Robert Emmett O'Connor

Born: 18th of March 1885

Died: 4th of September 1962 (aged 77)

Biography:
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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).

Robert Emmett O'Connor's Filmography

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

  •   Movie
  • 1950
Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
The Hucksters

The Hucksters

  •   Movie
  • 1947
Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Trail Street

Trail Street

  •   Movie
  • 1947
Drunk (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

  •   Movie
  • 1946
Conductor (uncredited)
They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

  •   Movie
  • 1945
Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

  •   Movie
  • 1944
Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)
Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

  •   Movie
  • 1944
Motorman (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

  •   Movie
  • 1940
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

  •   Movie
  • 1939
First Detective (uncredited)
Boy of the Streets

Boy of the Streets

  •   Movie
  • 1938
Police Officer Rourke
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

  •   Movie
  • 1937
Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
Desire

Desire

  •   Movie
  • 1936
Customs Official
A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

  •   Movie
  • 1935
Henderson
Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

  •   Movie
  • 1933
River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher

Picture Snatcher

  •   Movie
  • 1933
Lieutenant Casey Nolan
Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

  •   Movie
  • 1933
Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

  •   Movie
  • 1931
Paddy Ryan
The Big House

The Big House

  •   Movie
  • 1930
Donlin