Robert Emmett O'Connor
Acting
Born March 18, 1885 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Sunset Boulevard
Desire
Meet Me in St. Louis
The Public Enemy
The Clock
They Were Expendable
A Star Is Born
Easter Parade
A Night at the Opera
Waikiki Wedding
Till the Clouds Roll By
Dance, Girl, Dance
Mystery of the Wax Museum
The Harvey Girls
Undercurrent
Anchors Aweigh
The Human Comedy
The Last Train from Madrid
Courage of Lassie
Made for Each Other
Air Raid Wardens
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Who Killed Who?
Our Blushing Brides
The Big House
Park Avenue Logger
The Thin Man Goes Home
Super-Sleuth
Slightly Dangerous
No Time for Comedy
The Hoodlum Saint
Lady for a Day
Tenth Avenue Angel
The Hucksters
Boys' Ranch
Girl Overboard
Trail Street
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Return of the Terror
Swing Shift Maisie