
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday18 March 1885
Died4 September 1962 (age 77)
Place of birthMilwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Known credits139
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? (19…

Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Jonesy (uncredited)

Easter Parade
1948 · Policeman (uncredited)

Tenth Avenue Angel
1948 · Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)

High Wall
1947

Merton of the Movies
1947 · Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 · Southerner (uncredited)

The Hucksters
1947 · Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

High Barbaree
1947 · Stationmaster (uncredited)

Trail Street
1947 · Drunk (uncredited)

Till the Clouds Roll By
1946 · Ed (uncredited)

Undercurrent
1946 · Stationmaster (uncredited)

Courage of Lassie
1946 · Deputy (uncredited)

Boys' Ranch
1946 · Druggist

The Hoodlum Saint
1946 · Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Up Goes Maisie
1946 · Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)

The Harvey Girls
1946 · Conductor (uncredited)

Adventure
1945 · Man in Cantina (uncredited)

They Were Expendable
1945 · Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)

The Great American Mug
1945 · Laughing Man (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 · 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)

A Gun in His Hand
1945 · Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh
1945 · Cop (uncredited)

The Clock
1945 · Policeman (uncredited)

Main Street After Dark
1945 · Policeman (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)

Gentle Annie
1944 · Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)

Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Motorman (uncredited)

Return from Nowhere
1944 · Diner Cook (uncredited)

Barbary Coast Gent
1944 · Joe the Bartender (uncredited)

Rationing
1944 · Sheriff (uncredited)

Shoe Shine Boy
1943 · Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)

Whistling in Brooklyn
1943 · Detective Leo Finnigan

Best Foot Forward
1943 · Train Conductor

Swing Shift Maisie
1943 · Proprietor (Uncredited)

Who Killed Who?
1943 · Host (uncredited)

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 · Samson (uncredited)

Air Raid Wardens
1943 · Charlie Beaugart

Slightly Dangerous
1943 · Reporter (uncredited)

The Human Comedy
1943 · Bartender (uncredited)

The Greatest Gift
1942 · Brother Xavier (uncredited)

The Omaha Trail
1942 · Oxen Owner (uncredited)

Jackass Mail
1942 · Peter Lawson

Maisie Gets Her Man
1942 · Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Inflation
1942 · Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy
1940 · Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 · Plainclothesman (uncredited)

A Fugitive from Justice
1940 · Murphy

Hot Steel
1940 · Police Inspector
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