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Actor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

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Acting credits

135

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.5

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Movies: 135Series: 0

TMDB ID: 10806

IMDb ID: nm0640495

Known for: Acting

Born: March 18, 1885

Died: September 4, 1962

Age: 77

Place of birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1920 - 1950

Years active: 31

Average TMDB rating: 6.52

Wikidata: Q3435051

Also known as

Robert Emmet O'Connor • Robert E. O'Connor • Robert E. O'Conner • Robert O'Connor • Роберт О’Коннор

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? (1943).

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Movies

Movies

Movie credits linked with Robert Emmett O'Connor.

Sunset Boulevard poster
8.3

Sunset Boulevard

as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)

1950 Movie
Easter Parade poster
7.0

Easter Parade

as Policeman (uncredited)

1948 Movie
Tenth Avenue Angel poster
6.3

Tenth Avenue Angel

as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)

1948 Movie
Merton of the Movies poster
6.8

Merton of the Movies

as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)

1947 Movie
The Romance of Rosy Ridge poster
6.6

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

as Southerner (uncredited)

1947 Movie
The Hucksters poster
6.9

The Hucksters

as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

1947 Movie
High Barbaree poster
5.1

High Barbaree

as Stationmaster (uncredited)

1947 Movie
Trail Street poster
6.4

Trail Street

as Drunk (uncredited)

1947 Movie
Till the Clouds Roll By poster
5.7

Till the Clouds Roll By

as Ed (uncredited)

1946 Movie
Undercurrent poster
5.9

Undercurrent

as Stationmaster (uncredited)

1946 Movie
Courage of Lassie poster
5.7

Courage of Lassie

as Deputy (uncredited)

1946 Movie
Boys' Ranch poster
6.5

Boys' Ranch

as Druggist

1946 Movie
The Hoodlum Saint poster
5.2

The Hoodlum Saint

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1946 Movie
Up Goes Maisie poster
6.7

Up Goes Maisie

as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)

1946 Movie
The Harvey Girls poster
6.5

The Harvey Girls

as Conductor (uncredited)

1946 Movie
Adventure poster
6.2

Adventure

as Man in Cantina (uncredited)

1945 Movie
They Were Expendable poster
6.5

They Were Expendable

as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)

1945 Movie
The Great American Mug poster
6.5

The Great American Mug

as Laughing Man (uncredited)

1945 Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood poster
5.6

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)

1945 Movie
A Gun in His Hand poster
5.8

A Gun in His Hand

as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)

1945 Movie
Anchors Aweigh poster
6.8

Anchors Aweigh

as Cop (uncredited)

1945 Movie
The Clock poster
7.1

The Clock

as Policeman (uncredited)

1945 Movie
Main Street After Dark poster
4.0

Main Street After Dark

as Policeman (uncredited)

1945 Movie
The Thin Man Goes Home poster
7.1

The Thin Man Goes Home

as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)

1944 Movie
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