Acting

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Born March 18, 1885 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Died September 4, 1962 · aged 77

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 olde…

Known For

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard · 1950

Sunset Boulevard

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

Easter Parade

Easter Parade · 1948

MovieRomanceMusic

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protege Hannah Brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next year's Easter parade.

Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh · 1945

MovieMusicComedy

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis · 1944

Meet Me in St. Louis

MovieComedyDrama

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born · 1937

MovieDramaRomance

Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.

Trail Street

Trail Street · 1947

Bat Masterson's old friend Billy Burns convinces him to become marshal of Liberal, Kansas and help the residents fight drought and a destructive range war.

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera · 1935

A Night at the Opera

MovieComedyMusic

The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

The Hucksters

The Hucksters · 1947

MovieDramaRomance

A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.

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Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard · 1950

Sunset Boulevard

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

Jonesy (uncredited)

Easter Parade

Easter Parade · 1948

MovieRomanceMusic

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protege Hannah Brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next year's Easter parade.

Policeman (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh · 1945

MovieMusicComedy

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

Cop (uncredited)

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis · 1944

Meet Me in St. Louis

MovieComedyDrama

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Motorman (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born · 1937

MovieDramaRomance

Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.

Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)

Trail Street

Trail Street · 1947

Bat Masterson's old friend Billy Burns convinces him to become marshal of Liberal, Kansas and help the residents fight drought and a destructive range war.

Drunk (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera · 1935

A Night at the Opera

MovieComedyMusic

The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

Henderson

The Hucksters

The Hucksters · 1947

MovieDramaRomance

A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.

Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

Penthouse

Penthouse · 1933

MovieCrimeDrama

Gertie Waxted knows how notorious gangster Jim Crelliman runs his rackets, because she's long been under the hoodlum's thumb. She's secretly helping lawyer Jackson Durant in a snoop job aimed at pinning a murder on the thug. Her life will be in peril when that secret gets out.

Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens

Star of Midnight

Star of Midnight · 1935

Star of Midnight

MovieComedyMystery

When a dancer disappears from a theater, Clay Dalzell is asked to investigate, leading him on a trail of murder and deception.

Police Sergeant Cleary

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable · 1945

They Were Expendable

After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.

Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)

The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City · 1932

The Beast of the City

MovieCrimeDrama

Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his police detective brother Ed to watch over Daisy who is associated with Belmonte but things don't go as planned.

Booking Policeman (uncredited)

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy · 1931

The Public Enemy

MovieCrimeDrama

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

Paddy Ryan

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By · 1946

Till the Clouds Roll By

Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'.

Ed (uncredited)

Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day · 1933

MovieComedyDrama

Apple Annie is an aging New York City fruit seller whose daughter Louise has been raised in a Spanish convent since she was an infant. As she grows up, Louise is led to believe that her mother is a society matron called Mrs. E. Worthington Manville. Annie worries that her lie is in danger of being uncovered when she learns that Louise is sailing to New York with her new fiancé and his nobleman father.

Inspector MacCreary

Jackass Mail

Jackass Mail · 1942

MovieRomanceWestern

An unknowing orphan idolizes the horse thief/mail robber who has shot his father.

Peter Lawson

Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus · 1932

In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.

Dan O'Connor

Undercurrent

Undercurrent · 1946

MovieDramaThriller

After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael, his mysterious long-lost brother.

Stationmaster (uncredited)

Tenth Avenue Angel

Tenth Avenue Angel · 1948

Tenth Avenue Angel

Flavia's been told that her Aunt Susan's fiancé, Steve, has been on a trip around the world, but in truth he's finished his prison term. Steve wonders how he can make some money and is approached by his old associates. When Flavia discovers the truth about Steve, she loses all faith in her family and in God, and it will take a miracle to restore Flavia's belief and keep Steve out of trouble.

Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other · 1939

Made for Each Other

MovieComedyDrama

A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.

Harry (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance · 1940

Dance, Girl, Dance

MovieDramaComedy

Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood · 1945

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.

2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)

Desire

MovieRomanceCrime

Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses American engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France. But getting the pearls back from him proves to be difficult without falling in love.

Customs Official

The Clock

The Clock · 1945

MovieRomanceDrama

A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.

Policeman (uncredited)