Henry O'Neill
Known for ActingBorn 1891-08-09 — died 1961-05-18Orange, New Jersey, USA
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
1938 · as General Theopholus Bogardus
Special Agent
1935 · as District Attorney Roger Quinn
Juarez
1939 · as General Miguel Miramon
Road Gang
1936 · as George Winston
Dodge City
1939 · as Colonel Dodge
Marked Woman
1937 · as Arthur Sheldon
The Human Comedy
1943 · as Charles Steed
They Drive by Night
1940 · as District Attorney (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
1945 · as Admiral Hammond
Santa Fe Trail
1940 · as Cyrus Brody
The Green Years
1946 · as Canon Roche
Bullets or Ballots
1936 · as Ward Bryant
Wonder Bar
1934 · as Richard
The Wings of Eagles
1957 · as Capt. Spear
This Man's Navy
1945 · as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
The Walking Dead
1936 · as District Attorney Werner
Midnight
1934 · as Edgar V. Ingersoll
The Go-Getter
1937 · as Commander Tisdale