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.
Cyrus Brody
Santa Fe Trail
General Theopholus Bogardus
Jezebel
Mr. Crowley
Holiday Affair
Warden Alcott
The Get-Away
Mr. Hawkley
Nothing But Trouble
Professor Stowe
The Heavenly Body
District Attorney
Castle on the Hudson
Charlie Barnes
Scandal Sheet
District Attorney Werner
The Walking Dead
Judge Ben Hobbs
Alias Nick Beal
Ward Bryant
Bullets or Ballots
Tom Harper
The Reckless Moment
Mr. Harkness
No Man of Her Own
Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Girl Crazy
A.J. Verne
Johnny Eager
Detective Dorn
Convicted
Timothy Hearne
Strange Bargain
Judge Keating
The People Against O'Hara
Major Jason I. Sculley
Shadow of the Thin Man
Edgar V. Ingersoll
Midnight
Victor Ballau
The Florentine Dagger
Col. Sykes
A Guy Named Joe
Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer
Doctor
Knute Rockne All American
Ramick
Lady Killer
Ben Sheppard
The Second Woman
Rittenhause
Air Raid Wardens
Capt. Spear
The Wings of Eagles
Judge
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Squire O'Neill
Untamed
Colonel Dodge
Dodge City
Charles Steed
The Human Comedy
John Dyckman Brown II
Two Girls and a Sailor
District Attorney Roger Quinn
Special Agent
Prof. Adams
You're My Everything
Dan
The Key
Duryea
Fashions of 1934
Philip Post
Whistling in the Dark
Inspector Crane
The Man with Two Faces
Inspector Holcomb
Whistling in Brooklyn
Dr. Emile Roux
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Judge
Blossoms in the Dust
Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
Flirtation Walk
John W. Hendricks
Black Fury
Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
The Beginning or the End
Governor
Racket Busters
General Miguel Miramon
Juarez
Defense Attorney
The Great O'Malley
Daniel Wells
Honky Tonk
Mr. Sheffner
The Big Shakedown
Father Ramon
Tortilla Flat
Dr. Lentz
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Arthur Freeman
This Time for Keeps
Lt. Col. Harry Seton
The Bugle Sounds
The Reverend Dr. Roberts
White Cargo
Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
The House on 56th Street
Canon Roche
The Green Years
Jim Carstairs
Two Against the World
Joe D. Habersham
The Sun Shines Bright
Mr. Farrell
I Loved a Woman
Mr. Maitland
Men of Boys Town
A.H. Remson
Angels Wash Their Faces
George Mason
First Lady
Duffy
Dangerous Partners
Tim Ward
Billy the Kid
Henry Wells
Wells Fargo
Dr. William Chester
Bedside
Stephens
The Personality Kid
Colonel Ramm
Brother Rat
Richard
Wonder Bar
District Attorney C. Manchester
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Dr. Cameron
'Til We Meet Again
Fernand de Marnay
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Tommy Doran
Now I'll Tell
Admiral Thomas
Submarine D-1
Professor Josh Pringle
Lost Angel
Louis Trumble
Sweet Music
Sen. H. Baldwin
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Mr. Agnew
Boulder Dam
Mr. Tuthill
Stranded
Ardsley
Midnight Alibi
Mr. Claude Harvey
The Great Hotel Murder
Judge
Girls on Probation
Calvin Jordan
Lucky Night
Inspector Donnelly
From Headquarters
George Richards
Side Streets
Orin Nordholm Sr.
The World Changes
J.R. Dickinson
Massacre
President Hotchkiss
The Return of October
Senator Edward White
Rationing
George Winston
Road Gang
Harold Thornton
Living on Velvet
D.M. Gateway
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Commander Tisdale
The Go-Getter
Greer
Dr. Socrates
Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
Everybody's Hobby
Thomas A. Scott
The Flying Missile
Mr. Mason
Money and the Woman
Col. Barnes
Dinky
Morgan Caldwell
Scarlet Angel
Donald Muir
The Family Secret
Duc de Choiseul
Madame du Barry
Mr. John P. Schuyler
I've Got Your Number
Member of Continental Congress
Sons of Liberty
Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
Bordertown
Sam Trimble
White Banners
Stephen Dinsmore
We're in the Money
Admiral Hammond
Anchors Aweigh
Mr. Taylor
The Virginian
Judge
Gold Is Where You Find It
Banker Making Toast
Upperworld
Dr. Lee
A Child Is Born
Dudley
Leather Gloves
Colonel Watrous
Barbary Coast Gent
Lemuel Tappan
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Frank Eastman
Born to Sing
Matthew Carter
The Man Who Dared
Colonel
The Fighting 69th
Oren Porter
Fog Over Frisco
Dr. Thomas Haslett
Draegerman Courage
Henry Dow
Alias Mary Dow
Mr. Wilton Palmer
Personal Maid's Secret
Mr. Harper
Gentlemen Are Born
Edward Hartford
Oil for the Lamps of China
Charlie Caldwell
The Big Noise
Markham
Calling Philo Vance
Dr. Scott
The White Angel
Attorney Kellogg
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
Four Wives
Doctor
Journal of a Crime
Prologue Speaker
Wings of the Navy
Elihu Dimuck
While the Patient Slept
Captain Skinner
The Singing Marine
Dr. Everett Colner
Dark Shadows
Maj. Roger W. Reeber
Best Foot Forward
Colonel Nelson
Service with the Colors
Father Josef
Rainbow on the River
Naval Officer
Son of a Sailor
Galway
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mr. Appleby
The Golden Arrow
Jim Lansdale
The Secret Bride
President Simpkins
Freshman Love
Gov. Winton
Bad Bascomb
Lewis J. Malbery
The Hoodlum Saint
District Attorney (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
Colonel Picquart
The Life of Emile Zola
J.C. Anderson
Bright Lights
Col. Halliday
Down in San Diego
Prof. Horace Appleby
Three Wise Fools
Director (uncredited)
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Chaplain
Little Mister Jim
Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
This Man's Navy
Captain Chaplain
For God and Country
Father Xavier
Anthony Adverse
Dr. Endicott
Green Light
Goodrich Sr.
Big Hearted Herbert
John Brownell
Murder in the Clouds
Bradley, Sr.
The Milkman
Gorgas
Yellow Jack
Cmdr. Stone M.C
Stand by for Action
Arthur Sheldon
Marked Woman
Dubois (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case
Mr. Calhoun
The Chaser
Dr. Webster
Young America Flies
Vance Clark
Main Street Today
Warden Kenneson
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Mr. Martin
The Right Way
Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
Between Two Women
Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
Keep Your Powder Dry
Parole Officer Masters
Invisible Stripes
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
170
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-08-09
Place of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Henry O'Neil