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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Actor·Born March 18, 1885 (77)·Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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).

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High Wall
High Wall1947
Boys' Ranch
Boys' Ranch1946 · as Druggist
Gentle Annie
Gentle Annie1944 · as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
Air Raid Wardens
Air Raid Wardens1943 · as Charlie Beaugart
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn1943 · as Detective Leo Finnigan
Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward1943 · as Train Conductor
Jackass Mail
Jackass Mail1942 · as Peter Lawson
Hot Steel
Hot Steel1940 · as Police Inspector
The Lone Wolf Strikes
The Lone Wolf Strikes1940 · as House Detective
A Fugitive from Justice
A Fugitive from Justice1940 · as Murphy
Double Alibi
Double Alibi1940 · as Patrolman Delaney
I Take This Oath
I Take This Oath1940 · as Police Car Driver
Streets of New York
Streets of New York1939 · as Police Officer Burke
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President1939 · as Pat Donegan
Sergeant Madden
Sergeant Madden1939 · as Capt. Crane
Boy of the Streets
Boy of the Streets1938 · as Police Officer Rourke
Professor Beware
Professor Beware1938 · as Cop at Estate
The Crime Nobody Saw
The Crime Nobody Saw1937 · as Tim Burke
The Frame-Up
The Frame-Up1937 · as Larry Mann (aka John Mench)
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo1937 · as Sea Captain
Park Avenue Logger
Park Avenue Logger1937 · as Police Sergeant
Trapped by G-Men
Trapped by G-Men1937 · as Federal Agent Jim
Super-Sleuth
Super-Sleuth1937 · as Casey
We Who Are About to Die
We Who Are About to Die1937 · as Detective Mitchell
Girl Overboard
Girl Overboard1937 · as Sergeant Hatton
New Faces of 1937
New Faces of 19371937 · as Policeman
Desire
Desire1936 · as Customs Official
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy1936 · as Policeman
At Sea Ashore
At Sea Ashore1936 · as First Immigration Officer
Jailbreak
Jailbreak1936 · as Policeman
A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera7.0·1935 · as Henderson
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Mysterious Mr. Wong1935 · as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
Star of Midnight
Star of Midnight1935 · as Police Sergeant Cleary
The Lone Wolf Returns
The Lone Wolf Returns1935 · as Detective Benson
Waterfront Lady
Waterfront Lady1935 · as Police Lieutenant
Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim1935 · as Brady's Father
The Big Shakedown
The Big Shakedown1934 · as Regan
Bottoms Up
Bottoms Up1934 · as Detective Rooney
Return of the Terror
Return of the Terror1934 · as Inspector Bradley
Picture Snatcher
Picture Snatcher1933 · as Police Lt. Casey Nolan
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day1933 · as Inspector MacCreary
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum6.6·1933 · as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Penthouse
Penthouse1933 · as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary1933 · as Cop
Frisco Jenny
Frisco Jenny1933 · as Jim Sandoval
Don't Bet on Love
Don't Bet on Love1933 · as Edward Shelton
Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus6.7·1932 · as Dan O'Connor
American Madness
American Madness1932 · as Police Inspector
The Kid from Spain
The Kid from Spain1932 · as Detective Crawford
The Big Timer
The Big Timer1932 · as Dan Wilson
Night World
Night World1932 · as The Policeman
The Dark Horse
The Dark Horse1932 · as Sheriff
Two Kinds of Women
Two Kinds of Women1932 · as Tim Gohagen
The Arm of the Law
The Arm of the Law1932 · as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
Blessed Event
Blessed Event1932 · as Jim
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy6.8·1931 · as Paddy Ryan
Three Who Loved
Three Who Loved1931 · as Police Lt. Tom Rooney
Fanny Foley Herself
Fanny Foley Herself1931 · as Burns
The Public Defender
The Public Defender1931 · as Detective Brady
The Single Sin
The Single Sin1931 · as Detective
Framed
Framed1930 · as Sergeant Schultze
The Big House
The Big House1930 · as Donlin
Our Blushing Brides
Our Blushing Brides1930 · as The Detective
Alias French Gertie
Alias French Gertie1930 · as Detective Kelcey
Paid
Paid1930 · as Police Sgt. Cassidy
In the Next Room
In the Next Room1930 · as Tim Morel
The Big Fight
The Big Fight1930 · as Detective
Shooting Straight
Shooting Straight1930 · as Detective Regan
Man to Man
Man to Man1930 · as Sheriff
The Isle of Lost Ships
The Isle of Lost Ships1929 · as Jackson
Smiling Irish Eyes
Smiling Irish Eyes1929 · as Sir Timothy
The Noose
The Noose1928 · as Jim Conley
Four Walls
Four Walls1928 · as Sullivan
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of the Press1928 · as Boss Maloney
The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool1928 · as Cafe Owner Bill
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill1928 · as Detective Gilroy
The Booster
The Booster1928
Tin Gods
Tin Gods1926 · as Second Foreman

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