Acting
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Acting · Born 1885-03-18 · 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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FilmSunset Boulevard
1950 · Jonesy (uncredited)
FilmEaster Parade
1948 · Policeman (uncredited)
FilmTenth Avenue Angel
1948 · Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
FilmHigh Wall
1947
FilmMerton of the Movies
1947 · Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
FilmThe Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 · Southerner (uncredited)
FilmThe Hucksters
1947 · Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
FilmHigh Barbaree
1947 · Stationmaster (uncredited)
FilmTrail Street
1947 · Drunk (uncredited)
FilmTill the Clouds Roll By
1946 · Ed (uncredited)
FilmUndercurrent
1946 · Stationmaster (uncredited)
FilmCourage of Lassie
1946 · Deputy (uncredited)
FilmBoys' Ranch
1946 · Druggist
FilmThe Hoodlum Saint
1946 · Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
FilmUp Goes Maisie
1946 · Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
FilmThe Harvey Girls
1946 · Conductor (uncredited)
FilmAdventure
1945 · Man in Cantina (uncredited)
FilmThey Were Expendable
1945 · Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
FilmThe Great American Mug
1945 · Laughing Man (uncredited)
FilmBud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 · 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
FilmA Gun in His Hand
1945 · Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
FilmAnchors Aweigh
1945 · Cop (uncredited)
FilmThe Clock
1945 · Policeman (uncredited)
FilmMain Street After Dark
1945 · Policeman (uncredited)
FilmThe Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)
FilmGentle Annie
1944 · Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
FilmMeet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Motorman (uncredited)
FilmReturn from Nowhere
1944 · Diner Cook (uncredited)
FilmBarbary Coast Gent
1944 · Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
FilmRationing
1944 · Sheriff (uncredited)
FilmShoe Shine Boy
1943 · Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
FilmWhistling in Brooklyn
1943 · Detective Leo Finnigan
FilmBest Foot Forward
1943 · Train Conductor
FilmSwing Shift Maisie
1943 · Proprietor (Uncredited)
FilmWho Killed Who?
1943 · Host (uncredited)
FilmDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 · Samson (uncredited)
FilmAir Raid Wardens
1943 · Charlie Beaugart
FilmSlightly Dangerous
1943 · Reporter (uncredited)
FilmThe Human Comedy
1943 · Bartender (uncredited)
FilmThe Greatest Gift
1942 · Brother Xavier (uncredited)
FilmThe Omaha Trail
1942 · Oxen Owner (uncredited)
FilmJackass Mail
1942 · Peter Lawson
FilmMaisie Gets Her Man
1942 · Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
FilmInflation
1942 · Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
FilmNo Time for Comedy
1940 · Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
FilmDance, Girl, Dance
1940 · Plainclothesman (uncredited)
FilmA Fugitive from Justice
1940 · Murphy
FilmHot Steel
1940 · Police Inspector
FilmI Take This Oath
1940 · Police Car Driver
FilmDouble Alibi
1940 · Patrolman Delaney
FilmThe Lone Wolf Strikes
1940 · House Detective
FilmJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939 · Pat Donegan
FilmStreets of New York
1939 · Police Officer Burke
FilmSergeant Madden
1939 · Capt. Crane
FilmYou Can't Get Away with Murder
1939 · First Detective (uncredited)
FilmMade for Each Other
1939 · Harry (uncredited)
FilmProfessor Beware
1938 · Cop at Estate
FilmBoy of the Streets
1938 · Police Officer Rourke
FilmWells Fargo
1937 · Sea Captain
FilmTrapped by G-Men
1937 · Federal Agent Jim
FilmSuper-Sleuth
1937 · Casey
FilmNew Faces of 1937
1937 · Policeman
FilmThe Last Train from Madrid
1937 · Secret Service Man (uncredited)
FilmThe Frame-Up
1937 · Larry Mann (aka John Mench)
FilmA Star Is Born
1937 · Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
FilmWaikiki Wedding
1937 · Policeman (uncredited)
FilmPark Avenue Logger
1937 · Police Sergeant
FilmThe Crime Nobody Saw
1937 · Tim Burke
FilmGirl Overboard
1937 · Sergeant Hatton
FilmWe Who Are About to Die
1937 · Detective Mitchell
FilmSinner Take All
1936 · Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
FilmJailbreak
1936 · Policeman
FilmDesire
1936 · Customs Official
FilmAt Sea Ashore
1936 · First Immigration Officer
FilmLittle Lord Fauntleroy
1936 · Policeman
FilmThe Lone Wolf Returns
1935 · Detective Benson
FilmWhite Lies
1935 · Capt. McHenry (uncredited)
FilmA Night at the Opera
1935 · Henderson
FilmWaterfront Lady
1935 · Police Lieutenant
FilmDiamond Jim
1935 · Brady's Father
FilmStolen Harmony
1935 · Warden Clark (uncredited)
FilmStar of Midnight
1935 · Police Sergeant Cleary
FilmThe Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935 · Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
FilmA Wicked Woman
1934 · Dugan (uncredited)
FilmReturn of the Terror
1934 · Inspector Bradley
FilmBottoms Up
1934 · Detective Rooney
FilmThe Big Shakedown
1934 · Regan
FilmLady for a Day
1933 · Inspector MacCreary
FilmPenthouse
1933 · Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
FilmThe Big Brain
1933 · Detective (uncredited)
FilmMidnight Mary
1933 · Cop
FilmDon't Bet on Love
1933 · Edward Shelton
FilmBed of Roses
1933 · River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
FilmPicture Snatcher
1933 · Police Lt. Casey Nolan
FilmGabriel Over the White House
1933 · Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
FilmMystery of the Wax Museum
1933 · Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
FilmFrisco Jenny
1933 · Jim Sandoval
FilmThe Kid from Spain
1932 · Detective Crawford
FilmBlonde Venus
1932 · Dan O'Connor
FilmBlessed Event
1932 · Jim
FilmAmerican Madness
1932 · Police Inspector
FilmWeek-End Marriage
1932 · Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
FilmThe Dark Horse
1932 · Sheriff
FilmNight World
1932 · The Policeman
FilmThe Arm of the Law
1932 · Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
FilmPlay Girl
1932 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)
FilmThe Big Timer
1932 · Dan Wilson
FilmThe Beast of the City
1932 · Booking Policeman (uncredited)
FilmTaxi!
1932 · Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
FilmTwo Kinds of Women
1932 · Tim Gohagen
Reckless Living
FilmReckless Living
1931 · Ryan
FilmFanny Foley Herself
1931 · Burns
FilmThe Public Defender
1931 · Detective Brady
FilmThree Who Loved
1931 · Police Lt. Tom Rooney
FilmThe Public Enemy
1931 · Paddy Ryan
FilmThe Single Sin
1931 · Detective
FilmPaid
1930 · Police Sgt. Cassidy
FilmMan to Man
1930 · Sheriff
FilmUp the River
1930 · Prison Warden (uncredited)
FilmShooting Straight
1930 · Detective Regan
FilmOur Blushing Brides
1930 · The Detective
FilmThe Big House
1930 · Donlin
FilmThe Big Fight
1930 · Detective
FilmAlias French Gertie
1930 · Detective Kelcey
FilmFramed
1930 · Sergeant Schultze
FilmIn the Next Room
1930 · Tim Morel
FilmThe Isle of Lost Ships
1929 · Jackson
FilmSmiling Irish Eyes
1929 · Sir Timothy
FilmWeary River
1929 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)
FilmThe Booster
1928
FilmFreedom of the Press
1928 · Boss Maloney
FilmThe Singing Fool
1928 · Cafe Owner Bill
FilmFour Walls
1928 · Sullivan
FilmDressed to Kill
1928 · Detective Gilroy
FilmThe Noose
1928 · Jim Conley
FilmTin Gods
1926 · Second Foreman
Drink Hearty
FilmDrink Hearty
1920
FilmHis Royal Slyness
1920 · (uncredited)