
Robert Emmett O'Connor
- Born
- March 18, 1885 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Died
- September 4, 1962
- Actor
- soundtrack
- Archive footage
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 · 48 credits
- 1943Whistling in Brooklyn · Actor (Detective Leo Finnigan)
- 1940Hot Steel · Actor (Police Inspector)
- 1939Streets of New York · Actor (Police Officer Burke)
- 1937Boy of the Streets · Actor (Police Officer Rourke)
- 1937The Crime Nobody Saw · Actor (Officer Tim Harrigan)
- 1937Park Avenue Logger · Actor (Police Sergeant)
- 1937The Frame-Up · Actor (Larry Mann aka John Mench)
- 1937Trapped by G-Men · Actor (Federal Agent Jim)
- 1935A Night at the Opera · Actor (Police Sergeant Henderson)
- 1935Star of Midnight · Actor (Police Sgt. Cleary)
- 1935The Lone Wolf Returns · Actor (Detective Benson)
- 1934The Big Shakedown · Actor (Regan - Bartender)
- 1934The Mysterious Mr. Wong · Actor (Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy)
- 1934Bottoms Up · Actor (Detective Rooney)
- 1934Return of the Terror · Actor (Inspector Bradley)
- 1933Picture Snatcher · Actor (Police Lt. Casey Nolan)
- 1933Penthouse · Actor (Stevens)
- 1933Don't Bet on Love · Actor (Edward Shelton)
- 1932Blonde Venus · Actor (Dan O'Connor)
- 1932American Madness · Actor (Inspector)
- 1932The Dark Horse · Actor (Sheriff)
- 1932Frisco Jenny · Actor (Sandoval)
- 1932The Kid from Spain · Actor (Detective Crawford)
- 1932The Big Timer · Actor (Dan Wilson)
- 1932The Final Edition · Actor (Police Lieutenant Daniels)
- 1932Two Kinds of Women · Actor (Tim Gohagen)
- 1932The Arm of the Law · Actor (Detective Captain Blake)
- 1931The Public Enemy · Actor (Paddy Ryan)
- 1931Three Who Loved · Actor (Police Lieutenant Tom Rooney)
- 1931Reckless Living · Actor (Ryan)
- 1931Fanny Foley Herself · Actor (Burns)
- 1931The Single Sin · Actor (Detective)
- 1930Paid · Actor (Police Sergeant Cassidy)
- 1930Our Blushing Brides · Actor (The Detective)
- 1930Framed · Actor (Police Sergeant Schultze)
- 1930Man to Man · Actor (Sheriff)
- 1930Alias French Gertie · Actor (Detective Kelcey)
- 1930Shooting Straight · Actor (Detective Hagen)
- 1930The Big Fight · Actor (Detective)
- 1930In the Next Room · Actor (Tim Morel)
- 1929Smiling Irish Eyes · Actor (Sir Timothy)
- 1929The Isle of Lost Ships · Actor (Jackson)
- 1928Four Walls · Actor (Sullivan)
- 1928The Singing Fool · Actor (Cafe Owner, Bill)
- 1928The Noose · Actor (Jim Conley)
- 1928Dressed to Kill · Actor (Detective Gilroy)
- 1928Freedom of the Press · Actor (Boss Maloney)
- 1926Tin Gods · Actor (Second Foreman)