Robert Emmett O'Connor
Born March 18, 1885 (Age: 141)
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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).
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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Filmography
Sunset Boulevard
1950
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as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
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Age: 65
Adventure
1945
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as Man in Cantina (uncredited)
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Age: 60
They Were Expendable
1945
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as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
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Age: 60
The Great American Mug
1945
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as Laughing Man (uncredited)
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Age: 60
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
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as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)
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Age: 60
A Gun in His Hand
1945
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as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
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Age: 60
Anchors Aweigh
1945
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as Cop (uncredited)
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Age: 60
The Clock
1945
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as Policeman (uncredited)
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Age: 60
Main Street After Dark
1945
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as Policeman (uncredited)
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Age: 59
The Greatest Gift
1942
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as Brother Xavier (uncredited)
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Age: 57
The Omaha Trail
1942
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as Oxen Owner (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Jackass Mail
1942
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as Peter Lawson
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Age: 57
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
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as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited)
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Age: 57
Inflation
1942
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as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited)
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Age: 56
The Kid from Spain
1932
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as Detective Crawford
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Age: 47
Blonde Venus
1932
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as Dan O'Connor
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Age: 47
Blessed Event
1932
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as Jim
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Age: 47
American Madness
1932
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as Police Inspector
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Age: 47
Week-End Marriage
1932
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as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited)
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Age: 47
The Dark Horse
1932
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as Sheriff
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Age: 47
Night World
1932
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as The Policeman
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Age: 47
The Arm of the Law
1932
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as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake
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Age: 47
Play Girl
1932
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as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Age: 46
The Big Timer
1932
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as Dan Wilson
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Age: 46
The Beast of the City
1932
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as Booking Policeman (uncredited)
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Age: 46
Taxi!
1932
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as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
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Age: 46
Two Kinds of Women
1932
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as Tim Gohagen
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Age: 46
No Image
Reckless Living
1931
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as Ryan
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Age: 46
Fanny Foley Herself
1931
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as Burns
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Age: 46
The Public Defender
1931
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as Detective Brady
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Age: 46
Three Who Loved
1931
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as Police Lt. Tom Rooney
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Age: 46
The Public Enemy
1931
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as Paddy Ryan
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Age: 46
The Single Sin
1931
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as Detective
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Age: 45
Paid
1930
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as Police Sgt. Cassidy
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Age: 45
Man to Man
1930
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as Sheriff
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Age: 45
Up the River
1930
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as Prison Warden (uncredited)
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Age: 45
Shooting Straight
1930
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as Detective Regan
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Age: 45
Our Blushing Brides
1930
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as The Detective
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Age: 45
The Big House
1930
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as Donlin
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Age: 45
The Big Fight
1930
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as Detective
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Age: 45
Alias French Gertie
1930
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as Detective Kelcey
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Age: 45
Framed
1930
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as Sergeant Schultze
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Age: 44
In the Next Room
1930
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as Tim Morel
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Age: 44