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