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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Boasting a colorful show-biz background as a circus and vaudeville performer, Robert Emmet O'Connor entered films in 1926. Blessed with a pudgy Irish mug that could convey both jocularity and menace, O'Connor was most often cast as cops and detectives, some of them honest and lovable, some of them corrupt and pugnacious. His roles ranged from such hefty assignments as the flustered plainclothesman Henderson in Night at the Opera (1935) to such bits as the traffic cop who is confused by Jimmy Cagney's barrage of Yiddish in Taxi! (1932). One of his most famous non-cop roles was warm-hearted bootlegger Paddy Ryan in Public Enemy. During the 1940s, O'Connor was a contract player at MGM, showing up in everything from Our Gang comedies to the live-action prologue of the Tex Avery cartoon classic Who Killed Who? (1944). Robert Emmet O'Connor's last film role was Paramount studio-guard Jonesy in Sunset Boulevard (1950). Twelve years later, he died of injuries sustained in a fire. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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Robert Emmett O'Connor Trivia

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor portray in Boy of the Streets?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was Rourke in Boy of the Streets

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor portray in Picture Snatcher?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was Casey Nolan in Picture Snatcher

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor play in The Mysterious Mr. Wong?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was McGillicuddy in The Mysterious Mr. Wong

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor play in The Public Enemy?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was Paddy Ryan in The Public Enemy

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor play in Lady for a Day?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was The Inspector in Lady for a Day

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor play in A Night at the Opera?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was Detective Henderson in A Night at the Opera

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor play in Streets of New York?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was Burke in Streets of New York

What role did Robert Emmett O'Connor portray in Undercurrent?
Robert Emmett O'Connor played Stationmaster in Undercurrent

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor play in Till the Clouds Roll By?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was Clerk in Till the Clouds Roll By

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor play in They Were Expendable?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was Bartender at Silver Dollar in They Were Expendable

What role did Robert Emmett O'Connor portray in Sunset Boulevard?
Robert Emmett O'Connor played Jonesy in Sunset Boulevard

What role did Robert Emmett O'Connor play in A Star Is Born?
Robert Emmett O'Connor played Bartender at Santa Anita in A Star Is Born

What role did Robert Emmett O'Connor play in Meet Me in St. Louis?
Robert Emmett O'Connor played Conductor in Meet Me in St. Louis

What role did Robert Emmett O'Connor portray in Made for Each Other?
Robert Emmett O'Connor played Harry - Elevator Starter in Made for Each Other

What role did Robert Emmett O'Connor play in Little Lord Fauntleroy?
Robert Emmett O'Connor played Policeman in Little Lord Fauntleroy

What role did Robert Emmett O'Connor play in Let 'em Have It?
Robert Emmett O'Connor played Police Captain in Let 'em Have It

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor play in The Harvey Girls?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was Conductor in The Harvey Girls

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor portray in Easter Parade?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was Policeman in Easter Parade

What role did Robert Emmett O'Connor play in Best Foot Forward?
Robert Emmett O'Connor played Railroad Conductor in Best Foot Forward

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor portray in Air Raid Wardens?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was Charlie Beaugart in Air Raid Wardens

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor portray in Road to Singapore?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was Immigration Officer in Road to Singapore

Who did Robert Emmett O'Connor portray in Abbott and Costello in Hollywood?
Robert Emmett O'Connor was Studio Cop in Abbott and Costello in Hollywood


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