Acting · Orange, New Jersey, USA · Born August 9, 1891
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 Green Years, and The Reckless Moment. His last film was The Wings of Eagles. Henry O'Neill died in 1961 at the age of 69.
MovieThe Wings of Eagles
1957
as Capt. Spear
MovieUntamed
1955
as Squire O'Neill
MovieThe Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Joe D. Habersham
MovieScarlet Angel
1952
as Morgan Caldwell
MovieScandal Sheet
1952
as Charlie Barnes
MovieThe Family Secret
1951
as Donald Muir
MovieThe People Against O'Hara
1951
as Judge Keating
MovieThe Flying Missile
1950
as Thomas A. Scott
MovieThe Milkman
1950
as Bradley, Sr.
MovieConvicted
1950
as Detective Dorn
MovieThe Second Woman
1950
as Ben Sheppard
MovieNo Man of Her Own
1950
as Mr. Harkness
MovieHoliday Affair
1949
as Mr. Crowley
MovieThe Reckless Moment
1949
as Tom Harper
MovieStrange Bargain
1949
as Timothy Hearne
MovieYou're My Everything
1949
as Prof. Adams
MovieAlias Nick Beal
1949
as Judge Ben Hobbs
MovieLeather Gloves
1948
as Dudley
MovieThe Return of October
1948
as President Hotchkiss
MovieLittle Mister Jim
1947
as Chaplain
MovieThe Beginning or the End
1947
as Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
MovieThree Wise Fools
1946
as Prof. Horace Appleby
MovieThe Green Years
1946
as Canon Roche
MovieBad Bascomb
1946
as Gov. Winton
MovieThe Virginian
1946
as Mr. Taylor
MovieThe Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Lewis J. Malbery
MovieAnchors Aweigh
1945
as Admiral Hammond
MovieDangerous Partners
1945
as Duffy
MovieKeep Your Powder Dry
1945
as Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
MovieBetween Two Women
1945
as Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
MovieThis Man's Navy
1945
as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
MovieDark Shadows
1944
as Dr. Everett Colner
MovieNothing But Trouble
1944
as Mr. Hawkley
MovieBarbary Coast Gent
1944
as Colonel Watrous
MovieTwo Girls and a Sailor
1944
as John Dyckman Brown II
MovieMain Street Today
1944
as Vance Clark
MovieRationing
1944
as Senator Edward White
MovieThe Heavenly Body
1944
as Professor Stowe
MovieA Guy Named Joe
1944
as Col. Sykes
MovieLost Angel
1943
as Professor Josh Pringle
MovieWhistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Inspector Holcomb
MovieGirl Crazy
1943
as Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
MovieBest Foot Forward
1943
as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
MovieThousands Cheer
1943
as Captain (uncredited)
MovieFor God and Country
1943
as Captain Chaplain
MovieDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Warden Kenneson
MovieAir Raid Wardens
1943
as Rittenhause
MovieThe Human Comedy
1943
as Charles Steed
MovieStand by for Action
1942
as Cmdr. Stone M.C
MovieWhite Cargo
1942
as The Reverend Dr. Roberts
MovieTortilla Flat
1942
as Father Ramon
MovieThis Time for Keeps
1942
as Arthur Freeman
MovieBorn to Sing
1942
as Frank Eastman
MovieThe Bugle Sounds
1942
as Lt. Col. Harry Seton
MovieJohnny Eager
1941
as Mr. Verne
MovieShadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Jason Sculley
MovieHonky Tonk
1941
as Daniel Wells
MovieBlossoms in the Dust
1941
as Judge
MovieWhistling in the Dark
1941
as Philip Post
MovieDown in San Diego
1941
as Col. Halliday
MovieThe Get-Away
1941
as Warden Alcott
MovieBilly the Kid
1941
as Tim Ward
MovieMen of Boys Town
1941
as Mr. Maitland
MovieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
as Galway
MovieSanta Fe Trail
1940
as Cyrus Brody
MovieKnute Rockne All American
1940
as Doctor
MovieService with the Colors
1940
as Colonel Nelson
MovieMoney and the Woman
1940
as Mr. Mason
MovieThey Drive by Night
1940
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Young America Flies
1940
as Dr. Webster
Movie'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Dr. Cameron
MovieDr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Dr. Lentz
MovieCastle on the Hudson
1940
as District Attorney
MovieCalling Philo Vance
1940
as Markham
MovieThe Fighting 69th
1940
as Colonel
MovieInvisible Stripes
1939
as Parole Officer Masters
MovieFour Wives
1939
as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
MovieA Child is Born
1939
as Dr. Lee
MovieAngels Wash Their Faces
1939
as A.H. Remson
MovieEverybody's Hobby
1939
as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
The Right Way
1939
as Mr. Martin
MovieJuarez
1939
as General Miguel Miramon
MovieThe Man Who Dared
1939
as Matthew Carter
MovieSons of Liberty
1939
as Member of Continental Congress
MovieConfessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Attorney Kellogg
MovieLucky Night
1939
as Calvin Jordan
MovieDodge City
1939
as Colonel Dodge
MovieWings of the Navy
1939
as Prologue Speaker
MovieTorchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Sen. H. Baldwin
MovieBrother Rat
1938
as Colonel Ramm
MovieGirls on Probation
1938
as Judge
MovieThe Chaser
1938
as Mr. Calhoun
MovieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Judge
MovieRacket Busters
1938
as Governor
MovieWhite Banners
1938
as Sam Trimble
MovieYellow Jack
1938
as Gorgas
MovieJezebel
1938
as General Theopholus Bogardus
MovieGold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Judge
MovieWells Fargo
1937
as Henry Wells
MovieFirst Lady
1937
as George Mason
MovieSubmarine D-1
1937
as Admiral Thomas
MovieThe Life of Emile Zola
1937
as Colonel Picquart
MovieMr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
as D.M. Gateway
MovieThe Singing Marine
1937
as Captain Skinner
MovieThe Go-Getter
1937
as Commander Tisdale
MovieDraegerman Courage
1937
as Dr. Thomas Haslett
MovieMarked Woman
1937
as Arthur Sheldon
MovieGreen Light
1937
as Dr. Endicott
MovieThe Great O'Malley
1937
as Defense Attorney
MovieRainbow on the River
1936
as Father Josef
MovieAnthony Adverse
1936
as Father Xavier
MovieTwo Against the World
1936
as Jim Carstairs
MovieThe White Angel
1936
as Dr. Scott
MovieThe Big Noise
1936
as Charlie Caldwell
MovieBullets or Ballots
1936
as Ward Bryant
MovieThe Golden Arrow
1936
as Mr. Appleby
MovieRoad Gang
1936
as George Winston
MovieBoulder Dam
1936
as Mr. Agnew
MovieThe Walking Dead
1936
as District Attorney Werner
MovieThe Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
as Dr. Emile Roux
MovieFreshman Love
1936
as President Simpkins
MoviePersonal Maid's Secret
1935
as Mr. Wilton Palmer
MovieDr. Socrates
1935
as Greer
MovieThe Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as District Attorney C. Manchester
MovieSpecial Agent
1935
as District Attorney Roger Quinn
MovieWe're in the Money
1935
as Stephen Dinsmore
MovieBright Lights
1935
as J.C. Anderson
MovieStranded
1935
as Mr. Tuthill
MovieOil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Edward Hartford
MovieBlack Fury
1935
as John W. Hendricks
MovieDinky
1935
as Col. Barnes
MovieAlias Mary Dow
1935
as Henry Dow
MovieThe Florentine Dagger
1935
as Victor Ballau
MovieWhile the Patient Slept
1935
as Elihu Dimuck
MovieLiving on Velvet
1935
as Harold Thornton
MovieThe Great Hotel Murder
1935
as Mr. Claude Harvey
MovieSweet Music
1935
as Louis Trumble
MovieA Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935
as Director (uncredited)
MovieBordertown
1935
as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
MovieThe Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
as Fernand de Marnay
MovieThe Secret Bride
1934
as Jim Lansdale
MovieMurder in the Clouds
1934
as Brownell
MovieFlirtation Walk
1934
as Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
MovieGentlemen Are Born
1934
as Mr. Harper
MovieMadame du Barry
1934
as Duc de Choiseul
MovieBig Hearted Herbert
1934
as Goodrich Sr.
MovieSide Streets
1934
as George Richards
MovieThe Man with Two Faces
1934
as Inspector Crane
MovieMidnight Alibi
1934
as Ardsley
MovieThe Key
1934
as Dan
MovieNow I'll Tell
1934
as Tommy Doran
MovieThe Personality Kid
1934
as Stephens
MovieFog Over Frisco
1934
as Oren Porter
MovieTwenty Million Sweethearts
1934
as Lemuel Tappan
MovieUpperworld
1934
as Banker Making Toast
MovieWonder Bar
1934
as Richard
MovieJournal of a Crime
1934
as Doctor
MovieMidnight
1934
as Edgar V. Ingersoll
MovieI've Got Your Number
1934
as Mr. John P. Schuyler
MovieFashions of 1934
1934
as Duryea
MovieBedside
1934
as Dr. William Chester
MovieMassacre
1934
as J.R. Dickinson
MovieThe Big Shakedown
1934
as Mr. Sheffner
MovieThe House on 56th Street
1933
as Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
MovieLady Killer
1933
as Ramick
MovieSon of a Sailor
1933
as Naval Officer
MovieThe World Changes
1933
as Orin Nordholm Sr.
MovieFrom Headquarters
1933
as Inspector Donnelly
MovieThe Kennel Murder Case
1933
as Dubois (uncredited)
MovieI Loved a Woman
1933
as Mr. Farrell
