Arthur O'Connell
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 City, made his legitimate stage debut in the mid 1930s, at which time he fell within the orbit of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre. Welles cast O'Connell in the tiny role of a reporter in the closing scenes of Citizen Kane (1941), a film often referred to as O'Connell's film debut, though in fact he had already appeared in Freshman Year (1939) and had costarred in two Leon Errol short subjects as Leon's conniving brother-in-law. After numerous small movie parts, O'Connell returned to Broadway, where he appeared as the erstwhile middle-aged swain of a spinsterish schoolteacher in Picnic - a role he'd recreate in the 1956 film version, earning an Oscar nomination in the process. Later the jaded looking O'Connell was frequently cast as fortyish losers and alcoholics; in the latter capacity he appeared as James Stewart's boozy attorney mentor in Anatomy of a Murder (1959), and the result was another Oscar nomination. In 1962 O'Connell portrayed the father of Elvis Presley's character in the motion picture Follow That Dream, and in 1964 in the Presley-picture Kissin' Cousins. O'Connell continued appearing in choice character parts on both TV and films during the 1960s, but avoided a regular television series, holding out until he could be assured top billing. He appeared as Joseph Baylor in the 1964 episode "A Little Anger Is a Good Thing" on the ABC medical drama about psychiatry, Breaking Point. The actor accepted the part of a man who discovers that his 99-year-old father has been frozen in an iceberg on the 1967 sitcom The Second Hundred Years, assuming he'd be billed first per the producers' agreement. Instead, top billing went to newcomer Monte Markham in the dual role of O'Connell's father and his son. O'Connell accepted the demotion to second billing as well as could be expected, but he never again trusted the word of any Hollywood executive. Ill health forced O'Connell to significantly reduce his acting appearances in the mid '70s, but the actor stayed busy as a commercial spokesman, a friendly pharmacist who was a spokesperson for Crest toothpaste. At the time of his death from Alzheimer's disease in California in May 1981, O'Connell was appearing solely in these commercials, by his own choice. O'Connell was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur O'Connell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Citizen Kane
as Reporter (uncredited)Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a...
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The Great Race
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The Poseidon Adventure
as John, the ChaplainWhen their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
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There Was a Crooked Man...
as Mr. LomaxArizona Territorial Prison inmate Paris Pitman, Jr. is a schemer, a charmer, and quite popular...
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Man of the West
as Sam BeasleyHeading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is...
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Pocketful of Miracles
as Count Alfonso RomeroA New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society...
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Anatomy of a Murder
as Parnell Emmett McCarthySemi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a...
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Ben
as Bill HatfieldA lonely boy becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of...
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Operation Petticoat
as Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Sam TostinA World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive...
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The Naked City
as Sgt. Shaeffer (uncredited)The Naked City portrays the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. A...
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Bus Stop
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Force of Evil
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State of the Union
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Fantastic Voyage
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7 Faces of Dr. Lao
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Follow That Dream
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Picnic
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited)This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie...
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A Taste of Evil
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Kissin' Cousins
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The Silencers
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Gidget
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Misty
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Cimarron
as Tom WyattThe epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
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The Last Valley
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Seven in Darkness
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The Great Impostor
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A Thunder of Drums
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The Reluctant Astronaut
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Ride Beyond Vengeance
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Operation Mad Ball
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Homecoming
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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
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The Solid Gold Cadillac
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Intern (uncredited)A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.
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The Power
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The Hiding Place
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If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
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The Monte Carlo Story
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Hound-Dog Man
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Man From Headquarters
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Wicked, Wicked
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Two Girls on Broadway
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Huckleberry Finn
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The Monkey's Uncle
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The Proud Ones
as Jim DexterRobert Ryan plays an aging sheriff responsible for law and order in a frontier cattle town....
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Open Secret
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They Only Kill Their Masters
as ErnieAn enigmatic young woman has been murdered in a small California coast town. The investigation...
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And One Was Beautiful
as Moroni's Parking AttendantA teenager falls hard for an irresponsible playboy.
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Your Cheatin' Heart
as Fred RoseThe story of the country and western singer Hank Williams.
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Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
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Birds Do It
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One Touch of Venus
as ReporterA window dresser's kiss brings a statue of the Roman goddess of love to life.
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The Third Day
as Dr. WheelerA man stumbles out of a car crash with no memory of what transpired. Everyone who he meets...
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Shootout in a One-Dog Town
as Henry GillsA small-town banker is forced to protect his town against a vicious gang of bank robbers...
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Voice in the Mirror
as Bill TobinJim Burton, chronic alcoholic, is cared for by Ellen, his incredibly patient, sexy, hard-working...
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Marilyn
as Self ("Bus Stop") (archive footage) (uncredited)This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the...
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April Love
as Jed BruceA teenager, recently in trouble with the police, is sent to live with his aunt and uncle on...
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Pericles on 31st Street
as Dan RyanRacial tensions break out on 31st Street, a multi-ethnic community. Sam Peckinpah directed this...
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The Violators
as Solomon BaumgartenA New York City probation officer, noted for his sympathy with delinquents, put to a severe test...
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Fingers at the Window
as Photographer (uncredited)In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders,...
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The Whistle at Eaton Falls
as Jim BrewsterA newly promoted plant supervisor finds himself in the position of having to announce a layoff...
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I Take This Oath
as Court ClerkThe trials and tribulations of a group of newly sworn-in police officers.
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The Golden Fleecing
as Cameraman (uncredited)A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.
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The Countess of Monte Cristo
as Assistant Director JensenThis musical tells the tales of two movie extras who abscond to an expensive resort with their...
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Hello, Annapolis
as Pharmacist MateRivals Bill Arden and Paul Herbert enter the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in order to impress...
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Murder in Soho
as LeftyA London nightclub hostess pretends to fall for the mobster who killed her husband.
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Law of the Jungle
as SimmonsNona Brooks, former member of a stranded theatrical troupe, earns a temporary living singing in...
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'Taint Legal
as Book SalesmanEdgar Kennedy is over-joyed when told he has won a $5,000 prize in a "How To Be Happy Though...
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Bested by a Beard
as PhilLeon Errol disguises himself as a mystic, in order to fool repo men.
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Nightmare in the Sun
as Sam WilsonA hitchhiker sleeps with a rancher's wife and is hunted by the sheriff for her murder.
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A Covenant with Death
as Judge HockstadterAn innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but as he's about to be hanged...
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Blondie's Blessed Event
as Interne (uncredited)Cookie is born, producing unmitigated joy in the Bumstead household. Adding to the chaos a new...
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Hullabaloo
as Fourth PageA radio actor faces trouble when a science-fiction story causes the audience to panic.
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Bonanza
as Dr. Samuel HubertThe High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...
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Ironside
as uncreditedWhen an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...
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The Fugitive
as Dr. Josephus Harrison AdamsRichard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route...
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The Fugitive
as Samuel ColeRichard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route...
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Petticoat Junction
as William LawrenceThe Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters...
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Cannon
as uncreditedCannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26,...
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Emergency!
as uncreditedThe crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and...
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The Wild Wild West
as uncreditedThe Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television...
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as LymanDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...
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The Big Valley
as JubalThe Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15,...
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Matinee Theater
as uncreditedMatinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of...
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Route 66
as uncreditedRoute 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet...
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The Philco Television Playhouse
as uncreditedThe Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...
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The Philco Television Playhouse
as Jim ElkinsThe Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...
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The Philco Television Playhouse
as GrantThe Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...
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Ghost Story
as Chief Owen HustonGhost Story is an American television anthology series that aired for one season on NBC from...
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My Three Sons
as uncreditedA widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his...
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Studio One
as CurtisAn American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...
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Studio One
as Manachi ConnersAn American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...
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Burke's Law
as Dr. Stuart AlexanderBurke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...
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The F.B.I.
as SmittyThe F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was...
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Night Gallery
as uncreditedRod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a...
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McCloud
as uncreditedDeputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the...
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Room 222
as uncreditedRoom 222 is an American comedy-drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox Television....
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Alias Smith and Jones
as uncreditedAlias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to...
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Omnibus
as uncreditedOmnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
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The Name of the Game
as Charlie SherwinThe Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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Nanny and the Professor
as uncreditedNanny and the Professor is an American fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and...
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The New Breed
as Peter CapplesThe New Breed is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from October 3, 1961 to June...
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Alcoa Theatre
as uncreditedAlcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate...
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Sam Benedict
as uncreditedSam Benedict is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The...
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Arrest and Trial
as uncreditedArrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964...
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DuPont Show of the Month
as uncreditedDuPont Show of the Month is an acclaimed 90-minute television anthology series that aired...
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The Second Hundred Years
as uncreditedThe Second Hundred Years is an American sitcom starring Monte Markham which aired on the ABC...
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Adam's Rib
as JudgeAdam's Rib is an American situation comedy broadcast on ABC-TV from September 14 to December 28,...
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The Paul Lynde Show
as uncreditedThe Paul Lynde Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC. The series stars Paul Lynde and...
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