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Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Birthday: 1891-08-10 | Place of Birth: Orange, 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. 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1955
Untamed

as    Squire O'Neill

1952
Scandal Sheet

as    Charlie Barnes

1952
Scarlet Angel

as    Morgan Caldwell

1951
The Family Secret

as    Donald Muir

1950
The Second Woman

as    Ben Sheppard

1950
The Milkman

as    Bradley, Sr.

1950
Convicted

as    Detective Dorn

1950
No Man of Her Own

as    Mr. Harkness

1949
Alias Nick Beal

as    Judge Ben Hobbs

1949
Holiday Affair

as    Mr. Crowley

1949
Strange Bargain

as    Timothy Hearne

1949
The Reckless Moment

as    Tom Harper

1948
The Return of October

as    President Hotchkiss

1947
Little Mister Jim

as    Chaplain

1946
The Virginian

as    Mr. Taylor

1946
Three Wise Fools

as    Prof. Horace Appleby

1945
Anchors Aweigh

as    Admiral Hammond

1945
Dangerous Partners

as    Duffy

1945
This Man's Navy

as    Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone

1944
Two Girls and a Sailor

as    John Dyckman Brown II

1944
Nothing But Trouble

as    Mr. Hawkley

1944
The Heavenly Body

as    Professor Stowe