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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

ActingBorn: March 18, 1885in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USADied: September 4, 1962

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).

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)

Easter Parade

Easter Parade

as Policeman (uncredited)

Tenth Avenue Angel

Tenth Avenue Angel

as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)

High Wall

High Wall

as Unknown

Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies

as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

as Southerner (uncredited)

The Hucksters

The Hucksters

as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

High Barbaree

High Barbaree

as Stationmaster (uncredited)

Trail Street

Trail Street

as Drunk (uncredited)

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

as Ed (uncredited)

Undercurrent

Undercurrent

as Stationmaster (uncredited)

Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie

as Deputy (uncredited)

Boys' Ranch

Boys' Ranch

as Druggist

The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Up Goes Maisie

Up Goes Maisie

as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)

The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

as Conductor (uncredited)

Adventure

Adventure

as Man in Cantina (uncredited)

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)

The Great American Mug

The Great American Mug

as Laughing Man (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)

A Gun in His Hand

A Gun in His Hand

as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

as Cop (uncredited)

The Clock

The Clock

as Policeman (uncredited)

Main Street After Dark

Main Street After Dark

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)

Gentle Annie

Gentle Annie

as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

as Motorman (uncredited)

Return from Nowhere

Return from Nowhere

as Diner Cook (uncredited)

Barbary Coast Gent

Barbary Coast Gent

as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)

Rationing

Rationing

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Shoe Shine Boy

Shoe Shine Boy

as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)

Whistling in Brooklyn

Whistling in Brooklyn

as Detective Leo Finnigan

Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward

as Train Conductor

Swing Shift Maisie

Swing Shift Maisie

as Proprietor (Uncredited)

Who Killed Who?

Who Killed Who?

as Host (uncredited)

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as Samson (uncredited)

Air Raid Wardens

Air Raid Wardens

as Charlie Beaugart

Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift

as Brother Xavier (uncredited)

The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail

as Oxen Owner (uncredited)

Jackass Mail

Jackass Mail

as Peter Lawson

Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Gets Her Man

as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Inflation

Inflation

as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

A Fugitive from Justice

A Fugitive from Justice

as Murphy

Hot Steel

Hot Steel

as Police Inspector

I Take This Oath

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I Take This Oath

as Police Car Driver

Double Alibi

Double Alibi

as Patrolman Delaney

The Lone Wolf Strikes

The Lone Wolf Strikes

as House Detective

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

as Pat Donegan

Streets of New York

Streets of New York

as Police Officer Burke

Sergeant Madden

Sergeant Madden

as Capt. Crane

You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

as First Detective (uncredited)

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

as Harry (uncredited)

Professor Beware

Professor Beware

as Cop at Estate

Boy of the Streets

Boy of the Streets

as Police Officer Rourke

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

as Sea Captain

Trapped by G-Men

Trapped by G-Men

as Federal Agent Jim

Super-Sleuth

Super-Sleuth

as Casey

New Faces of 1937

New Faces of 1937

as Policeman

The Last Train from Madrid

The Last Train from Madrid

as Secret Service Man (uncredited)

The Frame-Up

The Frame-Up

as Larry Mann (aka John Mench)

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)

Waikiki Wedding

Waikiki Wedding

as Policeman (uncredited)

Park Avenue Logger

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Park Avenue Logger

as Police Sergeant

The Crime Nobody Saw

The Crime Nobody Saw

as Tim Burke

Girl Overboard

Girl Overboard

as Sergeant Hatton

We Who Are About to Die

We Who Are About to Die

as Detective Mitchell

Sinner Take All

Sinner Take All

as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)

Jailbreak

Jailbreak

as Policeman

Desire

Desire

as Customs Official

At Sea Ashore

At Sea Ashore

as First Immigration Officer

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Policeman

The Lone Wolf Returns

The Lone Wolf Returns

as Detective Benson

White Lies

White Lies

as Capt. McHenry (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

as Henderson

Waterfront Lady

Waterfront Lady

as Police Lieutenant

Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim

as Brady's Father

Stolen Harmony

Stolen Harmony

as Warden Clark (uncredited)

Star of Midnight

Star of Midnight

as Police Sergeant Cleary

The Mysterious Mr. Wong

The Mysterious Mr. Wong

as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy

A Wicked Woman

A Wicked Woman

as Dugan (uncredited)

Return of the Terror

Return of the Terror

as Inspector Bradley

Bottoms Up

Bottoms Up

as Detective Rooney

The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown

as Regan

Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day

as Inspector MacCreary

Penthouse

Penthouse

as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens

The Big Brain

The Big Brain

as Detective (uncredited)

Midnight Mary

Midnight Mary

as Cop

Don't Bet on Love

Don't Bet on Love

as Edward Shelton

Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)

Picture Snatcher

Picture Snatcher

as Police Lt. Casey Nolan

Gabriel Over the White House

Gabriel Over the White House

as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre

Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

as Jim Sandoval

The Kid from Spain

The Kid from Spain

as Detective Crawford

Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

as Dan O'Connor

Blessed Event

Blessed Event

as Jim

American Madness

American Madness

as Police Inspector

Week-End Marriage

Week-End Marriage

as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)

The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

as Sheriff

Night World

Night World

as The Policeman

The Arm of the Law

The Arm of the Law

as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake

Play Girl

Play Girl

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

The Big Timer

The Big Timer

as Dan Wilson

The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City

as Booking Policeman (uncredited)

Taxi!

Taxi!

as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)

Two Kinds of Women

Two Kinds of Women

as Tim Gohagen

Reckless Living

as Ryan

Fanny Foley Herself

Fanny Foley Herself

as Burns

The Public Defender

The Public Defender

as Detective Brady

Three Who Loved

Three Who Loved

as Police Lt. Tom Rooney

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

as Paddy Ryan

The Single Sin

The Single Sin

as Detective

Paid

Paid

as Police Sgt. Cassidy

Man to Man

Man to Man

as Sheriff

Up the River

Up the River

as Prison Warden (uncredited)

Shooting Straight

Shooting Straight

as Detective Regan

Our Blushing Brides

Our Blushing Brides

as The Detective

The Big House

The Big House

as Donlin

The Big Fight

The Big Fight

as Detective

Alias French Gertie

Alias French Gertie

as Detective Kelcey

Framed

Framed

as Sergeant Schultze

In the Next Room

In the Next Room

as Tim Morel

The Isle of Lost Ships

The Isle of Lost Ships

as Jackson

Smiling Irish Eyes

Smiling Irish Eyes

as Sir Timothy

Weary River

Weary River

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

The Booster

The Booster

as Unknown

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of the Press

as Boss Maloney

The Singing Fool

The Singing Fool

as Cafe Owner Bill

Four Walls

Four Walls

as Sullivan

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

as Detective Gilroy

The Noose

The Noose

as Jim Conley

Tin Gods

Tin Gods

as Second Foreman

Drink Hearty

as Unknown

His Royal Slyness

His Royal Slyness

as (uncredited)