Robert Emmett O'Connor

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. 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 Detective 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 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 Selected filmography