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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Mar 18, 1885 - Sep 04, 1962 (77 years old) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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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 is probably best known 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, as well as made a cameo appearance at the very beginning and very end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short Who Killed Who? (1943).

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Sunset Boulevard
Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
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Lady for a Day
Inspector MacCreary
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Wells Fargo
Sea Captain
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The Public Enemy
Paddy Ryan
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Streets of New York
Police Officer Burke
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A Star Is Born
Santa Anita Clubhouse Bartender (uncredited)
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Meet Me in St. Louis
Motorman (uncredited)
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Till the Clouds Roll By
Ed (uncredited)
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They Were Expendable
Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
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Easter Parade
Policeman (uncredited)

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