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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Filmography

View Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950Film
8.3
View Easter Parade
Easter Parade

Easter Parade

1948Film
7.0
View The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

1946Film
6.5
View Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944Film
7.0
View Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940Film
6.3
View Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary

Midnight Mary

1933Film
6.8
View Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946Film
5.7
View A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935Film
7.4
View The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

1931Film
7.2
View A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1937Film
7.2
View Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945Film
5.6
View Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

1932Film
6.8