Robert Emmett O'Connor

Birthday

1885-03-18

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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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Desire

Desire

1936 7.1
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as Customs Official

1936
Star of Midnight

Star of Midnight

1935 6.7
Star of Midnight

as Police Sergeant Cleary

1935
Picture Snatcher

Picture Snatcher

1933 7
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as Lieutenant Casey Nolan

1933
Penthouse

Penthouse

1933 6.8
Penthouse

as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens

1933
Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

1933 6.4
Bed of Roses

as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)

1933
The Arm of the Law

The Arm of the Law

1932 5.8
The Arm of the Law

as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake

1932
Framed

Framed

1930 6
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as Sergeant Schultze

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