Robert Emmett O'Connor
Biography
Robert Emmett O'Connor was an American actor whose career began on the stage. Born in Milwaukee in 1885, he worked in Broadway musicals and vaudeville from 1905 to 1931 under the name Robert O'Connor. He moved into films, where he was also credited as Robert E. O'Connor, and appeared in more than 200 movies between 1919 and 1950. He became known for playing policemen. Among his best remembered parts were the bootlegger Paddy Ryan in The Public Enemy (1931) and Sergeant Henderson, who chases the Marx Brothers in A Night at the Opera (1935). He also played Jonesy, an older Paramount gate guard, in Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard (1950), and he appeared at the start and finish of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short Who Killed Who? (1943). He died in 1962.
77years old at death
- Born Milwaukee
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Robert O'Connor and Robert E. O'Connor
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 19 years1927 to 1946
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About the name
From 1905 to 1931, O'Connor acted on Broadway and in vaudeville, billing himself as Robert O'Connor in musicals and plays. When he moved into film, his screen credits carried the names Robert Emmett O'Connor or Robert E. O'Connor.
Robert Emmett O'Connor movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Mysterious Mr. Wong1934as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy(Robert Emmet O'Connor)
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Most often with
William A. Wellman directed three of these films, Frank Capra two. Six actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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