Robert Emmett O'Connor
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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).
Known for
Credits
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
A Star Is Born (1937)
as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
They Were Expendable (1945)
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
The Public Enemy (1931)
as Paddy Ryan
Desire (1936)
as Customs Official
The Clock (1945)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Easter Parade (1948)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Undercurrent (1946)
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
as Cop (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
as Henderson
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Super-Sleuth (1937)
as Casey
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
as Motorman (uncredited)
Blonde Venus (1932)
as Dan O'Connor
The Big House (1930)
as Donlin
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Waikiki Wedding (1937)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
as Ed (uncredited)
Lady for a Day (1933)
as Inspector MacCreary
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
The Human Comedy (1943)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
The Hucksters (1947)
as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Taxi! (1932)
as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
as Conductor (uncredited)
Made for Each Other (1939)
as Harry (Elevator Starter) (uncredited)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
as Policeman
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
as Charlie Beaugart
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
as First Detective (uncredited)
High Wall (1947)
Actor
Courage of Lassie (1946)
as Deputy (uncredited)
Bed of Roses (1933)
as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
as Secret Service Man (uncredited)
Night World (1932)
as The Policeman
A Gun in His Hand (1945)
as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
Our Blushing Brides (1930)
as The Detective
Wells Fargo (1937)
as Sea Captain
Jackass Mail (1942)
as Peter Lawson
American Madness (1932)
as Police Inspector
Picture Snatcher (1933)
as Police Lt. Casey Nolan
Midnight Mary (1933)
as Cop
Boys' Ranch (1946)
as Druggist
Penthouse (1933)
as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Dark Horse (1932)
as Sheriff
New Faces of 1937 (1937)
as Policeman
Inflation (1942)
as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
Frisco Jenny (1933)
as Jim Sandoval
Man to Man (1930)
as Sheriff
No Time for Comedy (1940)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Beast of the City (1932)
as Booking Policeman (uncredited)
Trail Street (1947)
as Drunk (uncredited)
I Take This Oath (1940)
as Police Car Driver
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
as Southerner (uncredited)
Up the River (1930)
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
A Wicked Woman (1934)
as Dugan (uncredited)
Girl Overboard (1937)
as Sergeant Hatton
Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited)
Best Foot Forward (1943)
as Train Conductor
The Omaha Trail (1942)
as Oxen Owner (uncredited)
The Noose (1928)
as Jim Conley
Adventure (1945)
as Man in Cantina (uncredited)
Bottoms Up (1934)
as Detective Rooney
His Royal Slyness (1920)
as (uncredited)
Diamond Jim (1935)
as Brady's Father
Paid (1930)
as Police Sgt. Cassidy
High Barbaree (1947)
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Boy of the Streets (1938)
as Police Officer Rourke
Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
as Proprietor (Uncredited)
Sinner Take All (1936)
as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited)
The Big Fight (1930)
as Detective
The Singing Fool (1928)
as Cafe Owner Bill
Hot Steel (1940)
as Police Inspector
The Kid from Spain (1932)
as Detective Crawford
Return of the Terror (1934)
as Inspector Bradley
Stolen Harmony (1935)
as Warden Clark (uncredited)
We Who Are About to Die (1937)
as Detective Mitchell
The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
as Detective Benson
Shoe Shine Boy (1943)
as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)
Professor Beware (1938)
as Cop at Estate
Blessed Event (1932)
as Jim
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
as Samson (uncredited)
Framed (1930)
as Sergeant Schultze
Rationing (1944)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
The Big Shakedown (1934)
as Regan
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
as Pat Donegan
The Great American Mug (1945)
as Laughing Man (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies (1947)
as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
White Lies (1935)
as Capt. McHenry (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark (1945)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Weary River (1929)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice (1940)
as Murphy
The Public Defender (1931)
as Detective Brady
The Big Timer (1932)
as Dan Wilson
The Greatest Gift (1942)
as Brother Xavier (uncredited)
Freedom of the Press (1928)
as Boss Maloney
Star of Midnight (1935)
as Police Sergeant Cleary
Trapped by G-Men (1937)
as Federal Agent Jim
Week-End Marriage (1932)
as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
Fanny Foley Herself (1931)
as Burns
Tin Gods (1926)
as Second Foreman
Streets of New York (1939)
as Police Officer Burke
Double Alibi (1940)
as Patrolman Delaney
Barbary Coast Gent (1944)
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Return from Nowhere (1944)
as Diner Cook (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)
as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy
Jailbreak (1936)
as Policeman
Two Kinds of Women (1932)
as Tim Gohagen
Park Avenue Logger (1937)
as Police Sergeant
Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
as Detective Leo Finnigan
At Sea Ashore (1936)
as First Immigration Officer
Waterfront Lady (1935)
as Police Lieutenant
Drink Hearty (1920)
Actor
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Alias French Gertie (1930)
as Detective Kelcey
Who Killed Who? (1943)
as Host (uncredited)
The Big Brain (1933)
as Detective (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie (1946)
as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)
The Frame-Up (1937)
as Larry Mann (aka John Mench)
Gentle Annie (1944)
as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
Three Who Loved (1931)
as Police Lt. Tom Rooney
The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
as House Detective
Four Walls (1928)
as Sullivan
Sergeant Madden (1939)
as Capt. Crane
The Arm of the Law (1932)
as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
as Jackson
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
as Sir Timothy
In the Next Room (1930)
as Tim Morel
Reckless Living (1931)
as Ryan
Play Girl (1932)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Single Sin (1931)
as Detective
Shooting Straight (1930)
as Detective Regan
The Crime Nobody Saw (1937)
as Tim Burke
Don't Bet on Love (1933)
as Edward Shelton
Dressed to Kill (1928)
as Detective Gilroy
The Booster (1928)
Actor