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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

140 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

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