Acting
Henry O'Neill
EN cinema · 170 credits
Born
9 August 1891
Died
18 May 1961 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Henry O'Neil
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Wings of Eagles
as Capt. Spear
Untamed
as Squire O'Neill
The Sun Shines Bright
as Joe D. Habersham
Scandal Sheet
as Charlie Barnes
Scarlet Angel
as Morgan Caldwell
The People Against O'Hara
as Judge Keating
The Family Secret
as Donald Muir
No Man of Her Own
as Mr. Harkness
Convicted
as Detective Dorn
The Second Woman
as Ben Sheppard
The Flying Missile
as Thomas A. Scott
The Milkman
as Bradley, Sr.
Holiday Affair
as Mr. Crowley
Alias Nick Beal
as Judge Ben Hobbs
The Reckless Moment
as Tom Harper
Strange Bargain
as Timothy Hearne
You're My Everything
as Prof. Adams
The Return of October
as President Hotchkiss
Leather Gloves
as Dudley
The Beginning or the End
as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Little Mister Jim
as Chaplain
The Green Years
as Canon Roche
The Virginian
as Mr. Taylor
Bad Bascomb
as Gov. Winton
The Hoodlum Saint
as Lewis J. Malbery
Three Wise Fools
as Prof. Horace Appleby
Dangerous Partners
as Duffy
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral Hammond
This Man's Navy
as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
Between Two Women
as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
Keep Your Powder Dry
as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
Nothing But Trouble
as Mr. Hawkley
The Heavenly Body
as Professor Stowe
A Guy Named Joe
as Col. Sykes
Two Girls and a Sailor
as John Dyckman Brown II
Rationing
as Senator Edward White
Barbary Coast Gent
as Colonel Watrous
Dark Shadows
as Dr. Everett Colner
Main Street Today
as Vance Clark
Girl Crazy
as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Thousands Cheer
as Captain (uncredited)
Air Raid Wardens
as Rittenhause
The Human Comedy
as Charles Steed
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Inspector Holcomb
Lost Angel
as Professor Josh Pringle
Best Foot Forward
as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
For God and Country
as Captain Chaplain
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Warden Kenneson
Tortilla Flat
as Father Ramon
This Time for Keeps
as Arthur Freeman
The Bugle Sounds
as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
White Cargo
as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
Born to Sing
as Frank Eastman
Stand by for Action
as Cmdr. Stone M.C
The Get-Away
as Warden Alcott
Johnny Eager
as Mr. Verne
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Jason Sculley
Whistling in the Dark
as Philip Post
Blossoms in the Dust
as Judge
Honky Tonk
as Daniel Wells
Men of Boys Town
as Mr. Maitland
Billy the Kid
as Tim Ward
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Galway
Down in San Diego
as Col. Halliday
Santa Fe Trail
as Cyrus Brody
Castle on the Hudson
as District Attorney
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Lentz
'Til We Meet Again
as Dr. Cameron
Money and the Woman
as Mr. Mason
The Fighting 69th
as Colonel
Calling Philo Vance
as Markham
Service with the Colors
as Colonel Nelson
They Drive by Night
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Young America Flies
as Dr. Webster
Dodge City
as Colonel Dodge
Juarez
as General Miguel Miramon
Angels Wash Their Faces
as A.H. Remson
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Sen. H. Baldwin
Lucky Night
as Calvin Jordan
Everybody's Hobby
as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
Sons of Liberty
as Member of Continental Congress
A Child is Born
as Dr. Lee
The Man Who Dared
as Matthew Carter
Four Wives
as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Attorney Kellogg
Wings of the Navy
as Prologue Speaker
The Right Way
1939
The Right Way
as Mr. Martin
Invisible Stripes
as Parole Officer Masters
Jezebel
as General Theopholus Bogardus
Racket Busters
as Governor
Brother Rat
as Colonel Ramm
Girls on Probation
as Judge
White Banners
as Sam Trimble
Yellow Jack
as Gorgas
The Chaser
as Mr. Calhoun
The Great O'Malley
as Defense Attorney
First Lady
as George Mason
Wells Fargo
as Henry Wells
Submarine D-1
as Admiral Thomas
The Go-Getter
as Commander Tisdale
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as D.M. Gateway
Draegerman Courage
as Dr. Thomas Haslett
The Singing Marine
as Captain Skinner
The Life of Emile Zola
as Colonel Picquart
Green Light
as Dr. Endicott
Marked Woman
as Arthur Sheldon
The Walking Dead
as District Attorney Werner
Bullets or Ballots
as Ward Bryant
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Dr. Emile Roux
Two Against the World
as Jim Carstairs
Boulder Dam
as Mr. Agnew
Road Gang
as George Winston
The Big Noise
as Charlie Caldwell
The White Angel
as Dr. Scott
Rainbow on the River
as Father Josef
The Golden Arrow
as Mr. Appleby
Freshman Love
as President Simpkins
Anthony Adverse
as Father Xavier
The Florentine Dagger
as Victor Ballau
Special Agent
as District Attorney Roger Quinn
Black Fury
as John W. Hendricks
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as District Attorney C. Manchester
Sweet Music
as Louis Trumble
Stranded
as Mr. Tuthill
The Great Hotel Murder
as Mr. Claude Harvey
Living on Velvet
as Harold Thornton
Dr. Socrates
as Greer
Dinky
as Col. Barnes
Bordertown
as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
We're in the Money
as Stephen Dinsmore
Alias Mary Dow
as Henry Dow
Personal Maid's Secret
as Mr. Wilton Palmer
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Edward Hartford
While the Patient Slept
as Elihu Dimuck
Bright Lights
as J.C. Anderson
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Director (uncredited)
Midnight
as Edgar V. Ingersoll
The Key
as Dan
Fashions of 1934
as Duryea
The Man with Two Faces
as Inspector Crane
Flirtation Walk
as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
The Big Shakedown
as Mr. Sheffner
Bedside
as Dr. William Chester
The Personality Kid
as Stephens
Wonder Bar
as Richard
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
as Fernand de Marnay
Now I'll Tell
as Tommy Doran
Midnight Alibi
as Ardsley
Side Streets
as George Richards
Massacre
as J.R. Dickinson
Madame du Barry
as Duc de Choiseul
I've Got Your Number
as Mr. John P. Schuyler
Upperworld
as Banker Making Toast
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Lemuel Tappan
Fog Over Frisco
as Oren Porter
Gentlemen Are Born
as Mr. Harper
Journal of a Crime
as Doctor
The Secret Bride
as Jim Lansdale
Big Hearted Herbert
as Goodrich Sr.
Murder in the Clouds
as Brownell
Lady Killer
as Ramick
The House on 56th Street
as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
as Mr. Farrell
From Headquarters
as Inspector Donnelly
The World Changes
as Orin Nordholm Sr.
Son of a Sailor
as Naval Officer
The Kennel Murder Case
as Dubois (uncredited)