Robert Emmett O'Connor

Actor

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).

Born: March 18, 1885 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Died: September 4, 1962 (Age 77)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Merton of the Movies Movie	6.1	Actor	Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)	1947
Trapped by G-Men Movie	5.7	Actor	Federal Agent Jim	1937
Girl Overboard Movie	6.1	Actor	Sergeant Hatton	1937
The Hoodlum Saint Movie	5.9	Actor	Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)	1946
Streets of New York Movie	6	Actor	Police Officer Burke	1939
The Beast of the City Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Booking Policeman (uncredited)	1932
Meet Me in St. Louis Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Motorman (uncredited)	1944
Sergeant Madden Movie	5.9	Actor	Capt. Crane	1939
The Noose Movie	6.6	Actor	Jim Conley	1928
Paid Movie	6.1	Actor	Police Sgt. Cassidy	1930
Man to Man Movie	5.8	Actor	Sheriff	1930
The Clock Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Policeman (uncredited)	1945
Rationing Movie	5.9	Actor	Sheriff (uncredited)	1944
The Dark Horse Movie	6.5	Actor	Sheriff	1932
The Big Shakedown Movie	6	Actor	Regan	1934
Waterfront Lady Movie	5.8	Actor	Police Lieutenant	1935
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)	1945
Blessed Event Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Jim	1932
Jailbreak Movie	5.5	Actor	Policeman	1936
Boy of the Streets Movie	5.5	Actor	Police Officer Rourke	1938
Play Girl Movie	5.7	Actor	Police Sergeant (uncredited)	1932
Gentle Annie Movie	6.1	Actor	Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)	1944
Week-End Marriage Movie	5.6	Actor	Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)	1932
American Madness Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Police Inspector	1932
A Night at the Opera Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Henderson	1935
Sunset Boulevard Movie Available on 17 streaming services.	8.3	Actor	Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)	1950
Framed Movie	5.8	Actor	Sergeant Schultze	1930
Up the River Movie	5.7	Actor	Prison Warden (uncredited)	1930
The Hucksters Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)	1947
No Time for Comedy Movie	6	Actor	Desk Sergeant (uncredited)	1940
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case Movie	5.9	Actor	Samson (uncredited)	1943
The Harvey Girls Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Conductor (uncredited)	1946
Little Lord Fauntleroy Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Policeman	1936
Diamond Jim Movie	6.6	Actor	Brady's Father	1935
Till the Clouds Roll By Movie Available on 18 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Ed (uncredited)	1946
Mystery of the Wax Museum Movie	6.6	Actor	Police Sergeant by Christmas tree	1933
The Public Enemy Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Paddy Ryan	1931
Anchors Aweigh Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Cop (uncredited)	1945
Two Kinds of Women Movie	6.3	Actor	Tim Gohagen	1932
Undercurrent Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Stationmaster (uncredited)	1946
The Singing Fool Movie	5.9	Actor	Cafe Owner Bill	1928
The Crime Nobody Saw Movie	6	Actor	Tim Burke	1937
Boys' Ranch Movie	5.8	Actor	Druggist	1946
Four Walls Movie	4.4	Actor	Sullivan	1928
Alias French Gertie Movie	5.6	Actor	Detective Kelcey	1930
The Big Timer Movie	5.7	Actor	Dan Wilson	1932
The Frame-Up Movie	6.1	Actor	Larry Mann	1937
The Mysterious Mr. Wong Movie	4.5	Actor	Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy	1935
Picture Snatcher Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Lieutenant Casey Nolan	1933
Freedom of the Press Movie		Actor	Boss Maloney	1928
Blonde Venus Movie	7	Actor	Dan O'Connor	1932
Three Who Loved Movie	5.3	Actor	Police Lt. Tom Rooney	1931
Dressed to Kill Movie	6.6	Actor	Detective Gilroy	1928
The Kid from Spain Movie	6.3	Actor	Detective Crawford	1932
Don't Bet on Love Movie	5.6	Actor	Edward Shelton	1933
The Big Fight Movie	5.5	Actor	Detective	1930
Shooting Straight Movie	5.8	Actor	Detective Regan	1930
Bed of Roses Movie	6.2	Actor	River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)	1933
Park Avenue Logger Movie	5.6	Actor	Police Sergeant	1937
The Arm of the Law Movie	6.3	Actor	Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake	1932
Frisco Jenny Movie	6.6	Actor	Jim Sandoval	1933
The Single Sin Movie		Actor	Detective	1931
Bottoms Up Movie	5.6	Actor	Detective Rooney	1934
Penthouse Movie	6.6	Actor	Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens	1933
Whistling in Brooklyn Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Detective Leo Finnigan	1943
Desire Movie	7	Actor	Customs Official	1936
Star of Midnight Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Police Sergeant Cleary	1935
Courage of Lassie Movie	6	Actor	Deputy (uncredited)	1946
Our Blushing Brides Movie	6	Actor	The Detective	1930
Tin Gods Movie	7.1	Actor	Second Foreman	1926
Air Raid Wardens Movie	5.9	Actor	Charlie Beaugart	1943
The Lone Wolf Returns Movie	6.5	Actor	Detective Benson	1935
Taxi! Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)	1931
Double Alibi Movie	6.4	Actor	Patrolman Delaney	1940
Lady for a Day Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Inspector MacCreary	1933
The Big House Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Donlin	1930
The Public Defender Movie	6.2	Actor	Detective Brady	1931
A Fugitive from Justice Movie	4.8	Actor	Murphy	1940
Midnight Mary Movie	6.8	Actor	Cop	1933
Night World Movie	6.7	Actor	The Policeman	1932
Easter Parade Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Policeman (uncredited)	1948
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President Movie	6.2	Actor	Pat Donegan	1939
The Romance of Rosy Ridge Movie	6.8	Actor	Southerner	1947
Waikiki Wedding Movie	5.7	Actor	Policeman (uncredited)	1937
Tenth Avenue Angel Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)	1948
Adventure Movie	5.9	Actor	Man in Cantina (uncredited)	1945
We Who Are About to Die Movie	6.3	Actor	Detective Mitchell	1937
I Take This Oath Movie	4.9	Actor	Police Car Driver	1940
Gabriel Over the White House Movie	6.2	Actor	Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)	1933
Super-Sleuth Movie	5.5	Actor	Casey	1937
Weary River Movie	5.9	Actor	Police Sergeant (uncredited)	1929
Barbary Coast Gent Movie	6	Actor	Joe the Bartender (uncredited)	1944
The Omaha Trail Movie	5.4	Actor	Oxen Owner (uncredited)	1942
They Were Expendable Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)	1945
The Lone Wolf Strikes Movie	6.2	Actor	House Detective	1940
A Wicked Woman Movie	6.4	Actor	Dugan (uncredited)	1934
The Human Comedy Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Bartender	1943
A Star Is Born Movie Available on 20 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)	1937
Stolen Harmony Movie	6.2	Actor	Warden Clark (uncredited)	1935
Jackass Mail Movie	5.9	Actor	Peter Lawson	1942
Made for Each Other Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Harry (Elevator Starter) (uncredited)	1939
Sinner Take All Movie	5.5	Actor	Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)	1936
Dance, Girl, Dance Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Plainclothesman (uncredited)	1940
New Faces of 1937 Movie	5.1	Actor	Policeman	1937
Professor Beware Movie	6.1	Actor	Cop at Estate	1938
Best Foot Forward Movie	6.2	Actor	Train Conductor	1943
Slightly Dangerous Movie	6.5	Actor	Reporter (uncredited)	1943
Wells Fargo Movie	6.2	Actor	Sea Captain	1937
Maisie Gets Her Man Movie	6	Actor	Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)	1942
Swing Shift Maisie Movie	6	Actor	Proprietor (Uncredited)	1943
Up Goes Maisie Movie	6	Actor	Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)	1946
Hot Steel Movie	5.1	Actor	Police Inspector	1940
The Isle of Lost Ships Movie		Actor	Jackson	1929
Return of the Terror Movie	6.5	Actor	Inspector Bradley	1934
Fanny Foley Herself Movie	7	Actor	Burns	1931
Reckless Living Movie	6.7	Actor	Ryan	1931
Main Street After Dark Movie	5.7	Actor	Policeman (uncredited)	1945
In the Next Room Movie		Actor	Tim Morel	1930
Smiling Irish Eyes Movie	4	Actor	Sir Timothy	1929
Who Killed Who? Short Film	7.2	Actor	Host (uncredited)	1943
The Great American Mug Short Film	6.1	Actor	Laughing Man (uncredited)	1945
A Gun in His Hand Short Film	6.2	Actor	Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)	1945
Shoe Shine Boy Short Film	6	Actor	Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)	1943
His Royal Slyness Short Film	6	Actor	(uncredited)	1920
At Sea Ashore Short Film	5.6	Actor	First Immigration Officer	1936
The Greatest Gift Short Film	5.9	Actor	Brother Xavier (uncredited)	1942
Return from Nowhere Short Film	5.3	Actor	Diner Cook (uncredited)	1944
Inflation Short Film	6.2	Actor	Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)	1943
The Booster Short Film		Actor		1928
Drink Hearty Short Film		Actor		1920
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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