Henry O'Neill
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Henry O'Neill | |
|---|---|
 O'Neill in 1936 | |
| Born | August 10, 1891 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | May 18, 1961 (aged 69) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | San Fernando Mission Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1930–1957 |
| Spouse |
Anna Barry
(m. 1924) |
| Children | 1 |
Henry O'Neill (August 10, 1891 – May 18, 1961)[1] was an American actor known for playing gray-haired fathers, lawyers, and similarly dignified roles on film during the 1930s and 1940s.
Early life
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Henry O'Neill was born in Orange, New Jersey on August 10, 1891[2] where he grew up before moving to Los Angeles, California.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]O'Neill began his acting career on the stage, after dropping out of college to join a traveling theater company.[3] He served in the Navy in World War I, after which he worked at several jobs, including being an usher in a funeral home.[4] Eventually, he returned to the stage. His Broadway debut came in The Spring (1921), and his final Broadway appearance was in Shooting Star (1933).[1] He also acted with the Provincetown Players and the Celtic Players.[4]
In the early 1930s he began appearing in films, including The Big Shakedown (1934), the Western Santa Fe Trail (1940), the musical Anchors Aweigh (1945),[3] The Green Years (1946), and The Reckless Moment (1949). His last film was The Wings of Eagles (1957), starring John Wayne.
Personal life
[edit]He was on the board of directors of the Screen Actors Guild and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[2]
In 1924, O'Neill married Anna Barry. They had one child and remained wed until his death.[3]
O'Neill died in Hollywood, California, at the age of 69. His remains are interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in North Hollywood.[5]
Selected filmography
[edit]- I Loved a Woman (1933) as Mr. Farrell
- Ever in My Heart (1933) as Naturalization Judge (uncredited)
- The Kennel Murder Case (1933) as Dubois, Police Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
- From Headquarters (1933) as Inspector Donnelly
- The World Changes (1933) as Orin Nordholm Sr.
- Son of a Sailor (1933) as Naval Officer (uncredited)
- The House on 56th Street (1933) as Baxter, the Lawyer (uncredited)
- Lady Killer (1933) as Ramick
- The Big Shakedown (1934) as Mr. Sheffner
- Massacre (1934) as J.R. Dickinson
- Bedside (1934) as Dr. William Chester
- I've Got Your Number (1934) as John P. Schuyler
- Fashion Follies of 1934 (1934) as Duryea
- Wonder Bar (1934) as Richard, the Maitre'd
- Midnight (1934) as Ingersoll
- Journal of a Crime (1934) as Doctor
- Upper World (1934) as Banker Making Toast at banquet
- Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) as Lemuel Tappan
- The Key (1934, aka High Peril) as Dan
- Fog Over Frisco (1934) as Porter
- The Personality Kid (1934) as Stephens
- Now I'll Tell (1934) as Tommy Doran
- Madame DuBarry (1934) as Duc de Choiseul
- Side Streets (1934) as George Richards
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
- Midnight Alibi (1954) as Jonathan Ardsley
- The Man with Two Faces (1934) as Inspector Crane
- Big Hearted Herbert (1934) as Goodrich Sr.
- Gentlemen Are Born (1934) as Mr. Harper
- Flirtation Walk (1934) as Gen. Fitts
- Murder in the Clouds (1934) as John Brownell
- The Secret Bride (1934) as Jim Lansdale
- The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) as Fernand de Marnay
- Bordertown (1935) as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
- Sweet Music (1935) as Louis Trumble
- The Great Hotel Murder (1935) as Mr. Harvey
- Living on Velvet (1935) as Harold Thornton
- While the Patient Slept (1935) as Dimuck
- The Florentine Dagger (1935) as Victor Ballau
- Black Fury (1935) as Hendricks
- Alias Mary Dow (1935) as Henry Dow
- Dinky (1935) as Colonel Barnes
- Oil for the Lamps of China (1935) as Edward Hartford
- Stranded (1935) as Mr. Tuthill
- Bright Lights (1935) as J.C. Anderson
- We're in the Money (1935) as Lawyer Stephen 'Dinsy' Dinsmore
- Special Agent (1935) as District Attorney Roger Quinn
- The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935) as District Attorney Manchester
- Dr. Socrates (1935) as Greer
- Personal Maid's Secret (1935) as Mr. Wilton Palmer
- I Found Stella Parish (1935) as Trailer Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- Two Against the World (1936) as Jim Carstairs
- Freshman Love (1936) as Pres. Simpkins
- The Petrified Forest (1936) as Trailer Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) as Dr. Emile Roux
- Road Gang (1936) as George Winston
- The Walking Dead (1936) as District Attorney Werner
- Boulder Dam (1936) as Mr. Agnew
- The Golden Arrow (1936) as Mr. Appleby
- Bullets or Ballots (1936) as Ward Bryant
- The Big Noise (1936) as Charlie Caldwell
- The White Angel (1936) as Dr. Scott
- Anthony Adverse (1936) as Father Xavier
- Rainbow on the River (1936) as Father Josef
- Green Light (1937) as Dr. Endicott
- The Great O'Malley (1937) as Attorney for the Defense
- Marked Woman (1937) as District Attorney Arthur Sheldon
- Draegerman Courage (1937) as Dr. Thomas Haslett
- The Go Getter (1937) as Commander Tisdale
- The Singing Marine (1937) as Captain Skinner
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937) as D.M. Gateway
- The Life of Emile Zola (1937) as Colonel Georges Picquart
- Submarine D-1 (1937) as Admiral Thomas
- First Lady (1937) as George Mason
- Wells Fargo (1937) as Henry Wells
- The Great Garrick (1937)
- White Banners (1938) as Sam Trimble
- Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) as Judge
- Jezebel (1938) as General Theopholus Bogardus
- Yellow Jack (1938) as Gorgas
- Racket Busters (1938) as Governor
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) as Judge
- The Chaser (1938) as Mr. Calhoun
- Girls on Probation (1938) as Judge
- Brother Rat (1938) as Colonel Ramm
- Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939) as Senator Baldwin
- Wings of the Navy (1939) as Prologue Speaker
- Dodge City (1939) as Col. Dodge
- The Man Who Dared (1939) as Matthew Carter
- Juarez (1939) as General Miguel Miramon
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) as Attorney Kellogg
- Lucky Night (1939) as Calvin Jordan
- Sons of Liberty (1939, Short) as Member of Continental Congress
- Everybody's Hobby (1939) as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
- The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) as Remson Sr.
- A Child Is Born (1939) as Dr. Lee
- Four Wives (1939) as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
- Invisible Stripes (1939) as Parole Officer Masters
- The Fighting 69th (1940) as The Colonel
- Calling Philo Vance (1940) as Markham
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) as Dr. Lentz
- Castle on the Hudson (1940) as District Attorney
- 'Til We Meet Again (1940) as Dr. Cameron
- They Drive by Night (1940) as District Attorney (uncredited)
- Money and the Woman (1940) as Mr. Mason
- Service with the Colors (1940, Short) as Col. Nelson
- Knute Rockne, All American (1940) as Doctor
- Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Cyrus Holliday
- Keeping Company (1940)
- Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
- Maisie Was a Lady (1941) as Minor Role (scenes deleted)
- The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941) as Galway
- Men of Boys Town (1941) as Mr. Maitland
- Billy the Kid (1941) as Tim Ward
- The Get-Away (1941) as Warden Alcott
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941) as Judge
- Whistling in the Dark (1941) as Philip Post
- Down in San Diego (1941) as Col. Halliday
- Honky Tonk (1941) as Daniel Wells
- Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) as Maj. Jason I. Sculley
- Johnny Eager (1941) as Mr. Verne
- The Bugle Sounds (1942) as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
- Mr. and Mrs. North (1942) as Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
- Born to Sing (1942) as Frank Eastman
- This Time for Keeps (1942) as Arthur Freeman
- Tortilla Flat (1942) as Father Ramon
- Pierre of the Plains (1942) as Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
- White Cargo (1942) as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
- Stand By for Action (1942) as Cmdr. Stone M.C
- The Human Comedy (1943) as Charles Steed
- Air Raid Wardens (1943) as Rittenhause
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) as Warden Kenneson
- Best Foot Forward (1943) as Maj. Reeber
- Thousands Cheer (1943) as Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
- Girl Crazy (1943) as Mr. Churchill Sr.
- Lost Angel (1943) as Professor Josh Pringle
- A Guy Named Joe (1943) as Col. Sykes
- Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) as Inspector Holcomb
- Main Street Today (1944, Short) as Vance Clark
- The Heavenly Body (1944) as Prof. Stowe
- Rationing (1944) as Sen. Edward A. White
- Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) as John Dyckman Brown II
- Barbary Coast Gent (1944) as Colonel Watrous
- Nothing but Trouble (1944) as Mr. Hawkley
- This Man's Navy (1945) as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
- Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) as Major General Lee Rand
- Between Two Women (1945) as Larry Goff, Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
- Dangerous Partners (1945) as Police Lt. Duffy
- Anchors Aweigh (1945) as Admiral Hammond
- The Hoodlum Saint (1946) as Lewis J. Malbery
- The Green Years (1946) as Canon Roche
- The Virginian (1946) as Mr. Taylor
- Bad Bascomb (1946) as Gov. Winton
- Little Mr. Jim (1946) as Chaplain
- Three Wise Fools (1946) as Prof. Horace Appleby
- The Beginning or the End (1947) as General Thomas F. Farrell
- The Return of October (1948) as President Hotchkiss
- Leather Gloves (1948) as Dudley
- Alias Nick Beal (1949) as Judge Hobson
- You're My Everything (1949) as Professor Adams
- Strange Bargain (1949) as Timothy Hearne
- The Reckless Moment (1949) as Tom Harper
- Holiday Affair (1949) as Mr. Crowley
- No Man of Her Own (1950) as Mr. Harkness
- The Second Woman (1950) as Ben Sheppard
- Convicted (1950) as Detective Dorn
- The Milkman (1950) as Roger Bradley Sr.
- The Flying Missile (1950) as RAdm. Thomas A. Scott
- The People Against O'Hara (1951) as Judge Keating
- The Family Secret (1951) as Donald Muir
- Scandal Sheet (1952) as Charlie Barnes
- Scarlet Angel (1952) as Morgan Caldwell
- The Sun Shines Bright (1953) as Joe D. Habersham
- Untamed (1955) as Squire O'Neill
- The Wings of Eagles (1957) as Capt. Spear
- North by Northwest (1959) as Man in Plaza Bar (uncredited) (final film role)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Henry O'Neill". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ a b "Hollywood Star Walk: Henry O'Neill". Los Angeles Times. May 21, 1961.
- ^ a b c Gordon, Dr Roger L. (2018). Supporting Actors in Motion Pictures. Dorrance Publishing. pp. 28–29. ISBN 9781480944992. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ a b Stokes, Jon (February 26, 1939). "An Actor". Detroit Free Press. Michigan, Detroit. p. 60. Retrieved September 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henry O'Neill (actor).
- Henry O'Neill at IMDb
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- Henry O'Neill at the Internet Broadway Database
- Henry O'Neill at Find a Grave
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