Henry O'Neill (August 10, 1891 – May 18, 1961) was an American actor known for playing gray-haired fathers, lawyers, and similarly dignified roles on film during the 1930s and 1940s.

Early life

Henry O'Neill was born in

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on August 10, 1891 where he grew up before moving to

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Career

O'Neill began his acting career on the stage, after dropping out of college to join a traveling

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company. He served in the Navy in

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, after which he worked at several jobs, including being an usher in a funeral home. Eventually, he returned to the stage. His Broadway debut came in ''The Spring'' (1921), and his final Broadway appearance was in ''Shooting Star'' (1933). He also acted with the

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and the Celtic Players. In the early 1930s he began appearing in films, including ''

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'' (1934), the

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'' (1940), the musical '' Anchors Aweigh'' (1945), '' The Green Years'' (1946), and '' The Reckless Moment'' (1949). His last film was ''

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'' (1957), starring

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Personal life

He was on the board of directors of the

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and has a star on the

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. In 1924, O'Neill married Anna Barry. They had one child and remained wed until his death. O'Neill died in Hollywood, California, at the age of 69. His remains are interred at

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in North Hollywood.Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson

Selected filmography

*'' I Loved a Woman'' (1933) as Mr. Farrell *'' Ever in My Heart'' (1933) as Naturalization Judge (uncredited) *'' The Kennel Murder Case'' (1933) as Dubois, Police Fingerprint Man (uncredited) *'' From Headquarters'' (1933) as Inspector Donnelly *'' The World Changes'' (1933) as Orin Nordholm Sr. *'' Son of a Sailor'' (1933) as Naval Officer (uncredited) *''

The House on 56th Street ''The House on 56th Street'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code drama film. The film's plot involves a miscarriage of justice, wrongful conviction and imprisonment, and alienation of a prisoner from her only living relative. Plot A ...

'' (1933) as Baxter, the Lawyer (uncredited) *'' Lady Killer'' (1933) as Ramick *''

'' (1934) as Mr. Sheffner *''

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'' (1934) as J.R. Dickinson *''

Bedside ''Bedside'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film starring Warren William, Jean Muir and Allen Jenkins. Plot A man passes himself off as a doctor. Cast * Warren William as Bob Brown * Jean Muir as Caroline Grant * Allen Jenkins as Sam Spark ...

'' (1934) as Dr. William Chester *'' I've Got Your Number'' (1934) as John P. Schuyler *'' Fashion Follies of 1934'' (1934) as Duryea *''

Wonder Bar ''Wonder Bar'' is a 1934 American film adaptation of a Broadway musical of the same name directed by Lloyd Bacon with musical numbers created by Busby Berkeley. It stars Al Jolson, Kay Francis, Dolores del Río, Ricardo Cortez, Dick Pow ...

'' (1934) as Richard, the Maitre'd *''

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'' (1934) as Ingersoll *''

Journal of a Crime ''Journal of a Crime'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime drama film produced by First National Pictures. It was directed by William Keighley and stars Ruth Chatterton, Adolphe Menjou and Claire Dodd. The film is a remake of the 1933 French film ...

'' (1934) as Doctor *'' Upper World'' (1934) as Banker Making Toast at banquet *'' Twenty Million Sweethearts'' (1934) as Lemuel Tappan *'' The Key'' (1934, aka High Peril) as Dan *'' Fog Over Frisco'' (1934) as Porter *'' The Personality Kid'' (1934) as Stephens *''

Now I'll Tell ''Now I'll Tell'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edwin J. Burke starring Spencer Tracy, Helen Twelvetrees, and Alice Faye. It was produced by Fox Film shortly before the company's merger with Twentieth Century Pictures. ...

'' (1934) as Tommy Doran *'' Madame DuBarry'' (1934) as Duc de Choiseul *'' Side Streets'' (1934) as George Richards *''

Midnight Alibi ''Midnight Alibi'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime comedy drama film directed by Alan Crosland, produced by First National Pictures, distributed by Warner Bros. and starring Richard Barthelmess. The film is an adaptation of Damon Runyon's 1933 ...

'' (1934) as Jonathan Ardsley *'' The Man with Two Faces'' (1934) as Inspector Crane *''

Big Hearted Herbert ''Big Hearted Herbert'' is a 1934 domestic comedy film starring Aline MacMahon and Guy Kibbee as a middle-aged couple. It is based on the Broadway play of the same name by Sophie Kerr and Anna Steese Richardson, which was in turn based on the sh ...

'' (1934) as Goodrich Sr. *'' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1934) as Mr. Harper *'' Flirtation Walk'' (1934) as Gen. Fitts *''

Murder in the Clouds ''Murder in the Clouds'' is a 1934 American action film dealing with aviation. The film stars Lyle Talbot and Ann Dvorak, and is directed by D. Ross Lederman. Although standard formula "B" film fare, it was notable as the screenplay and original ...

'' (1934) as John Brownell *''

The Secret Bride ''The Secret Bride'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Warren William. Based on the play ''Concealment'' by Leonard Ide, the film is about the attorney general of an unnamed state and t ...

'' (1934) as Jim Lansdale *''

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head ''The Man Who Reclaimed His Head'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Jean Bart (writer), Jean Bart and Samuel Ornitz. The film stars Claude Rains, Joan Bennett, Lionel Atwill, Juanita Quigley, Henry O'Neill an ...

'' (1934) as Fernand de Marnay *'' Bordertown'' (1935) as Attorney J.L. Chase (uncredited) *'' Sweet Music'' (1935) as Louis Trumble *'' The Great Hotel Murder'' (1935) as Mr. Harvey *''

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'' (1935) as Harold Thornton *'' While the Patient Slept'' (1935) as Dimuck *'' The Florentine Dagger'' (1935) as Victor Ballau *'' Black Fury'' (1935) as Hendricks *''

Alias Mary Dow ''Alias Mary Dow'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Sally Eilers, Ray Milland and Henry O'Neill.Quinlan p.331 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Berger. Plot In order to comfort his dyin ...

'' (1935) as Henry Dow *''

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'' (1935) as Colonel Barnes *'' Oil for the Lamps of China'' (1935) as Edward Hartford *'' Stranded'' (1935) as Mr. Tuthill *'' Bright Lights'' (1935) as J.C. Anderson *'' We're in the Money'' (1935) as Lawyer Stephen 'Dinsy' Dinsmore *''

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'' (1935) as District Attorney Roger Quinn *''

The Case of the Lucky Legs ''The Case of the Lucky Legs'' is a 1935 mystery film, the third in a series of Perry Mason films starring Warren William as the famed lawyer. Plot Margie Clune wins the "Lucky Legs" beauty contest concocted by Frank Patton, but has trouble ...

'' (1935) as District Attorney Manchester *'' Dr. Socrates'' (1935) as Greer *'' Personal Maid's Secret'' (1935) as Mr. Wilton Palmer *'' I Found Stella Parish'' (1935) as Trailer Narrator (voice, uncredited) *'' Two Against the World'' (1936) as Jim Carstairs *''

Freshman Love ''Freshman Love'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film based on George Ade's oft filmed 1904 play '' The College Widow'', adaptations of which were filmed twice previously, in 1915 and 1927, and parodied by the Marx Brothers in their 1932 fil ...

'' (1936) as Pres. Simpkins *''

The Petrified Forest ''The Petrified Forest'' is a 1936 American crime drama film directed by Archie Mayo and based on Robert E. Sherwood's 1934 drama of the same name. The motion picture stars Leslie Howard, Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. The screenplay was ...

'' (1936) as Trailer Narrator (voice, uncredited) *'' The Story of Louis Pasteur'' (1936) as Dr. Emile Roux *'' Road Gang'' (1936) as George Winston *'' The Walking Dead'' (1936) as District Attorney Werner *'' Boulder Dam'' (1936) as Mr. Agnew *'' The Golden Arrow'' (1936) as Mr. Appleby *''

Bullets or Ballots ''Bullets or Ballots'' is a 1936 American crime film, crime thriller film starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, and Humphrey Bogart. Robinson plays a police detective who infiltrates a crime gang. This is the first of sev ...

'' (1936) as Ward Bryant *'' The Big Noise'' (1936) as Charlie Caldwell *'' The White Angel'' (1936) as Dr. Scott *''

Anthony Adverse ''Anthony Adverse'' is a 1936 American epic historical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland. The screenplay by Sheridan Gibney draws elements of its plot from eight of the nine books in Hervey ...

'' (1936) as Father Xavier *''

Rainbow on the River ''Rainbow on the River'' (also known as ''It Happened in New Orleans'') is a 1936 American musical film directed by Kurt Neumann (director), Kurt Neumann from a screenplay by Harry Chandlee, Earle Snell, and William J. Hurlbut, William Hurlbut, b ...

'' (1936) as Father Josef *''

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'' (1937) as Dr. Endicott *'' The Great O'Malley'' (1937) as Attorney for the Defense *''

Marked Woman ''Marked Woman'' is a 1937 American dramatic crime film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell, Rosalind Marquis, Mayo Methot, Jane Bryan, Eduardo Ciann ...

'' (1937) as District Attorney Arthur Sheldon *''

Draegerman Courage ''Draegerman Courage'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Jean Muir, Barton MacLane, Henry O'Neill, Robert Barrat, Addison Richards and Helen MacKellar. The film was released by W ...

'' (1937) as Dr. Thomas Haslett *'' The Go Getter'' (1937) as Commander Tisdale *''

The Singing Marine ''The Singing Marine'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Ray Enright and Busby Berkeley and starring Dick Powell. It was the last of Powell's trio of service-related Warners films: 1934's '' Flirtation Walk'' paid tribute, of sorts, ...

'' (1937) as Captain Skinner *'' Mr. Dodd Takes the Air'' (1937) as D.M. Gateway *''

The Life of Emile Zola ''The Life of Emile Zola'' is a 1937 American biographical film about the 19th-century French author Émile Zola starring Paul Muni and directed by William Dieterle. It premiered at the Los Angeles Carthay Circle Theatre to great critical and ...

'' (1937) as Colonel Georges Picquart *''

Submarine D-1 ''Submarine D-1'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Pat O'Brien, George Brent and Wayne Morris.. The film was produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and released by Warner Bros. Plot Butch Rogers and Sock McGillis ...

'' (1937) as Admiral Thomas *'' First Lady'' (1937) as George Mason *''

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'' (1937) as Henry Wells *''

The Great Garrick ''The Great Garrick'' is a 1937 American historical comedy film directed by James Whale and starring Brian Aherne, Olivia de Havilland, and Edward Everett Horton. The film also features Lionel Atwill, Luis Alberni, Melville Cooper, and fu ...

'' (1937) *''

White Banners ''White Banners'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. drama film directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Claude Rains, Fay Bainter, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Henry O'Neill, and Kay Johnson. Produced by Henry Blanke and Hal B. Wallis, the screenplay ...

'' (1938) as Sam Trimble *''

Gold Is Where You Find It ''Gold is Where You Find It'' is a 1938 American Western Technicolor film that gives a fictionalized account of a true event — an ecological disaster whose effects are still felt in California today. Directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Ge ...

'' (1938) as Judge *''

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(US) and

'' (1938) as General Theopholus Bogardus *''

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'' (1938) as Gorgas *''

Racket Busters ''Racket Busters'' is a 1938 American film directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film stars Humphrey Bogart and George Brent and is about a crime in the trucking industry. Plot Attorney Hugh Allison is appointed Special Prosecutor to investigate and str ...

'' (1938) as Governor *''

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse ''The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor and Humphrey Bogart. It was distributed by Warner Bros. and written by John Wexley and John Huston, based ...

'' (1938) as Judge *''

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'' (1938) as Mr. Calhoun *''

Girls on Probation ''Girls on Probation'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and written by Crane Wilbur. The film stars Jane Bryan, Ronald Reagan, Anthony Averill, Sheila Bromley, Henry O'Neill and Elisabeth Risdon. The film was releas ...

'' (1938) as Judge *''

Brother Rat ''Brother Rat'' is a 1938 American comedy drama film about cadets at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, directed by William Keighley, and starring Ronald Reagan, Priscilla Lane, Eddie Albert (in his film debut), Jane Wyman, and W ...

'' (1938) as Colonel Ramm *'' Torchy Blane in Chinatown'' (1939) as Senator Baldwin *''

Wings of the Navy ''Wings of the Navy '' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring George Brent, Olivia de Havilland and John Payne. Like many of the Warner Bros. features in the pre-World War II era, it was intended to serve as propagan ...

'' (1939) as Prologue Speaker *''

Confessions of a Nazi Spy ''Confessions of a Nazi Spy'' is a 1939 American spy political thriller film directed by Anatole Litvak for Warner Bros. It was the first explicitly anti-Nazi film to be produced by a major Hollywood studio, being released in May 1939, four ...

'' (1939) as Attorney Kellogg *''

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'' (1939) as Col. Dodge *'' The Man Who Dared'' (1939) as Matthew Carter *'' Juarez'' (1939) as General Miguel Miramon *'' Lucky Night'' (1939) as Calvin Jordan *''

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'' (1939, Short) as Member of Continental Congress *''

Everybody's Hobby ''Everybody's Hobby'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and written by Kenneth Gamet and William W. Brockway. The film stars Irene Rich, Henry O'Neill, Jackie Moran, Aldrich Bowker, Jean Sharon, John Ridgely and P ...

'' (1939) as Thomas 'Tom' Leslie *'' The Angels Wash Their Faces'' (1939) as Remson Sr. *'' A Child Is Born'' (1939) as Dr. Lee *''

Four Wives ''Four Wives'' is a 1939 American drama film starring the Lane Sisters ( Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane) and Gale Page. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz and is based on the story "Sister Act" by Fannie Hurst. The supporting c ...

'' (1939) as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Sr. *''

Invisible Stripes ''Invisible Stripes'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. crime film starring George Raft as a gangster unable to go straight after returning home from prison. The movie was directed by Lloyd Bacon and also features William Holden, Jane Bryan and Humphre ...

'' (1939) as Parole Officer Masters *''

The Fighting 69th ''The Fighting 69th'' is a 1940 American war film starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and George Brent. The plot is based upon the actual exploits of New York City's 69th Infantry Regiment during World War I. The regiment was given that nick ...

'' (1940) as The Colonel *''

Calling Philo Vance ''Calling Philo Vance'' is a 1940 American mystery/comedy film released by Warner Bros. and starring James Stephenson as the dilettante detective Philo Vance, his only appearance as the character; Margot Stevenson co-stars. The film also fea ...

'' (1940) as Markham *'' Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet'' (1940) as Dr. Lentz *''

Castle on the Hudson ''Castle on the Hudson'' (UK title: ''Years Without Days'') is a 1940 American prison film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring John Garfield, Ann Sheridan and Pat O'Brien. The film was based on the book ''Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing ...

'' (1940) as District Attorney *''

'Til We Meet Again ''Til We Meet Again'' is a 1940 romance film directed by Edmund Goulding and Anatole Litvak and starring Merle Oberon and George Brent as two doomed, star-crossed lovers. It is a remake—with new characters and some different scenes—of th ...

'' (1940) as Dr. Cameron *''

They Drive by Night ''They Drive by Night'' is a 1940 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, and Humphrey Bogart, and featuring Gale Page, Alan Hale, Roscoe Karns, John Litel and George Tobias. The pict ...

'' (1940) as District Attorney (uncredited) *''

Money and the Woman ''Money and the Woman'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by William K. Howard and written by Robert Presnell Sr.. The film stars Jeffrey Lynn, Brenda Marshall, John Litel, Lee Patrick, Henry O'Neill and Roger Pryor. The film was releas ...

'' (1940) as Mr. Mason *''

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'' (1940, Short) as Col. Nelson *''

Knute Rockne, All American ''Knute Rockne, All American'' is a 1940 American biographical film that tells the story of Knute Rockne, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame's legendary football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien as Rockne and Ronald Reagan as p ...

'' (1940) as Doctor *''

'' (1940) as Cyrus Holliday *'' Keeping Company'' (1940) *''

Brother Rat and a Baby ''Brother Rat and a Baby'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by John Cherry Monks, Jr. and Fred F. Finklehoffe. It is the sequel to the 1938 film ''Brother Rat''. The film stars Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Ja ...

'' (1940) *''

Maisie Was a Lady ''Maisie Was a Lady'' is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Ann Sothern, Lew Ayres and Maureen O'Sullivan. Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is the fourth in a series of ten films starrin ...

'' (1941) as Minor Role (scenes deleted) *'' The Trial of Mary Dugan'' (1941) as Galway *''

Men of Boys Town ''Men of Boys Town'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog and written by James Kevin McGuinness. It is a sequel to the 1938 film ''Boys Town (film), Boys Town''. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nu ...

'' (1941) as Mr. Maitland *''

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'' (1941) as Tim Ward *'' The Get-Away'' (1941) as Warden Alcott *''

Blossoms in the Dust ''Blossoms in the Dust'' is a 1941 American biographical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt, Fay Holden and Samuel S. Hinds. It tells the story of Edna Gladney, who help ...

'' (1941) as Judge *'' Whistling in the Dark'' (1941) as Philip Post *'' Down in San Diego'' (1941) as Col. Halliday *''

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'' (1941) as Daniel Wells *''

Shadow of the Thin Man ''Shadow of the Thin Man'' is a 1941 American murder mystery comedy film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. It was produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as the fourth in the ser ...

'' (1941) as Maj. Jason I. Sculley *''

Johnny Eager ''Johnny Eager'' is a 1941 American film noir directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Robert Taylor, Lana Turner and Van Heflin. Heflin won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was one of many spoofed in '' Dead Men Don't Wear Plai ...

'' (1941) as Mr. Verne *''

The Bugle Sounds ''The Bugle Sounds'' is a 1942 American World War II movie starring Wallace Beery as a cavalry sergeant resistant to replacing horses with tanks. The supporting cast includes Marjorie Main, Lewis Stone, George Bancroft, Donna Reed, and Chill Will ...

'' (1942) as Lt. Col. Harry Seton *'' Mr. and Mrs. North'' (1942) as Undetermined Role (scenes deleted) *'' Born to Sing'' (1942) as Frank Eastman *'' This Time for Keeps'' (1942) as Arthur Freeman *''

Tortilla Flat ''Tortilla Flat'' (1935) is an early John Steinbeck novel set in Monterey, California. The novel was the author's first clear critical and commercial success. The book portrays a group of 'paisanos'—literally, countrymen—a small band of e ...

'' (1942) as Father Ramon *'' Pierre of the Plains'' (1942) as Undetermined Role (scenes deleted) *''

White Cargo ''White Cargo'' is a 1942 American drama film starring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon, and directed by Richard Thorpe. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is based on the 1923 London and Broadway hit play by Leon Gordon (playwright), Leon Gord ...

'' (1942) as The Reverend Dr. Roberts *''

Stand By for Action ''Stand By for Action'' (British title: ''Cargo of Innocents'') is a 1942 American black-and-white U.S. Navy war film from MGM, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and starring Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Charles Laughton, Walter Brennan. Mar ...

'' (1942) as Cmdr. Stone M.C *'' The Human Comedy'' (1943) as Charles Steed *''

Air Raid Wardens ''Air Raid Wardens'' is a 1943 comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was the first of two feature films starring the duo for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Set during World War II, Stan and Ollie face a series of m ...

'' (1943) as Rittenhause *'' Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case'' (1943) as Warden Kenneson *'' Best Foot Forward'' (1943) as Maj. Reeber *''

Thousands Cheer ''Thousands Cheer'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by George Sidney and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Produced during the Second World War, the film was intended as a morale booster for American troops and their families. P ...

'' (1943) as Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited) *''

Girl Crazy ''Girl Crazy'' is a 1930 musical by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Co-leads Ginger Rogers and Ethel Merman made their stage debuts in the first production and Rogers became an overnight sta ...

'' (1943) as Mr. Churchill Sr. *'' Lost Angel'' (1943) as Professor Josh Pringle *''

A Guy Named Joe ''A Guy Named Joe'' is a 1943 American supernatural romantic drama film directed by Victor Fleming. The film was produced by Everett Riskin and stars Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne and Van Johnson. The screenplay, written by Dalton Trumbo and Fre ...

'' (1943) as Col. Sykes *''

Whistling in Brooklyn ''Whistling in Brooklyn'' is a 1943 film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, and Jean Rogers. It is the third and last film starring Skelton as radio personality and amateur detective Wally "The Fox" Benton, fo ...

'' (1943) as Inspector Holcomb *''Main Street Today'' (1944, Short) as Vance Clark *''

The Heavenly Body ''The Heavenly Body'' is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Marietta Canty, Phyllis Kennedy, William Powell, Hedy Lamarr and James Craig. Based on a story by Jacques Théry, with a screenplay by Mi ...

'' (1944) as Prof. Stowe *''

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'' (1944) as Sen. Edward A. White *''

Two Girls and a Sailor ''Two Girls and a Sailor'' is a 1944 American musical film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Van Johnson, June Allyson and Gloria DeHaven. Set on the American homefront during World War II, it's about two singing sisters who create a lavi ...

'' (1944) as John Dyckman Brown II *''

Barbary Coast Gent ''Barbary Coast Gent'' is a 1944 American Western comedy film set in 1880s San Francisco's Barbary Coast and Nevada starring Wallace Beery. The movie was directed by Roy Del Ruth and features Binnie Barnes, Beery's brother Noah Beery, Sr., John ...

'' (1944) as Colonel Watrous *'' Nothing but Trouble'' (1944) as Mr. Hawkley *''

This Man's Navy ''This Man's Navy'' (aka ''Airship Squadron No. 4.'' and ''Lighter Than Air'') is a 1945 World War II film about U.S. Navy blimps directed by William A. Wellman and starring Wallace Beery, Tom Drake, Jan Clayton and James Gleason. The support ...

'' (1945) as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone *''

Keep Your Powder Dry ''Keep Your Powder Dry'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Lana Turner, Susan Peters, and Laraine Day. Its plot follows three women who join the Women's Army Corps during World War II. The screenplay was writt ...

'' (1945) as Major General Lee Rand *'' Between Two Women'' (1945) as Larry Goff, Theatrical Agent (uncredited) *''

Dangerous Partners ''Dangerous Partners'' is a 1945 American adventure film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Marion Parsonnet and Edmund L. Hartmann, based on the novel “Paper Chase” by Oliver Weld Bayer, the pen-name of Leo and Eleanor Bayer (later kn ...

'' (1945) as Police Lt. Duffy *'' Anchors Aweigh'' (1945) as Admiral Hammond *''

The Hoodlum Saint ''The Hoodlum Saint'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog and starring William Powell, Esther Williams and Angela Lansbury. Plot Major Terry O'Neill (William Powell) returns to Baltimore in 1919, after the end of World War I ...

'' (1946) as Lewis J. Malbery *'' The Green Years'' (1946) as Canon Roche *'' The Virginian'' (1946) as Mr. Taylor *'' Bad Bascomb'' (1946) as Gov. Winton *''Little Mr. Jim'' (1946) as Chaplain *'' Three Wise Fools'' (1946) as Prof. Horace Appleby *''

The Beginning or the End ''The Beginning or the End'' is a 1947 American docudrama film about the development of the atomic bomb in World War II, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, and Tom Drake, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Th ...

'' (1947) as General

Thomas F. Farrell Major General Thomas Francis Farrell (3 December 1891 – 11 April 1967) was the Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Field Operations of the Manhattan Project, acting as executive officer to Major General Leslie R. Groves Jr. Farrell ...

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The Return of October ''The Return of October'' is a 1948 American sports comedy film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Glenn Ford, Terry Moore and James Gleason.Aaker p.309 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot Terry is a teenage girl w ...

'' (1948) as President Hotchkiss *''

Leather Gloves ''Leather Gloves'' is a 1948 American film noir drama sport film directed by Richard Quine and William Asher and starring Cameron Mitchell and Virginia Grey. It is also known as ''Loser takes all'' and ''Winner Takes Nothing''. Plot summary ...

'' (1948) as Dudley *''

Alias Nick Beal ''Alias Nick Beal'' is a 1949 American horror mystery film starring Ray Milland, Audrey Totter and Thomas Mitchell (although third-billed, Mitchell plays the leading role). Directed by John Farrow, it is a retelling of the Faust myth, and is ...

'' (1949) as Judge Hobson *'' You're My Everything'' (1949) as Professor Adams *'' Strange Bargain'' (1949) as Timothy Hearne *'' The Reckless Moment'' (1949) as Tom Harper *''

Holiday Affair ''Holiday Affair'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Don Hartman and starring Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, and Wendell Corey, with Gordon Gebert. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart is based on John D. Weaver's stor ...

'' (1949) as Mr. Crowley *'' No Man of Her Own'' (1950) as Mr. Harkness *'' The Second Woman'' (1950) as Ben Sheppard *''

Convicted In law, a conviction is the determination by a court of law that a defendant is guilty of a crime. A conviction may follow a guilty plea that is accepted by the court, a jury trial in which a verdict of guilty is delivered, or a trial by jud ...

'' (1950) as Detective Dorn *''

The Milkman ''The Milkman'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Donald O'Connor, Jimmy Durante and Piper Laurie. Plot Roger Bradley is denied a milkman job at his father's company because of his postwar trauma; when he ...

'' (1950) as Roger Bradley Sr. *'' The Flying Missile'' (1950) as RAdm. Thomas A. Scott *''

The People Against O'Hara ''The People Against O'Hara'' is a 1951 American crime film noir directed by John Sturges and based on Eleazar Lipsky's novel. The film features Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, John Hodiak and James Arness. Plot James Curtayne was once a highl ...

'' (1951) as Judge Keating *'' The Family Secret'' (1951) as Donald Muir *''

Scandal Sheet Tabloid journalism is a popular style of largely sensationalist journalism, which takes its name from the tabloid newspaper format: a small-sized newspaper also known as a half broadsheet. The size became associated with sensationalism, an ...

'' (1952) as Charlie Barnes *'' Scarlet Angel'' (1952) as Morgan Caldwell *''

The Sun Shines Bright ''The Sun Shines Bright'' is a 1953 American comedy-drama Western film directed by John Ford, based on material taken from a series of Irvin S. Cobb "Judge Priest" short stories featured in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' in the 1910s, specifical ...

'' (1953) as Joe D. Habersham *'' Untamed'' (1955) as Squire O'Neill *''

'' (1957) as Capt. Spear *''

North by Northwest ''North by Northwest'' is a 1959 American spy thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The original screenplay written by Ernest Lehman was intended to be the basis for ...

'' (1959) as Man in Plaza Bar (uncredited) (final film role)

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