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Robert Emmett O'Connor was an American film actor. He appeared in 204 films between 1919 and 1950. He is probably best remembered 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, in Billy Wilder's 1950 film Sunset Boulevard. He also made an appearance at the very beginning and very end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short Who Killed Who? (1943).
Born
Wednesday, 18 March 1885
Died
Tuesday, 04 September 1962
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Classic Comedy Teams | Henderson (segment "Marx Brothers") | 1986 |
| James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Man Without a Gun | Trooper | 1957 |
| Annie Oakley | Ben Dodson / Dan Heywood | 1954 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Mr. Lowell | 1953 |
| Watch the Birdie | Policeman | 1950 |
| Sunset Blvd. | Jonesy - Older Paramount Gate Guard | 1950 |
| Easter Parade | Policeman | 1948 |
| B.F.'s Daughter | Conductor | 1948 |
| The Bride Goes Wild | Conductor | 1948 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Classic Comedy Teams | Henderson (segment "Marx Brothers") | 1986 |
| James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Man Without a Gun | Trooper | 1957 |
| Annie Oakley | Ben Dodson / Dan Heywood | 1954 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Mr. Lowell | 1953 |
| Watch the Birdie | Policeman | 1950 |
| Sunset Blvd. | Jonesy - Older Paramount Gate Guard | 1950 |
| Easter Parade | Policeman | 1948 |
| B.F.'s Daughter | Conductor | 1948 |
| The Bride Goes Wild | Conductor | 1948 |
| Tenth Avenue Angel | Mr. O'Callan | 1948 |
| Alias a Gentleman | Doorman | 1948 |
| High Wall | Joe | 1947 |
| Merton of the Movies | Mac - Restaurant Counterman | 1947 |
| The Unfinished Dance | Mr. Brown - an Engineer | 1947 |
| The Hucksters | Frank - Hotel Doorman | 1947 |
| The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Southerner | 1947 |
| Living in a Big Way | Bailiff | 1947 |
| Honeymoon | Gardener | 1947 |
| High Barbaree | Stationmaster | 1947 |
| Trail Street | Drunk | 1947 |
| The Luckiest Guy in the World | Casey | 1947 |
| The Mighty McGurk | Bartender | 1947 |
| Till the Clouds Roll By | Ed | 1946 |
| The Show-Off | Motorman | 1946 |
| Undercurrent | Stationmaster | 1946 |
| Three Wise Fools | Chief of Police | 1946 |
| Courage of Lassie | Deputy | 1946 |
| Boys' Ranch | Druggist | 1946 |
| Cuban Pete | Cuban Servant | 1946 |
| The Hoodlum Saint | Police Desk Sergeant | 1946 |
| A Letter for Evie | Mr. Clancy | 1946 |
| Up Goes Maisie | Rose Bowl Watchman / Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited) | 1946 |
| The Harvey Girls | Conductor | 1946 |
| Adventure | Man in Cantina | 1945 |
| They Were Expendable | Silver Dollar Bartender | 1945 |
| The Great American Mug | Laughing Man | 1945 |
| Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | 2nd Studio Guard | 1945 |
| A Gun in His Hand | Veteran Policeman Mc Guinnes | 1945 |
| Anchors Aweigh | Cop | 1945 |
| The Clock | Policeman | 1945 |
| Gentle Annie | Childers / Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor) | 1945 |
| Main Street After Dark | Policeman | 1945 |
| Music for Millions | Policeman | 1944 |
| Nothing But Trouble | Police Officer Mulligan | 1944 |
| Meet Me in St. Louis | Motorman | 1944 |
| The Thin Man Goes Home | Baggage Attendant on Train | 1944 |
| Barbary Coast Gent | Joe - Bartender | 1944 |
| Meet the People | Theatre Attendant | 1944 |
| Easy Life | Policeman | 1944 |
| An American Romance | Open Pit Irish Foreman | 1944 |
| Broadway Rhythm | Stage Manager | 1944 |
| Rationing | Sheriff McGuiness | 1944 |
| The Human Comedy | Bartender | 1944 |
| Lost Angel | Policeman | 1943 |
| Whistling in Brooklyn | Detective Leo Finnigan | 1943 |
| Best Foot Forward | Train Conductor | 1943 |
| Swing Shift Maisie | Proprietor / Proprietor (Uncredited) | 1943 |
| Young Ideas | Train Conductor | 1943 |
| Who Killed Who? | Host | 1943 |
| Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Samson | 1943 |
| Air Raid Wardens | Charlie Beaugart | 1943 |
| Slightly Dangerous | Reporter | 1943 |
| Harrigan's Kid | Murphy | 1943 |
| Tennessee Johnson | Robinson | 1942 |
| Andy Hardy's Double Life | Train Conductor | 1942 |
| Mighty Lak a Goat | Detective King in Film | 1942 |
| Tish | Game Warden | 1942 |
| The Omaha Trail | Oxen Owner | 1942 |
| Pierre of the Plains | Magistrate Lowry | 1942 |
| Jackass Mail | Peter Lawson | 1942 |
| Maisie Gets Her Man | Benefit Stage Manager / Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited) | 1942 |
| Inflation | Joe's Co-worker | 1942 |
| Fiesta | Bus Driver | 1941 |
| Tight Shoes | Honest John Beebe | 1941 |
| No Time for Comedy | Desk Sergeant | 1940 |
| Dance, Girl, Dance | Plainclothesman at Palais Royale | 1940 |
| A Fugitive from Justice | Murphy | 1940 |
| Hot Steel | Police Inspector | 1940 |
| I Take This Oath | Police Car Driver | 1940 |
| Double Alibi | Patrolman Delaney | 1940 |
| The Lone Wolf Strikes | House Detective | 1940 |
| Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Pat Donegan | 1939 |
| Streets of New York | Police Officer Burke | 1939 |
| Sergeant Madden | Capt. Crane | 1939 |
| You Can't Get Away with Murder | First Detective | 1939 |
| Made for Each Other | Harry - Elevator Starter | 1939 |
| Professor Beware | Cop at Estate | 1938 |
| Wells Fargo | Sea Captain | 1937 |
| Boy of the Streets | Police Officer Rourke | 1937 |
| Trapped by G-Men | Federal Agent Jim | 1937 |
| Big City | Comet Cab Driver | 1937 |
| Super-Sleuth | Casey | 1937 |
| New Faces of 1937 | Policeman | 1937 |
| Riding on Air | Detective Flynn | 1937 |
| The Last Train from Madrid | Secret Service Man | 1937 |
| The Frame-Up | Larry Mann aka John Mench / Larry Mann | 1937 |
| A Star Is Born | Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender | 1937 |
| Waikiki Wedding | Policeman | 1937 |
| Park Avenue Logger | Police Sergeant | 1937 |
| Her Husband Lies | Bartender | 1937 |
| The Crime Nobody Saw | Officer Tim Harrigan / Tim Burke | 1937 |
| When You're in Love | Assistant Immigration Officer | 1937 |
| Girl Overboard | Sergeant Hatton | 1937 |
| Sing Me a Love Song | Detective | 1937 |
| We Who Are About to Die | Detective.Mitchell / Detective Mitchell | 1937 |
| Sinner Take All | Police Capt. Greenwood | 1936 |
| Jailbreak | Policeman | 1936 |
| Kelly the Second | Policeman Joe | 1936 |
| At Sea Ashore | First Immigration Officer | 1936 |
| Little Lord Fauntleroy | Policeman | 1936 |
| Desire | Customs Official | 1936 |
| It Had to Happen | Policeman | 1936 |
| The Lone Wolf Returns | Detective Benson | 1935 |
| Coronado | Hotel Policeman | 1935 |
| A Night at the Opera | Police Sergeant Henderson / Henderson | 1935 |
| Waterfront Lady | Police Lieutenant | 1935 |
| Diamond Jim | Brady's Father | 1935 |
| Let 'em Have It | Police Captain | 1935 |
| Stolen Harmony | Warden Clark | 1935 |
| Star of Midnight | Police Sgt. Cleary / Police Sergeant Cleary | 1935 |
| Princess O'Hara | Gillicudy | 1935 |
| The Whole Town's Talking | Police Lt. Mack | 1935 |
| White Lies | Capt. McHenry | 1934 |
| The Mysterious Mr. Wong | Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy | 1934 |
| A Wicked Woman | Dugan | 1934 |
| Return of the Terror | Inspector Bradley | 1934 |
| Bottoms Up | Detective Rooney | 1934 |
| The Big Shakedown | Regan - Bartender / Regan | 1934 |
| Lady for a Day | Inspector / Inspector MacCreary | 1933 |
| Penthouse | Stevens / Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens | 1933 |
| The Big Brain | Detective | 1933 |
| Bed of Roses | River Boat Captain Scroggins | 1933 |
| Don't Bet on Love | Edward Shelton | 1933 |
| Midnight Mary | Charlie the Cop / Cop | 1933 |
| Picture Snatcher | Police Lt. Casey Nolan / Lieutenant Casey Nolan | 1933 |
| Gabriel Over the White House | Corrupt Police Inspector | 1933 |
| The Great Jasper | Kelly | 1933 |
| Mystery of the Wax Museum | Joe / Joe (Uncredited) | 1933 |
| Frisco Jenny | Sandoval / Jim Sandoval | 1933 |
| The Kid from Spain | Detective Crawford | 1932 |
| Blonde Venus | Dan O'Connor | 1932 |
| Blessed Event | Jim - Police Detective / Jim | 1932 |
| American Madness | Inspector / Police Inspector | 1932 |
| The Dark Horse | Sheriff | 1932 |
| Week-End Marriage | Eddie - Police Desk Clerk | 1932 |
| Night World | The Policeman | 1932 |
| The Arm of the Law | Detective Captain Blake / Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake | 1932 |
| Play Girl | Police Sergeant | 1932 |
| The Big Timer | Dan Wilson | 1932 |
| The Beast of the City | Booking Policeman | 1932 |
| The Final Edition | Police Lieutenant Daniels | 1932 |
| Two Kinds of Women | Tim Gohagen | 1932 |
| Taxi | Cop with Jewish Man | 1931 |
| Ladies of the Big House | Detective Martin French | 1931 |
| Fanny Foley Herself | Burns | 1931 |
| The Public Defender | Detective Brady | 1931 |
| Three Who Loved | Police Lieutenant Tom Rooney / Police Lt. Tom Rooney | 1931 |
| Up for Murder | Detective Malone | 1931 |
| The Public Enemy | Paddy Ryan | 1931 |
| Three Girls Lost | Detective | 1931 |
| The Single Sin | Detective | 1931 |
| Paid | Police Sergeant Cassidy / Police Sgt. Cassidy | 1930 |
| Man to Man | Sheriff | 1930 |
| Up the River | Prison Warden | 1930 |
| Shooting Straight | Detective Regan / Detective Hagen | 1930 |
| Our Blushing Brides | The Detective | 1930 |
| The Big House | Donlin | 1930 |
| The Big Fight | Detective | 1930 |
| Alias French Gertie | Detective Kelcey | 1930 |
| Framed | Sergeant Schultze | 1930 |
| In the Next Room | Tim Morel | 1930 |
| The Isle of Lost Ships | Jackson | 1929 |
| Smiling Irish Eyes | Sir Timothy | 1929 |
| The Office Scandal | Judge | 1929 |
| Weary River | Police Sergeant | 1929 |
| The Singing Fool | Cafe Owner, Bill / Cafe Owner Bill | 1928 |
| Dressed to Kill | Detective Gilroy | 1928 |
| The Noose | Jim Conley | 1928 |
| The Love of Sunya | Detective with Umbrella | 1927 |
| Tin Gods | Second Foreman | 1926 |
| Pay Your Dues | 1919 |
