--- name: "Robert Emmett O'Connor" canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-emmett-oconnor" roles: [] born: "18 March 1885" died: "4 September 1962" reviewed_on_fi1m: 6 average_fi1m_score: 77 average_over: 6 updated: "2026-09-20T01:17:33.425092+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." --- # Robert Emmett O'Connor Actor. Born 18 March 1885 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Died 4 September 1962. ## Details - **Born:** 18 March 1885, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - **Died:** 4 September 1962 - **Active:** 1930–1933 - **Also known as:** Robert Emmet O'Connor, Robert E. O'Connor, Robert E. O'Conner, Robert O'Connor, Роберт О’Коннор - **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 2 acting, 4 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 78 (3), 1940s 68 (2), 1950s 93 (1) - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 2, Romance 2, Crime 1, Family 1, Music 1 - **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $19m across 4 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_O%27Connor_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3435051, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640495/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10806 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*The Big House*](https://film.one/film/the-big-house.md) (78) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Robert Emmett O'Connor was an American actor. He began his career on stage, performing in Broadway musicals and plays from 1905, and later worked in vaudeville before moving into film. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1919 and 1950, often cast as policemen. His credits include Donlin in *The Big House* (1930), Paddy Ryan in *The Public Enemy* (1931), Sergeant Henderson in *A Night at the Opera* (1935) and Jonesy in *Sunset Boulevard* (1950). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (6) ### Performed in (2) - *Lady for a Day* (1933), Fi1m 78, as Inspector MacCreary — [page](https://film.one/film/lady-for-a-day.md) - *The Big House* (1930), Fi1m 78, as Donlin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-house.md) ### Also credited (4) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Sunset Boulevard* (1950), Fi1m 93, as Jonesy (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/sunset-boulevard.md) - *Anchors Aweigh* (1945), Fi1m 70, as Cop (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/anchors-aweigh.md) - *The Human Comedy* (1943), Fi1m 66, as Bartender (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-human-comedy.md) - *A Star Is Born* (1937), Fi1m 78, as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-star-is-born-1937.md) ## Complete filmography (138) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Sunset Boulevard* (1950), as Jonesy (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/sunset-boulevard.md) - *Easter Parade* (1948), as Policeman (uncredited) - *Tenth Avenue Angel* (1948), as Mr. O'Callan (uncredited) - *High Wall* (1947), Actor - *Merton of the Movies* (1947), as Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited) - *The Romance of Rosy Ridge* (1947), as Southerner (uncredited) - *The Hucksters* (1947), as Frank - Hotel Doorman (uncredited) - *High Barbaree* (1947), as Stationmaster (uncredited) - *Trail Street* (1947), as Drunk (uncredited) - *Till the Clouds Roll By* (1946), as Ed (uncredited) - *Undercurrent* (1946), as Stationmaster (uncredited) - *Courage of Lassie* (1946), as Deputy (uncredited) - *Boys' Ranch* (1946), as Druggist - *The Hoodlum Saint* (1946), as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) - *Up Goes Maisie* (1946), as Rose Bowl Watchman (Uncredited) - *The Harvey Girls* (1946), as Conductor (uncredited) - *Adventure* (1945), as Man in Cantina (uncredited) - *They Were Expendable* (1945), as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited) - *The Great American Mug* (1945), as Laughing Man (uncredited) - *Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood* (1945), as 2nd Studio Guard (uncredited) - *A Gun in His Hand* (1945), as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited) - *Anchors Aweigh* (1945), as Cop (uncredited) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/anchors-aweigh.md) - *The Clock* (1945), as Policeman (uncredited) - *Main Street After Dark* (1945), as Policeman (uncredited) - *The Thin Man Goes Home* (1944), as Baggage Attendant on Train (uncredited) - *Gentle Annie* (1944), as Childers the Bartender (as Robert Emmet O'Connor) - *Meet Me in St. Louis* (1944), as Motorman (uncredited) - *Return from Nowhere* (1944), as Diner Cook (uncredited) - *Barbary Coast Gent* (1944), as Joe the Bartender (uncredited) - *Rationing* (1944), as Sheriff (uncredited) - *Shoe Shine Boy* (1943), as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited) - *Whistling in Brooklyn* (1943), as Detective Leo Finnigan - *Best Foot Forward* (1943), as Train Conductor - *Swing Shift Maisie* (1943), as Proprietor (Uncredited) - *Who Killed Who?* (1943), as Host (uncredited) - *Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case* (1943), as Samson (uncredited) - *Air Raid Wardens* (1943), as Charlie Beaugart - *Slightly Dangerous* (1943), as Reporter (uncredited) - *The Human Comedy* (1943), as Bartender (uncredited) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-human-comedy.md) - *The Greatest Gift* (1942), as Brother Xavier (uncredited) - *The Omaha Trail* (1942), as Oxen Owner (uncredited) - *Jackass Mail* (1942), as Peter Lawson - *Maisie Gets Her Man* (1942), as Benefit Stage Manager (Uncredited) - *Inflation* (1942), as Joe's Co-worker (uncredited) - *No Time for Comedy* (1940), as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) - *Dance, Girl, Dance* (1940), as Plainclothesman (uncredited) - *A Fugitive from Justice* (1940), as Murphy - *Hot Steel* (1940), as Police Inspector - *I Take This Oath* (1940), as Police Car Driver - *Double Alibi* (1940), as Patrolman Delaney - *The Lone Wolf Strikes* (1940), as House Detective - *Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President* (1939), as Pat Donegan - *Streets of New York* (1939), as Police Officer Burke - *Sergeant Madden* (1939), as Capt. Crane - *You Can't Get Away with Murder* (1939), as First Detective (uncredited) - *Made for Each Other* (1939), as Harry (uncredited) - *Professor Beware* (1938), as Cop at Estate - *Boy of the Streets* (1938), as Police Officer Rourke - *Wells Fargo* (1937), as Sea Captain - *Trapped by G-Men* (1937), as Federal Agent Jim - *Super-Sleuth* (1937), as Casey - *New Faces of 1937* (1937), as Policeman - *The Last Train from Madrid* (1937), as Secret Service Man (uncredited) - *The Frame-Up* (1937), as Larry Mann (aka John Mench) - *A Star Is Born* (1937), as Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/a-star-is-born-1937.md) - *Waikiki Wedding* (1937), as Policeman (uncredited) - *Park Avenue Logger* (1937), as Police Sergeant - *The Crime Nobody Saw* (1937), as Tim Burke - *Girl Overboard* (1937), as Sergeant Hatton - *We Who Are About to Die* (1937), as Detective Mitchell - *Sinner Take All* (1936), as Police Capt. Greenwood (uncredited) - *Jailbreak* (1936), as Policeman - *Desire* (1936), as Customs Official - *At Sea Ashore* (1936), as First Immigration Officer - *Little Lord Fauntleroy* (1936), as Policeman - *The Lone Wolf Returns* (1935), as Detective Benson - *White Lies* (1935), as Capt. McHenry (uncredited) - *A Night at the Opera* (1935), as Henderson - *Waterfront Lady* (1935), as Police Lieutenant - *Diamond Jim* (1935), as Brady's Father - *Stolen Harmony* (1935), as Warden Clark (uncredited) - *Star of Midnight* (1935), as Police Sergeant Cleary - *The Mysterious Mr. Wong* (1935), as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy - *A Wicked Woman* (1934), as Dugan (uncredited) - *Return of the Terror* (1934), as Inspector Bradley - *Bottoms Up* (1934), as Detective Rooney - *The Big Shakedown* (1934), as Regan - *Lady for a Day* (1933), as Inspector MacCreary — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/lady-for-a-day.md) - *Penthouse* (1933), as Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens - *The Big Brain* (1933), as Detective (uncredited) - *Midnight Mary* (1933), as Cop - *Don't Bet on Love* (1933), as Edward Shelton - *Bed of Roses* (1933), as River Boat Captain Scroggins (uncredited) - *Picture Snatcher* (1933), as Police Lt. Casey Nolan - *Gabriel Over the White House* (1933), as Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited) - *Mystery of the Wax Museum* (1933), as Police Sergeant by Christmas Tre - *Frisco Jenny* (1933), as Jim Sandoval - *The Kid from Spain* (1932), as Detective Crawford - *Blonde Venus* (1932), as Dan O'Connor - *Blessed Event* (1932), as Jim - *American Madness* (1932), as Police Inspector - *Week-End Marriage* (1932), as Police Desk Clerk Eddie (uncredited) - *The Dark Horse* (1932), as Sheriff - *Night World* (1932), as The Policeman - *The Arm of the Law* (1932), as Chief of Detectives Capt. Blake - *Play Girl* (1932), as Police Sergeant (uncredited) - *The Big Timer* (1932), as Dan Wilson - *The Beast of the City* (1932), as Booking Policeman (uncredited) - *Taxi!* (1932), as Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited) - *Two Kinds of Women* (1932), as Tim Gohagen - *Reckless Living* (1931), as Ryan - *Fanny Foley Herself* (1931), as Burns - *The Public Defender* (1931), as Detective Brady - *Three Who Loved* (1931), as Police Lt. Tom Rooney - *The Public Enemy* (1931), as Paddy Ryan - *The Single Sin* (1931), as Detective - *Paid* (1930), as Police Sgt. Cassidy - *Man to Man* (1930), as Sheriff - *Up the River* (1930), as Prison Warden (uncredited) - *Shooting Straight* (1930), as Detective Regan - *Our Blushing Brides* (1930), as The Detective - *The Big House* (1930), as Donlin — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-house.md) - *The Big Fight* (1930), as Detective - *Alias French Gertie* (1930), as Detective Kelcey - *Framed* (1930), as Sergeant Schultze - *In the Next Room* (1930), as Tim Morel - *The Isle of Lost Ships* (1929), as Jackson - *Smiling Irish Eyes* (1929), as Sir Timothy - *Weary River* (1929), as Police Sergeant (uncredited) - *The Booster* (1928), Actor - *Freedom of the Press* (1928), as Boss Maloney - *The Singing Fool* (1928), as Cafe Owner Bill - *Four Walls* (1928), as Sullivan - *Dressed to Kill* (1928), as Detective Gilroy - *The Noose* (1928), as Jim Conley - *Tin Gods* (1926), as Second Foreman - *Drink Hearty* (1920), Actor - *His Royal Slyness* (1920), as (uncredited) ## Gallery - ![Robert Emmett O'Connor in Little Lord Fauntleroy - cropped screenshot (1936)](https://film.one/media/person/307377/gallery-641ab5a2305c.jpg) Robert Emmett O'Connor in Little Lord Fauntleroy - cropped screenshot (1936) — DVD (Selznick Studio - United Artists), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Robert_Emmett_O%27Connor_in_Little_Lord_Fauntleroy_%281936%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Actor Robert Emmett O'Connor - publicity still (cropped : see source) (1930)](https://film.one/media/person/307377/gallery-6caf1f53b9da.jpg) Actor Robert Emmett O'Connor - publicity still (cropped : see source) (1930) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Robert_Emmett_O%27Connor_publicity_still.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Robert Emmett O'Connor](https://film.one/media/person/307377/gallery-4ad62b2d73b4.jpg) Robert Emmett O'Connor — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Our_Blushing_Brides_lobby_card_2.jpg/1280px-Our_Blushing_Brides_lobby_card_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Robert Emmett O'Connor](https://film.one/media/person/307377/gallery-93735bdf1052.jpg) Robert Emmett O'Connor — Image via TMDB - ![Robert Emmett O'Connor](https://film.one/media/person/307377/gallery-b49f37d83b6a.jpg) Robert Emmett O'Connor — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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