Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Actor

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
March 18, 1885

Biography

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).

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Representative Works

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
8.3
/ English
The Clock
The Clock
7.1
/ English
The Lambs' All-Star Gambol
The Lambs' All-Star Gambol
No Rating Yet
/ English
Undercurrent
Undercurrent
5.9
/ English
Boys' Ranch
Boys' Ranch
7.0
/ English
Waikiki Wedding
Waikiki Wedding
5.9
/ English
Courage of Lassie
Courage of Lassie
5.9
/ English
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
7.2
/ English
Desire
Desire
7.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Sunset Boulevard
1950Winner

Best Performance

Sunset Boulevard

The Clock
1945Nominee

Best Performance

The Clock

Meet Me in St. Louis
1944Nominee

Best Performance

Meet Me in St. Louis

Career Highlights

The Lambs' All-Star Gambol
1914Highlight

Best Performance

The Lambs' All-Star Gambol

Undercurrent
1946Highlight

Best Performance

Undercurrent

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