Henry O'Neill (1891–1961) was an American film actor known for playing gray-haired fathers, lawyers, and similarly roles during the 1930s and 1940s.
O'Neill began his acting career on the stage, after dropping out of college to join a traveling theatre company. He served in the military in World War I, then returned to the stage.
In the early 1930s he began appearing in films, including The Big Shakedown, Santa Fe Trail, Anchors Aweigh, The Gre...
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Santa Fe Trail
As Cyrus Brody
Jezebel
As General Theopholus Bogardus
Holiday Affair
As Mr. Crowley
The Get-Away
As Warden Alcott
Nothing But Trouble
As Mr. Hawkley
The Heavenly Body
As Professor Stowe
Castle on the Hudson
As District Attorney
Scandal Sheet
As Charlie Barnes
The Walking Dead
As District Attorney Werner
Alias Nick Beal
As Judge Ben Hobbs
Bullets or Ballots
As Ward Bryant
The Reckless Moment
As Tom Harper
No Man of Her Own
As Mr. Harkness
Girl Crazy
As Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Johnny Eager
As A.J. Verne
Convicted
As Detective Dorn
Strange Bargain
As Timothy Hearne
The People Against O'Hara
As Judge Keating
Shadow of the Thin Man
As Major Jason I. Sculley
Midnight
As Edgar V. Ingersoll
The Florentine Dagger
As Victor Ballau
A Guy Named Joe
As Col. Sykes
Thousands Cheer
As Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
As Doctor
Lady Killer
As Ramick
The Second Woman
As Ben Sheppard
Air Raid Wardens
As Rittenhause
The Wings of Eagles
As Capt. Spear
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
As Judge
Untamed
As Squire O'Neill
Dodge City
As Colonel Dodge
The Human Comedy
As Charles Steed
Two Girls and a Sailor
As John Dyckman Brown II
Special Agent
As District Attorney Roger Quinn
You're My Everything
As Prof. Adams
The Key
As Dan
Fashions of 1934
As Duryea
Whistling in the Dark
As Philip Post
The Man with Two Faces
As Inspector Crane
Whistling in Brooklyn
As Inspector Holcomb
The Story of Louis Pasteur
As Dr. Emile Roux
Blossoms in the Dust
As Judge
Flirtation Walk
As Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
Black Fury
As John W. Hendricks
The Beginning or the End
As Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
Racket Busters
As Governor
The Great O'Malley
As Defense Attorney
Juarez
As General Miguel Miramon
Honky Tonk
As Daniel Wells
The Big Shakedown
As Mr. Sheffner
Tortilla Flat
As Father Ramon
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
As Dr. Lentz
This Time for Keeps
As Arthur Freeman
The Bugle Sounds
As Lt. Col. Harry Seton
White Cargo
As The Reverend Dr. Roberts
The House on 56th Street
As Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
The Green Years
As Canon Roche
Two Against the World
As Jim Carstairs
The Sun Shines Bright
As Joe D. Habersham
I Loved a Woman
As Mr. Farrell
Men of Boys Town
As Mr. Maitland
Angels Wash Their Faces
As A.H. Remson
First Lady
As George Mason
Dangerous Partners
As Duffy
Billy the Kid
As Tim Ward
Wells Fargo
As Henry Wells
Bedside
As Dr. William Chester
The Personality Kid
As Stephens
Brother Rat
As Colonel Ramm
Wonder Bar
As Richard
The Case of the Lucky Legs
As District Attorney C. Manchester
'Til We Meet Again
As Dr. Cameron
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
As Fernand de Marnay
Now I'll Tell
As Tommy Doran
Submarine D-1
As Admiral Thomas
Lost Angel
As Professor Josh Pringle
Sweet Music
As Louis Trumble
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
As Sen. H. Baldwin
Boulder Dam
As Mr. Agnew
Stranded
As Mr. Tuthill
Midnight Alibi
As Ardsley
The Great Hotel Murder
As Mr. Claude Harvey
Girls on Probation
As Judge
Lucky Night
As Calvin Jordan
From Headquarters
As Inspector Donnelly
Side Streets
As George Richards
The World Changes
As Orin Nordholm Sr.
Massacre
As J.R. Dickinson
The Return of October
As President Hotchkiss
Rationing
As Senator Edward White
Road Gang
As George Winston
Living on Velvet
As Harold Thornton
The Go-Getter
As Commander Tisdale
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
As D.M. Gateway
Dr. Socrates
As Greer
Everybody's Hobby
As Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
The Flying Missile
As Thomas A. Scott
Money and the Woman
As Mr. Mason
Dinky
As Col. Barnes
Scarlet Angel
As Morgan Caldwell
The Family Secret
As Donald Muir
Madame du Barry
As Duc de Choiseul
I've Got Your Number
As Mr. John P. Schuyler
Sons of Liberty
As Member of Continental Congress
Bordertown
As Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
White Banners
As Sam Trimble
We're in the Money
As Stephen Dinsmore
Anchors Aweigh
As Admiral Hammond
The Virginian
As Mr. Taylor
Gold Is Where You Find It
As Judge
Upperworld
As Banker Making Toast
A Child Is Born
As Dr. Lee
Leather Gloves
As Dudley
Barbary Coast Gent
As Colonel Watrous
Born to Sing
As Frank Eastman
Twenty Million Sweethearts
As Lemuel Tappan
The Man Who Dared
As Matthew Carter
The Fighting 69th
As Colonel
Fog Over Frisco
As Oren Porter
Draegerman Courage
As Dr. Thomas Haslett
Alias Mary Dow
As Henry Dow
Personal Maid's Secret
As Mr. Wilton Palmer
Gentlemen Are Born
As Mr. Harper
Oil for the Lamps of China
As Edward Hartford
The Big Noise
As Charlie Caldwell
Calling Philo Vance
As Markham
The White Angel
As Dr. Scott
Four Wives
As Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
As Attorney Kellogg
Journal of a Crime
As Doctor
Wings of the Navy
As Prologue Speaker
While the Patient Slept
As Elihu Dimuck
The Singing Marine
As Captain Skinner
Dark Shadows
As Dr. Everett Colner
Best Foot Forward
As Maj. Roger W. Reeber
Service with the Colors
As Colonel Nelson
Rainbow on the River
As Father Josef
Son of a Sailor
As Naval Officer
The Trial of Mary Dugan
As Galway
The Golden Arrow
As Mr. Appleby
The Secret Bride
As Jim Lansdale
Freshman Love
As President Simpkins
Bad Bascomb
As Gov. Winton
The Hoodlum Saint
As Lewis J. Malbery
They Drive by Night
As District Attorney (uncredited)
The Life of Emile Zola
As Colonel Picquart
Bright Lights
As J.C. Anderson
Down in San Diego
As Col. Halliday
Three Wise Fools
As Prof. Horace Appleby
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
As Director (uncredited)
Little Mister Jim
As Chaplain
This Man's Navy
As Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
For God and Country
As Captain Chaplain
Anthony Adverse
As Father Xavier
Green Light
As Dr. Endicott
Big Hearted Herbert
As Goodrich Sr.
Murder in the Clouds
As John Brownell
The Milkman
As Bradley, Sr.
Yellow Jack
As Gorgas
Stand by for Action
As Cmdr. Stone M.C
Marked Woman
As Arthur Sheldon
The Kennel Murder Case
As Dubois (uncredited)
The Chaser
As Mr. Calhoun
Young America Flies
As Dr. Webster
Main Street Today
As Vance Clark
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
As Warden Kenneson
The Right Way
As Mr. Martin
Between Two Women
As Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
Keep Your Powder Dry
As Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
Invisible Stripes
As Parole Officer Masters