Robert O'Connor (actor)

Robert Emmett O'Connor
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Born	(1885-03-18)March 18, 1885 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Died	September 4, 1962(1962-09-04) (aged 77) Hollywood, California, United States
Years active	1919-1950

Robert Emmett O'Connor (March 18, 1885 – September 4, 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 (the older Paramount gate guard) in Billy Wilder's 1950 film Sunset Boulevard.

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

Partial filmography

• Pay Your Dues (1919)
• His Royal Slyness (1920); uncredited
• Never Weaken (1921)
• Tin Gods (1926)
• Dressed to Kill (1928)
• The Noose (1928)
• Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
• The Isle of Lost Ships (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 O'Connor at IMDb