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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Born: 1885-03-18 • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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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).

Filmography
Sunset Boulevard poster
Sunset Boulevard
1950 • Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
Easter Parade poster
Easter Parade
1948 • Policeman (uncredited)
Tenth Avenue Angel poster
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948 • Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies poster
Merton of the Movies
1947 • Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge poster
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 • Southerner (uncredited)
The Hucksters poster
The Hucksters
1947 • Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
High Barbaree poster
High Barbaree
1947 • Stationmaster (uncredited)
Trail Street poster
Trail Street
1947 • Drunk (uncredited)
Till the Clouds Roll By poster
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946 • Ed (uncredited)
Undercurrent poster
Undercurrent
1946 • Stationmaster (uncredited)
Courage of Lassie poster
Courage of Lassie
1946 • Deputy (uncredited)
Boys' Ranch poster
Boys' Ranch
1946 • Druggist
The Hoodlum Saint poster
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 • Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie poster
Up Goes Maisie
1946 • Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
The Harvey Girls poster
The Harvey Girls
1946 • Conductor (uncredited)
Adventure poster
Adventure
1945 • Man in Cantina (uncredited)
They Were Expendable poster
They Were Expendable
1945 • Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
The Great American Mug poster
The Great American Mug
1945 • Laughing Man (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood poster
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 • 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
A Gun in His Hand poster
A Gun in His Hand
1945 • Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh poster
Anchors Aweigh
1945 • Cop (uncredited)
The Clock poster
The Clock
1945 • Policeman (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark poster
Main Street After Dark
1945 • Policeman (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home poster
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 • Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)
Gentle Annie poster
Gentle Annie
1944 • Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
Meet Me in St. Louis poster
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 • Motorman (uncredited)
Return from Nowhere poster
Return from Nowhere
1944 • Diner Cook (uncredited)
Barbary Coast Gent poster
Barbary Coast Gent
1944 • Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Rationing poster
Rationing
1944 • Sheriff (uncredited)
Shoe Shine Boy poster
Shoe Shine Boy
1943 • Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
Whistling in Brooklyn poster
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943 • Detective Leo Finnigan
Best Foot Forward poster
Best Foot Forward
1943 • Train Conductor
Swing Shift Maisie poster
Swing Shift Maisie
1943 • Proprietor (Uncredited)
Who Killed Who? poster
Who Killed Who?
1943 • Host (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case poster
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 • Samson (uncredited)
Air Raid Wardens poster
Air Raid Wardens
1943 • Charlie Beaugart
Slightly Dangerous poster
Slightly Dangerous
1943 • Reporter (uncredited)
The Human Comedy poster
The Human Comedy
1943 • Bartender (uncredited)
The Greatest Gift poster
The Greatest Gift
1942 • Brother Xavier (uncredited)
The Omaha Trail poster
The Omaha Trail
1942 • Oxen Owner (uncredited)
Jackass Mail poster
Jackass Mail
1942 • Peter Lawson
Maisie Gets Her Man poster
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942 • Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Inflation poster
Inflation
1942 • Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy poster
No Time for Comedy
1940 • Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance poster
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 • Plainclothesman (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice poster
A Fugitive from Justice
1940 • Murphy
Hot Steel poster
Hot Steel
1940 • Police Inspector
I Take This Oath poster
I Take This Oath
1940 • Police Car Driver
Double Alibi poster
Double Alibi
1940 • Patrolman Delaney
The Lone Wolf Strikes poster
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940 • House Detective
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President poster
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939 • Pat Donegan
Streets of New York poster
Streets of New York
1939 • Police Officer Burke
Sergeant Madden poster
Sergeant Madden
1939 • Capt. Crane
You Can't Get Away with Murder poster
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939 • First Detective (uncredited)
Made for Each Other poster
Made for Each Other
1939 • Harry (Elevator Starter) (uncredited)
Professor Beware poster
Professor Beware
1938 • Cop at Estate
Boy of the Streets poster
Boy of the Streets
1938 • Police Officer Rourke
Wells Fargo poster
Wells Fargo
1937 • Sea Captain
Trapped by G-Men poster
Trapped by G-Men
1937 • Federal Agent Jim
Super-Sleuth poster
Super-Sleuth
1937 • Casey
New Faces of 1937 poster
New Faces of 1937
1937 • Policeman
The Last Train from Madrid poster
The Last Train from Madrid
1937 • Secret Service Man (uncredited)
The Frame-Up poster
The Frame-Up
1937 • Larry Mann (aka John Mench)
A Star Is Born poster
A Star Is Born
1937 • Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
Waikiki Wedding poster
Waikiki Wedding
1937 • Policeman (uncredited)
Park Avenue Logger poster
Park Avenue Logger
1937 • Police Sergeant
The Crime Nobody Saw poster
The Crime Nobody Saw
1937 • Tim Burke
Girl Overboard poster
Girl Overboard
1937 • Sergeant Hatton
We Who Are About to Die poster
We Who Are About to Die
1937 • Detective Mitchell
Sinner Take All poster
Sinner Take All
1936 • Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
Jailbreak poster
Jailbreak
1936 • Policeman
Desire poster
Desire
1936 • Customs Official
At Sea Ashore poster
At Sea Ashore
1936 • First Immigration Officer
Little Lord Fauntleroy poster
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936 • Policeman
The Lone Wolf Returns poster
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935 • Detective Benson
White Lies poster
White Lies
1935 • Capt. McHenry (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera poster
A Night at the Opera
1935 • Henderson
Waterfront Lady poster
Waterfront Lady
1935 • Police Lieutenant
Diamond Jim poster
Diamond Jim
1935 • Brady's Father
Stolen Harmony poster
Stolen Harmony
1935 • Warden Clark (uncredited)
Star of Midnight poster
Star of Midnight
1935 • Police Sergeant Cleary
The Mysterious Mr. Wong poster
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935 • Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
A Wicked Woman poster
A Wicked Woman
1934 • Dugan (uncredited)
Return of the Terror poster
Return of the Terror
1934 • Inspector Bradley
Bottoms Up poster
Bottoms Up
1934 • Detective Rooney
The Big Shakedown poster
The Big Shakedown
1934 • Regan
Lady for a Day poster
Lady for a Day
1933 • Inspector MacCreary
Penthouse poster
Penthouse
1933 • Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
The Big Brain poster
The Big Brain
1933 • Detective (uncredited)
Midnight Mary poster
Midnight Mary
1933 • Cop
Don't Bet on Love poster
Don't Bet on Love
1933 • Edward Shelton
Bed of Roses poster
Bed of Roses
1933 • River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher poster
Picture Snatcher
1933 • Police Lt. Casey Nolan
Gabriel Over the White House poster
Gabriel Over the White House
1933 • Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum poster
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933 • Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Frisco Jenny poster
Frisco Jenny
1933 • Jim Sandoval
The Kid from Spain poster
The Kid from Spain
1932 • Detective Crawford
Blonde Venus poster
Blonde Venus
1932 • Dan O'Connor
Blessed Event poster
Blessed Event
1932 • Jim
American Madness poster
American Madness
1932 • Police Inspector