Portrait of Robert Emmett O'Connor

Acting

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Career

Active from 1928 to 1945, busiest in 1930 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for American Madness
American Madness
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 75 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Emmett O'Connor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Pre-Code Drama 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

134
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 91
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91

as Jonesy (uncredited)

1940s

48 titles ยท average score 64
Easter Parade
Easter Parade (1948)
GoodWatch score 83

as Policeman (uncredited)

Undercurrent
Undercurrent (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Stationmaster (uncredited)

Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
GoodWatch score 78

as Ed (uncredited)

A Gun in His Hand
A Gun in His Hand (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)

They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)

The Clock
The Clock (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

as Policeman (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as Cop (uncredited)

Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
GoodWatch score 86

as Motorman (uncredited)

Return from Nowhere
Return from Nowhere (1944)

as Diner Cook (uncredited)

Shoe Shine Boy
Shoe Shine Boy (1943)

as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)

The Greatest Gift
The Greatest Gift (1942)

as Brother Xavier (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
GoodWatch score 74

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

1930s

75 titles ยท average score 63
Streets of New York
Streets of New York (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Police Officer Burke

Boy of the Streets
Boy of the Streets (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

as Police Officer Rourke

The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)
GoodWatch score 36

as Officer 'Mac' McGillicuddy

A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

as Henderson

Picture Snatcher
Picture Snatcher (1933)
GoodWatch score 68

as Police Lt. Casey Nolan

Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dan O'Connor

American Madness
American Madness (1932)
GoodWatch score 74

as Police Inspector

The Big Timer
The Big Timer (1932)
GoodWatch score 52

as Dan Wilson

Fanny Foley Herself
Fanny Foley Herself (1931)

as Burns

Alias French Gertie
Alias French Gertie (1930)
GoodWatch score 60

as Detective Kelcey

Framed
Framed (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sergeant Schultze

The Big Fight
The Big Fight (1930)

as Detective

1920s

10 titles ยท average score 55
The Isle of Lost Ships
The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)

as Jackson

Smiling Irish Eyes
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)

as Sir Timothy

Weary River
Weary River (1929)
GoodWatch score 51

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

The Noose
The Noose (1928)

as Jim Conley

Four Walls
Four Walls (1928)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sullivan

The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool (1928)
GoodWatch score 51

as Cafe Owner Bill

Freedom of the Press
Freedom of the Press (1928)

as Boss Maloney

Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill (1928)

as Detective Gilroy

Tin Gods
Tin Gods (1926)

as Second Foreman

His Royal Slyness
His Royal Slyness (1920)
GoodWatch score 59

as (uncredited)