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name: "Hugh O'Connell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hugh-oconnell"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 August 1898"
died: "19 January 1943"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T22:04:41.172150+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."
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# Hugh O'Connell

Actor. Born 4 August 1898 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 19 January 1943.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 August 1898, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 19 January 1943
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_O%27Connell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20657486, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640078/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/103451

## Biography

Hugh O'Connell (4 August 1898 – 19 January 1943) was an American actor who appeared in films and on Broadway. Born in New York City, he began performing on stage in the 1920s and made his film debut in the early 1930s.

His screen credits include the role of Niki's Orderly in *The Smiling Lieutenant* (1931) and Johnson in *My Favorite Wife* (1940). He also appeared in films such as *Diamond Jim* (1935), *That Certain Woman* (1937) and *Moonlight in Havana* (1942). O'Connell's Broadway work encompassed productions including *Once in a Lifetime* (1930) and *The Milky Way* (1934).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Smiling Lieutenant* (1931), Fi1m 78, as Niki's Orderly — [page](https://film.one/film/the-smiling-lieutenant.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Moonlight in Havana* (1942), as Charlie
- *Three Girls About Town* (1941), as Chief of Police
- *My Life with Caroline* (1941), as Muirhead
- *The Mad Doctor* (1940), as Lawrence Watkins
- *Lucky Partners* (1940), as Niagara Clerk
- *My Favorite Wife* (1940), as Johnson
- *Breakdowns of 1938* (1938), as Professor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Penrod's Double Trouble* (1938), as Professor Caligostro
- *Mystery House* (1938), as Newell Morse
- *Torchy Blane in Panama* (1938), as Skinner
- *Women Are Like That* (1938), as George Dunlap
- *Accidents Will Happen* (1938), as John J. Oldham
- *The Perfect Specimen* (1937), as Hotel Clerk
- *The Footloose Heiress* (1937), as John C. Allyn
- *That Certain Woman* (1937), as Virgil Whitaker
- *Marry the Girl* (1937), as Mike Forrester
- *Fly Away Baby* (1937), as Hughie Sprague
- *Ready, Willing and Able* (1937), as Truman Hardy
- *Diamond Jim* (1935), as Charles B. Horsley
- *The Affair of Susan* (1935), as Dudley Stone
- *She Gets Her Man* (1935), as Windy
- *Manhattan Moon* (1935), as Speed
- *Chinatown Squad* (1935), as Sergeant McLeash
- *It Happened in New York* (1935), as Greg Haywood
- *Strange Wives* (1934), as Warren
- *Cheating Cheaters* (1934), as Steve Wilson
- *Gift of Gab* (1934), as Patsy
- *Broadway Thru a Keyhole* (1933), as Chuck Haskins
- *Close Relations* (1933), as Dr. Carver
- *Personal Maid* (1931), as Kipp
- *Secrets of a Secretary* (1931), as Charlie Rickenbacker
- *The Smiling Lieutenant* (1931), as Niki's Orderly — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-smiling-lieutenant.md)

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