Robert Emmett O'Connor
Filmography

Robert Emmett O'Connor

ActorBorn Mar 18, 1885Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA136 titles

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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The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
1931 · 7.2
Paddy Ryan
A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera
1935 · 7.4
Henderson
Desire
Desire
1936 · 7.0
Customs Official
Picture Snatcher
Picture Snatcher
1933 · 6.9
Police Lt. Casey Nolan
Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus
1932 · 6.8
Dan O'Connor
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933 · 6.5
Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day
1933 · 7.1
Inspector MacCreary
High Wall
High Wall
1947 · 6.4
Actor
The Big House
The Big House
1930 · 6.6
Donlin
Super-Sleuth
Super-Sleuth
1937 · 5.6
Casey