Robert Emmett O'Connor
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 (50)
Sunset Boulevard
as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
1950
Easter Parade
as Policeman (uncredited)
1948
Tenth Avenue Angel
as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
1948
Merton of the Movies
as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Southerner
1947
The Hucksters
as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
1947
High Barbaree
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
1947
Trail Street
as Drunk (uncredited)
1947
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Ed (uncredited)
1946
Undercurrent
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
1946
Courage of Lassie
as Deputy (uncredited)
1946
Boys' Ranch
as Druggist
1946
The Hoodlum Saint
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1946
Up Goes Maisie
as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
1946
The Harvey Girls
as Conductor (uncredited)
1946
Adventure
as Man in Cantina (uncredited)
1945
They Were Expendable
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
1945
The Great American Mug
as Laughing Man (uncredited)
1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
1945
A Gun in His Hand
as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
1945
Anchors Aweigh
as Cop (uncredited)
1945
The Clock
as Policeman (uncredited)
1945
Main Street After Dark
as Policeman (uncredited)
1945
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)
1944
Gentle Annie
as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
1944
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Motorman (uncredited)
1944
Return from Nowhere
as Diner Cook (uncredited)
1944
Barbary Coast Gent
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
1944
Rationing
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1944
Shoe Shine Boy
as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
1943
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Detective Leo Finnigan
1943
Best Foot Forward
as Train Conductor
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
as Proprietor (Uncredited)
1943
Who Killed Who?
as Host (uncredited)
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Samson (uncredited)
1943
Air Raid Wardens
as Charlie Beaugart
1943
Slightly Dangerous
as Reporter (uncredited)
1943
The Human Comedy
as Bartender (uncredited)
1943
The Greatest Gift
as Brother Xavier (uncredited)
1942
The Omaha Trail
as Oxen Owner (uncredited)
1942
Jackass Mail
as Peter Lawson
1942
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
1942
Inflation
as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
1942
No Time for Comedy
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1940
A Fugitive from Justice
as Murphy
1940
Hot Steel
as Police Inspector
1940
I Take This Oath
as Police Car Driver
1940
Double Alibi
as Patrolman Delaney
1940
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as House Detective
1940