Robert Emmett O'Connor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Emmett O'Connor (March 18, 1885 – September 4, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 204 films between 1919 and 1950. He is probably best known as the warmhearted bootlegger Paddy Ryan in The Public Enemy (1931) and as Detective Sergeant Henderson pursuing the Marx Brothers in A Night at the Opera (1935). He also appeared as Jonesy (the older Paramount gate guard) in Billy Wilder's 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, as well as made a cameo appearance at the very beginning and very end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short Who Killed Who? (1943).
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- Born:
- Mar 18, 1885 In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 125
- First Appeared:
- In the movie His Royal Slyness 1920-02-08
- Latest Project:
- Movie Sunset Boulevard 1950-08-10
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Sunset Boulevard | Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited) | 1950-08-10 |
| Movie | Tenth Avenue Angel | Mr. O'Callan (uncredited) | 1948-02-20 |
| Movie | Easter Parade | Policeman (uncredited) | 1948-07-08 |
| Movie | The Hucksters | Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited) | 1947-07-17 |
| Movie | The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Southerner | 1947-08-04 |
| Movie | Merton of the Movies | Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited) | 1947-10-11 |
| Movie | Up Goes Maisie | Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited) | 1946-02-01 |
| Movie | The Harvey Girls | Conductor (uncredited) | 1946-01-18 |
| Movie | The Hoodlum Saint | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1946-04-04 |
| Movie | Courage of Lassie | Deputy (uncredited) | 1946-11-08 |
| Movie | Boys' Ranch | Druggist | 1946-07-18 |
| Movie | Undercurrent | Stationmaster (uncredited) | 1946-11-11 |
| Movie | Till the Clouds Roll By | Ed (uncredited) | 1946-12-05 |
| Movie | Anchors Aweigh | Cop (uncredited) | 1945-08-13 |
| Movie | The Clock | Policeman (uncredited) | 1945-05-25 |
| Movie | Main Street After Dark | Policeman (uncredited) | 1945-01-12 |
| Movie | A Gun in His Hand | Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited) | 1945-09-15 |
| Movie | They Were Expendable | Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited) | 1945-12-07 |
| Movie | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited) | 1945-10-05 |
| Movie | Adventure | Man in Cantina (uncredited) | 1945-12-28 |
| Movie | The Great American Mug | Laughing Man (uncredited) | 1945-10-06 |
| Movie | Barbary Coast Gent | Joe the Bartender (uncredited) | 1944-09-01 |
| Movie | Rationing | Sheriff (uncredited) | 1944-03-24 |
| Movie | Return from Nowhere | Diner Cook (uncredited) | 1944-10-28 |
| Movie | Meet Me in St. Louis | Motorman (uncredited) | 1944-11-28 |
| Movie | Gentle Annie | Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor) | 1944-12-05 |
| Movie | Air Raid Wardens | Charlie Beaugart | 1943-04-04 |
| Movie | Slightly Dangerous | Reporter (uncredited) | 1943-04-01 |
| Movie | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Samson (uncredited) | 1943-05-08 |
| Movie | The Human Comedy | Bartender (uncredited) | 1943-03-02 |
| Movie | Best Foot Forward | Train Conductor | 1943-10-08 |
| Movie | Who Killed Who? | Host (uncredited) | 1943-06-19 |
| Movie | Whistling in Brooklyn | Detective Leo Finnigan | 1943-12-01 |
| Movie | Shoe Shine Boy | Charlie the Bartender (uncredited) | 1943-12-25 |
| Movie | Swing Shift Maisie | Proprietor (Uncredited) | 1943-10-01 |
| Movie | Inflation | Joe's Co-worker (uncredited) | 1942-01-01 |
| Movie | Maisie Gets Her Man | Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited) | 1942-06-01 |
| Movie | The Omaha Trail | Oxen Owner (uncredited) | 1942-09-01 |
| Movie | Jackass Mail | Peter Lawson | 1942-07-01 |
| Movie | The Greatest Gift | Brother Xavier (uncredited) | 1942-09-05 |
| Movie | Double Alibi | Patrolman Delaney | 1940-03-01 |
| Movie | The Lone Wolf Strikes | House Detective | 1940-01-26 |
| Movie | Hot Steel | Police Inspector | 1940-05-24 |
| Movie | I Take This Oath | Police Car Driver | 1940-05-20 |
| Movie | A Fugitive from Justice | Murphy | 1940-06-15 |
| Movie | No Time for Comedy | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940-09-14 |
| Movie | Dance, Girl, Dance | Plainclothesman (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
| Movie | Sergeant Madden | Capt. Crane | 1939-03-24 |
| Movie | Made for Each Other | Harry (Elevator Starter) (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
| Movie | Streets of New York | Police Officer Burke | 1939-04-12 |
| Movie | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Pat Donegan | 1939-12-01 |
| Movie | Boy of the Streets | Police Officer Rourke | 1938-01-08 |
| Movie | Professor Beware | Cop at Estate | 1938-07-29 |
| Movie | Waikiki Wedding | Policeman (uncredited) | 1937-03-23 |
| Movie | Park Avenue Logger | Police Sergeant | 1937-03-16 |
| Movie | We Who Are About to Die | Detective Mitchell | 1937-01-08 |
| Movie | A Star Is Born | Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited) | 1937-04-27 |
| Movie | The Crime Nobody Saw | Tim Burke | 1937-03-12 |
| Movie | Girl Overboard | Sergeant Hatton | 1937-02-01 |
| Movie | The Frame-Up | Larry Mann | 1937-05-02 |
| Movie | Wells Fargo | Sea Captain | 1937-12-31 |
| Movie | Trapped by G-Men | Federal Agent Jim | 1937-09-09 |
| Movie | New Faces of 1937 | Policeman | 1937-07-02 |
| Movie | Super-Sleuth | Casey | 1937-07-16 |
| Movie | At Sea Ashore | First Immigration Officer | 1936-04-04 |
| Movie | Desire | Customs Official | 1936-04-11 |
| Movie | Little Lord Fauntleroy | Policeman | 1936-03-06 |
| Movie | Jailbreak | Policeman | 1936-08-05 |
| Movie | Sinner Take All | Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited) | 1936-12-18 |
| Movie | Stolen Harmony | Warden Clark (uncredited) | 1935-04-20 |
| Movie | The Mysterious Mr. Wong | Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy | 1935-01-25 |
| Movie | Star of Midnight | Police Sergeant Cleary | 1935-04-19 |
| Movie | Diamond Jim | Brady's Father | 1935-09-01 |
| Movie | Waterfront Lady | Police Lieutenant | 1935-10-04 |
| Movie | The Lone Wolf Returns | Detective Benson | 1935-12-31 |
| Movie | A Night at the Opera | Henderson | 1935-11-15 |
| Movie | The Big Shakedown | Regan | 1934-01-06 |
| Movie | Bottoms Up | Detective Rooney | 1934-04-12 |
| Movie | A Wicked Woman | Dugan (uncredited) | 1934-12-07 |
| Movie | Return of the Terror | Inspector Bradley | 1934-07-07 |
| Movie | Picture Snatcher | Lieutenant Casey Nolan | 1933-05-06 |
| Movie | Mystery of the Wax Museum | Police Sergeant by Christmas tree | 1933-02-18 |
| Movie | Frisco Jenny | Jim Sandoval | 1933-01-14 |
| Movie | Bed of Roses | River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited) | 1933-06-29 |
| Movie | Gabriel Over the White House | Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited) | 1933-03-31 |
| Movie | Don't Bet on Love | Edward Shelton | 1933-06-30 |
| Movie | Penthouse | Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens | 1933-09-08 |
| Movie | Lady for a Day | Inspector MacCreary | 1933-09-13 |
| Movie | Midnight Mary | Cop | 1933-06-30 |
| Movie | Play Girl | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1932-03-12 |
| Movie | The Arm of the Law | Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake | 1932-04-19 |
| Movie | The Big Timer | Dan Wilson | 1932-03-10 |
| Movie | Two Kinds of Women | Tim Gohagen | 1932-01-16 |
| Movie | The Beast of the City | Booking Policeman (uncredited) | 1932-02-13 |
| Movie | Night World | The Policeman | 1932-05-04 |
| Movie | Blessed Event | Jim | 1932-09-10 |
| Movie | The Dark Horse | Sheriff | 1932-06-16 |
| Movie | The Kid from Spain | Detective Crawford | 1932-11-17 |
| Movie | Blonde Venus | Dan O'Connor | 1932-09-23 |
| Movie | American Madness | Police Inspector | 1932-08-15 |
| Movie | Week-End Marriage | Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited) | 1932-06-18 |
| Movie | The Public Enemy | Paddy Ryan | 1931-04-23 |
| Movie | The Single Sin | Detective | 1931-02-23 |
| Movie | Three Who Loved | Police Lt. Tom Rooney | 1931-07-03 |
| Movie | The Public Defender | Detective Brady | 1931-08-01 |
| Movie | Taxi! | Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited) | 1931-12-29 |
| Movie | Fanny Foley Herself | Burns | 1931-10-09 |
| Movie | The Big Fight | Detective | 1930-05-11 |
| Movie | Framed | Sergeant Schultze | 1930-03-16 |
| Movie | The Big House | Donlin | 1930-06-14 |
| Movie | Alias French Gertie | Detective Kelcey | 1930-04-20 |
| Movie | Shooting Straight | Detective Regan | 1930-07-20 |
| Movie | Our Blushing Brides | The Detective | 1930-07-19 |
| Movie | Man to Man | Sheriff | 1930-12-05 |
| Movie | Paid | Police Sgt. Cassidy | 1930-12-30 |
| Movie | Up the River | Prison Warden (uncredited) | 1930-10-10 |
| Movie | Weary River | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1929-02-10 |
| Movie | Dressed to Kill | Detective Gilroy | 1928-03-17 |
| Movie | The Noose | Jim Conley | 1928-01-29 |
| Movie | The Singing Fool | Cafe Owner Bill | 1928-09-29 |
| Movie | Freedom of the Press | Boss Maloney | 1928-10-28 |
| Movie | Four Walls | Sullivan | 1928-08-11 |
| Movie | Tin Gods | Second Foreman | 1926-09-19 |
| Movie | His Royal Slyness | (uncredited) | 1920-02-08 |
| Movie | Drink Hearty | 1920-05-02 |