Robert Emmett O'Connor
American film actor (1885-1962)
Robert O'Connor was an American actor. He had a lengthy career as a stage actor on Broadway and in vaudeville from 1905-1931; using the stage name Robert O'Connor in both musicals and plays. After transitioning to film, he also used the names Robert Emmett O'Connor or Robert E. O'Connor for his screen credits. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1919 and 1950; specializing in portraying policemen. He is probably best remembered as the warmhearted bootlegger Paddy Ryan in The Public Enemy (1931) and as police Sergeant Henderson pursuing the Marx Brothers in A Night at the Opera (1935). He also appeared as Jonesy in Billy Wilder's 1950 film Sunset Boulevard. He also made an appearance at the very beginning and very end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short Who Killed Who? (1943).
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 13 films (1929–1944) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Music For Millions | Irving Lesser Enterprises | 120 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1936 | IT HAD TO HAPPEN. | Fox Film Corp | 79 min | B&W | ||
| 1935 | A NIGHT AT THE OPERA. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. | 10 reels | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1935 | STOLEN HARMONY. | Paramount Productions Inc. | 8 reels | B&W | ||
| 1933 | The Kid From Spain | Samuel Goldwyn Inc | 1:36:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1933 | THE KID FROM SPAIN. | Samuel Goldwyn | 11 reels. | B&W | ||
| 1932 | NIGHT WORLD. | Universal Pictures Corp. | 6 reels | B&W | ||
| 1932 | THE DARK HORSE. | First National Pictures Inc. | 8 reels | B&W | ||
| 1932 | WEEK-END MARRIAGE. | First National Pictures Inc. | 8 reels | B&W | ||
| 1931 | THE PUBLIC ENEMY. | Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. | 9 reels | B&W | ||
| 1931 | UP FOR MURDER. | Universal Pictures Corp. | 7 reels | B&W | ||
| 1930 | PAID. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. | 10 reels | B&W | ||
| 1929 | IN THE NEXT ROOM. | Vitaphone Corp. | 1 reel | B&W |