Frank O'Connor

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Frank O'Connor

ACTING

1881-04-11

1959-11-22

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Frank O'Connor was an American screen and television actor, as well as a director, screenwriter, and producer. His lengthy film acting career began in 1915.

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Biography

Frank O'Connor was an American screen and television actor, as well as a director, screenwriter, and producer. His lengthy film acting career began in 1915.

Best known for:

Filmography:

The Silent Witness poster

The Silent Witness(1917)

Richard Morgan

Madame Sherry poster

Madame Sherry(1917)

Edward Sherry

The Unwritten Code poster

The Unwritten Code(1918)

Thompson

The Crucible of Life poster

The Crucible of Life(1918)

Edwin Fairfax

Little Miss No-Account poster

Little Miss No-Account(1918)

Edwin Sayer

Orphans of the Storm poster

Orphans of the Storm(1921)

Party Guest (uncredited)

A Virginia Courtship poster

A Virginia Courtship(1921)

Director

Penrod poster

Penrod(1922)

Assistant Director

A Homespun Vamp poster

A Homespun Vamp(1922)

Director

Free to Love poster

Free to Love(1925)

Director

The Lawful Cheater poster

The Lawful Cheater(1925)

Director, Writer

Go Straight! poster

Go Straight!(1925)

Director

Devil's Island poster

Devil's Island(1926)

Director

The Block Signal poster

The Block Signal(1926)

Director, Scenario Writer

The Silent Power poster

The Silent Power(1926)

Director

The False Alarm poster

The False Alarm(1926)

Director

Spangles poster

Spangles(1926)

Director

Hearts and Spangles poster

Hearts and Spangles(1926)

Director

Sinews of Steel poster

Sinews of Steel(1927)

Director

The Masked Angel poster

The Masked Angel(1928)

Director

Linda poster

Linda(1929)

Writer

Just Off Broadway poster

Just Off Broadway(1929)

Director

Shadow of the Law poster

Shadow of the Law(1930)

Undetermined Role

Ladies' Man poster

Ladies' Man(1931)

News clerk

20,000 Years in Sing Sing poster

20,000 Years in Sing Sing(1932)

Cell Guard (uncredited)

Three on a Match poster

Three on a Match(1932)

Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

The Death Kiss poster

The Death Kiss(1932)

Tom

The Lost Squadron poster

The Lost Squadron(1932)

Officer (uncredited)

Handle with Care poster

Handle with Care(1932)

Police Lieutenant

The Son of Kong poster

The Son of Kong(1933)

1st Process Server

The Mayor of Hell poster

The Mayor of Hell(1933)

Cop in Court (uncredited)

Elmer, the Great poster

Elmer, the Great(1933)

Game Spectator (uncredited)

Meet the Baron poster

Meet the Baron(1933)

Stable Boss (uncredited)

Parachute Jumper poster

Parachute Jumper(1933)

Detective with Lt. Coffey (uncredited)

The Gay Nighties poster

The Gay Nighties(1933)

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Stage Mother poster

Stage Mother(1933)

Man at Gangplank (uncredited)

Mr. Skitch poster

Mr. Skitch(1933)

Roulette Table Staff

Just Around the Corner poster

Just Around the Corner(1933)

Sears' Colleague (uncredited)

The Chief poster

The Chief(1933)

Customer Wanting Hat

The Thin Man poster

The Thin Man(1934)

Detective Waiter (uncredited)

Twentieth Century poster

Twentieth Century(1934)

Stagehand (uncredited)

The Merry Widow poster

The Merry Widow(1934)

Soldier with Exhibit 2

Broadway Bill poster

Broadway Bill(1934)

Reporter (uncredited)

Kentucky Kernels poster

Kentucky Kernels(1934)

Police Officer (uncredited)

Bachelor Bait poster

Bachelor Bait(1934)

William's Boss (uncredited)

The Crime of Helen Stanley poster

The Crime of Helen Stanley(1934)

Ballistic Expert

Hat, Coat and Glove poster

Hat, Coat and Glove(1934)

Police Sgt. Whalen (uncredited)

Roast-Beef and Movies poster

Roast-Beef and Movies(1934)

Studio President (uncredited)

Whirlpool poster

Whirlpool(1934)

Sheriff (uncredited)

The Defense Rests poster

The Defense Rests(1934)

Minor Role

Mills of the Gods poster

Mills of the Gods(1934)

Workman (uncredited)

Among the Missing poster

Among the Missing(1934)

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Their Big Moment poster

Their Big Moment(1934)

Detective (uncredited)

Bridal Bail poster

Bridal Bail(1934)

Police Desk Sergeant

Sisters Under the Skin poster

Sisters Under the Skin(1934)

Reporter

The Glass Key poster

The Glass Key(1935)

Frank McLaughlin (uncredited)

Broadway Gondolier poster

Broadway Gondolier(1935)

Majordomo Directing Cabs

Special Agent poster

Special Agent(1935)

Policeman (uncredited)

Rendezvous poster

Rendezvous(1935)

Officer (uncredited)

The Mystery Man poster

The Mystery Man(1935)

Train Depot Waiter (uncredited)

Clive of India poster

Clive of India(1935)

Counting Clerk

No More Ladies poster

No More Ladies(1935)

Joe Williams' Bartender (uncredited)

Buried Loot poster

Buried Loot(1935)

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Strangers All poster

Strangers All(1935)

Police Sergeant O'Connor

Woman Wanted poster

Woman Wanted(1935)

Policeman (uncredited)

His Fighting Blood poster

His Fighting Blood(1935)

Dick Ingram

The Girl Who Came Back poster

The Girl Who Came Back(1935)

Policeman (uncredited)

White Lies poster

White Lies(1935)

Sheriff (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town poster

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)

Train Conductor (uncredited)

The Mandarin Mystery poster

The Mandarin Mystery(1936)

Detective

Great Guy poster

Great Guy(1936)

Detective (Uncredited)

Three Smart Girls poster

Three Smart Girls(1936)

Policeman at Police Station

The President's Mystery poster

The President's Mystery(1936)

Detective (uncredited)

The Accusing Finger poster

The Accusing Finger(1936)

Deputy

Murder at Glen Athol poster

Murder at Glen Athol(1936)

Detective McGurn (uncredited)

You May Be Next! poster

You May Be Next!(1936)

Policeman (uncredited)

Don't Turn 'em Loose poster

Don't Turn 'em Loose(1936)

Cell Block Guard

College Holiday poster

College Holiday(1936)

Conductor

To Mary - with Love poster

To Mary - with Love(1936)

Conductor

Wives Never Know poster

Wives Never Know(1936)

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

A Day at the Races poster

A Day at the Races(1937)

Racetrack Guard (uncredited)

Double Wedding poster

Double Wedding(1937)

Second Bartender (uncredited)

Topper poster

Topper(1937)

Sea Breeze Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun poster

They Gave Him a Gun(1937)

Bailiff (uncredited)

The Adventurous Blonde poster

The Adventurous Blonde(1937)

Policeman (uncredited)

Forty Naughty Girls poster

Forty Naughty Girls(1937)

Stage Manager (uncredited)

She's Got Everything poster

She's Got Everything(1937)

White-Haired Creditor

The Wrong Road poster

The Wrong Road(1937)

Man at Auction (uncredited)

Youth on Parole poster

Youth on Parole(1937)

Conductor (uncredited)

Parnell poster

Parnell(1937)

Irish Party Member

The Frame-Up poster

The Frame-Up(1937)

Guard (uncredited)

Midnight Taxi poster

Midnight Taxi(1937)

FBI Agent

Back in Circulation poster

Back in Circulation(1937)

News Office Worker (uncredited)

Dangerous Number poster

Dangerous Number(1937)

Ship's Officer

Night Club Scandal poster

Night Club Scandal(1937)

Alcott

Tell Your Children poster

Tell Your Children(1938)

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Alexander's Ragtime Band poster

Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938)

Officer in Army Show Audience (uncredited)

The Girl of the Golden West poster

The Girl of the Golden West(1938)

Stagecoach Passenger

The Saint in New York poster

The Saint in New York(1938)

Court Bailiff (Uncredited)

Comet Over Broadway poster

Comet Over Broadway(1938)

Officer Bringing Bill to Prison (uncredited)

Sunset Murder Case poster

Sunset Murder Case(1938)

Detective Sergeant Tom O'Connor

Red River Range poster

Red River Range(1938)

Photographer (uncredited)

Double Danger poster

Double Danger(1938)

Seated Policeman (uncredited)

A Man to Remember poster

A Man to Remember(1938)

Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)

Maid's Night Out poster

Maid's Night Out(1938)

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Riders of the Black Hills poster

Riders of the Black Hills(1938)

Doctor

Next Time I Marry poster

Next Time I Marry(1938)

Davis (uncredited)

Born to Be Wild poster

Born to Be Wild(1938)

Jim (uncredited)

Religious Racketeers poster

Religious Racketeers(1938)

Director, Screenplay, Story

Night Spot poster

Night Spot(1938)

Nightclub Doorman

The Jury's Secret poster

The Jury's Secret(1938)

Reporter

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)

Senator Alfred (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle poster

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle(1939)

(uncredited)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man poster

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man(1939)

Cop with Judge (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die poster

Each Dawn I Die(1939)

Guard in Movie Room (uncredited)

East Side of Heaven poster

East Side of Heaven(1939)

Detective (uncredited)

The Saint Strikes Back poster

The Saint Strikes Back(1939)

Policeman with Cullis (Uncredited)

Let Us Live poster

Let Us Live(1939)

Detective (uncredited)

Silver on the Sage poster

Silver on the Sage(1939)

Jury Foreman

Buried Alive poster

Buried Alive(1939)

Guard

Dick Tracy's G-Men poster

Dick Tracy's G-Men(1939)

Army Captain

The Night Riders poster

The Night Riders(1939)

Washington Telegraph Operator

Smashing the Money Ring poster

Smashing the Money Ring(1939)

Superior Court Guard (uncredited)

The Mysterious Miss X poster

The Mysterious Miss X(1939)

Policeman

Sergeant Madden poster

Sergeant Madden(1939)

Policeman at Graduation

The Housekeeper's Daughter poster

The Housekeeper's Daughter(1939)

Policeman

The Day the Bookies Wept poster

The Day the Bookies Wept(1939)

Railbird Race Spectator (uncredited)

The Lady and the Mob poster

The Lady and the Mob(1939)

Policeman

Exile Express poster

Exile Express(1939)

Federal Man

Full Confession poster

Full Confession(1939)

Work Guard (uncredited)

Our Leading Citizen poster

Our Leading Citizen(1939)

Member

Code of the Streets poster

Code of the Streets(1939)

Policeman

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President poster

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President(1939)

Mr. Smith

The Grapes of Wrath poster

The Grapes of Wrath(1940)

Deputy #1 (uncredited)

I Love You Again poster

I Love You Again(1940)

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Invisible Man Returns poster

The Invisible Man Returns(1940)

Constable at Coal Train (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor poster

Stranger on the Third Floor(1940)

Policeman (uncredited)

Christmas in July poster

Christmas in July(1940)

Juror (uncredited)

Little Nellie Kelly poster

Little Nellie Kelly(1940)

Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)

City of Chance poster

City of Chance(1940)

Frank - Hotel Doorman

Third Finger, Left Hand poster

Third Finger, Left Hand(1940)

Man at Railroad Station

Ellery Queen, Master Detective poster

Ellery Queen, Master Detective(1940)

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Young People poster

Young People(1940)

Farmer at Town Hall Meeting (uncredited)

You'll Find Out poster

You'll Find Out(1940)

Apartment Responder (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prison poster

Millionaires in Prison(1940)

Frank, Prison Guard (uncredited)

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! poster

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!(1940)

Police Patrolman

Flowing Gold poster

Flowing Gold(1940)

Detective Taking Johnny (uncredited)

Adventure in Diamonds poster

Adventure in Diamonds(1940)

Story

Triple Justice poster

Triple Justice(1940)

Doctor

Adventures of Red Ryder poster

Adventures of Red Ryder(1940)

RR Board Member

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride poster

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride(1940)

Packing House Employee

Citizen Kane poster

Citizen Kane(1941)

Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited)

A Man Betrayed poster

A Man Betrayed(1941)

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Bad Man of Deadwood poster

Bad Man of Deadwood(1941)

Townsman

The Gay Falcon poster

The Gay Falcon(1941)

Policeman in Street (uncredited)

Man-Made Monster poster

Man-Made Monster(1941)

Detective

Lady Scarface poster

Lady Scarface(1941)

Detective Frank

Honky Tonk poster

Honky Tonk(1941)

Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)

All-American Co-Ed poster

All-American Co-Ed(1941)

Policeman

Pacific Blackout poster

Pacific Blackout(1941)

Fire Chief

Steel Against the Sky poster

Steel Against the Sky(1941)

Rocky's Crew Member (uncredited)

Nevada City poster

Nevada City(1941)

Townsman

Robbers of the Range poster

Robbers of the Range(1941)

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie poster

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie(1941)

Dan Wendall

Roar of the Press poster

Roar of the Press(1941)

Police Lieutenant Jim Hall

The Spider Returns poster

The Spider Returns(1941)

Detective

A Panic in the Parlor poster

A Panic in the Parlor(1941)

Policeman

The Talk of the Town poster

The Talk of the Town(1942)

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Mr. Wise Guy poster

Mr. Wise Guy(1942)

Reformatory Guard (uncredited)

In Old California poster

In Old California(1942)

Bystander on Riverboat

A Date with the Falcon poster

A Date with the Falcon(1942)

Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over poster

The Falcon Takes Over(1942)

Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

The Big Street poster

The Big Street(1942)

Police Captain at Tunnel (uncredited)

Sunset on the Desert poster

Sunset on the Desert(1942)

Pie-Bidder

X Marks the Spot poster

X Marks the Spot(1942)

Policeman (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady poster

Obliging Young Lady(1942)

Railroad Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Stagecoach Express poster

Stagecoach Express(1942)

Miner (uncredited)

Quiet Please, Murder poster

Quiet Please, Murder(1943)

Guard in Library

This Land Is Mine poster

This Land Is Mine(1943)

Juror

False Colors poster

False Colors(1943)

Rancher-Party Guest

Northern Pursuit poster

Northern Pursuit(1943)

Train Station Passenger (uncredited)

Riders of the Rio Grande poster

Riders of the Rio Grande(1943)

Man Exiting Saloon

The Chance of a Lifetime poster

The Chance of a Lifetime(1943)

Policeman (Uncredited)

Dangerous Blondes poster

Dangerous Blondes(1943)

Mailman (uncredited)

Passport to Suez poster

Passport to Suez(1943)

Wembley Agent

The Moon Is Down poster

The Moon Is Down(1943)

Villager in Pub (uncredited)

Murder in Times Square poster

Murder in Times Square(1943)

Detective Lewis

Good Luck, Mr. Yates poster

Good Luck, Mr. Yates(1943)

Cop

Gildersleeve's Bad Day poster

Gildersleeve's Bad Day(1943)

Car 41 Police Officer (uncredited)

Honeymoon Lodge poster

Honeymoon Lodge(1943)

Ticket-Taker

Keep 'Em Slugging poster

Keep 'Em Slugging(1943)

Second Detective

So's Your Uncle poster

So's Your Uncle(1943)

Burly Character

The Missing Juror poster

The Missing Juror(1944)

Train Conductor (uncredited)

In Society poster

In Society(1944)

Policeman at Winthrop Home (uncredited)

The Falcon in Mexico poster

The Falcon in Mexico(1944)

Officer Hoffman (uncredited)

Youth Runs Wild poster

Youth Runs Wild(1944)

Police Officer Martin (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce poster

Mildred Pierce(1945)

First Night Diner (uncredited)

The Picture of Dorian Gray poster

The Picture of Dorian Gray(1945)

Selby Estate Butler (uncredited)

Fallen Angel poster

Fallen Angel(1945)

Man at Madley's Show (uncredited)

Escape in the Fog poster

Escape in the Fog(1945)

Navy Officer, Harbor Patrol (uncredited)

I Love a Mystery poster

I Love a Mystery(1945)

Jason 'Pegleg' Anderson (Uncredited)

The Vampire's Ghost poster

The Vampire's Ghost(1945)

Sailor

A Song to Remember poster

A Song to Remember(1945)

Guest at Duke of Orleans (uncredited)

Gangs of the Waterfront poster

Gangs of the Waterfront(1945)

Dan Stevens

Getting Gertie's Garter poster

Getting Gertie's Garter(1945)

Board Member (uncredited)

Hold That Blonde! poster

Hold That Blonde!(1945)

Man Outside Theater (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life poster

It's a Wonderful Life(1946)

Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)

Night Editor poster

Night Editor(1946)

Detective Andy (Uncredited)

Strange Impersonation poster

Strange Impersonation(1946)

Doctor at Nora's Presentation (uncredited)

Badman's Territory poster

Badman's Territory(1946)

Townsman (uncredited)

Stagecoach to Denver poster

Stagecoach to Denver(1946)

Taylor

The Brute Man poster

The Brute Man(1946)

Policeman at Helen's Apartment (uncredited)

Mr. Noisy poster

Mr. Noisy(1946)

(uncredited)

Night Train to Memphis poster

Night Train to Memphis(1946)

Railroad Station Agent

Sun Valley Cyclone poster

Sun Valley Cyclone(1946)

Doctor (uncredited)

Days of Buffalo Bill poster

Days of Buffalo Bill(1946)

Cashier Sam

Secret Beyond the Door poster

Secret Beyond the Door(1947)

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Nightmare Alley poster

Nightmare Alley(1947)

Carnival Customer (uncredited)

Desperate poster

Desperate(1947)

Train Conductor (uncredited)

The Egg and I poster

The Egg and I(1947)

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Shoot to Kill poster

Shoot to Kill(1947)

Deputy Clem Sparks

Dick Tracy's Dilemma poster

Dick Tracy's Dilemma(1947)

Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley poster

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley(1947)

Doctor (uncredited)

The Good Bad Egg poster

The Good Bad Egg(1947)

Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)

Last Frontier Uprising poster

Last Frontier Uprising(1947)

Rancher Frank

Who Killed Doc Robbin? poster

Who Killed Doc Robbin?(1948)

Squad Car Cop (uncredited)

The Noose Hangs High poster

The Noose Hangs High(1948)

Postman (uncredited)

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted poster

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted(1948)

Commissioner Barton [Ch. 9-11]

Wake of the Red Witch poster

Wake of the Red Witch(1948)

Old Seaman

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' poster

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'(1948)

Townsman at Dance (uncredited)

Secret Service Investigator poster

Secret Service Investigator(1948)

Hotel Guest / Coffee Drinker (uncredited)

Congo Bill poster

Congo Bill(1948)

Frank

Daredevils of the Clouds poster

Daredevils of the Clouds(1948)

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

All the King's Men poster

All the King's Men(1949)

Party Guest (uncredited)

Shockproof poster

Shockproof(1949)

Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)

King of the Rocket Men poster

King of the Rocket Men(1949)

Warehouse Guard

The Stratton Story poster

The Stratton Story(1949)

Baseball Fan

Mr. Soft Touch poster

Mr. Soft Touch(1949)

Used Car Salesman (Uncredited)

Riders of the Whistling Pines poster

Riders of the Whistling Pines(1949)

Man on Coroner's Jury (uncredited)

The Great Sinner poster

The Great Sinner(1949)

Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)

Challenge of the Range poster

Challenge of the Range(1949)

Saunders (uncredited)

Ghost of Zorro poster

Ghost of Zorro(1949)

Doctor - Ch. 8

The James Brothers of Missouri poster

The James Brothers of Missouri(1949)

Rimrock Citizen

Cowboy and the Prizefighter poster

Cowboy and the Prizefighter(1949)

Jack (uncredited)

Sunset Boulevard poster

Sunset Boulevard(1950)

Courtier (uncredited)

The Men poster

The Men(1950)

Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

Sands of Iwo Jima poster

Sands of Iwo Jima(1950)

Waiter in Bar (uncredited)

Woman in Hiding poster

Woman in Hiding(1950)

Conventioneer (uncredited)

No Sad Songs for Me poster

No Sad Songs for Me(1950)

Conductor (uncredited)

Short Grass poster

Short Grass(1950)

Townsman (uncredited)

The Invisible Monster poster

The Invisible Monster(1950)

Chemical Truck Cop [Ch. 5 bit]

Mule Train poster

Mule Train(1950)

Bystander (uncredited)

Rock Island Trail poster

Rock Island Trail(1950)

Army Lieutenant

Cody of the Pony Express poster

Cody of the Pony Express(1950)

Hank (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun poster

A Place in the Sun(1951)

Factory Floorman (uncredited)

Here Comes the Groom poster

Here Comes the Groom(1951)

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Hollywood Story poster

Hollywood Story(1951)

Policeman (uncredited)

The Stooge poster

The Stooge(1951)

Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)

The Blue Veil poster

The Blue Veil(1951)

Train Conductor (Uncredited)

Lost Planet Airmen poster

Lost Planet Airmen(1951)

Old Watchman

Gasoline Alley poster

Gasoline Alley(1951)

Minister (uncredited)

Gunplay poster

Gunplay(1951)

Dan, the station agent

In Old Amarillo poster

In Old Amarillo(1951)

Frank (uncredited)

Mysterious Island poster

Mysterious Island(1951)

Confederate Officer

The Quiet Man poster

The Quiet Man(1952)

Ringside Photographer (uncredited)

Death Valley Days poster

Death Valley Days(1952)

Townsman (uncredited)

The Abbott and Costello Show poster

The Abbott and Costello Show(1952)

Passerby, Man at auction

Scandal Sheet poster

Scandal Sheet(1952)

Newspaperman (uncredited)

Carrie poster

Carrie(1952)

Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Smoky Canyon poster

Smoky Canyon(1952)

Jim Woodstock

Angel Face poster

Angel Face(1953)

Bailiff (uncredited)

The Blue Gardenia poster

The Blue Gardenia(1953)

Passerby (uncredited)

A Lawless Street poster

A Lawless Street(1955)

Townsman (uncredited)

Decision at Sundown poster

Decision at Sundown(1957)

Townsman in Church

The Rising of the Moon poster

The Rising of the Moon(1957)

Story