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.
Acted in 169
1950s
- 1957
The Wings of Eagles
Capt. Spear
- 1955
Untamed
Squire O'Neill
- 1953
- 1952
Scarlet Angel
Morgan Caldwell
Scandal Sheet
Charlie Barnes
- 1951
The Family Secret
Donald Muir
The People Against O'Hara
Judge Keating
- 1950
The Flying Missile
Thomas A. Scott
The Milkman
Bradley, Sr.
Convicted
Detective Dorn
No Man of Her Own
Mr. Harkness
1940s
- 1949
Strange Bargain
Timothy Hearne
You're My Everything
Prof. Adams
Alias Nick Beal
Judge Ben Hobbs
- 1948
Leather Gloves
Dudley
The Return of October
President Hotchkiss
- 1947
Little Mister Jim
Chaplain
The Beginning or the End
Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
- 1946
Three Wise Fools
Prof. Horace Appleby
The Virginian
Mr. Taylor
The Hoodlum Saint
Lewis J. Malbery
- 1945
Dangerous Partners
Duffy
Keep Your Powder Dry
Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
Between Two Women
Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
This Man's Navy
Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
- 1944
Dark Shadows
Dr. Everett Colner
Nothing But Trouble
Mr. Hawkley
Barbary Coast Gent
Colonel Watrous
Two Girls and a Sailor
John Dyckman Brown II
Main Street Today
Vance Clark
Rationing
Senator Edward White
The Heavenly Body
Professor Stowe
A Guy Named Joe
Col. Sykes
- 1943
Lost Angel
Professor Josh Pringle
Whistling in Brooklyn
Inspector Holcomb
Girl Crazy
Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Best Foot Forward
Maj. Roger W. Reeber
Thousands Cheer
Captain (uncredited)
For God and Country
Captain Chaplain
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Warden Kenneson
Air Raid Wardens
Rittenhause
The Human Comedy
Charles Steed
- 1942
Stand by for Action
Cmdr. Stone M.C
White Cargo
The Reverend Dr. Roberts
Tortilla Flat
Father Ramon
This Time for Keeps
Arthur Freeman
Born to Sing
Frank Eastman
The Bugle Sounds
Lt. Col. Harry Seton
- 1941
Blossoms in the Dust
Judge
Whistling in the Dark
Philip Post
Down in San Diego
Col. Halliday
The Get-Away
Warden Alcott
Men of Boys Town
Mr. Maitland
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Galway
- 1940
Service with the Colors
Colonel Nelson
Money and the Woman
Mr. Mason
Young America Flies
Dr. Webster
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Lentz
Castle on the Hudson
District Attorney
Calling Philo Vance
Markham
1930s
- 1939
Four Wives
Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
A Child is Born
Dr. Lee
Angels Wash Their Faces
A.H. Remson
Everybody's Hobby
Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
The Man Who Dared
Matthew Carter
Sons of Liberty
Member of Continental Congress
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Attorney Kellogg
Lucky Night
Calvin Jordan
Wings of the Navy
Prologue Speaker
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Sen. H. Baldwin
- 1938
Brother Rat
Colonel Ramm
Girls on Probation
Judge
The Chaser
Mr. Calhoun
White Banners
Sam Trimble
Yellow Jack
Gorgas
Gold Is Where You Find It
Judge
- 1937
First Lady
George Mason
Submarine D-1
Admiral Thomas
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
D.M. Gateway
The Singing Marine
Captain Skinner
The Go-Getter
Commander Tisdale
Draegerman Courage
Dr. Thomas Haslett
Green Light
Dr. Endicott
The Great O'Malley
Defense Attorney
- 1936
Rainbow on the River
Father Josef
Two Against the World
Jim Carstairs
The White Angel
Dr. Scott
The Big Noise
Charlie Caldwell
The Golden Arrow
Mr. Appleby
Road Gang
George Winston
Boulder Dam
Mr. Agnew
Freshman Love
President Simpkins
- 1935
Personal Maid's Secret
Mr. Wilton Palmer
Dr. Socrates
Greer
Special Agent
District Attorney Roger Quinn
We're in the Money
Stephen Dinsmore
Bright Lights
J.C. Anderson
Stranded
Mr. Tuthill
Oil for the Lamps of China
Edward Hartford
Black Fury
John W. Hendricks
Dinky
Col. Barnes
Alias Mary Dow
Henry Dow
The Florentine Dagger
Victor Ballau
While the Patient Slept
Elihu Dimuck
Living on Velvet
Harold Thornton
The Great Hotel Murder
Mr. Claude Harvey
Sweet Music
Louis Trumble
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Director (uncredited)
Bordertown
Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
- 1934
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Fernand de Marnay
Murder in the Clouds
Brownell
Flirtation Walk
Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
Gentlemen Are Born
Mr. Harper
Madame du Barry
Duc de Choiseul
Big Hearted Herbert
Goodrich Sr.
Side Streets
George Richards
The Man with Two Faces
Inspector Crane
Midnight Alibi
Ardsley
The Key
Dan
Now I'll Tell
Tommy Doran
The Personality Kid
Stephens
Fog Over Frisco
Oren Porter
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Lemuel Tappan
Upperworld
Banker Making Toast
Journal of a Crime
Doctor
I've Got Your Number
Mr. John P. Schuyler
Fashions of 1934
Duryea
Bedside
Dr. William Chester
Massacre
J.R. Dickinson
The Big Shakedown
Mr. Sheffner
- 1933
The House on 56th Street
Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
Son of a Sailor
Naval Officer
The World Changes
Orin Nordholm Sr.
From Headquarters
Inspector Donnelly
I Loved a Woman
Mr. Farrell
