Robert Emmett O'Connor
Known for ActingBorn 1885-03-18 — died 1962-09-04Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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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).
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
Desire
1936 · as Customs Official
The Clock
1945 · as Policeman (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
1931 · as Paddy Ryan
The Harvey Girls
1946 · as Conductor (uncredited)
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 · as Motorman (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1937 · as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935 · as Henderson
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946 · as Ed (uncredited)
Easter Parade
1948 · as Policeman (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
1945 · as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
Undercurrent
1946 · as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
1945 · as Cop (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 · as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Waikiki Wedding
1937 · as Policeman (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
1933 · as Police Lt. Casey Nolan
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933 · as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Boys' Ranch
1946 · as Druggist