Henry O'Neill
Acting
Henry O'Neill (1891–1961) was an American film actor known for playing gray-haired fathers, lawyers, and similarly roles during the 1930s and 1940s. O'Neill began his acting career on the stage, after dropping out of college to join a traveling theatre company. He served in the military in World War I, then returned to the stage. In the early 1930s he began appearing in films, including The Big Shakedown, Santa Fe Trail, Anchors Aweigh, The Green Years, and The Reckless Moment. His last film was The Wings of Eagles. Henry O'Neill died in 1961 at the age of 69.
Known for
1957The Wings of Eagles
Capt. Spear
1955Untamed
Squire O'Neill
1953The Sun Shines Bright
Joe D. Habersham
1952Scandal Sheet
Charlie Barnes
1952Scarlet Angel
Morgan Caldwell
1951The People Against O'Hara
Judge Keating
1951The Family Secret
Donald Muir
1950No Man of Her Own
Mr. Harkness
1950Convicted
Detective Dorn
1950The Second Woman
Ben Sheppard
1950The Flying Missile
Thomas A. Scott
1950The Milkman
Bradley, Sr.
1949Holiday Affair
Mr. Crowley
1949Alias Nick Beal
Judge Ben Hobbs
1949The Reckless Moment
Tom Harper
1949Strange Bargain
Timothy Hearne
1949You're My Everything
Prof. Adams
1948The Return of October
President Hotchkiss
1948Leather Gloves
Dudley
1947The Beginning or the End
Gen. Thomas F. Farrell
1947Little Mister Jim
Chaplain
1946The Green Years
Canon Roche
1946The Virginian
Mr. Taylor
1946Bad Bascomb
Gov. Winton