Robert Emmett O'Connor
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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
- Easter Parade1948 · Charles Walters
Boys' Ranch1946 · Roy Rowland- Courage of Lassie1946 · Fred M. Wilcox
The Clock1945 · Vincente Minnelli
Waikiki Wedding1937 · Frank Tuttle- Girl Overboard1937 · Sidney Salkow
Desire1936 · Frank Borzage- A Night at the Opera1935 · Sam Wood
Lady for a Day1933 · Frank Capra
The Public Enemy1931 · William A. Wellman- Drink Hearty1920 · Alfred J. Goulding