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