Robert O'Connor, also known professionally as Robert Emmett O'Connor and Robert E. O'Connor (March 18, 1885 – September 4, 1962) was an Irish-American actor. He had a lengthy career as a stage actor on Broadway and in vaudeville from 1905-1931; using the stage name Robert O'Connor in both musicals and plays. After transitioning to film, he also used the names Robert Emmett O'Connor or Robert E. O'Connor for his screen credits. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1919 and 1950; specializing in portraying policemen. He is probably best remembered as the warmhearted bootlegger Paddy Ryan in '' The Public Enemy'' (1931) and as police Sergeant Henderson pursuing the

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in '' A Night at the Opera'' (1935). He also appeared as Jonesy (the older

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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).

Partial list of Broadway credits

*''Fritz in Tammany Hall'' (1905) as Fergus O'Flaherty *''

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'' (1906) as Robert O'Connor *''Marcelle'' (1908) as Pierre *''The Motor Girl'' (1909) as Felix *'' Sweethearts'' (1913) as Aristide Caniche *'' The Lilac Domino'' (1914) as Casimir *''Flora Bella'' (1916) as Rosset *'' Follow the Girl'' (1918) as Guillereno Barbarento *''He Didn't Want to Do It'' (1918) as the waiter *''My Golden Girl'' (1920) as Wilson *''The Deluge'' (1922) as Straton *''The Blushing Bride'' (1922) as Paul Kominski *''Glory'' (1922) as Deacon Eaton] *''The Old Soak'' (1922 and 1923) as Al *''New Toys'' (1924) as Sam Wilks *'' Ladies of the Evening'' (1924-1925) as Frank Forbes *''The City Chap'' (1925) as Pete *'' The Circus Princess'' (1927) as Stravinsky *'' The Prince of Pilsen'' (1930) as Francois *'' Blossom Time'' (1931) as Novotny

Selected filmography

*'' Pay Your Dues'' (1919 short) *'' His Royal Slyness'' (1920 short) (uncredited) *'' Never Weaken'' (1921 short) (uncredited) *'' Tin Gods'' (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 *''

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'' (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'' (1930) - Detective Hagen *''

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'' (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 ...

'' (1931) - Detective (uncredited) *'' The Public Enemy'' (1931) - Paddy Ryan *'' Up for Murder'' (1931) - Detective Malone (uncredited) *''

Three Who Loved ''Three Who Loved'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by George Archainbaud from a screenplay by Beulah Marie Dix based on a story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Martin Flavin. The film revolves around a love triangle ( Betty C ...

'' (1931) - Police Lieutenant Tom Rooney *'' The Public Defender'' (1931) - Detective Brady *'' Fanny Foley Herself'' (1931) - Burns *'' Reckless Living'' (1931) -Ryan *'' Ladies of the Big House'' (1931) - Detective Martin French (uncredited) *'' Two Kinds of Women'' (1932) - Tim Gohagen *''

Taxi! ''Taxi!'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney and Loretta Young. The film includes a famous, and often misquoted, line with Cagney speaking to his brother's killer through a locked closet door: ...

'' (1932) - Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited) *''

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'' (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 Brabi ...

'' (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 succes ...

'' (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 ''American Madness'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Walter Huston as a New York banker embroiled in scandal. Plot At the Union National Bank, the directors are concerned because they think that ba ...

'' (1932) - Inspector *''

Blessed Event ''Blessed Event'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Lee Tracy as a newspaper gossip columnist who becomes entangled with a gangster. The Tracy character (Alvin Roberts) was reportedly pattern ...

'' (1932) - Jim - Police Detective (uncredited) *''

Blonde Venus ''Blonde Venus'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall and Cary Grant. It was produced, edited and directed by Josef von Sternberg from a screenplay by Jules Furthman and S. K. Lauren, adapted fro ...

'' (1932) - Dan O'Connor *'' The Kid from Spain'' (1932) - Detective Crawford *''

Frisco Jenny ''Frisco Jenny'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Ruth Chatterton and Louis Calhern. Its story bears a resemblance to ''Madame X'' (1929), Chatterton's previous hit film. Plot In 1906 San Fra ...

'' (1932) - Sandoval *'' The Great Jasper'' (1933) - Kelly (uncredited) *'' Mystery of the Wax Museum'' (1933) - Joe - Cop (uncredited) *'' Gabriel Over the White House'' (1933) - Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited) *'' Picture Snatcher'' (1933) - Lt. Nolan *''

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'' (1933) - River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited) *'' Midnight Mary'' (1933) - Charlie - the Cop *''

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'' (1933) - Edward Shelton *'' The Big Brain'' (1933) - Detective (uncredited) *'' Lady for a Day'' (1933) - Inspector *'' Penthouse'' (1933) - Stevens *''

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'' (1934) - Regan - Bartender *'' Bottoms Up'' (1934) - Detective Rooney *'' Return of the Terror'' (1934) - Inspector Bradley *''

A Wicked Woman ''A Wicked Woman'' is a 1934 drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Mady Christians as a woman who kills her abusive husband to protect her family and builds a new life to raise their four children. The film also stars Jean Parker a ...

'' (1934) - Dugan (uncredited) *'' The Mysterious Mr. Wong'' (1934) - Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy *'' The Whole Town's Talking'' (1935) - Police Lt. Mack (uncredited) *'' Princess O'Hara'' (1935) - Gillicudy (uncredited) *'' Star of Midnight'' (1935) - Police Sgt. Cleary *'' Stolen Harmony'' (1935) - Warden Clark (uncredited) *'' Let 'Em Have It'' (1935) - Police Captain *'' Diamond Jim'' (1935) - Brady's Father (uncredited) *'' Waterfront Lady'' (1935) - Police Lieutenant *'' A Night at the Opera'' (1935) - Police Sergeant Henderson *''

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'' (1935) - Hotel Policeman (uncredited) *'' White Lies'' (1935) - Capt. McHenry (uncredited) *'' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1935) - Detective Benson *'' It Had to Happen'' (1936) - Policeman (scenes deleted) *''

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'' (1936) - Policeman *'' Kelly the Second'' (1936) - Policeman Joe (uncredited) *'' Jailbreak'' (1936) - Policeman (uncredited) *'' Sinner Take All'' (1936) - Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited) *'' Sing Me a Love Song'' (1936) - Detective (uncredited) *'' We Who Are About to Die'' (1937) - Detective Mitchell *'' Girl Overboard'' (1937) - Sergeant Hatton *'' When You're in Love'' (1937) - Assistant Immigration Officer (uncredited) *'' The Crime Nobody Saw'' (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'' (1937) - Larry Mann aka John Mench *'' The Last Train from Madrid'' (1937) - Secret Service Man (uncredited) *'' Riding on Air'' (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 r ...

'' (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'' (1939) - First Detective (uncredited) *'' Sergeant Madden'' (1939) - Capt. Crane (uncredited) *'' The Streets of New York'' (1939) - Police Officer Burke *'' Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President'' (1939) - Pat Donegan *'' The Lone Wolf Strikes'' (1940) - House Detective (uncredited) *'' Double Alibi'' (1940) - Patrolman Delaney *'' I Take This Oath'' (1940) - Police Car Driver (uncredited) *'' Hot Steel'' (1940) - Police Inspector *''A Fugitive from Justice'' (1940) - Murphy *'' Dance, Girl, Dance'' (1940) - Plainclothesman at Palais Royale (uncredited) *'' No Time for Comedy'' (1940) - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) *'' Tight Shoes'' (1941) - Honest John Beebe *''Fiesta Time'' (1941) - Bus Driver (uncredited) *'' Maisie Gets Her Man'' (1942) - Benefit Stage Manager (uncredited) *'' Jackass Mail'' (1942) - Peter Lawson (uncredited) *'' Pierre of the Plains'' (1942) - Magistrate Lowry (uncredited) *'' Tish'' (1942) - Game Warden (uncredited) *'' The Omaha Trail'' (1942) - Oxen Owner (uncredited) *'' Tennessee Johnson'' (1942) - Robinson (uncredited) *'' Andy Hardy's Double Life'' (1942) - Train Conductor (uncredited) *'' The Human Comedy'' (1943) - Bartender (uncredited) *'' Harrigan's Kid'' (1943) - Murphy (uncredited) *'' Slightly Dangerous'' (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 starring the duo for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Set during World War II, Stan and Ollie face a series of m ...

'' (1943) - Charlie Beaugart *'' Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case'' (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 Americ ...

'' (1943) - Train Conductor (uncredited) *'' Swing Shift Maisie'' (1943) - Proprietor (uncredited) *'' Lost Angel'' (1943) - Policeman (uncredited) *'' Whistling in Brooklyn'' (1943) - Detective Leo Finnigan *''

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'' (1944) - Sheriff McGuiness (uncredited) *'' Broadway Rhythm'' (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'' (1944) - Joe - Bartender (uncredited) *'' An American Romance'' (1944) - Open Pit Irish Foreman (uncredited) *'' The Thin Man Goes Home'' (1944) - Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited) *''

Meet Me in St. Louis ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' is a 1944 American 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 family in St. Louis ...

'' (1944) - Motorman (uncredited) *'' Nothing but Trouble'' (1944) - Police Officer Mulligan (uncredited) *'' Music for Millions'' (1944) - Policeman (uncredited) *'' Gentle Annie'' (1944) - Childers - Bartender *'' Main Street After Dark'' (1945) - Policeman (uncredited) *'' The Clock'' (1945) - Policeman (uncredited) *'' Anchors Aweigh'' (1945) - Cop (uncredited) *'' Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'' (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 stor ...

'' (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 novel of the same name by Samuel Hopkins Adams, about Fred Harvey's Harvey House waitresses. Directe ...

'' (1946) - Conductor (uncredited) *'' Up Goes Maisie'' (1946) - Rose Bowl Watchman (uncredited) *'' A Letter for Evie'' (1946) - Mr. Clancy (uncredited) *'' The Hoodlum Saint'' (1946) - Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) *'' Cuban Pete'' (1946) - Cuban Servant (uncredited) *'' Boys' Ranch'' (1946) - Druggist *'' Courage of Lassie'' (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 and a fictionalized biopic of composer Jerome Kern, portrayed by Robert Walker (actor, born 1918), Robert Walker. Kern was involved with the ...

'' (1946) - Ed (uncredited) *'' The Show-Off'' (1946) - Motorman (uncredited) *'' The Mighty McGurk'' (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'' (1947) - Bailiff (uncredited) *'' The Hucksters'' (1947) - Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited) *'' The Romance of Rosy Ridge'' (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'' (1948) - Doorman (uncredited) *'' Tenth Avenue Angel'' (1948) - Mr. O'Callan (uncredited) *'' The Bride Goes Wild'' (1948) - Conductor (uncredited) *'' B.F.'s Daughter'' (1948) - Conductor (uncredited) *''

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'' (1948) - Policeman (uncredited) *''

'' (1950) - Jonesy - Older Paramount Gate Guard (uncredited) *'' Watch the Birdie'' (1950) - Policeman (uncredited)

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