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Robert Emmett O'Connor
Actor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Born March 18, 1885 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Died September 4, 1962

7 films

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).

Filmography 7

A Gun in His Hand (1945) movie poster
A Gun in His Hand1945
Who Killed Who? (1943) movie poster
Who Killed Who?1943
Desire (1936) movie poster
Desire1936
A Night at the Opera (1935) movie poster
A Night at the Opera1935
Blonde Venus (1932) movie poster
Blonde Venus1932
The Public Enemy (1931) movie poster
The Public Enemy1931
The Noose (1928) movie poster
The Noose1928