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Henry O'Neill
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Henry O'Neill

August 9, 1891 (age 69)
May 18, 1961
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Male
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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.…

Movies

170 credits
Jezebel
★ 7.0
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Jezebel
1938 as General Theopholus Bogardus
Marked Woman
★ 6.6
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Marked Woman
1937 as Arthur Sheldon
Anchors Aweigh
★ 6.8
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Anchors Aweigh
1945 as Admiral Hammond
Submarine D-1
★ 5.0
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Submarine D-1
1937 as Admiral Thomas
Lady Killer
★ 6.9
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Lady Killer
1933 as Ramick
The Go-Getter
★ 6.2
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The Go-Getter
1937 as Commander Tisdale
Dodge City
★ 6.9
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Dodge City
1939 as Colonel Dodge
Santa Fe Trail
★ 5.8
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Santa Fe Trail
1940 as Cyrus Brody
A Guy Named Joe
★ 6.7
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A Guy Named Joe
1944 as Col. Sykes
Untamed
★ 6.0
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Untamed
1955 as Squire O'Neill
Girl Crazy
★ 5.6
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Girl Crazy
1943 as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Bullets or Ballots
★ 6.6
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Bullets or Ballots
1936 as Ward Bryant
Blossoms in the Dust
★ 6.7
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Blossoms in the Dust
1941 as Judge
Tortilla Flat
★ 5.8
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Tortilla Flat
1942 as Father Ramon
Honky Tonk
★ 6.4
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Honky Tonk
1941 as Daniel Wells
Juarez
★ 6.5
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Juarez
1939 as General Miguel Miramon
The Walking Dead
★ 6.3
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The Walking Dead
1936 as District Attorney Werner
No Man of Her Own
★ 6.9
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No Man of Her Own
1950 as Mr. Harkness
Dr. Socrates
★ 6.6
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Dr. Socrates
1935 as Greer
Fog Over Frisco
★ 6.4
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Fog Over Frisco
1934 as Oren Porter
The Life of Emile Zola
★ 6.7
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The Life of Emile Zola
1937 as Colonel Picquart
The Virginian
★ 6.2
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The Virginian
1946 as Mr. Taylor
Scandal Sheet
★ 7.0
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Scandal Sheet
1952 as Charlie Barnes
Wonder Bar
★ 6.0
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Wonder Bar
1934 as Richard
The Hoodlum Saint
★ 5.5
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The Hoodlum Saint
1946 as Lewis J. Malbery
Shadow of the Thin Man
★ 7.0
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Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 as Jason Sculley
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
★ 6.5
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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 as Dr. Lentz
Anthony Adverse
★ 5.8
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Anthony Adverse
1936 as Father Xavier
Holiday Affair
★ 6.9
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Holiday Affair
1949 as Mr. Crowley
The Kennel Murder Case
★ 6.1
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The Kennel Murder Case
1933 as Dubois (uncredited)
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