Robert Emmett O'Connor
Acting
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).
Sunset Boulevard
Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
Easter Parade
Policeman (uncredited)
Tenth Avenue Angel
Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Southerner (uncredited)
The Hucksters
Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
High Barbaree
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Trail Street
Drunk (uncredited)
Till the Clouds Roll By
Ed (uncredited)
Undercurrent
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Courage of Lassie
Deputy (uncredited)
Boys' Ranch
Druggist
The Hoodlum Saint
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
Conductor (uncredited)
Adventure
Man in Cantina (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
The Great American Mug
Laughing Man (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
A Gun in His Hand
Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
Cop (uncredited)
The Clock
Policeman (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark
Policeman (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)
Gentle Annie
Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
Meet Me in St. Louis
Motorman (uncredited)
Return from Nowhere
Diner Cook (uncredited)
Barbary Coast Gent
Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Rationing
Sheriff (uncredited)
Shoe Shine Boy
Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
Whistling in Brooklyn
Detective Leo Finnigan
Best Foot Forward
Train Conductor
Swing Shift Maisie
Proprietor (Uncredited)
Who Killed Who?
Host (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Samson (uncredited)
Air Raid Wardens
Charlie Beaugart
Slightly Dangerous
Reporter (uncredited)
The Human Comedy
Bartender (uncredited)
The Greatest Gift
Brother Xavier (uncredited)
The Omaha Trail
Oxen Owner (uncredited)
Jackass Mail
Peter Lawson
Maisie Gets Her Man
Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Inflation
Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice
Murphy
Hot Steel
Police Inspector
I Take This Oath
Police Car Driver
Double Alibi
Patrolman Delaney
The Lone Wolf Strikes
House Detective
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Pat Donegan
Streets of New York
Police Officer Burke
Sergeant Madden
Capt. Crane
You Can't Get Away with Murder
First Detective (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
Harry (Elevator Starter) (uncredited)
Professor Beware
Cop at Estate
Boy of the Streets
Police Officer Rourke
Wells Fargo
Sea Captain
Trapped by G-Men
Federal Agent Jim
Super-Sleuth
Casey
New Faces of 1937
Policeman
The Last Train from Madrid
Secret Service Man (uncredited)
The Frame-Up
Larry Mann (aka John Mench)
A Star Is Born
Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
Waikiki Wedding
Policeman (uncredited)
Park Avenue Logger
Police Sergeant
The Crime Nobody Saw
Tim Burke
Girl Overboard
Sergeant Hatton
We Who Are About to Die
Detective Mitchell
Sinner Take All
Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
Jailbreak
Policeman
Desire
Customs Official
At Sea Ashore
First Immigration Officer
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Policeman
The Lone Wolf Returns
Detective Benson
White Lies
Capt. McHenry (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
Henderson
Waterfront Lady
Police Lieutenant
Diamond Jim
Brady's Father
Stolen Harmony
Warden Clark (uncredited)
Star of Midnight
Police Sergeant Cleary
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
A Wicked Woman
Dugan (uncredited)
Return of the Terror
Inspector Bradley
Bottoms Up
Detective Rooney
The Big Shakedown
Regan
Lady for a Day
Inspector MacCreary
Penthouse
Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
The Big Brain
Detective (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Love
Edward Shelton
Midnight Mary
Cop
Bed of Roses
River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
Police Lt. Casey Nolan
Gabriel Over the White House
Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Frisco Jenny
Jim Sandoval
The Kid from Spain
Detective Crawford
Blonde Venus
Dan O'Connor
Blessed Event
Jim
American Madness
Police Inspector
Week-End Marriage
Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
The Dark Horse
Sheriff
Night World
The Policeman
The Arm of the Law
Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
Play Girl
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Big Timer
Dan Wilson
The Beast of the City
Booking Policeman (uncredited)
Taxi!
Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
Two Kinds of Women
Tim Gohagen
Reckless Living
Ryan
Fanny Foley Herself
Burns
The Public Defender
Detective Brady
Three Who Loved
Police Lt. Tom Rooney
The Public Enemy
Paddy Ryan
The Single Sin
Detective
Paid
Police Sgt. Cassidy
Man to Man
Sheriff
Up the River
Prison Warden (uncredited)
Shooting Straight
Detective Regan
Our Blushing Brides
The Detective
The Big House
Donlin
The Big Fight
Detective
Alias French Gertie
Detective Kelcey
Framed
Sergeant Schultze
In the Next Room
Tim Morel
The Isle of Lost Ships
Jackson
Smiling Irish Eyes
Sir Timothy
Weary River
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Booster
Freedom of the Press
Boss Maloney
The Singing Fool
Cafe Owner Bill
Four Walls
Sullivan
Dressed to Kill
Detective Gilroy
The Noose
Jim Conley
Tin Gods
Second Foreman
Drink Hearty
His Royal Slyness
(uncredited)