Henry O'Neill

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Henry O'Neill (born August 10, 1891 in Orange , New Jersey , † May 18, 1961 in Hollywood , Los Angeles ) was an American theater and film actor .

Life

O'Neill was born in Orange, New Jersey, in 1891. After just a year, he left college to join a theater company and become an actor. After serving in World War I , he returned to the stage in 1919. During the 1920s and early 1930s he appeared in 23 plays on New York's Broadway . In 1933 he came to Hollywood , where he got a contract with Warner Brothers and from then on could be seen in numerous supporting roles, such as B. in the film comedy Der Frauenheld (1933) alongside James Cagney , in William Wyler's southern state drama Jezebel - The Malicious Lady (1938) with Bette Davis , in the film noir Night Out (1940) with Humphrey Bogart and in the Western Land of the Godless ( 1940) alongside Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland .

From 1941 he was under contract with MGM . Due to his early gray hair and his dignified charisma, he was predestined for authoritarian roles and was often used as a father, priest, doctor or judge, such as B. in Mervyn LeRoy's orphan drama Blossoms in Dust (1941) with Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in the leading roles. In the late 1950s, O'Neill retired from the film business for reasons of age and health. His last film was John Ford's aviation drama The Eagle Equals (1957) with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara .

From 1924 until his death, O'Neill was married to Anna Barry, with whom he had a child. He died in Hollywood in 1961 at the age of 69 . The previous year he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . His grave is in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills.

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SURNAME O'Neill, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Orange , New Jersey , United States
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1961
Place of death Hollywood , Los Angeles , United States