Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

3/18/1885 – 9/4/1962Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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).

Filmography (138 titles)

Sunset Boulevard8.3Movie

Sunset Boulevard

Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited) · 1950

Easter Parade7.0Movie

Easter Parade

Policeman (uncredited) · 1948

Tenth Avenue Angel6.5Movie

Tenth Avenue Angel

Mr. O'Callan (uncredited) · 1948

High Wall6.4Movie

High Wall

1947

Merton of the Movies6.3Movie

Merton of the Movies

Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited) · 1947

The Romance of Rosy Ridge6.7Movie

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

Southerner (uncredited) · 1947

The Hucksters7.1Movie

The Hucksters

Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited) · 1947

High Barbaree5.6Movie

High Barbaree

Stationmaster (uncredited) · 1947

Trail Street6.5Movie

Trail Street

Drunk (uncredited) · 1947

Till the Clouds Roll By5.7Movie

Till the Clouds Roll By

Ed (uncredited) · 1946

Undercurrent5.9Movie

Undercurrent

Stationmaster (uncredited) · 1946

Courage of Lassie5.9Movie

Courage of Lassie

Deputy (uncredited) · 1946

Boys' Ranch7.0Movie

Boys' Ranch

Druggist · 1946

The Hoodlum Saint5.5Movie

The Hoodlum Saint

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) · 1946

Up Goes Maisie6.8Movie

Up Goes Maisie

Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited) · 1946

The Harvey Girls6.6Movie

The Harvey Girls

Conductor (uncredited) · 1946

Adventure6.4Movie

Adventure

Man in Cantina (uncredited) · 1945

They Were Expendable6.5Movie

They Were Expendable

Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited) · 1945

The Great American Mug7.3Movie

The Great American Mug

Laughing Man (uncredited) · 1945

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood5.8Movie

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

2nd Studio Guard (uncredited) · 1945

A Gun in His Hand6.1Movie

A Gun in His Hand

Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited) · 1945

Anchors Aweigh6.8Movie

Anchors Aweigh

Cop (uncredited) · 1945

The Clock7.1Movie

The Clock

Policeman (uncredited) · 1945

Main Street After Dark4.5Movie

Main Street After Dark

Policeman (uncredited) · 1945

The Thin Man Goes Home7.1Movie

The Thin Man Goes Home

Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited) · 1944

Gentle Annie5.7Movie

Gentle Annie

Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor) · 1944

Meet Me in St. Louis7.0Movie

Meet Me in St. Louis

Motorman (uncredited) · 1944

Return from Nowhere6.0Movie

Return from Nowhere

Diner Cook (uncredited) · 1944

Barbary Coast Gent5.5Movie

Barbary Coast Gent

Joe the Bartender (uncredited) · 1944

Rationing4.0Movie

Rationing

Sheriff (uncredited) · 1944