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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-03-18 (140 years old)

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Biography:

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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 appearance at the very beginning and very end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short Who Killed Who? (1943).

Known For

Acting

1950

Sunset Boulevard as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)

1948

Tenth Avenue Angel as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
Easter Parade as Policeman (uncredited)

1947

The Hucksters as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
High Barbaree as Stationmaster (uncredited)

1946

Boys' Ranch as Druggist
Till the Clouds Roll By as Ed (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Courage of Lassie as Deputy (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls as Conductor (uncredited)
Undercurrent as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)

1945

Adventure as Man in Cantina (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh as Cop (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark as Policeman (uncredited)
The Great American Mug as Laughing Man (uncredited)
They Were Expendable as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
The Clock as Policeman (uncredited)
A Gun in His Hand as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)

1944

Rationing as Sheriff (uncredited)
Gentle Annie as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
Meet Me in St. Louis as Motorman (uncredited)
Barbary Coast Gent as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Return from Nowhere as Diner Cook (uncredited)

1943

Air Raid Wardens as Charlie Beaugart
Whistling in Brooklyn as Detective Leo Finnigan
Who Killed Who? as Host (uncredited)
The Human Comedy as Bartender (uncredited)
Shoe Shine Boy as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous as Reporter (uncredited)
Best Foot Forward as Train Conductor
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Samson (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie as Proprietor (Uncredited)

1942

Jackass Mail as Peter Lawson
The Omaha Trail as Oxen Owner (uncredited)
The Greatest Gift as Brother Xavier (uncredited)
Inflation as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)

1940

The Lone Wolf Strikes as House Detective
I Take This Oath as Police Car Driver
No Time for Comedy as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Double Alibi as Patrolman Delaney
Hot Steel as Police Inspector

1939

Made for Each Other as Harry (Elevator Starter) (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden as Capt. Crane
Streets of New York as Police Officer Burke
You Can't Get Away with Murder as First Detective (uncredited)

1938

Boy of the Streets as Police Officer Rourke
Professor Beware as Cop at Estate

1937

A Star Is Born as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
Trapped by G-Men as Federal Agent Jim
Park Avenue Logger as Police Sergeant
The Frame-Up as Larry Mann (aka John Mench)
We Who Are About to Die as Detective Mitchell
Wells Fargo as Sea Captain
Waikiki Wedding as Policeman (uncredited)
New Faces of 1937 as Policeman
Super-Sleuth as Casey
Girl Overboard as Sergeant Hatton

1936

Desire as Customs Official
At Sea Ashore as First Immigration Officer
Jailbreak as Policeman
Sinner Take All as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)

1935

The Mysterious Mr. Wong as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
The Lone Wolf Returns as Detective Benson
Stolen Harmony as Warden Clark (uncredited)
Star of Midnight as Police Sergeant Cleary
Waterfront Lady as Police Lieutenant
Diamond Jim as Brady's Father

1934

Return of the Terror as Inspector Bradley
Bottoms Up as Detective Rooney
A Wicked Woman as Dugan (uncredited)

1933

Penthouse as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
Lady for a Day as Inspector MacCreary
Picture Snatcher as Lieutenant Casey Nolan
Don't Bet on Love as Edward Shelton
Frisco Jenny as Jim Sandoval
Bed of Roses as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum as Police Sergeant by Christmas tree

1932

American Madness as Police Inspector
Blonde Venus as Dan O'Connor
The Dark Horse as Sheriff
The Kid from Spain as Detective Crawford
The Big Timer as Dan Wilson
The Arm of the Law as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
Night World as The Policeman
Two Kinds of Women as Tim Gohagen
Week-End Marriage as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
Play Girl as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Beast of the City as Booking Policeman (uncredited)

1931

The Public Enemy as Paddy Ryan
Three Who Loved as Police Lt. Tom Rooney
The Single Sin as Detective
The Public Defender as Detective Brady
Taxi! as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)

1930

Framed as Sergeant Schultze
The Big House as Donlin
Up the River as Prison Warden (uncredited)
The Big Fight as Detective
Shooting Straight as Detective Regan
Man to Man as Sheriff
Alias French Gertie as Detective Kelcey
In the Next Room as Tim Morel
Paid as Police Sgt. Cassidy
Our Blushing Brides as The Detective

1929

Weary River as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Smiling Irish Eyes as Sir Timothy

1928

The Singing Fool as Cafe Owner Bill
The Noose as Jim Conley
Dressed to Kill as Detective Gilroy
Freedom of the Press as Boss Maloney
Four Walls as Sullivan

1926

Tin Gods as Second Foreman

1920

His Royal Slyness as (uncredited)