girl Who Came Back

Thompson

The Unwritten Code

Miner (uncredited)

Stagecoach Express

Man Outside Theater (uncredited)

Hold That Blonde!

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

264

Gender

Male

Birthday

1881-04-11

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Frank L.A. O'Connor