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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Birthday: 1885-03-18 | Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1944
Gentle Annie

as    Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)

1944
Return from Nowhere

as    Diner Cook (uncredited)

1943
Whistling in Brooklyn

as    Detective Leo Finnigan

1943
Who Killed Who?

as    Host (uncredited)

1937
Trapped by G-Men

as    Federal Agent Jim

1937
The Frame-Up

as    Larry Mann

1937
Park Avenue Logger

as    Police Sergeant

1936
Desire

as    Customs Official