Henry O'Neill
Acting
Born August 9, 1891 · Orange, New Jersey, USA
Died May 18, 1961
Also known as Henry O'Neil
Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography50+ titles
Lost Angel
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Stand by for Action
Scandal Sheet
Whistling in Brooklyn
Shadow of the Thin Man
Castle on the Hudson
Jezebel
The Great O'Malley
No Man of Her Own
Holiday Affair
They Drive by Night
Dodge City
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Lady Killer
Alias Nick Beal
Anchors Aweigh
Best Foot Forward
A Guy Named Joe
Blossoms in the Dust
The Life of Emile Zola
While the Patient Slept
Marked Woman
Bullets or Ballots
Juarez
Fashions of 1934
Honky Tonk
Men of Boys Town
'Til We Meet Again
The Wings of Eagles
Nothing But Trouble
The Human Comedy
Everybody's Hobby
Black Fury
Convicted
Knute Rockne All American
Invisible Stripes
Special Agent
The Secret Bride
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
The Kennel Murder Case
From Headquarters
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Tortilla Flat
The Fighting 69th
Santa Fe Trail
The People Against O'Hara
The Second Woman
Girl Crazy
Racket Busters