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Robert Emmett O'Connor (March 18, 1885 – September 4, 1962) was an Irish-American actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1919 and 1950. He is probably best remembered as the warmhearted bootlegger Paddy Ryan in '' The Public Enemy'' (1931) and as Detective Sergeant Henderson pursuing the
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in '' A Night at the Opera'' (1935). He also appeared as Jonesy (the older Paramount gate guard) in
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's 1950 film ''
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''. He also made an appearance at the very beginning and very end of the
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cartoon short '' Who Killed Who?'' (1943).


Selected filmography

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Pay Your Dues ''Pay Your Dues'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Plot A chapter of the Ancient Order of Simps lodge is initiating three new members who each must undergo a rough hazing. All three candidates are blindfolded. J ...
'' (1919 short) *''
His Royal Slyness ''His Royal Slyness'' is a 1920 American short film, short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It marked the final collaboration with frequent co-star Snub Pollard, who moved on to star in his own series of films following this release. This f ...
'' (1920 short) (uncredited) *'' Never Weaken'' (1921 short) (uncredited) *''
Tin Gods ''Tin Gods'' is a lost 1926 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, released by Paramount Pictures, and based on the play ''Tin Gods'' by William Anthony McGuire. Allan Dwan directed and Thomas Meighan Thomas Meighan (A ...
'' (1926) - Second Foreman *'' The Love of Sunya'' (1927) - Detective with Umbrella (uncredited) *'' The Noose'' (1928) - Jim Conley *'' Dressed to Kill'' (1928) - Detective Gilroy *'' Four Walls'' (1928) - Sullivan *'' The Singing Fool'' (1928) - Cafe Owner, Bill *''
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'' (1928) - Boss Maloney *'' Weary River'' (1929) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) *'' The Office Scandal'' (1929) - Judge (uncredited) *'' Smiling Irish Eyes'' (1929) - Sir Timothy *'' The Isle of Lost Ships'' (1929) - Jackson *'' In the Next Room'' (1930) - Tim Morel *'' Framed'' (1930) - Sergeant Schultze *'' Alias French Gertie'' (1930) - Detective Kelcey *'' The Big Fight'' (1930) - Detective *'' The Big House'' (1930) - Donlin *'' Our Blushing Brides'' (1930) - The Detective *''
Shooting Straight ''Shooting Straight'' is a 1930 American pre-Code crime drama film, directed by George Archainbaud and starring the early RKO staple Richard Dix and Mary Lawlor. The screenplay was written by J. Walter Ruben, from Wallace Smith's adaptation ...
'' (1930) - Detective Hagen *'' Up the River'' (1930) - Prison Warden (uncredited) *'' Man to Man'' (1930) - Sheriff *'' Paid'' (1930) - Police Sergeant Cassidy *'' The Single Sin'' (1931) - Detective *''
Three Girls Lost ''Three Girls Lost'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Loretta Young, Lew Cody, and John Wayne. The film also featured Ward Bond (in a small unbilled role), and co-starred Wayne with Paul Fix for the ...
'' (1931) - Detective (uncredited) *'' The Public Enemy'' (1931) - Paddy Ryan *''
Up for Murder ''Up for Murder'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film written and directed by Monta Bell and starring Lew Ayres, Genevieve Tobin, Purnell Pratt, Richard Tucker, Frank McHugh and Frederick Burt. It was released on May 27, 1931, by Universal P ...
'' (1931) - Detective Malone (uncredited) *'' Three Who Loved'' (1931) - Police Lieutenant Tom Rooney *''
The Public Defender ''The Public Defender'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by J. Walter Ruben, starring Richard Dix and featuring Boris Karloff. Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that ...
'' (1931) - Detective Brady *''
Fanny Foley Herself ''Fanny Foley Herself'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy-drama film shot entirely in Technicolor. The film was the second feature to be filmed using a new Technicolor process, which removed grain and resulted in improved color. It was released ...
'' (1931) - Burns *'' Reckless Living'' (1931) -Ryan *''
Ladies of the Big House ''Ladies of the Big House'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Marion Gering and written by Ernest Booth, William Slavens McNutt and Grover Jones. The film stars Sylvia Sidney, Gene Raymond, Wynne Gibson, Earle Foxe, Rockl ...
'' (1931) - Detective Martin French (uncredited) *'' Two Kinds of Women'' (1932) - Tim Gohagen *'' Taxi!'' (1932) - Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited) *'' The Final Edition'' (1932) - Police Lieutenant Daniels *''
The Beast of the City ''The Beast of the City'' is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster film featuring cops as vigilantes and known for its singularly vicious ending. Written by W.R. Burnett, Ben Hecht (uncredited), and John Lee Mahin, and directed by Charles Brabin, t ...
'' (1932) - Booking Policeman (uncredited) *''
The Big Timer ''The Big Timer'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code sports drama film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Ben Lyon, Constance Cummings and Thelma Todd.Scott p.42 Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, it is about a boxer whose success goe ...
'' (1932) - Dan Wilson *'' Play Girl'' (1932) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) * '' The Arm of the Law'' (1932) - Detective Captain Blake *'' Night World'' (1932) - The Policeman *'' Week-End Marriage'' (1932) - Eddie - Police Desk Clerk (uncredited) *'' The Dark Horse'' (1932) - Sheriff *'' American Madness'' (1932) - Inspector *'' Blessed Event'' (1932) - Jim - Police Detective (uncredited) *'' Blonde Venus'' (1932) - Dan O'Connor *'' The Kid from Spain'' (1932) - Detective Crawford *''
Frisco Jenny ''Frisco Jenny'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Ruth Chatterton and Louis Calhern, and directed by William A. Wellman. Its storyline bears a resemblance to Chatterton's previous hit film, '' Madame X''. Plot In 1906 San Franc ...
'' (1932) - Sandoval *'' The Great Jasper'' (1933) - Kelly (uncredited) *'' Mystery of the Wax Museum'' (1933) - Joe - Cop (uncredited) *''
Gabriel Over the White House ''Gabriel Over the White House'' is a 1933 American pre-Code political fantasy film starring Walter Huston as a genial but politically corrupt U.S. President who has a near-fatal automobile accident and comes under divine influence—specifical ...
'' (1933) - Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited) *'' Picture Snatcher'' (1933) - Lt. Nolan *'' Bed of Roses'' (1933) - River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited) *''
Midnight Mary ''Midnight Mary'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, and Franchot Tone. Plot The very scary story begins with an indifferent Mary Martin (Young) sitting in a c ...
'' (1933) - Charlie - the Cop *'' Don't Bet on Love'' (1933) - Edward Shelton *'' The Big Brain'' (1933) - Detective (uncredited) *'' Lady for a Day'' (1933) - Inspector *'' Penthouse'' (1933) - Stevens *'' The Big Shakedown'' (1934) - Regan - Bartender *'' Bottoms Up'' (1934) - Detective Rooney *''
Return of the Terror ''Return of the Terror'' is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Peter Milne and Eugene Solow. The film stars Mary Astor, Lyle Talbot, John Halliday, and Frank McHugh, and features Robert Barrat and Irving P ...
'' (1934) - Inspector Bradley *'' A Wicked Woman'' (1934) - Dugan (uncredited) *'' The Mysterious Mr. Wong'' (1934) - Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy *''
The Whole Town's Talking ''The Whole Town's Talking'' (released in the UK as ''Passport to Fame'') is a 1935 American comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a law-abiding man who bears a striking resemblance to a killer, with Jean Arthur as his love interest. It w ...
'' (1935) - Police Lt. Mack (uncredited) *'' Princess O'Hara'' (1935) - Gillicudy (uncredited) *''
Star of Midnight ''Star of Midnight'' is a 1935 American mystery comedy film directed by Stephen Roberts. William Powell was loaned out to RKO Pictures from MGM to star with Ginger Rogers. Plot New York lawyer and playboy Clay "Dal" Dalzell (William Powell) is ...
'' (1935) - Police Sgt. Cleary *''
Stolen Harmony ''Stolen Harmony'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George Raft, Ben Bernie and Grace Bradley. It is a semi-musical, featuring Big Band numbers. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plo ...
'' (1935) - Warden Clark (uncredited) *'' Let 'Em Have It'' (1935) - Police Captain *''
Diamond Jim ''Diamond Jim'' is a 1935 biographical film based on the published biography ''Diamond Jim Brady'' by Parker Morell. It follows the life of legendary entrepreneur James Buchanan Brady, including his romance with entertainer Lillian Russell, and s ...
'' (1935) - Brady's Father (uncredited) *'' Waterfront Lady'' (1935) - Police Lieutenant *'' A Night at the Opera'' (1935) - Police Sergeant Henderson *'' Coronado'' (1935) - Hotel Policeman (uncredited) *'' White Lies'' (1935) - Capt. McHenry (uncredited) *'' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1935) - Detective Benson *''
It Had to Happen ''It Had to Happen'' is a 1936 American drama film starring George Raft and Rosalind Russell. The movie was written by Kathryn Scola, and Howard Ellis Smith, and directed by Roy Del Ruth. It is based on the 1909 short story "Canavan, the Man Who ...
'' (1936) - Policeman (scenes deleted) *''
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'' (1936) - Policeman *'' Kelly the Second'' (1936) - Policeman Joe (uncredited) *''
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'' (1936) - Policeman (uncredited) *''
Sinner Take All ''Sinner Take All'' is a 1936 murder mystery film directed by Errol Taggart and starring Bruce Cabot and Margaret Lindsay. Plot When millionaire New York City businessman Aaron Lampier ( Charley Grapewin) receives a death threat in the mail, he ...
'' (1936) - Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited) *'' Sing Me a Love Song'' (1936) - Detective (uncredited) *''
We Who Are About to Die ''We Who Are About to Die'' is a 1937 film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim; August 2, 1911 – December 10, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. Asked how to pronounc ...
'' (1937) - Detective Mitchell *'' Girl Overboard'' (1937) - Sergeant Hatton *'' When You're in Love'' (1937) - Assistant Immigration Officer (uncredited) *''
The Crime Nobody Saw ''The Crime Nobody Saw'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Bertram Millhauser. The film stars Lew Ayres, Ruth Coleman, Eugene Pallette, Benny Baker, Vivienne Osborne, Colin Tapley and Howard Hickman. The ...
'' (1937) - Officer Tim Harrigan *'' Her Husband Lies'' (1937) - Bartender (uncredited) *'' Park Avenue Logger'' (1937) - Police Sergeant *'' Waikiki Wedding'' (1937) - Policeman (uncredited) *'' A Star Is Born'' (1937) - Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited) *''
The Frame-Up ''The Frame-Up'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Cast * Paul Kelly as Mark MacArthur * Julie Bishop as Betty Lindale (as Jacqueline Wells) * George McKay as Joe Lavery * Robert Emmett O'Connor as Larry Mann aka J ...
'' (1937) - Larry Mann aka John Mench *'' The Last Train from Madrid'' (1937) - Secret Service Man (uncredited) *''
Riding on Air ''Riding on Air'' is a 1937 American film directed by Edward Sedgwick. The film is also known as ''All Is Confusion'' in the United Kingdom. Plot summary Joe E. Brown plays hapless newspaper writer, editor; amateur pilot, HAM radio operator, a ...
'' (1937) - Detective Flynn (uncredited) *''
New Faces of 1937 ''New Faces of 1937'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Joe Penner, Milton Berle and Harriet Hilliard. Its plot is similar to '' The Producers'' (1968). Intended as the first film of an annual RKO Pictures revu ...
'' (1937) - Policeman (uncredited) *'' Super-Sleuth'' (1937) - Casey *'' Big City'' (1937) - Comet Cab Driver (scenes deleted) *'' Trapped by G-Men'' (1937) - Federal Agent Jim *'' Boy of the Streets'' (1937) - Police Officer Rourke *''
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'' (1937) - Sea Captain (uncredited) *'' Professor Beware'' (1938) - Cop at Estate (uncredited) *'' Made for Each Other'' (1939) - Harry - Elevator Starter (uncredited) *''
You Can't Get Away with Murder ''You Can't Get Away with Murder'' is a 1939 crime drama directed by Lewis Seiler, starring Humphrey Bogart and Gale Page, and featuring " Dead End Kid" leader Billy Halop. The film is from Bogart's period of being cast in B pictures by Warner ...
'' (1939) - First Detective (uncredited) *''
Sergeant Madden ''Sergeant Madden'' is a 1939 film noir forerunner directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Wallace Beery. The supporting cast in this dark police crime drama, noted for its imaginative and evocative cinematography, includes Tom Brown, Larain ...
'' (1939) - Capt. Crane (uncredited) *'' The Streets of New York'' (1939) - Police Officer Burke *''
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President ''Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Melville Baker. The film stars Ann Sothern, Lewis Stone, Walter Brennan, William Gargan, Marsha Hunt and Tom Neal. It was ...
'' (1939) - Pat Donegan *''
The Lone Wolf Strikes ''The Lone Wolf Strikes'' is a 1940 crime drama film directed by Sidney Salkow, which stars Warren William, Joan Perry, and Eric Blore. The Lone Wolf character dates back to 1914, when author Louis Joseph Vance Louis Joseph Vance (September ...
'' (1940) - House Detective (uncredited) *'' Double Alibi'' (1940) - Patrolman Delaney *''
I Take This Oath ''I Take This Oath'' is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Sam Newfield under the pseudonym of Sherman Scott. Featuring Gordon Jones and Joyce Compton, it was the first release by Producers Releasing Corporation. In 1952, Pictorial Fil ...
'' (1940) - Police Car Driver (uncredited) *''
Hot Steel Hot Steel is a 1940 American film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Peggy Moran. Cast *Richard Arlen as Frank Stewart *Andy Devine as Matt Morrison * Peggy Moran as Babe Morrison *Anne Nagel as Rita Martin ...
'' (1940) - Police Inspector *''A Fugitive from Justice'' (1940) - Murphy *''
Dance, Girl, Dance ''Dance, Girl, Dance'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner and starring Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball, and Ralph Bellamy. The film follows two dancers who strive to preserve their own integrity while fi ...
'' (1940) - Plainclothesman at Palais Royale (uncredited) *''
No Time for Comedy ''No Time for Comedy'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film based on the play of the same name by S. N. Behrman, starring James Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Genevieve Tobin and Charlie Ruggles. Plot summary Gaylord Esterbrook (Stewart), a reporte ...
'' (1940) - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) *''
Tight Shoes ''Tight Shoes'' is the ninth studio album by the band Foghat. It was released in 1980 on Bearsville Records. It was also the last release Rod Price participated on until 1994's '' Return of the Boogie Men''. Track listing All tracks by Dave Pe ...
'' (1941) - Honest John Beebe *''Fiesta Time'' (1941) - Bus Driver (uncredited) *''
Maisie Gets Her Man ''Maisie Gets Her Man'' is a 1942 American romance film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Ann Sothern and Red Skelton. It is the sixth of the ten-film ''Maisie'' series. Cast * Ann Sothern as Maisie Rivier * Red Skelton as Herbert P. 'Hap' H ...
'' (1942) - Benefit Stage Manager (uncredited) *''
Jackass Mail ''Jackass Mail'' is a 1942 Western comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main. Cast Reception According to MGM records the film earned $1,013,000 in the US and Canada and $292,000 elsewhere, making ...
'' (1942) - Peter Lawson (uncredited) *'' Pierre of the Plains'' (1942) - Magistrate Lowry (uncredited) *''
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'' (1942) - Game Warden (uncredited) *''
The Omaha Trail ''The Omaha Trail'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Edward Buzzell. It stars James Craig and Pamela Blake. Cast * James Craig as Pat Candel * Pamela Blake as Julie Santley * Dean Jagger as Pipsestone Ross * Edward Ellis as Mr. V ...
'' (1942) - Oxen Owner (uncredited) *''
Tennessee Johnson ''Tennessee Johnson'' is a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by William Dieterle and written by Milton Gunzburg, Alvin Meyers, John Balderston, and We ...
'' (1942) - Robinson (uncredited) *''
Andy Hardy's Double Life ''Andy Hardy's Double Life'' is a 1942 comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. It was the thirteenth installment of MGM's enormously popular Andy Hardy film series starring Mickey Rooney as the title character. It was the feature film debut ...
'' (1942) - Train Conductor (uncredited) *'' The Human Comedy'' (1943) - Bartender (uncredited) *''
Harrigan's Kid ''Harrigan's Kid'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Martin Berkeley, Henry Blankfort and Alan Friedman. The film stars Bobby Readick, Frank Craven, William Gargan, J. Carrol Naish and Jay Ward. The film w ...
'' (1943) - Murphy (uncredited) *''
Slightly Dangerous ''Slightly Dangerous'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film starring Lana Turner and Robert Young. The screenplay concerns a bored young woman in a dead-end job who runs away to New York City and ends up impersonating the long-lost daughter of ...
'' (1943) - Reporter (uncredited) *''
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 the duo made at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Set during World War II, just after Pearl Harbor, Stan (Stan La ...
'' (1943) - Charlie Beaugart *''
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case ''Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case'' is a 1943 film in the Dr. Kildare series. Based on characters created by Max Brand. The third of MGM's Dr. Gillespie series (6 in all) to dispense with the services of Dr. Kildare (Lew Ayres) (8 in all) after '' ...
'' (1943) - Samson (uncredited) *'' Best Foot Forward'' (1943) - Train Conductor (uncredited) *''
Young Ideas ''Young Ideas'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Susan Peters, Herbert Marshall and Mary Astor Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American ...
'' (1943) - Train Conductor (uncredited) *'' Swing Shift Maisie'' (1943) - Proprietor (uncredited) *'' Lost Angel'' (1943) - Policeman (uncredited) *''
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, fol ...
'' (1943) - Detective Leo Finnigan *''
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'' (1944) - Sheriff McGuiness (uncredited) *''
Broadway Rhythm ''Broadway Rhythm'' (1944) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor musical film. It was produced by Jack Cummings and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film was originally announced as ''Broadway Melody of 1944'' to follow MGM's ''Broadway Melody' ...
'' (1944) - Stage Manager (uncredited) *''
Meet the People ''Meet the People'' (1944) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical comedy film made, and set, during World War II, and starring Lucille Ball and Dick Powell and featuring Virginia O'Brien, Bert Lahr, Rags Ragland and June Allyson. The film takes its ...
'' (1944) - Theatre Attendant (uncredited) *''
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., Joh ...
'' (1944) - Joe - Bartender (uncredited) *''
An American Romance ''An American Romance'' is a 1944 American epic drama film directed and produced by King Vidor, who also wrote the screen story. Shot in Technicolor, the film stars Brian Donlevy and Ann Richards and is narrated by Horace McNally. The film is ...
'' (1944) - Open Pit Irish Foreman (uncredited) *''
The Thin Man Goes Home ''The Thin Man Goes Home'' is a 1945 comedy- mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe. It is the fifth of the six '' Thin Man'' films starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Dashiell Hammett's dapper ex-private detective Nick Charles and his ...
'' (1944) - Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited) *''
Meet Me in St. Louis ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' is a 1944 American Christmas film, Christmas musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Divided into a series of seasonal vignettes, starting with Summer 1903, it relates the story of a year in the life of the Smith famil ...
'' (1944) - Motorman (uncredited) *'' Nothing but Trouble'' (1944) - Police Officer Mulligan (uncredited) *''
Music for Millions ''Music for Millions'' is a 1944 musical film, musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Margaret O'Brien, José Iturbi, Jimmy Durante, June Allyson, Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917), Marsha Hunt, Hugh Herbert, Harry Davenport (ac ...
'' (1944) - Policeman (uncredited) *'' Gentle Annie'' (1944) - Childers - Bartender *''
Main Street After Dark ''Main Street After Dark'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by John C. Higgins and Karl Kamb. The film stars Edward Arnold, Selena Royle, Tom Trout, Audrey Totter, Dan Duryea, Hume Cronyn and Dorothy Morris. ...
'' (1945) - Policeman (uncredited) *'' The Clock'' (1945) - Policeman (uncredited) *''
Anchors Aweigh "Anchors Aweigh" is the fight song of the United States Naval Academy and unofficial march song of the United States Navy. It was composed in 1906 by Charles A. Zimmermann with lyrics by Alfred Hart Miles. When he composed "Anchors Aweigh", Zim ...
'' (1945) - Cop (uncredited) *''
Abbott and Costello in Hollywood ''Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'' is a 1945 American black-and-white comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello alongside Frances Rafferty. Made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was produced by Marti ...
'' (1945) - 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited) *''
They Were Expendable ''They Were Expendable'' is a 1945 American war film directed by John Ford, starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, and featuring Donna Reed. The film is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by William Lindsay White, relating the story ...
'' (1945) - Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited) *''
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'' (1945) - Man in Cantina (uncredited) *''
The Harvey Girls ''The Harvey Girls'' is a 1946 Technicolor American musical film produced by Arthur Freed for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is based on the 1942 The Harvey Girls (novel), novel of the same name by Samuel Hopkins Adams, about Fred Harvey (entrepreneur ...
'' (1946) - Conductor (uncredited) *''
Up Goes Maisie ''Up Goes Maisie'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is the ninth of 10 films starring Ann Sothern as ex-showgirl Maisie Ravier, characterized as "that double trouble doll with the sa ...
'' (1946) - Rose Bowl Watchman (uncredited) *'' A Letter for Evie'' (1946) - Mr. Clancy (uncredited) *''
The Hoodlum Saint ''The Hoodlum Saint'' is a 1946 American drama film starring William Powell and Esther Williams. Plot Major Terry O'Neill (William Powell) returns to Baltimore in 1919, after the end of World War I, expecting to get his old newspaper night edit ...
'' (1946) - Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) *'' Cuban Pete'' (1946) - Cuban Servant (uncredited) *''
Boys' Ranch ''Boys' Ranch'' was a six-issue American comic book series created by the veteran writer-artist team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby for Harvey Comics in 1950. A Western in the then-prevalent "kid gang" vein popularized by such film series as "Our ...
'' (1946) - Druggist *''
Courage of Lassie ''Courage of Lassie'' is a 1946 Technicolor MGM feature film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, and dog actor Pal in a story about a collie named Bill and his young companion, Kathie Merrick. When Bill is separated from Kathie followin ...
'' (1946) - Deputy (uncredited) *'' Three Wise Fools'' (1946) - Chief of Police (uncredited) *'' Undercurrent'' (1946) - Stationmaster (uncredited) *''
Till the Clouds Roll By ''Till The Clouds Roll By'' is a 1946 American Technicolor musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A fictionalized biopic of composer Jerome Kern, portrayed by Robert Walker, Kern was originally involved with the production, but died before ...
'' (1946) - Ed (uncredited) *''
The Show-Off ''The Show-Off'' is a 1924 stage play by George Kelly about a working-class North Philadelphian family's reluctance to accept their daughter's suitor Aubrey Piper, an overly confident Socialist buffoon. The play has been revived five times on Bro ...
'' (1946) - Motorman (uncredited) *''
The Mighty McGurk ''The Mighty McGurk'' is a 1947 American sports, drama, action, adventure, melodrama film starring Wallace Beery as a boozing ex-boxer brawling as a bouncer in a Bowery saloon. Plot Roy "Slag" McGurk (Wallace Beery), the former heavyweight boxing ...
'' (1947) - Bartender (uncredited) *'' Trail Street'' (1947) - Drunk (uncredited) *'' High Barbaree'' (1947) - Stationmaster (uncredited) *''
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'' (1947) - Gardener (uncredited) *''
Living in a Big Way ''Living in a Big Way'' (1947) is an American musical comedy film starring Gene Kelly and Marie McDonald as a couple who marry during World War II after only knowing each other a short time. This was director Gregory La Cava's final film. P ...
'' (1947) - Bailiff (uncredited) *''
The Hucksters ''The Hucksters'' is a 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film directed by Jack Conway starring Clark Gable and Deborah Kerr, her debut in an American film. The supporting cast includes Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Ava Gardner, Keenan Wynn, and ...
'' (1947) - Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited) *''
The Romance of Rosy Ridge ''The Romance of Rosy Ridge'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Roy Rowland, about a rural community bitterly divided during the aftermath of the American Civil War. It stars Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, and Janet Leigh in her film d ...
'' (1947) - Southerner (uncredited) *'' The Unfinished Dance'' (1947) - Mr. Brown - an Engineer (uncredited) *'' Merton of the Movies'' (1947) - Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited) *'' High Wall'' (1947) - Joe (uncredited) *''
Alias a Gentleman ''Alias a Gentleman'' is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Wallace Beery. The supporting cast includes Dorothy Patrick, Tom Drake, Gladys George and Sheldon Leonard. Plot Jim Breedin has been in priso ...
'' (1948) - Doorman (uncredited) *''
Tenth Avenue Angel ''Tenth Avenue Angel'' is a 1948 American film directed by Roy Rowland and starring Margaret O'Brien, Angela Lansbury, and George Murphy. It chronicles the life and family of Flavia Mills (Margaret O'Brien) in the late 1930s. Filming took place 1 ...
'' (1948) - Mr. O'Callan (uncredited) *'' The Bride Goes Wild'' (1948) - Conductor (uncredited) *''
B.F.'s Daughter ''B.F.'s Daughter'' is a 1948 drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Van Heflin. It was adapted from John P. Marquand's 1946 novel of the same name, about a prominent couple whose marital tensions come to a b ...
'' (1948) - Conductor (uncredited) *'' Easter Parade'' (1948) - Policeman (uncredited) *''
Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles, California, that stretches from the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades east to Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles. It is a major thoroughfare in ...
'' (1950) - Jonesy - Older Paramount Gate Guard (uncredited) *'' Watch the Birdie'' (1950) - Policeman (uncredited)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnor, Robert Emmett 1885 births 1962 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Milwaukee 20th-century American male actors