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Robert Emmett O'Connor
Born 1885-03-18Milwaukee, 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).
Screen work
Movies & roles
Sunset BoulevardJonesy (uncredited)Easter ParadePoliceman (uncredited)Tenth Avenue AngelMr. O'Callan (uncredited)High WallRoleMerton of the MoviesMac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)The Romance of Rosy RidgeSoutherner (uncredited)The HuckstersFrank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)High BarbareeStationmaster (uncredited)Trail StreetDrunk (uncredited)Till the Clouds Roll ByEd (uncredited)UndercurrentStationmaster (uncredited)Courage of LassieDeputy (uncredited)Boys' RanchDruggistThe Hoodlum SaintPolice Desk Sergeant (uncredited)Up Goes MaisieRose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited)The Harvey GirlsConductor (uncredited)AdventureMan in Cantina (uncredited)They Were ExpendableSilver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)The Great American MugLaughing Man (uncredited)Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood2nd Studio Guard (uncredited)A Gun in His HandVeteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)Anchors AweighCop (uncredited)The ClockPoliceman (uncredited)Main Street After DarkPoliceman (uncredited)