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Acting

Arthur O'Connell

Career: Active from 1940 to 1975, with a break from 1943 to 1954, busiest in 1965 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 13
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: Anatomy of a Murder
90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 72 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Arthur O'Connell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.3, average 5.4
Psychological
4.4, average 5.5
Violence
3.1, average 4.1
Dark Humor
1.8, average 2.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 4
Family-Friendly 4
Nostalgic 4
Social Commentary 3
Classic Cinema 2
Historical Setting 2
Moral Dilemmas 2
Classic Hollywood Charm 2
Coming-of-Age Story 2
Historical Drama 2
Wholesome Entertainment 2
Mid-Century Americana 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

112

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1990s

1 title

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

21 titles · average score 63

The Hiding Place

76

as Casper ten Boom, 'Papa'

Huckleberry Finn

58

as Col. Grangerford

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

as Henry Gills

Ben

55

as Bill Hatfield

Emergency!

78

TV show

The Poseidon Adventure

74

as John, the Chaplain

A Taste of Evil

62

as John

Cannon

67

TV show

Alias Smith and Jones

48

TV show

Night Gallery

85

TV show

McCloud

71

TV show

Nanny and the Professor

69

TV show

1960s

40 titles · average score 61

The Second Hundred Years

70

TV show · as Edwin Carpenter

Birds Do It

as Professor Wald

Fantastic Voyage

74

as Col. Donald Reid

The Silencers

56

as Joe Wigman

The Great Race

70

as Henry Goodbody

Nightmare in the Sun

43

as Sam Wilson

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

80

as Clint Stark

Kissin' Cousins

47

as Pappy Tatum

Follow That Dream

64

as Pop Kwimper

Misty

63

as Grandpa Clarence Beebe

Pocketful of Miracles

61

as Count Alfonso Romero

Cimarron

59

as Tom Wyatt

1950s

26 titles · average score 69

Anatomy of a Murder

90

as Parnell Emmett McCarthy

Gidget

62

as Russell Lawrence

Bonanza

73

TV show · as Dr. Samuel Hubert

Hound-Dog Man

as Aaron McKinney

Man of the West

83

as Sam Beasley

April Love

56

as Jed Bruce

Operation Mad Ball

58

as Col. Rousch

Wagon Train

71

TV show

Bus Stop

66

as Virgil Blessing

The Monte Carlo Story

48

as Mr. Homer Hinkley

The Proud Ones

61

as Jim Dexter

Picnic

53

as Howard Bevans

1940s

23 titles · average score 65

Studio One

65

TV show · as Curtis / Manachi Conners

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV show · as Grant / Jim Elkins

The Naked City

76

as Sgt. Shaeffer (uncredited)

State of the Union

76

as First Reporter

One Touch of Venus

66

as Reporter

Homecoming

76

as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

Law of the Jungle

53

as Simmons

Canal Zone

as New Recruit (uncredited)

Fingers at the Window

45

as Photographer (uncredited)

Citizen Kane

91

as Reporter (uncredited)

Bested by a Beard

as Phil

I Take This Oath

as Court Clerk

1930s

1 title

Murder in Soho

as Lefty