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Frank O'Connor

Acting1917–1957Died at 78New York City, New York, USA

298Credits6.9/10Avg Rating

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.

Details

Born

April 11, 1881

Died

November 22, 1959

Age at Death

78

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Frank O'Conner, Frank A. Connor

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Career Stats

Total Credits

298

As Actor

272

As Director

18

As Writer

7

Avg Rating

6.9/10

Highest Rated

Sunset Boulevard (8.3)

Genre Profile

Drama139 Crime88 Comedy85 Romance72 Western42 Mystery40 Thriller30 Action28 Adventure19 Music18

Filmography

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)

Sunset Boulevard

1950 · Courtier (uncredited)

1941 · Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 · Train Conductor (uncredited)

1934 · Detective Waiter (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun

1951 · Factory Floorman (uncredited)

1952 · Ringside Photographer (uncredited)

1945 · First Night Diner (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath

1940 · Deputy #1 (uncredited)

The Blue Gardenia

1953 · Passerby (uncredited)

A Day at the Races

1937 · Racetrack Guard (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · Senator Alfred (uncredited)

Secret Beyond the Door

1947 · Train Conductor (uncredited)

Man-Made Monster

1941 · Detective

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945 · Selby Estate Butler (uncredited)

All the King's Men

1949 · Party Guest (uncredited)

1945 · Man at Madley's Show (uncredited)

Decision at Sundown

1957 · Townsman in Church

I Love You Again

1940 · Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Nightmare Alley

1947 · Carnival Customer (uncredited)

The Invisible Man Returns

1940 · Constable at Coal Train (uncredited)

1937 · Sea Breeze Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

Lady on a Train

Frequent Collaborators (6)

Actor · 4 films together

The Glass Key (1935)Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941)Murder in Times Square (1943)I Love a Mystery (1945)

Actor · 3 films together

Ladies' Man (1931)A Day at the Races (1937)Mr. Noisy (1946)

Byron Foulger

Actor · 3 films together

Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)Man-Made Monster (1941)Chinatown at Midnight (1949)

Cedric Gibbons

Art_director · 3 films together

A Day at the Races (1937)Dangerous Number (1937)The Stratton Story (1949)

Edmund Cobb

Actor · 3 films together

The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934)Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948)Challenge of the Range (1949)

Lee Phelps

Actor · 3 films together

Ladies' Man (1931)Roast-Beef and Movies (1934)Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)