Robert Emmett O'Connor

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
March 18, 1885 (77 years old)
Died
September 4, 1962
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Romance Comedy
Career Span
1920 – 1950

Robert Emmett O'Connor

7 wins
46 nominations
7 Oscars
132 credits

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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).

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Personal Info

Born
Mar 18, 1885
From
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1920 – 1950

Award Recognition

7
Wins
46
Nominations
7
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1950

Sunset Boulevard as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited) Award

1948

Easter Parade as Policeman (uncredited) Award
Tenth Avenue Angel as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)

1947

The Hucksters as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited) Award
High Barbaree as Stationmaster (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge as Southerner
Merton of the Movies as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)

1946

Till the Clouds Roll By as Ed (uncredited) Award
The Harvey Girls as Conductor (uncredited) Award
Undercurrent as Stationmaster (uncredited) Award
The Hoodlum Saint as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) Award
Up Goes Maisie as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
Courage of Lassie as Deputy (uncredited)
Boys' Ranch as Druggist

1945

They Were Expendable as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited) Award
Anchors Aweigh as Cop (uncredited) Award
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited) Award
Adventure as Man in Cantina (uncredited)
The Clock as Policeman (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark as Policeman (uncredited)
A Gun in His Hand as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
The Great American Mug as Laughing Man (uncredited)

1944

Meet Me in St. Louis as Motorman (uncredited) Award
Barbary Coast Gent as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Rationing as Sheriff (uncredited)
Return from Nowhere as Diner Cook (uncredited)
Gentle Annie as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)

1943

Shoe Shine Boy as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Samson (uncredited)
The Human Comedy as Bartender (uncredited)
Whistling in Brooklyn as Detective Leo Finnigan
Swing Shift Maisie as Proprietor (Uncredited)
Best Foot Forward as Train Conductor
Air Raid Wardens as Charlie Beaugart
Who Killed Who? as Host (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous as Reporter (uncredited)

1942

Maisie Gets Her Man as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
The Omaha Trail as Oxen Owner (uncredited)
Inflation as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
Jackass Mail as Peter Lawson
The Greatest Gift as Brother Xavier (uncredited)

1940

Dance, Girl, Dance as Plainclothesman (uncredited) Award
No Time for Comedy as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice as Murphy
I Take This Oath as Police Car Driver
The Lone Wolf Strikes as House Detective
Double Alibi as Patrolman Delaney
Hot Steel as Police Inspector

1939

Streets of New York as Police Officer Burke Award
Made for Each Other as Harry (Elevator Starter) (uncredited) Award
Sergeant Madden as Capt. Crane
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Pat Donegan
You Can't Get Away with Murder as First Detective (uncredited)

1938

Professor Beware as Cop at Estate
Boy of the Streets as Police Officer Rourke

1937

A Star Is Born as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited) Award
Waikiki Wedding as Policeman (uncredited)
Wells Fargo as Sea Captain
New Faces of 1937 as Policeman
We Who Are About to Die as Detective Mitchell
Park Avenue Logger as Police Sergeant
Trapped by G-Men as Federal Agent Jim
The Frame-Up as Larry Mann (aka John Mench)
Super-Sleuth as Casey
Girl Overboard as Sergeant Hatton
The Crime Nobody Saw as Tim Burke

1936

Little Lord Fauntleroy as Policeman Award
Desire as Customs Official
Sinner Take All as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
Jailbreak as Policeman
At Sea Ashore as First Immigration Officer

1935

A Night at the Opera as Henderson Award
The Mysterious Mr. Wong as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
Waterfront Lady as Police Lieutenant
Stolen Harmony as Warden Clark (uncredited)
Star of Midnight as Police Sergeant Cleary
The Lone Wolf Returns as Detective Benson
Diamond Jim as Brady's Father

1934

A Wicked Woman as Dugan (uncredited)
Bottoms Up as Detective Rooney
The Big Shakedown as Regan
Return of the Terror as Inspector Bradley

1933

Lady for a Day as Inspector MacCreary Award
Midnight Mary as Cop
Picture Snatcher as Lieutenant Casey Nolan
Mystery of the Wax Museum as Police Sergeant by Christmas tree
Penthouse as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
Frisco Jenny as Jim Sandoval
Gabriel Over the White House as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
Bed of Roses as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Love as Edward Shelton

1932

Blonde Venus as Dan O'Connor Award
Blessed Event as Jim
Night World as The Policeman
The Beast of the City as Booking Policeman (uncredited)
The Big Timer as Dan Wilson
The Dark Horse as Sheriff
Week-End Marriage as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
The Kid from Spain as Detective Crawford
American Madness as Police Inspector
Play Girl as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Arm of the Law as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
Two Kinds of Women as Tim Gohagen

1931

The Public Enemy as Paddy Ryan Award
Taxi! as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
The Public Defender as Detective Brady
Three Who Loved as Police Lt. Tom Rooney
Fanny Foley Herself as Burns
Reckless Living as Ryan
The Single Sin as Detective

1930

The Big House as Donlin
Our Blushing Brides as The Detective
Paid as Police Sgt. Cassidy
Up the River as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Man to Man as Sheriff
Framed as Sergeant Schultze
Alias French Gertie as Detective Kelcey
The Big Fight as Detective
Shooting Straight as Detective Regan
In the Next Room as Tim Morel

1929

Weary River as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Isle of Lost Ships as Jackson
Smiling Irish Eyes as Sir Timothy

1928

The Singing Fool as Cafe Owner Bill
Four Walls as Sullivan
Dressed to Kill as Detective Gilroy
The Booster
The Noose as Jim Conley
Freedom of the Press as Boss Maloney

1926

Tin Gods as Second Foreman

1920

His Royal Slyness as (uncredited)
Drink Hearty

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Sunset Boulevard
Till the Clouds Roll By
Meet Me in St. Louis
Lady for a Day
Easter Parade
The Public Enemy
A Night at the Opera
A Star Is Born
The Harvey Girls
They Were Expendable

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