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Robert O'Connor (actor)

{{Short description|Irish-American actor (1885–1962)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Robert Emmett O'Connor

| image = Robert Emmett O'Connor in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936).jpg

| caption = O'Connor in Little Ford Fauntleroy (1936)

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1885|03|18|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1962|09|04|1885|03|18}}

| death_place = Hollywood, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1919–1950

| spouse = Madeline O'Connor
({{abbr|m.|married}} 19??)

}}

Robert O'Connor, also known professionally as Robert Emmett O'Connor and Robert E. O'Connor (March 18, 1885 – September 4, 1962) was an Irish-American actor.{{Cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/53376/Robert-E-O-Connor/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031182001/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/53376/Robert-E-O-Connor/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 31, 2013 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Hal Erickson |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2013 |title=Robert Emmett O'Connor |accessdate=March 2, 2013}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/09/07/archives/robert-oconnor-screen-actor-77-player-well-known-for-his-portrayals.html|title=ROBERT O'CONNOR, SCREEN ACTOR, 77; Player Well Known for His Portrayals of Police Dies|date=September 7, 1962|page=29|work=The New York Times}} 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 (the older Paramount gate guard) 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).

Partial list of Broadway credits

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  • Fritz in Tammany Hall (1905) as Fergus O'Flaherty
  • Mam'zelle Champagne (1906) as Robert O'Connor
  • Marcelle (1908) as Pierre
  • The Motor Girl (1909) as Felix
  • Sweethearts (1913) as Aristide Caniche
  • The Lilac Domino (1914) as Casimir
  • Flora Bella (1916) as Rosset
  • Follow the Girl (1918) as Guillereno Barbarento
  • He Didn't Want to Do It (1918) as the waiter
  • My Golden Girl (1920) as Wilson
  • The Deluge (1922) as Straton
  • The Blushing Bride (1922) as Paul Kominski
  • Glory (1922) as Deacon Eaton]
  • The Old Soak (1922 and 1923) as Al
  • New Toys (1924) as Sam Wilks
  • Ladies of the Evening (1924-1925) as Frank Forbes
  • The City Chap (1925) as Pete
  • The Circus Princess (1927) as Stravinsky
  • The Prince of Pilsen (1930) as Francois
  • Blossom Time (1931) as Novotny

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Selected filmography

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  • {{IMDb name|0640495}}
  • {{IBDB name|39038}}

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Category:1885 births

Category:1962 deaths

Category:American male film actors

Category:American male silent film actors

Category:American stage actors

Category:American musical theatre actors

Category:Male actors from Milwaukee

Category:20th-century American male actors

Category:American vaudeville performers

Category:Irish vaudeville performers

Category:American people of Irish descent