Robert Emmett O'Connor
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
March 18, 1885 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died |
September 4, 1962 (aged 77) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1919-1950 |
Robert Emmett O'Connor (March 18, 1885 – September 4, 1962) was an American film actor.[1] 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. He also made a cameo appearance at the very beginning and very end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short Who Killed Who? (1943).
Partial filmography
- Pay Your Dues (1919)
- His Royal Slyness (1920); uncredited
- Never Weaken (1921)
- Tin Gods (1926)
- Dressed to Kill (1928)
- The Noose (1928)
- The Singing Fool (1928)
- Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
- The Office Scandal (1929)
- The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
- Framed (1930)
- The Big House (1930)
- Our Blushing Brides (1930)
- Paid (1930)
- Shooting Straight (1930)
- The Big Fight (1930)
- The Single Sin (1931)
- The Public Enemy (1931)
- The Public Defender (1931)
- Fanny Foley Herself (1931)
- The Big Timer (1932)
- Night World (1932)
- The Dark Horse (1932)
- American Madness (1932)
- Blonde Venus (1932)
- The Kid from Spain (1932)
- Frisco Jenny (1932)
- Picture Snatcher (1933)
- Lady for a Day (1933)
- Penthouse (1933)
- The Big Shakedown (1934)
- Bottoms Up (1934)
- Let 'Em Have It (1935)
- Waterfront Lady (1935)
- A Night at the Opera (1935)
- Waikiki Wedding (1937)
- The Frame-Up (1937)
- The Streets of New York (1939)
- Tight Shoes (1941)
- Air Raid Wardens (1943)
- Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
- The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
- Sunset Boulevard (1950)
References
- ↑ "Robert Emmett O'Connor". NY Times. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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