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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

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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 appe

Born

Mar 18, 1885

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Died

Sep 04, 1962

Known For

Acting

Movies

139 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.9

Known For

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950 as Jonesy (uncredited)
★ 8.3
The Clock
The Clock
1945 as Policeman (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 as Motorman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
1931 as Paddy Ryan
★ 7.2
Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946 as Ed (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Undercurrent
Undercurrent
1946 as Stationmaster (uncredited)
★ 5.9
A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera
1935 as Henderson
★ 7.4
Waikiki Wedding
Waikiki Wedding
1937 as Policeman (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Easter Parade
Easter Parade
1948 as Policeman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Desire
Desire
1936 as Customs Official
★ 7.0
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
1937 as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Courage of Lassie
Courage of Lassie
1946 as Deputy (uncredited)
★ 5.9
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
1945 as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945 as Cop (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other
1939 as Harry (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls
1946 as Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus
1932 as Dan O'Connor
★ 6.8
Boys' Ranch
Boys' Ranch
1946 as Druggist
★ 7.0
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933 as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
★ 6.5
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day
1933 as Inspector MacCreary
★ 7.1
Picture Snatcher
Picture Snatcher
1933 as Police Lt. Casey Nolan
★ 6.9
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936 as Policeman
★ 6.8
Gabriel Over the White House
Gabriel Over the White House
1933 as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Trail Street
Trail Street
1947 as Drunk (uncredited)
★ 6.5
American Madness
American Madness
1932 as Police Inspector
★ 6.9
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
1943 as Bartender (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
1943 as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
1937 as Sea Captain
★ 5.5
Super-Sleuth
Super-Sleuth
1937 as Casey
★ 5.6
High Wall
★ 6.4
Adventure
Adventure
1945 as Man in Cantina (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Penthouse
Penthouse
1933 as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
★ 6.9
The Hucksters
The Hucksters
1947 as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Who Killed Who?
Who Killed Who?
1943 as Host (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Up the River
Up the River
1930 as Prison Warden (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Taxi!
Taxi!
1932 as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Up Goes Maisie
Up Goes Maisie
1946 as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Last Train from Madrid
The Last Train from Madrid
1937 as Secret Service Man (uncredited)
★ 4.8
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★ 7.0
Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary
1933 as Cop
★ 6.8
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy
1940 as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Lone Wolf Returns
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935 as Detective Benson
★ 6.1
The Kid from Spain
The Kid from Spain
1932 as Detective Crawford
★ 6.6
Barbary Coast Gent
Barbary Coast Gent
1944 as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Hot Steel
Hot Steel
1940 as Police Inspector
★ 7.5
I Take This Oath
I Take This Oath
1940 as Police Car Driver
★ 5.8
The Big House
The Big House
1930 as Donlin
★ 6.6
The Big Fight
The Big Fight
1930 as Detective
★ 4.5
Air Raid Wardens
Air Raid Wardens
1943 as Charlie Beaugart
★ 7.2
The Beast of the City
The Beast of the City
1932 as Booking Policeman (uncredited)
★ 5.9
A Wicked Woman
A Wicked Woman
1934 as Dugan (uncredited)
★ 5.0
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 as Southerner (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward
1943 as Train Conductor
★ 6.8
Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses
1933 as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Stolen Harmony
Stolen Harmony
1935 as Warden Clark (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Our Blushing Brides
Our Blushing Brides
1930 as The Detective
★ 5.6
The Dark Horse
The Dark Horse
1932 as Sheriff
★ 6.8
The Lone Wolf Strikes
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940 as House Detective
★ 6.8
Weary River
Weary River
1929 as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Main Street After Dark
Main Street After Dark
1945 as Policeman (uncredited)
★ 4.5
Park Avenue Logger
Park Avenue Logger
1937 as Police Sergeant
★ 8.0
You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939 as First Detective (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Tenth Avenue Angel
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948 as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
★ 6.5
High Barbaree
High Barbaree
1947 as Stationmaster (uncredited)
★ 5.6
We Who Are About to Die
We Who Are About to Die
1937 as Detective Mitchell
★ 7.0
Jackass Mail
Jackass Mail
1942 as Peter Lawson
★ 7.5
Blessed Event
Blessed Event
1932 as Jim
★ 6.8
Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies
1947 as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Waterfront Lady
Waterfront Lady
1935 as Police Lieutenant
★ 5.3
New Faces of 1937
New Faces of 1937
1937 as Policeman
★ 5.3
Fanny Foley Herself
Fanny Foley Herself
1931 as Burns
★ 7.0
The Omaha Trail
The Omaha Trail
1942 as Oxen Owner (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Professor Beware
Professor Beware
1938 as Cop at Estate
★ 6.0
Gentle Annie
Gentle Annie
1944 as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
★ 5.7
Night World
Night World
1932 as The Policeman
★ 6.8
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935 as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
★ 4.3
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 as Samson (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
1936 as Policeman
★ 6.7
Week-End Marriage
Week-End Marriage
1932 as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Girl Overboard
Girl Overboard
1937 as Sergeant Hatton
★ 9.0
Star of Midnight
Star of Midnight
1935 as Police Sergeant Cleary
★ 5.9
Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim
1935 as Brady's Father
★ 6.5
A Gun in His Hand
A Gun in His Hand
1945 as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Inflation
Inflation
1942 as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Swing Shift Maisie
Swing Shift Maisie
1943 as Proprietor (Uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Big Shakedown
The Big Shakedown
1934 as Regan
★ 5.9
The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool
1928 as Cafe Owner Bill
★ 5.0
Return of the Terror
Return of the Terror
1934 as Inspector Bradley
★ 6.5
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943 as Detective Leo Finnigan
★ 7.0
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
★ 5.0
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
1928 as Detective Gilroy
★ 8.0
Play Girl
Play Girl
1932 as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Paid
Paid
1930 as Police Sgt. Cassidy
★ 6.7
A Fugitive from Justice
A Fugitive from Justice
1940 as Murphy
★ 5.7
Trapped by G-Men
Trapped by G-Men
1937 as Federal Agent Jim
★ 7.0
Framed
Framed
1930 as Sergeant Schultze
★ 5.3
The Public Defender
The Public Defender
1931 as Detective Brady
★ 6.4
Maisie Gets Her Man
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942 as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
★ 6.7
Two Kinds of Women
Two Kinds of Women
1932 as Tim Gohagen
★ 6.3
Streets of New York
Streets of New York
1939 as Police Officer Burke
★ 5.4
Bottoms Up
Bottoms Up
1934 as Detective Rooney
★ 5.2
Sinner Take All
Sinner Take All
1936 as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
★ 4.9
Rationing
Rationing
1944 as Sheriff (uncredited)
★ 4.0
The Crime Nobody Saw
The Crime Nobody Saw
1937 as Tim Burke
★ 5.5
Frisco Jenny
Frisco Jenny
1933 as Jim Sandoval
★ 6.7
The Noose
The Noose
1928 as Jim Conley
★ 7.7
The Single Sin
The Single Sin
1931 as Detective
★ 7.0
Alias French Gertie
Alias French Gertie
1930 as Detective Kelcey
★ 6.3
Boy of the Streets
Boy of the Streets
1938 as Police Officer Rourke
★ 6.0
The Big Brain
The Big Brain
1933 as Detective (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Double Alibi
Double Alibi
1940 as Patrolman Delaney
★ 5.3
Three Who Loved
Three Who Loved
1931 as Police Lt. Tom Rooney
★ 6.0
The Great American Mug
The Great American Mug
1945 as Laughing Man (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Don't Bet on Love
Don't Bet on Love
1933 as Edward Shelton
★ 8.0
The Greatest Gift
The Greatest Gift
1942 as Brother Xavier (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Four Walls
Four Walls
1928 as Sullivan
★ 7.3
White Lies
White Lies
1935 as Capt. McHenry (uncredited)
★ 7.5
The Frame-Up
The Frame-Up
1937 as Larry Mann (aka John Mench)
★ 6.5
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Reckless Living
1931 as Ryan
★ 4.3
Shoe Shine Boy
Shoe Shine Boy
1943 as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Arm of the Law
The Arm of the Law
1932 as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
★ 5.3
Tin Gods
Tin Gods
1926 as Second Foreman
★ 9.0
Sergeant Madden
Sergeant Madden
1939 as Capt. Crane
★ 7.5
At Sea Ashore
At Sea Ashore
1936 as First Immigration Officer
★ 8.0
The Big Timer
The Big Timer
1932 as Dan Wilson
★ 4.6
His Royal Slyness
His Royal Slyness
1920 as (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Return from Nowhere
Return from Nowhere
1944 as Diner Cook (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Smiling Irish Eyes
Smiling Irish Eyes
1929 as Sir Timothy
★ 9.0
The Isle of Lost Ships
The Isle of Lost Ships
1929 as Jackson
★ 7.0
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of the Press
1928 as Boss Maloney
★ 8.0
Shooting Straight
Shooting Straight
1930 as Detective Regan
★ 6.3
In the Next Room
In the Next Room
1930 as Tim Morel
★ 9.0
The Booster
★ 7.0
Man to Man
Man to Man
1930 as Sheriff
★ 6.2