Henry O'Neill
Known For
Acting
Born
1891-08-09 in Orange, New Jersey, USA
Died
1961-05-18
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.
Most Known For
Wonder Bar
as Richard
Juarez
as General Miguel Miramon
Road Gang
as George Winston
Upperworld
as Banker Making Toast
Bullets or Ballots
as Ward Bryant
Midnight
as Edgar V. Ingersoll
Side Streets
as George Richards
Special Agent
as District Attorney Roger Quinn
Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral Hammond
Jezebel
as General Theopholus Bogardus
A Guy Named Joe
as Col. Sykes
Santa Fe Trail
as Cyrus Brody
Dodge City
as Colonel Dodge
They Drive by Night
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The World Changes
as Orin Nordholm Sr.
Marked Woman
as Arthur Sheldon
Johnny Eager
as Mr. Verne
Scandal Sheet
as Charlie Barnes
Honky Tonk
as Daniel Wells
Untamed
as Squire O'Neill