Arthur O'Connell
Acting
Born March 29, 1908 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Arthur O'Connell (March 29, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in films (starting with a small role in Citizen Kane) in 1941 and television programs (mostly guest appearances). Among his screen appearances were Picnic, Anatomy of a Murder, and as the watch-maker who hides Jews during WWII in The Hiding Place. A veteran vaudevillian, O'Connell, from New York City, made his legitimate stage debut in the mid 1930s, at which time he fell within the orbit of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre. Welles cast O'Connell in the tiny role of a reporter in the closing scenes…
Known For · 40 titles
The Fugitive
Bonanza
Ironside
Wagon Train
Matinee Theater
The Wild Wild West
My Three Sons
Emergency!
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Philco Television Playhouse
Studio One
Room 222
Petticoat Junction
Burke's Law
Cannon
The F.B.I.
Night Gallery
The Big Valley
Route 66
The Oscars
The Name of the Game
Omnibus
McCloud
Ghost Story
Alias Smith and Jones
Alcoa Theatre
Arrest and Trial
Sam Benedict
Citizen Kane
Startime
Nanny and the Professor
The Greatest Show on Earth
DuPont Show of the Month
The New Breed
The Second Hundred Years
The Poseidon Adventure
Medical Story
The Paul Lynde Show
Anatomy of a Murder
Adam's Rib