Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor
Born	March 18, 1885(1885-03-18) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died	September 4, 1962(1962-09-04) (aged 77) Hollywood, California, USA
Other names	Robert E. O'Conner Robert E. O'Connor Robert Ee. O'Connor Robert Emmet O'Connor Robert O'Connor
Years active	1919 - 1950

Robert Emmett O'Connor (18 March, 1885 – 4 September, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 204 films between 1919 and 1950. He was best known as the warmhearted bootlegger Paddy Ryan in The Public Enemy (1931). He played Jonesy (older Paramount gate guard) in Billy Wilder's 1950 film Sunset Boulevard.

He also made a notable cameo appearance at the very beginning and very end of the MGM cartoon short Who Killed Who? (1943).

He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and died in Hollywood, California.

Selected filmography

• Pay Your Dues (1919)
• His Royal Slyness (1920) (uncredited)
• Never Weaken (1921)
• The Noose (1928)
• Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
• Framed (1930)
• The Big House (1930)
• Our Blushing Brides (1930)
• Paid (1930)
• The Public Enemy (1931)
• The Public Defender (1931)
• Fanny Foley Herself (1931)
• The Big Timer (1932)
• The Dark Horse (1932)
• American Madness (1932)
• Blonde Venus (1932)
• Frisco Jenny (1932)
• Picture Snatcher (1933)
• Lady for a Day (1933)
• Penthouse (1933)
• Bottoms Up (1934)
• Waterfront Lady (1935)
• A Night at the Opera (1935)
• The Streets of New York (1939)
• Air Raid Wardens (1943)
• Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
• The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
• Sunset Boulevard (1950)

External links

• Robert Emmett O'Connor at the Internet Movie Database