Henry O'Neill
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.
Acting
Movie
Jezebel
as General Theopholus Bogardus
1938
Movie
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral Hammond
1945
Movie
The Life of Emile Zola
as Colonel Picquart
1937
Movie
The Reckless Moment
as Tom Harper
1949
Movie
They Drive by Night
as District Attorney (uncredited)
1940
Movie
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Jason Sculley
1941
Movie
Dodge City
as Colonel Dodge
1939
Movie
The Walking Dead
as District Attorney Werner
1936
Movie
Holiday Affair
as Mr. Crowley
1949
Movie
Marked Woman
as Arthur Sheldon
1937
Movie
The Wings of Eagles
as Capt. Spear
1957
Movie
Scandal Sheet
as Charlie Barnes
1952
Movie
Santa Fe Trail
as Cyrus Brody
1940
Movie
The Kennel Murder Case
as Dubois (uncredited)
1933
Movie
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Judge
1938
Movie
A Guy Named Joe
as Col. Sykes
1944
Movie
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Dr. Emile Roux
1936
Movie
Bullets or Ballots
as Ward Bryant
1936
Movie
Johnny Eager
as Mr. Verne
1941
Movie
No Man of Her Own
as Mr. Harkness
1950
Movie
The Sun Shines Bright
as Joe D. Habersham
1953
Movie
Lady Killer
as Ramick
1933
Movie
Blossoms in the Dust
as Judge
1941
Movie
Anthony Adverse
as Father Xavier
1936