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- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1908-03-29
- Day of Death1981-05-18 (73 years)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
- Also Known As-
Arthur O'Connell
Biography
Arthur O'Connell (March 29, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in films (starting with a small role in Citizen Kane) in 1941 and television programs (mostly guest appearances). Among his screen appearances were Picnic, Anatomy of a Murder, and as the watch-maker who hides Jews during WWII in The Hiding Place. A veteran vaudevillian, O'Connell, from New York...Read More
Acting Career
- 1975
The Hiding Place
As: Casper ten Boom, 'Papa'
- 1974
Huckleberry Finn
As: Col. Grangerford
- 1974
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
As: Henry Gills
- 1973
Adam's Rib
As: Judge
- 1973
Wicked, Wicked
As: Mr. Fenley, Hotel Engineer
- 1972
The Poseidon Adventure
As: John, the Chaplain
- 1972
They Only Kill Their Masters
As: Ernie
- 1972
Ghost Story
As: Chief Owen Huston
1972Ben
As: Bill Hatfield
1971A Taste of Evil
As: John
1971The Last Valley
As: Hoffman
1970There Was a Crooked Man...
As: Mr. Lomax
1970Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
As: Mr. Kruft
1969Seven in Darkness
As: Larry Wise
1968If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
As: Prosecutor
1968The Name of the Game
As: Charlie Sherwin
1968The Power
As: Prof. Henry Hallson
1967The Reluctant Astronaut
As: Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming
1967A Covenant with Death
As: Judge Hockstadter
- 1966
Fantastic Voyage
As: Col. Donald Reid
1966Birds Do It
As: Professor Wald
1966The Silencers
As: Joe Wigman
1966Ride Beyond Vengeance
As: The Narrator
1965The F.B.I.
As: Smitty
1965The Big Valley
As: Jubal
1965The Monkey's Uncle
As: Darius Green III
1965The Third Day
As: Dr. Wheeler
1965The Great Race
As: Henry Goodbody
1965Nightmare in the Sun
As: Sam Wilson
1964Your Cheatin' Heart
As: Fred Rose
19647 Faces of Dr. Lao
As: Clint Stark
1964Kissin' Cousins
As: Pappy Tatum
1963Petticoat Junction
As: William Lawrence
1963Burke's Law
As: Dr. Stuart Alexander
1963The Fugitive
As: Dr. Josephus Harrison Adams
- 1963
The Fugitive
As: Samuel Cole
1962Follow That Dream
As: Pop Kwimper
1961Pocketful of Miracles
As: Count Alfonso Romero
1961The New Breed
As: Peter Capples
1961A Thunder of Drums
As: Sgt. Karl Rodermill
1961Misty
As: Grandpa Clarence Beebe
1960The Great Impostor
As: Warden J.B. Chandler
1960Cimarron
As: Tom Wyatt
- 1959
Operation Petticoat
As: Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Sam Tostin
1959Hound-Dog Man
As: Aaron McKinney
1959Bonanza
As: Dr. Samuel Hubert
- 1959
Anatomy of a Murder
As: Parnell Emmett McCarthy
1959Gidget
As: Russell Lawrence
1958Voice in the Mirror
As: Bill Tobin
1958Man of the West
As: Sam Beasley
1957The Violators
As: Solomon Baumgarten
1957April Love
As: Jed Bruce
1957Operation Mad Ball
As: Col. Rousch
1956The Monte Carlo Story
As: Mr. Homer Hinkley
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Lyman
1956Bus Stop
As: Virgil Blessing
1956The Solid Gold Cadillac
As: Mark Jenkins
1956The Proud Ones
As: Jim Dexter
1956The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
As: Gordon Walker
1955Picnic
As: Howard Bevans
1951The Whistle at Eaton Falls
As: Jim Brewster
1950Force of Evil
As: Link Hall (uncredited)
1948Studio One
As: Curtis
- 1948
Studio One
As: Manachi Conners
1948The Countess of Monte Cristo
As: Assistant Director Jensen
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Jim Elkins
- 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Grant
1948One Touch of Venus
As: Reporter
1948State of the Union
As: First Reporter
1948Homecoming
As: Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
1948The Naked City
As: Sgt. Shaeffer (uncredited)
1948Open Secret
As: Carter
1942Hello, Annapolis
As: Pharmacist Mate
1942Fingers at the Window
As: Photographer (uncredited)
1942Blondie's Blessed Event
As: Interne (uncredited)
1942Canal Zone
As: New Recruit (uncredited)
1942Law of the Jungle
As: Simmons
1942Man From Headquarters
As: Goldie Shores
- 1941
Citizen Kane
As: Reporter (uncredited)
1940Hullabaloo
As: Fourth Page
1940Dr. Kildare Goes Home
As: Intern (uncredited)
1940The Golden Fleecing
As: Cameraman (uncredited)
1940Bested by a Beard
As: Phil
1940'Taint Legal
As: Book Salesman
1940I Take This Oath
As: Court Clerk
1940Two Girls on Broadway
As: Reporter at Wedding (uncredited)
1940And One Was Beautiful
As: Moroni's Parking Attendant
1939Murder in Soho
As: Lefty