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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Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · 8.3
Jonesy (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera
1935 · 7.4
Henderson
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 · 7.0
Motorman (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945 · 6.8
Cop (uncredited)
Easter Parade
Easter Parade
1948 · 7.0
Policeman (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
1931 · 7.2
Paddy Ryan
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
1937 · 7.2
Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls
1946 · 6.6
Conductor (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
1945 · 6.5
Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
Desire
Desire
1936 · 7.0
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