Robert Emmett O'Connor

Known for: Acting

Born: 1885-03-18 – 1962-09-04 (aged 77)

From: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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 (138)

MOVIE★ 8.3
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Easter Parade
1948
as Policeman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948
as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
High Wall
1947
MOVIE★ 6.3
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Southerner (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Hucksters
1947
as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
High Barbaree
1947
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Trail Street
1947
as Drunk (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Ed (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Undercurrent
1946
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Courage of Lassie
1946
as Deputy (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Boys' Ranch
1946
as Druggist
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Up Goes Maisie
1946
as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Conductor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Adventure
1945
as Man in Cantina (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
They Were Expendable
1945
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Great American Mug
1945
as Laughing Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
A Gun in His Hand
1945
as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Cop (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Clock
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.5
Main Street After Dark
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Gentle Annie
1944
as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Motorman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Return from Nowhere
1944
as Diner Cook (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.0
Rationing
1944
as Sheriff (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Shoe Shine Boy
1943
as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Detective Leo Finnigan
MOVIE★ 6.8
Best Foot Forward
1943
as Train Conductor
MOVIE★ 6.8
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Proprietor (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Who Killed Who?
1943
as Host (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Samson (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Charlie Beaugart
MOVIE★ 6.0
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Reporter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Human Comedy
1943
as Bartender (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Greatest Gift
1942
as Brother Xavier (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Omaha Trail
1942
as Oxen Owner (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Jackass Mail
1942
as Peter Lawson
MOVIE★ 6.7
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Inflation
1942
as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.3
No Time for Comedy
1940
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
A Fugitive from Justice
1940
as Murphy
MOVIE★ 7.5
Hot Steel
1940
as Police Inspector
MOVIE★ 5.8
I Take This Oath
1940
as Police Car Driver
MOVIE★ 5.3
Double Alibi
1940
as Patrolman Delaney
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as House Detective
MOVIE★ 5.0
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Pat Donegan
MOVIE★ 5.4
Streets of New York
1939
as Police Officer Burke
MOVIE★ 7.5
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Capt. Crane
MOVIE★ 5.8
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as First Detective (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Made for Each Other
1939
as Harry (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Professor Beware
1938
as Cop at Estate
MOVIE★ 6.0
Boy of the Streets
1938
as Police Officer Rourke
MOVIE★ 5.5
Wells Fargo
1937
as Sea Captain
MOVIE★ 7.0
Trapped by G-Men
1937
as Federal Agent Jim
MOVIE★ 5.6
Super-Sleuth
1937
as Casey
MOVIE★ 5.3
New Faces of 1937
1937
as Policeman
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as Secret Service Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Frame-Up
1937
as Larry Mann (aka John Mench)
MOVIE★ 7.2
A Star Is Born
1937
as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Waikiki Wedding
1937
as Policeman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Park Avenue Logger
1937
as Police Sergeant
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
as Tim Burke
MOVIE★ 9.0
Girl Overboard
1937
as Sergeant Hatton
MOVIE★ 7.0
We Who Are About to Die
1937
as Detective Mitchell
MOVIE★ 4.9
Sinner Take All
1936
as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Jailbreak
1936
as Policeman
MOVIE★ 7.0
Desire
1936
as Customs Official
MOVIE★ 8.0
At Sea Ashore
1936
as First Immigration Officer
MOVIE★ 6.8
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936
as Policeman
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935
as Detective Benson
MOVIE★ 7.5
White Lies
1935
as Capt. McHenry (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.4
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Henderson
MOVIE★ 5.3
Waterfront Lady
1935
as Police Lieutenant
MOVIE★ 6.5
Diamond Jim
1935
as Brady's Father
MOVIE★ 8.0
Stolen Harmony
1935
as Warden Clark (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Star of Midnight
1935
as Police Sergeant Cleary
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935
as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
MOVIE★ 5.0
A Wicked Woman
1934
as Dugan (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Return of the Terror
1934
as Inspector Bradley
MOVIE★ 5.2
Bottoms Up
1934
as Detective Rooney
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Big Shakedown
1934
as Regan
MOVIE★ 7.1
Lady for a Day
1933
as Inspector MacCreary
MOVIE★ 6.8
Penthouse
1933
as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Big Brain
1933
as Detective (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Midnight Mary
1933
as Cop
MOVIE★ 8.0
Don't Bet on Love
1933
as Edward Shelton
MOVIE★ 6.1
Bed of Roses
1933
as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Picture Snatcher
1933
as Police Lt. Casey Nolan
MOVIE★ 6.9
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
MOVIE★ 6.7
Frisco Jenny
1933
as Jim Sandoval
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Kid from Spain
1932
as Detective Crawford
MOVIE★ 6.8
Blonde Venus
1932
as Dan O'Connor
MOVIE★ 6.9
Blessed Event
1932
as Jim
MOVIE★ 6.9
American Madness
1932
as Police Inspector
MOVIE★ 5.5
Week-End Marriage
1932
as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Dark Horse
1932
as Sheriff
MOVIE★ 6.8
Night World
1932
as The Policeman
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Arm of the Law
1932
as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
MOVIE★ 5.0
Play Girl
1932
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.6
The Big Timer
1932
as Dan Wilson
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Beast of the City
1932
as Booking Policeman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Taxi!
1932
as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Two Kinds of Women
1932
as Tim Gohagen
MOVIE★ 4.3
Reckless Living
1931
as Ryan
MOVIE★ 7.0
Fanny Foley Herself
1931
as Burns
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Public Defender
1931
as Detective Brady
MOVIE★ 6.0
Three Who Loved
1931
as Police Lt. Tom Rooney
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Public Enemy
1931
as Paddy Ryan
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Single Sin
1931
as Detective
MOVIE★ 6.7
Paid
1930
as Police Sgt. Cassidy
MOVIE★ 6.2
Man to Man
1930
as Sheriff
MOVIE★ 5.9
Up the River
1930
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Shooting Straight
1930
as Detective Regan
MOVIE★ 5.6
Our Blushing Brides
1930
as The Detective
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Big House
1930
as Donlin
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Big Fight
1930
as Detective
MOVIE★ 6.3
Alias French Gertie
1930
as Detective Kelcey
MOVIE★ 5.3
Framed
1930
as Sergeant Schultze
MOVIE★ 9.0
In the Next Room
1930
as Tim Morel
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Isle of Lost Ships
1929
as Jackson
MOVIE★ 9.0
Smiling Irish Eyes
1929
as Sir Timothy
MOVIE★ 5.8
Weary River
1929
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Booster
1928
MOVIE★ 8.0
Freedom of the Press
1928
as Boss Maloney
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Singing Fool
1928
as Cafe Owner Bill
MOVIE★ 7.3
Four Walls
1928
as Sullivan
MOVIE★ 8.0
Dressed to Kill
1928
as Detective Gilroy
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Noose
1928
as Jim Conley
MOVIE★ 9.0
Tin Gods
1926
as Second Foreman
MOVIE★ 7.0
Drink Hearty
1920
MOVIE★ 6.0
His Royal Slyness
1920
as (uncredited)