Robert Emmett O'Connor
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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).
Known for
Credits
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
as Jonesy (uncredited)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
as Motorman (uncredited)
A Star Is Born (1937)
as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
as Henderson
The Lambs' All-Star Gambol (1914)
as Self
Easter Parade (1948)
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Clock (1945)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
as Ed (uncredited)
Made for Each Other (1939)
as Harry (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
as Cop (uncredited)
Desire (1936)
as Customs Official
Blonde Venus (1932)
as Dan O'Connor
Waikiki Wedding (1937)
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Public Enemy (1931)
as Paddy Ryan
They Were Expendable (1945)
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
We Who Are About to Die (1937)
as Detective Mitchell
Courage of Lassie (1946)
as Deputy (uncredited)
Undercurrent (1946)
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
as Conductor (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)
Lady for a Day (1933)
as Inspector MacCreary
Adventure (1945)
as Man in Cantina (uncredited)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
as Policeman
Picture Snatcher (1933)
as Police Lt. Casey Nolan
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
The Beast of the City (1932)
as Booking Policeman (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
as Southerner (uncredited)
The Arm of the Law (1932)
as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
as Secret Service Man (uncredited)
American Madness (1932)
as Police Inspector
Main Street After Dark (1945)
as Policeman (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
as First Detective (uncredited)
I Take This Oath (1940)
as Police Car Driver
Freedom of the Press (1928)
as Boss Maloney
Who Killed Who? (1943)
as Host (uncredited)
Boys' Ranch (1946)
as Druggist
The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
as House Detective
Return of the Terror (1934)
as Inspector Bradley
No Time for Comedy (1940)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Big House (1930)
as Donlin
The Hucksters (1947)
as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)
as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
as Samson (uncredited)
High Wall (1947)
Actor
The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
as Detective Benson
Blessed Event (1932)
as Jim
Super-Sleuth (1937)
as Casey
The Kid from Spain (1932)
as Detective Crawford
Two Kinds of Women (1932)
as Tim Gohagen
New Faces of 1937 (1937)
as Policeman
Sergeant Madden (1939)
as Capt. Crane
Trapped by G-Men (1937)
as Federal Agent Jim
A Fugitive from Justice (1940)
as Murphy
Wells Fargo (1937)
as Sea Captain
Penthouse (1933)
as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
Merton of the Movies (1947)
as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
as Charlie Beaugart
Boy of the Streets (1938)
as Police Officer Rourke
Jackass Mail (1942)
as Peter Lawson
Up the River (1930)
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
as Pat Donegan
Bed of Roses (1933)
as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
Streets of New York (1939)
as Police Officer Burke
The Human Comedy (1943)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
A Gun in His Hand (1945)
as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Love (1933)
as Edward Shelton
Best Foot Forward (1943)
as Train Conductor
Trail Street (1947)
as Drunk (uncredited)
The Great American Mug (1945)
as Laughing Man (uncredited)
Our Blushing Brides (1930)
as The Detective
Midnight Mary (1933)
as Cop
Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
High Barbaree (1947)
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Night World (1932)
as The Policeman
The Crime Nobody Saw (1937)
as Tim Burke
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Girl Overboard (1937)
as Sergeant Hatton
Star of Midnight (1935)
as Police Sergeant Cleary
Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
as Detective Leo Finnigan
The Public Defender (1931)
as Detective Brady
Park Avenue Logger (1937)
as Police Sergeant
The Dark Horse (1932)
as Sheriff
In the Next Room (1930)
as Tim Morel
Taxi! (1932)
as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
as Jackson
Barbary Coast Gent (1944)
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Gentle Annie (1944)
as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
Man to Man (1930)
as Sheriff
A Wicked Woman (1934)
as Dugan (uncredited)
Stolen Harmony (1935)
as Warden Clark (uncredited)
Frisco Jenny (1933)
as Jim Sandoval
Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
as Proprietor (Uncredited)
Drink Hearty (1920)
Actor
The Omaha Trail (1942)
as Oxen Owner (uncredited)
Jailbreak (1936)
as Policeman
The Singing Fool (1928)
as Cafe Owner Bill
The Big Shakedown (1934)
as Regan
The Big Brain (1933)
as Detective (uncredited)
Hot Steel (1940)
as Police Inspector
Up Goes Maisie (1946)
as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
Rationing (1944)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Professor Beware (1938)
as Cop at Estate
Waterfront Lady (1935)
as Police Lieutenant
Diamond Jim (1935)
as Brady's Father
Three Who Loved (1931)
as Police Lt. Tom Rooney
Bottoms Up (1934)
as Detective Rooney
The Big Timer (1932)
as Dan Wilson
Inflation (1942)
as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
Sinner Take All (1936)
as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
The Big Fight (1930)
as Detective
Week-End Marriage (1932)
as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
Fanny Foley Herself (1931)
as Burns
Paid (1930)
as Police Sgt. Cassidy
Weary River (1929)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
as Sir Timothy
Double Alibi (1940)
as Patrolman Delaney
The Greatest Gift (1942)
as Brother Xavier (uncredited)
Four Walls (1928)
as Sullivan
Play Girl (1932)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
His Royal Slyness (1920)
as (uncredited)
Tin Gods (1926)
as Second Foreman
The Frame-Up (1937)
as Larry Mann (aka John Mench)
White Lies (1935)
as Capt. McHenry (uncredited)
Framed (1930)
as Sergeant Schultze
Shooting Straight (1930)
as Detective Regan
Return from Nowhere (1944)
as Diner Cook (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill (1928)
as Detective Gilroy
The Single Sin (1931)
as Detective
Alias French Gertie (1930)
as Detective Kelcey
At Sea Ashore (1936)
as First Immigration Officer
The Noose (1928)
as Jim Conley
Reckless Living (1931)
as Ryan
Shoe Shine Boy (1943)
as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
The Booster (1928)
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