Biography
Frank O'Connor (April 11, 1881 – November 22, 1959) was an American character actor and director, whose career spanned five decades and included appearances in over 600 films and television shows. Early in his career he was also billed as Frank A. Connor and Frank L.A. O'Connor. During the silent film era, he directed or was the assistant director on numerous films; he also penned several screenplays in both the silent and sound film eras. He is sometimes erroneously identified with the Frank O'Connor who was married to author Ayn Rand.
Filmography
All 241
Movies 241
Director 14
Writter 3
Townsman in Church
Decision at Sundown (1957)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
A Lawless Street (1955)
Movie
4
Women's Prison (1955)
Movie
Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)
The Stooge (1952)
Movie
Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Movie
6
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Carrie (1952)
Movie
Newspaperman (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet (1952)
Movie
Man in the Saddle (1951)
Movie
Train Conductor (Uncredited)
The Blue Veil (1951)
Movie
The Family Secret (1951)
Movie
Wedding Guest
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
Movie
Confederate Officer
Mysterious Island (1951)
Movie
Old Watchman
Lost Planet Airmen (1951)
Movie
Dan, the station agent
Gunplay (1951)
Movie
The Strange Door (1951)
Movie
4
Factory Floorman (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Movie
5.67
Policeman (uncredited)
Hollywood Story (1951)
Movie
Minister (uncredited)
Gasoline Alley (1951)
Movie
Short Grass (1950)
Movie
Revenue Agent (1950)
Movie
Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
The Men (1950)
Movie
Courtier (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Movie
5.25
Army Lieutenant
Rock Island Trail (1950)
Movie
Chemical Truck Cop [Ch. 5 bit]
The Invisible Monster (1950)
Movie
Conductor (uncredited)
No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
Movie
Cody of the Pony Express (1950)
Movie
Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)
Movie
Chinatown at Midnight (1949)
Movie
Party Guest (Uncredited)
All the King's Men (1949)
Movie
Rimrock Citizen
The James Brothers of Missouri (1949)
Movie
Used Car Salesman (Uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
Movie
The Wyoming Bandit (1949)
Movie
Warehouse Guard
King of the Rocket Men (1949)
Movie
Johnny Allegro (1949)
Movie
Baseball Fan
The Stratton Story (1949)
Movie
Saunders (uncredited)
Challenge of the Range (1949)
Movie
Doctor - Ch. 8
Ghost of Zorro (1949)
Movie
Man on Coroner's Jury (uncredited)
Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949)
Movie
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Shockproof (1949)
Movie
Old Seaman
Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
Movie
Frank
Congo Bill (1948)
Movie
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)
Movie
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948)
Movie
Postman (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
Movie
6
Commissioner Barton [Ch. 9-11]
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948)
Movie
Carnival Customer (uncredited)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Movie
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Desperate (1947)
Movie
Cop in Squad Car (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
Movie
4.57
Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
The Egg and I (1947)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley (1947)
Movie
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
The Good Bad Egg (1947)
Movie
Rancher Frank
Last Frontier Uprising (1947)
Movie
Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Movie
5.45
Policeman at Helen's Apartment (uncredited)
The Brute Man (1946)
Movie
6
Railroad Station Agent
Night Train to Memphis (1946)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Badman's Territory (1946)
Movie
Detective Andy (Uncredited)
Night Editor (1946)
Movie
(uncredited)
Mr. Noisy (1946)
Movie
Doctor at Nora's Presentation (uncredited)
Strange Impersonation (1946)
Movie
Cashier Sam
Days of Buffalo Bill (1946)
Movie
Board Member (uncredited)
Getting Gertie's Garter (1945)
Movie
Man at Madley's Show (uncredited)
Fallen Angel (1945)
Movie
6
First Night Diner (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Movie
3.88
Dan Stevens
Gangs of the Waterfront (1945)
Movie
Sailor
The Vampire's Ghost (1945)
Movie
Navy Officer, Harbor Patrol (uncredited)
Escape in the Fog (1945)
Movie
Selby Estate Butler (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Movie
Jason 'Pegleg' Anderson (Uncredited)
I Love a Mystery (1945)
Movie
4.71
Guest at Duke of Orleans (uncredited)
A Song to Remember (1945)
Movie
Train Conductor (Uncredited)
The Missing Juror (1944)
Movie
Police Officer Martin (uncredited)
Youth Runs Wild (1944)
Movie
Policeman at Winthrop Home (uncredited)
In Society (1944)
Movie
Officer Hoffman (uncredited)
The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
Movie
Train Station Passenger (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit (1943)
Movie
6
Rancher-Party Guest
False Colors (1943)
Movie
Policeman (Uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
Movie
Mailman
Dangerous Blondes (1943)
Movie
Burly Character
So's Your Uncle (1943)
Movie
Wembley Agent
Passport to Suez (1943)
Movie
Ticket-Taker
Honeymoon Lodge (1943)
Movie
Cop
Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)
Movie
Man Exiting Saloon
Riders of the Rio Grande (1943)
Movie
Car 41 Police Officer (uncredited)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)
Movie
Juror
This Land Is Mine (1943)
Movie
6
Detective Lewis
Murder in Times Square (1943)
Movie
Guard in Library
Quiet Please, Murder (1943)
Movie
Villager in Pub (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down (1943)
Movie
Second Detective
Keep 'Em Slugging (1943)
Movie
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Movie
Police Captain at Tunnel (Uncredited)
The Big Street (1942)
Movie
Bystander on Riverboat
In Old California (1942)
Movie
Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
Movie
3.33
Pie-Bidder
Sunset on the Desert (1942)
Movie
Railroad Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
Movie
Reformatory Guard (uncredited)
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
Movie
3.67
Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon (1942)
Movie
3.2
Fire Chief
Pacific Blackout (1941)
Movie
Rocky's Crew Member (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky (1941)
Movie
Policeman
All-American Co-Ed (1941)
Movie
Policeman in Street (uncredited)
The Gay Falcon (1941)
Movie
3.17
Train Conductor #1
Honky Tonk (1941)
Movie
Detective Frank
Lady Scarface (1941)
Movie
Townsman
Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)
Movie
Policeman
A Panic in the Parlor (1941)
Movie
Townsman
Nevada City (1941)
Movie
Detective
The Spider Returns (1941)
Movie
Police Lieutenant Jim Hall
Roar of the Press (1941)
Movie
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Robbers of the Range (1941)
Movie
Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Movie
5.8
Detective
Man-Made Monster (1941)
Movie
7.5
Dan Wendall
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941)
Movie
Train Conductor (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed (1941)
Movie
Police Patrolman
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
Movie
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
Movie
Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
Movie
Apartment Responder (uncredited)
You'll Find Out (1940)
Movie
Juror (uncredited)
Christmas in July (1940)
Movie
Man at Railroad Station
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
Movie
Doctor
Triple Justice (1940)
Movie
Packing House Employee
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940)
Movie
Farmer at Town Hall Meeting (uncredited)
Young People (1940)
Movie
Detective Taking Johnny (uncredited)
Flowing Gold (1940)
Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Movie
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
I Love You Again (1940)
Movie
6
Frank, Prison Guard (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison (1940)
Movie
RR Board Member
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
Movie
Deputy #1 (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Movie
5.42
Writer
Adventure in Diamonds (1940)
Movie
Frank - Hotel Doorman
City of Chance (1940)
Movie
Constable at Coal Train (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
Movie
5.36
Mr. Smith
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
Movie
Guard
Buried Alive (1939)
Movie
Policeman
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
Movie
Superior Court Guard (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
Movie
Senator Alfred (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Movie
5.27
Railbird Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
Movie
Army Captain
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
Movie
Member
Our Leading Citizen (1939)
Movie
Guard in Movie Room (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Movie
Federal Man
Exile Express (1939)
Movie
Policeman
Code of the Streets (1939)
Movie
Washington Telegraph Operator
The Night Riders (1939)
Movie
Detective (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven (1939)
Movie
Policeman
The Lady and the Mob (1939)
Movie
Jury Foreman
Silver on the Sage (1939)
Movie
(uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Movie
5.6
Detective (uncredited)
Let Us Live (1939)
Movie
Policeman at Graduation
Sergeant Madden (1939)
Movie
Policeman with Cullis (Uncredited)
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
Movie
4.88
Cop with Judge
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Movie
Policeman
The Mysterious Miss X (1939)
Movie
Pirates of the Skies (1939)
Movie
Photographer (uncredited)
Red River Range (1938)
Movie
4
Davis
Next Time I Marry (1938)
Movie
Officer Bringing Bill to Prison (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
Movie
Detective Sergeant Tom O'Connor
Sunset Murder Case (1938)
Movie
Cipher Bureau (1938)
Movie
Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
A Man to Remember (1938)
Movie
Director
Religious Racketeers (1938)
Movie
Doctor
Riders of the Black Hills (1938)
Movie
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Tell Your Children (1938)
Movie
7.5
Court Bailiff (Uncredited)
The Saint in New York (1938)
Movie
4.64
Officer in Army Show Audience (uncredited)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Movie
Stagecoach Passenger
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
Movie
Nightclub Doorman
Night Spot (1938)
Movie
Seated Policeman (uncredited)
Double Danger (1938)
Movie
Reporter
The Jury's Secret (1938)
Movie
The Dummy Owner (1938)
Movie
White-Haired Creditor
She's Got Everything (1937)
Movie
Buyer
Edgar & Goliath (1937)
Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
Movie
4.89
Alcott
Night Club Scandal (1937)
Movie
Second Bartender (uncredited)
Double Wedding (1937)
Movie
Man at Auction (uncredited)
The Wrong Road (1937)
Movie
News Office Worker (uncredited)
Back in Circulation (1937)
Movie
Stage Manager
Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
Movie
Sea Breeze Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Topper (1937)
Movie
4.25
Racetrack Guard (uncredited)
A Day at the Races (1937)
Movie
6.4
Bailiff (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
Movie
FBI Agent
Midnight Taxi (1937)
Movie
Ship's Officer
Dangerous Number (1937)
Movie
Detective
The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
Movie
Policeman at Police Station
Three Smart Girls (1936)
Movie
5.86
Conductor
College Holiday (1936)
Movie
Detective (Uncredited)
Great Guy (1936)
Movie
Deputy
The Accusing Finger (1936)
Movie
Cell Block Guard
Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936)
Movie
Conductor
To Mary - with Love (1936)
Movie
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Movie
5
Policeman (uncredited)
You May Be Next! (1936)
Movie
Dangerous (1935)
Movie
Dick Ingram
His Fighting Blood (1935)
Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
Special Agent (1935)
Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
Woman Wanted (1935)
Movie
Majordomo Directing Cabs
Broadway Gondolier (1935)
Movie
Frank McLaughlin (uncredited)
The Glass Key (1935)
Movie
Joe Williams' Bartender (uncredited)
No More Ladies (1935)
Movie
Police Sergeant O'Connor
Strangers All (1935)
Movie
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Buried Loot (1935)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Broadway Bill (1934)
Movie
Soldier with Exhibit 2
The Merry Widow (1934)
Movie
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Among the Missing (1934)
Movie
Detective (uncredited)
Their Big Moment (1934)
Movie
William's Boss (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait (1934)
Movie
Police Sgt. Whalen (uncredited)
Hat, Coat and Glove (1934)
Movie
Minor Role
The Defense Rests (1934)
Movie
Detective Waiter (uncredited)
The Thin Man (1934)
Movie
5.31
Ballistic Expert
The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934)
Movie
Studio President (uncredited)
Roast-Beef and Movies (1934)
Movie
Police Desk Sergeant
Bridal Bail (1934)
Movie
Roulette Table Staff
Mr. Skitch (1933)
Movie
1st Process Server
The Son of Kong (1933)
Movie
4.71
Customer Wanting Hat
The Chief (1933)
Movie
Stable Boss (uncredited)
Meet the Baron (1933)
Movie
Man at Gangplank
Stage Mother (1933)
Movie
Cop in Court (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
Movie
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Gay Nighties (1933)
Movie
Banker
Give a Man a Job (1933)
Movie
Detective with Lt. Coffey (uncredited)
Parachute Jumper (1933)
Movie
Sears' Colleague
Just Around the Corner (1933)
Movie
Police Lieutenant
Handle with Care (1932)
Movie
Cell Guard (uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
Movie
Tom
The Death Kiss (1932)
Movie
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Three on a Match (1932)
Movie
News clerk
Ladies' Man (1931)
Movie
Undetermined Role
Shadow of the Law (1930)
Movie
Director
Call of the Circus (1930)
Movie
Writer
Linda (1929)
Movie
Director
Exclusive Rights (1926)
Movie
Director
Spangles (1926)
Movie
Director
The Silent Power (1926)
Movie
Director
The Block Signal (1926)
Movie
Director
Devil's Island (1926)
Movie
Director
Hearts and Spangles (1926)
Movie
Director
Free to Love (1925)
Movie
Director
The Lawful Cheater (1925)
Movie
Director
Go Straight! (1925)
Movie
Writer
The Silent Accuser (1924)
Movie
Assistant Director
Penrod (1922)
Movie
Director
A Homespun Vamp (1922)
Movie
Edwin Fairfax
The Crucible of Life (1918)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.75
Based on 1.76 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1918
1937
1940
1937
1957
Information
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1881-04-11
Deathday1959-11-22 (78 years old)
Place of birthNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also known asFrank L.A. O'Connor, Frank O'Conner, Frank A. Connor
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