--- name: "Arthur O'Connell" canonical: "https://film.one/person/arthur-oconnell" roles: ["Actor"] born: "29 March 1908" died: "18 May 1981" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T21:39:12.456300+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Arthur O'Connell Actor. Born 29 March 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 18 May 1981. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 29 March 1908, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 18 May 1981 - **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_O%27Connell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q710888, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640023/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/857 ## Biography Arthur O'Connell (29 March 1908 – 18 May 1981) was an American stage and film actor. Born in New York City, he began his career in vaudeville and made his legitimate stage debut in the late 1920s. He appeared in small film roles from the late 1930s, including an uncredited part as a reporter in *Citizen Kane* (1941). O'Connell achieved recognition on Broadway in the 1953 production of *Picnic*, a role he reprised in the 1955 film adaptation, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He received a second nomination for his performance as a boozy lawyer in *Anatomy of a Murder* (1959). His other notable film credits include *Bus Stop* (1956), *Man of the West* (1958), *Operation Petticoat* (1959), *Cimarron* (1960) as Tom Wyatt, *The Great Race* (1965), *Fantastic Voyage* (1966) and *The Poseidon Adventure* (1972). He also made numerous television guest appearances. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Cimarron* (1960), Fi1m 57, as Tom Wyatt — [page](https://film.one/film/cimarron.md) ## Complete filmography (111) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker* (1991), as actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Medical Story* (1975), series, as Dr. Avery Loomis - *The Hiding Place* (1975), as Casper ten Boom, 'Papa' - *Huckleberry Finn* (1974), as Col. Grangerford - *Shootout in a One-Dog Town* (1974), as Henry Gills - *Adam's Rib* (1973), series, as Judge - *Wicked, Wicked* (1973), as Mr. Fenley, Hotel Engineer - *The Poseidon Adventure* (1972), as John, the Chaplain - *They Only Kill Their Masters* (1972), as Ernie - *Ghost Story* (1972), series, as Chief Owen Huston - *The Paul Lynde Show* (1972), series, Actor - *Ben* (1972), as Bill Hatfield - *Emergency!* (1972), series, Actor - *A Taste of Evil* (1971), as John - *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor - *The Last Valley* (1971), as Hoffman - *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, Actor - *Night Gallery* (1970), series, Actor - *There Was a Crooked Man...* (1970), as Mr. Lomax - *Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?* (1970), as Mr. Kruft - *McCloud* (1970), series, Actor - *Nanny and the Professor* (1970), series, Actor - *Seven in Darkness* (1969), as Larry Wise - *Room 222* (1969), series, Actor - *If He Hollers, Let Him Go!* (1968), as Prosecutor - *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, as Charlie Sherwin - *The Power* (1968), as Henry Hallson - *The Second Hundred Years* (1967), series, as Edwin Carpenter - *The Reluctant Astronaut* (1967), as Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming - *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor - *A Covenant with Death* (1967), as Judge Hockstadter - *Fantastic Voyage* (1966), as Col. Donald Reid - *Birds Do It* (1966), as Professor Wald - *The Silencers* (1966), as Joe Wigman - *Ride Beyond Vengeance* (1966), as The Narrator - *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Smitty - *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, Actor - *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Jubal - *The Monkey's Uncle* (1965), as Darius Green III - *The Third Day* (1965), as Dr. Wheeler - *The Great Race* (1965), as Henry Goodbody - *Nightmare in the Sun* (1965), as Sam Wilson - *Your Cheatin' Heart* (1964), as Fred Rose - *7 Faces of Dr. Lao* (1964), as Clint Stark - *Kissin' Cousins* (1964), as Pappy Tatum - *Petticoat Junction* (1963), series, as William Lawrence - *Burke's Law* (1963), series, as Dr. Stuart Alexander - *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Dr. Josephus Harrison Adams, Samuel Cole — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md) - *The Greatest Show on Earth* (1963), series, Actor - *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, Actor - *Sam Benedict* (1962), series, Actor - *Follow That Dream* (1962), as Pop Kwimper - *Pocketful of Miracles* (1961), as Count Alfonso Romero - *The New Breed* (1961), series, as Peter Capples - *A Thunder of Drums* (1961), as Sgt. Karl Rodermill - *Misty* (1961), as Grandpa Clarence Beebe - *The Great Impostor* (1960), as Warden J.B. Chandler - *Cimarron* (1960), as Tom Wyatt — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/cimarron.md) - *Special for Women* (1960), series, as Joe Lawson - *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor - *My Three Sons* (1960), series, Actor - *Operation Petticoat* (1959), as Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Sam Tostin - *Hound-Dog Man* (1959), as Aaron McKinney - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Dr. Samuel Hubert - *Anatomy of a Murder* (1959), as Parnell Emmett McCarthy - *Gidget* (1959), as Russell Lawrence - *Man of the West* (1958), as Sam Beasley - *Voice in the Mirror* (1958), as Bill Tobin - *The Violators* (1957), as Solomon Baumgarten - *April Love* (1957), as Jed Bruce - *Alcoa Theatre* (1957), series, Actor - *DuPont Show of the Month* (1957), series, Actor - *Wagon Train* (1957), series, Actor - *Operation Mad Ball* (1957), as Col. Rousch - *The Monte Carlo Story* (1956), as Mr. Homer Hinkley - *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Lyman - *Bus Stop* (1956), as Virgil Blessing - *The Solid Gold Cadillac* (1956), as Mark Jenkins - *The Proud Ones* (1956), as Jim Dexter - *The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit* (1956), as Gordon Walker - *Picnic* (1955), as Howard Bevans - *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Actor - *Summer Playhouse* (1954), series, Actor - *The Whistle at Eaton Falls* (1951), as Jim Brewster - *Force of Evil* (1950), as Link Hall (uncredited) - *The Taming of the Shrew* (1950), as Curtis - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Curtis, Manachi Conners - *The Countess of Monte Cristo* (1948), as Assistant Director Jensen - *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Jim Elkins, Grant - *One Touch of Venus* (1948), as Reporter - *State of the Union* (1948), as First Reporter - *Homecoming* (1948), as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited) - *The Naked City* (1948), as Sgt. Shaeffer (uncredited) - *Open Secret* (1948), as Carter - *Hello, Annapolis* (1942), as Pharmacist Mate - *Fingers at the Window* (1942), as Photographer (uncredited) - *Blondie's Blessed Event* (1942), as Interne (uncredited) - *Canal Zone* (1942), as New Recruit (uncredited) - *Law of the Jungle* (1942), as Simmons - *Man From Headquarters* (1942), as Goldie Shores - *Citizen Kane* (1941), as Reporter (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/citizen-kane.md) - *Hullabaloo* (1940), as Fourth Page - *He Asked for It* (1940), Actor - *Dr. Kildare Goes Home* (1940), as Intern (uncredited) - *The Golden Fleecing* (1940), as Cameraman (uncredited) - *Bested by a Beard* (1940), as Phil - *'Taint Legal* (1940), as Book Salesman - *I Take This Oath* (1940), as Court Clerk - *Two Girls on Broadway* (1940), as Reporter at Wedding (uncredited) - *And One Was Beautiful* (1940), as Moroni's Parking Attendant - *Murder in Soho* (1939), as Lefty ## Gallery - ![Arthur O'Connell](https://film.one/media/person/1224934/gallery-168733154ab4.jpg) Arthur O'Connell — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Arthur_O%27Connell_1967.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Arthur O'Connell](https://film.one/media/person/1224934/gallery-b05d7285a537.jpg) Arthur O'Connell — Image via TMDB - ![Arthur O'Connell](https://film.one/media/person/1224934/gallery-c5d63352138e.jpg) Arthur O'Connell — Image via TMDB - ![Arthur O'Connell](https://film.one/media/person/1224934/gallery-364a50c88e35.jpg) Arthur O'Connell — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated - 1960: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Anatomy of a Murder* - 1956: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Picnic* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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