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.
Known For
Citizen Kane
(1941)
Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
(1950)
Courtier (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
(1934)
Stagehand (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
(1945)
First Night Diner (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Deputy #1 (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Senator Alfred (uncredited)
The Thin Man
(1934)
Detective Waiter (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
(1951)
Factory Floorman (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
(1945)
Selby Estate Butler (uncredited)
All the King's Men
(1949)
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
(1952)
Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(1936)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Son of Kong
(1933)
1st Process Server
Nightmare Alley
(1947)
Carnival Customer (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town
(1942)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Silent Witness
(1917)
Richard Morgan
The Crucible of Life
(1918)
Edwin Fairfax
Shadow of the Law
(1930)
Undetermined Role
Ladies' Man
(1931)
News clerk
The Death Kiss
(1932)
Tom
Handle with Care
(1932)
Police Lieutenant
The Lost Squadron
(1932)
Officer (uncredited)
Three on a Match
(1932)
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
(1932)
Cell Guard (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
(1933)
Stable Boss (uncredited)
The Chief
(1933)
Customer Wanting Hat
The Mayor of Hell
(1933)
Cop in Court (uncredited)
Elmer, the Great
(1933)
Game Spectator (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch
(1933)
Roulette Table Staff
The Son of Kong
(1933)
1st Process Server
The Gay Nighties
(1933)
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Just Around the Corner
(1933)
Sears' Colleague (uncredited)
Parachute Jumper
(1933)
Detective with Lt. Coffey (uncredited)
Stage Mother
(1933)
Man at Gangplank
Twentieth Century
(1934)
Stagehand (uncredited)
Bridal Bail
(1934)
Police Desk Sergeant
Roast-Beef and Movies
(1934)
Studio President (uncredited)
Hat, Coat and Glove
(1934)
Police Sgt. Whalen (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait
(1934)
William's Boss (uncredited)
Kentucky Kernels
(1934)
Police Officer
The Thin Man
(1934)
Detective Waiter (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
(1934)
Reporter (uncredited)
Among the Missing
(1934)
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Their Big Moment
(1934)
Detective (uncredited)
The Crime of Helen Stanley
(1934)
Ballistic Expert
The Merry Widow
(1934)
Soldier with Exhibit 2
The Defense Rests
(1934)
Minor Role
Broadway Gondolier
(1935)
Majordomo Directing Cabs
Woman Wanted
(1935)
Policeman (uncredited)
The Mystery Man
(1935)
Train Depot Waiter (uncredited)
No More Ladies
(1935)
Joe Williams' Bartender (uncredited)
Buried Loot
(1935)
Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Glass Key
(1935)
Frank McLaughlin (uncredited)
Strangers All
(1935)
Police Sergeant O'Connor
Special Agent
(1935)
Policeman (uncredited)
Dangerous
(1935)
Rendezvous
(1935)
Officer (uncredited)
His Fighting Blood
(1935)
Dick Ingram
Don't Turn 'em Loose
(1936)
Cell Block Guard
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(1936)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
To Mary - with Love
(1936)
Conductor
College Holiday
(1936)
Conductor
The Mandarin Mystery
(1936)
Detective
The Accusing Finger
(1936)
Deputy
Three Smart Girls
(1936)
Policeman at Police Station
Murder at Glen Athol
(1936)
Detective McGurn (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
(1936)
Detective (uncredited)
You May Be Next!
(1936)
Policeman (uncredited)
Great Guy
(1936)
Detective (Uncredited)
Edgar & Goliath
(1937)
Buyer
Midnight Taxi
(1937)
FBI Agent
Forty Naughty Girls
(1937)
Stage Manager
The Adventurous Blonde
(1937)
Policeman (uncredited)
Back in Circulation
(1937)
News Office Worker (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
(1937)
Bailiff (uncredited)
A Day at the Races
(1937)
Racetrack Guard (uncredited)
The Wrong Road
(1937)
Man at Auction (uncredited)
She's Got Everything
(1937)
White-Haired Creditor
Night Club Scandal
(1937)
Alcott
Youth on Parole
(1937)
Conductor (uncredited)
Dangerous Number
(1937)
Ship's Officer
Topper
(1937)
Sea Breeze Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Double Wedding
(1937)
Second Bartender (uncredited)
Born to Be Wild
(1938)
Jim (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
(1938)
Officer Bringing Bill to Prison (uncredited)
Maid's Night Out
(1938)
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Saint in New York
(1938)
Court Bailiff (Uncredited)
Riders of the Black Hills
(1938)
Doctor
Double Danger
(1938)
Seated Policeman (uncredited)
Next Time I Marry
(1938)
Davis
A Man to Remember
(1938)
Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
Night Spot
(1938)
Nightclub Doorman
Sunset Murder Case
(1938)
Detective Sergeant Tom O'Connor
The Dummy Owner
(1938)
Red River Range
(1938)
Photographer (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
(1938)
Stagecoach Passenger
Tell Your Children
(1938)
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
(1938)
Officer in Army Show Audience (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret
(1938)
Reporter
Cipher Bureau
(1938)
Full Confession
(1939)
Work Guard (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
(1939)
Railbird Race Spectator (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
(1939)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Senator Alfred (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
(1939)
Guard in Movie Room (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
(1939)
Policeman at Graduation
East Side of Heaven
(1939)
Detective (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
(1939)
(uncredited)
Let Us Live
(1939)
Detective (uncredited)
Silver on the Sage
(1939)
Jury Foreman
The Night Riders
(1939)
Washington Telegraph Operator
The Housekeeper's Daughter
(1939)
Policeman
The Lady and the Mob
(1939)
Policeman
Smashing the Money Ring
(1939)
Superior Court Guard (uncredited)
The Mysterious Miss X
(1939)
Policeman
Exile Express
(1939)
Federal Man
Dick Tracy's G-Men
(1939)
Army Captain
Buried Alive
(1939)
Guard
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
(1939)
Cop with Judge (uncredited)
The Saint Strikes Back
(1939)
Policeman with Cullis (Uncredited)
Code of the Streets
(1939)
Policeman
Our Leading Citizen
(1939)
Member
Pirates of the Skies
(1939)
I Love You Again
(1940)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison
(1940)
Frank, Prison Guard (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940)
Policeman (uncredited)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
(1940)
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
(1940)
Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
(1940)
Detective Taking Johnny (uncredited)
You'll Find Out
(1940)
Apartment Responder (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
(1940)
Man at Railroad Station
City of Chance
(1940)
Frank - Hotel Doorman
Christmas in July
(1940)
Juror (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
(1940)
RR Board Member
Triple Justice
(1940)
Doctor
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
(1940)
Packing House Employee
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Deputy #1 (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns
(1940)
Constable at Coal Train (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
(1940)
Police Patrolman
Young People
(1940)
Farmer at Town Hall Meeting (uncredited)
A Panic in the Parlor
(1941)
Policeman
The Spider Returns
(1941)
Detective
Citizen Kane
(1941)
Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited)
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
(1941)
Dan Wendall
Robbers of the Range
(1941)
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Man-Made Monster
(1941)
Detective
Bad Man of Deadwood
(1941)
Townsman
A Man Betrayed
(1941)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky
(1941)
Rocky's Crew Member (uncredited)
Lady Scarface
(1941)
Detective Frank
The Gay Falcon
(1941)
Policeman in Street (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
(1941)
Train Conductor #1
Roar of the Press
(1941)
Police Lieutenant Jim Hall
Nevada City
(1941)
Townsman
Pacific Blackout
(1941)
Fire Chief
All-American Co-Ed
(1941)
Policeman
Mr. Wise Guy
(1942)
Reformatory Guard (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town
(1942)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Big Street
(1942)
Police Captain at Tunnel (Uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon
(1942)
Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
(1942)
Railroad Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Sunset on the Desert
(1942)
Pie-Bidder
The Falcon Takes Over
(1942)
Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
X Marks the Spot
(1942)
Policeman (uncredited)
In Old California
(1942)
Bystander on Riverboat
Keep 'Em Slugging
(1943)
Second Detective
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
(1943)
Cop
Don't Be a Sucker!
(1943)
This Land Is Mine
(1943)
Juror
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
(1943)
Car 41 Police Officer (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle
(1943)
Burly Character
Honeymoon Lodge
(1943)
Ticket-Taker
Passport to Suez
(1943)
Wembley Agent
Dangerous Blondes
(1943)
Mailman
Quiet Please, Murder
(1943)
Guard in Library
False Colors
(1943)
Rancher-Party Guest
Riders of the Rio Grande
(1943)
Man Exiting Saloon
Murder in Times Square
(1943)
Detective Lewis
Northern Pursuit
(1943)
Train Station Passenger (uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime
(1943)
Policeman (Uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
(1943)
Villager in Pub (uncredited)
The Falcon in Mexico
(1944)
Officer Hoffman (uncredited)
In Society
(1944)
Policeman at Winthrop Home (uncredited)
Youth Runs Wild
(1944)
Police Officer Martin (uncredited)
The Missing Juror
(1944)
Train Conductor (Uncredited)
The Vampire's Ghost
(1945)
Sailor
A Song to Remember
(1945)
Guest at Duke of Orleans (uncredited)
Escape in the Fog
(1945)
Navy Officer, Harbor Patrol (uncredited)
Getting Gertie's Garter
(1945)
Board Member (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
(1945)
Selby Estate Butler (uncredited)
Gangs of the Waterfront
(1945)
Dan Stevens
I Love a Mystery
(1945)
Jason 'Pegleg' Anderson (Uncredited)
Fallen Angel
(1945)
Man at Madley's Show (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
(1945)
First Night Diner (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
(1945)
Badman's Territory
(1946)
Townsman (uncredited)
Strange Impersonation
(1946)
Doctor at Nora's Presentation (uncredited)
Night Editor
(1946)
Detective Andy (Uncredited)
The Brute Man
(1946)
Policeman at Helen's Apartment (uncredited)
Night Train to Memphis
(1946)
Railroad Station Agent
Days of Buffalo Bill
(1946)
Cashier Sam
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)
Mr. Noisy
(1946)
(uncredited)
Shoot to Kill
(1947)
Deputy Clem Sparks
Secret Beyond the Door...
(1947)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Last Frontier Uprising
(1947)
Rancher Frank
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
(1947)
Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
(1947)
Doctor (uncredited)
The Good Bad Egg
(1947)
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Desperate
(1947)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Egg and I
(1947)
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
Nightmare Alley
(1947)
Carnival Customer (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High
(1948)
Postman (uncredited)
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
(1948)
Squad Car Cop (uncredited)
Secret Service Investigator
(1948)
Hotel Guest / Coffee Drinker (uncredited)
Moonrise
(1948)
Wake of the Red Witch
(1948)
Old Seaman
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
(1948)
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
Congo Bill
(1948)
Frank
Daredevils of the Clouds
(1948)
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
(1948)
Commissioner Barton [Ch. 9-11]
Mr. Soft Touch
(1949)
Used Car Salesman (Uncredited)
All the King's Men
(1949)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Johnny Allegro
(1949)
King of the Rocket Men
(1949)
Warehouse Guard
The James Brothers of Missouri
(1949)
Rimrock Citizen
Ghost of Zorro
(1949)
Doctor - Ch. 8
Chinatown at Midnight
(1949)
Riders of the Whistling Pines
(1949)
Man on Coroner's Jury (uncredited)
Challenge of the Range
(1949)
Saunders (uncredited)
Shockproof
(1949)
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
The Wyoming Bandit
(1949)
The Stratton Story
(1949)
Baseball Fan
Sands of Iwo Jima
(1950)
Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
Rock Island Trail
(1950)
Army Lieutenant
Sunset Boulevard
(1950)
Courtier (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding
(1950)
Conventioneer (uncredited)
The Invisible Monster
(1950)
Chemical Truck Cop [Ch. 5 bit]
Short Grass
(1950)
Townsman (uncredited)
Cody of the Pony Express
(1950)
The Men
(1950)
Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Revenue Agent
(1950)
No Sad Songs for Me
(1950)
Conductor (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
(1951)
Wedding Guest
The Blue Veil
(1951)
Train Conductor (Uncredited)
Hollywood Story
(1951)
Policeman (uncredited)
Mysterious Island
(1951)
Confederate Officer
A Place in the Sun
(1951)
Factory Floorman (uncredited)
Lost Planet Airmen
(1951)
Old Watchman
Gasoline Alley
(1951)
Minister (uncredited)
Man in the Saddle
(1951)
The Stooge
(1951)
Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)
The Family Secret
(1951)
Gunplay
(1951)
Dan, the station agent
The Strange Door
(1951)
In Old Amarillo
(1951)
Frank (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
(1951)
The Quiet Man
(1952)
Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Smoky Canyon
(1952)
Jim Woodstock
Carrie
(1952)
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
(1952)
Newspaperman (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia
(1953)
Passerby (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
(1955)
Townsman (uncredited)
Women's Prison
(1955)
Decision at Sundown
(1957)
Townsman in Church
Directing
A Homespun Vamp
(1922)
Director
Penrod
(1922)
Assistant Director
Free to Love
(1925)
Director
Go Straight!
(1925)
Director
The Lawful Cheater
(1925)
Director
Spangles
(1926)
Director
The Silent Power
(1926)
Director
Exclusive Rights
(1926)
Director
The Block Signal
(1926)
Director
Devil's Island
(1926)
Director
Hearts and Spangles
(1926)
Director
Just Off Broadway
(1929)
Director
Call of the Circus
(1930)
Director
Religious Racketeers
(1938)
Director
Writing