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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Acting · Born 1885-03-18 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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).

Known For

movie 8.3 Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950
movie 7.4 A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera
1935
movie 7.0 Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
movie 7.2 The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
1931
movie 7.2 A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
1937
movie 6.8 Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945
movie 7.0 Easter Parade
Easter Parade
1948
movie 6.5 Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
movie 6.8 Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus
1932
movie 6.5 They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
1945
movie 7.1 The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
movie 7.1 Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day
1933
movie 6.4 Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
movie 6.8 Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936
movie 6.6 The Big House
The Big House
1930
movie 6.6 The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls
1946
movie 6.1 Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other
1939
movie 7.0 Desire
Desire
1936