Cast & creator
Henry O'Neill
Best known for They Drive by Night, Jezebel, Two Girls and a Sailor
Henry O'Neill (1891–1961) was an American film actor known for playing gray-haired fathers, lawyers, and similarly roles during the 1930s and 1940s. O'Neill began his acting career on the stage, after dropping out of college to join a traveling theatre company. He served in the military in World War I, then returned to the stage. In the early 1930s he began appearing in films, including The Big Shakedown, Santa Fe Trail, Anchors Aweigh, The Green Years, and The Reckless Moment. His last film was The Wings of Eagles. Henry O'Neill died in 1961 at the age of 69.
Also known as: Henry O'Neil
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1933–1957 · acting roles
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They Drive by Night
District Attorney (uncredited)
1940
Jezebel
General Theopholus Bogardus
1938
Two Girls and a Sailor
John Dyckman Brown II
1944
The Wings of Eagles
Capt. Spear
1957
The Walking Dead
District Attorney Werner
1936
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Attorney Kellogg
1939
The Virginian
Mr. Taylor
1946
Dodge City
Colonel Dodge
1939
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Judge
1938
The Life of Emile Zola
Colonel Picquart
1937
Anchors Aweigh
Admiral Hammond
1945
Marked Woman
Arthur Sheldon
1937
The People Against O'Hara
Judge Keating
1951
Juarez
General Miguel Miramon
1939
A Guy Named Joe
Col. Sykes
1944
No Man of Her Own
Mr. Harkness
1950
Shadow of the Thin Man
Jason Sculley
1941
The Reckless Moment
Tom Harper
1949
The Sun Shines Bright
Joe D. Habersham
1953
Stand by for Action
Cmdr. Stone M.C
1942
Knute Rockne All American
Doctor
1940
Gold Is Where You Find It
Judge
1938
Invisible Stripes
Parole Officer Masters
1939
Blossoms in the Dust
Judge
1941
The Beginning or the End
Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
1947
Santa Fe Trail
Cyrus Brody
1940
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Dr. Emile Roux
1936
Midnight
Edgar V. Ingersoll
1934
A Child is Born
Dr. Lee
1939
Honky Tonk
Daniel Wells
1941
Men of Boys Town
Mr. Maitland
1941
Service with the Colors
Colonel Nelson
1940
Johnny Eager
Mr. Verne
1941
Wonder Bar
Richard
1934
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Lentz
1940
Wings of the Navy
Prologue Speaker
1939
The Great O'Malley
Defense Attorney
1937
Angels Wash Their Faces
A.H. Remson
1939
You're My Everything
Prof. Adams
1949
The Human Comedy
Charles Steed
1943
Keep Your Powder Dry
Maj. Gen. Lee Rand
1945
The Flying Missile
Thomas A. Scott
1950
The White Angel
Dr. Scott
1936
'Til We Meet Again
Dr. Cameron
1940
The Go-Getter
Commander Tisdale
1937
Holiday Affair
Mr. Crowley
1949
Road Gang
George Winston
1936
For God and Country
Captain Chaplain
1943
Untamed
Squire O'Neill
1955
I've Got Your Number
Mr. John P. Schuyler
1934
Alias Nick Beal
Judge Ben Hobbs
1949
Castle on the Hudson
District Attorney
1940
Personal Maid's Secret
Mr. Wilton Palmer
1935
Now I'll Tell
Tommy Doran
1934
Anthony Adverse
Father Xavier
1936
The Kennel Murder Case
Dubois (uncredited)
1933
Billy the Kid
Tim Ward
1941
Thousands Cheer
Captain (uncredited)
1943
Money and the Woman
Mr. Mason
1940
Four Wives
Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr.
1939
Oil for the Lamps of China
Edward Hartford
1935
Gentlemen Are Born
Mr. Harper
1934
Dr. Socrates
Greer
1935
The Man with Two Faces
Inspector Crane
1934
Two Against the World
Jim Carstairs
1936
The Fighting 69th
Colonel
1940
I Loved a Woman
Mr. Farrell
1933
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
D.M. Gateway
1937
Scandal Sheet
Charlie Barnes
1952
Convicted
Detective Dorn
1950
We're in the Money
Stephen Dinsmore
1935
Special Agent
District Attorney Roger Quinn
1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs
District Attorney C. Manchester
1935
Best Foot Forward
Maj. Roger W. Reeber
1943
Tortilla Flat
Father Ramon
1942
Three Wise Fools
Prof. Horace Appleby
1946
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Warden Kenneson
1943
Bullets or Ballots
Ward Bryant
1936
Black Fury
John W. Hendricks
1935
The Heavenly Body
Professor Stowe
1944
The Green Years
Canon Roche
1946
Fog Over Frisco
Oren Porter
1934
Journal of a Crime
Doctor
1934
The Man Who Dared
Matthew Carter
1939
This Man's Navy
Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
1945
The Singing Marine
Captain Skinner
1937
Between Two Women
Larry Goff - Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
1945
Scarlet Angel
Morgan Caldwell
1952
Lady Killer
Ramick
1933
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Galway
1941
The Return of October
President Hotchkiss
1948
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Director (uncredited)
1935
Fashions of 1934
Duryea
1934
The Second Woman
Ben Sheppard
1950
Bordertown
Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited)
1935
Girl Crazy
Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
1943
Wells Fargo
Henry Wells
1937
The Great Hotel Murder
Mr. Claude Harvey
1935
Flirtation Walk
Gen. John "Jack" Brent Fitts
1934
Submarine D-1
Admiral Thomas
1937
Son of a Sailor
Naval Officer
1933
This Time for Keeps
Arthur Freeman
1942
Born to Sing
Frank Eastman
1942
The Chaser
Mr. Calhoun
1938
The House on 56th Street
Baxter - the Laywer (uncredited)
1933
Air Raid Wardens
Rittenhause
1943
Barbary Coast Gent
Colonel Watrous
1944
While the Patient Slept
Elihu Dimuck
1935
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Sen. H. Baldwin
1939
Whistling in the Dark
Philip Post
1941
Calling Philo Vance
Markham
1940
The Hoodlum Saint
Lewis J. Malbery
1946
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Fernand de Marnay
1934
The Big Shakedown
Mr. Sheffner
1934
The Golden Arrow
Mr. Appleby
1936
Murder in the Clouds
Brownell
1934
White Cargo
The Reverend Dr. Roberts
1942
Down in San Diego
Col. Halliday
1941
The Milkman
Bradley, Sr.
1950
Whistling in Brooklyn
Inspector Holcomb
1943
The World Changes
Orin Nordholm Sr.
1933
The Florentine Dagger
Victor Ballau
1935
The Family Secret
Donald Muir
1951
Girls on Probation
Judge
1938
Rainbow on the River
Father Josef
1936
Lost Angel
Professor Josh Pringle
1943
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Lemuel Tappan
1934
Lucky Night
Calvin Jordan
1939
Dinky
Col. Barnes
1935
Everybody's Hobby
Thomas 'Tom' Leslie
1939
Bedside
Dr. William Chester
1934
Dangerous Partners
Duffy
1945
Stranded
Mr. Tuthill
1935
The Secret Bride
Jim Lansdale
1934
Side Streets
George Richards
1934
The Big Noise
Charlie Caldwell
1936
Madame du Barry
Duc de Choiseul
1934
First Lady
George Mason
1937
Bright Lights
J.C. Anderson
1935
Upperworld
Banker Making Toast
1934
Alias Mary Dow
Henry Dow
1935
Nothing But Trouble
Mr. Hawkley
1944
The Get-Away
Warden Alcott
1941
Racket Busters
Governor
1938
Main Street Today
Vance Clark
1944
Leather Gloves
Dudley
1948
From Headquarters
Inspector Donnelly
1933
Sons of Liberty
Member of Continental Congress
1939
The Personality Kid
Stephens
1934
Freshman Love
President Simpkins
1936
Brother Rat
Colonel Ramm
1938
Green Light
Dr. Endicott
1937
Boulder Dam
Mr. Agnew
1936
The Key
Dan
1934
The Bugle Sounds
Lt. Col. Harry Seton
1942
Little Mister Jim
Chaplain
1947
Midnight Alibi
Ardsley
1934
Rationing
Senator Edward White
1944
Strange Bargain
Timothy Hearne
1949
Sweet Music
Louis Trumble
1935
White Banners
Sam Trimble
1938
Massacre
J.R. Dickinson
1934
Living on Velvet
Harold Thornton
1935
Draegerman Courage
Dr. Thomas Haslett
1937The Right Way
Mr. Martin
1939
Dark Shadows
Dr. Everett Colner
1944
Yellow Jack
Gorgas
1938
Bad Bascomb
Gov. Winton
1946
Big Hearted Herbert
Goodrich Sr.
1934Young America Flies
Dr. Webster
1940