Personal Info
Known Credits
75
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1908-03-29 (117 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
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 City, made his legitimate stage debut in the mid 1930s, at which time he fell within the orbit of Orson ...
Known For
Acting
1991 --
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
| actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1986 --
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
| Self (from Bus Stop [1956]) (archive footage)
1975 --
The Hiding Place
| Casper ten Boom, 'Papa'
1974 --
Huckleberry Finn
| Col. Grangerford
1974 --
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
| Henry Gills
1973 --
Wicked, Wicked
| Mr. Fenley, Hotel Engineer
1972 --
The Poseidon Adventure
| John, the Chaplain
1972 --
They Only Kill Their Masters
| Ernie
1972 --
Ben
| Bill Hatfield
1971 --
A Taste of Evil
| John
1971 --
The Last Valley
| Hoffman
1970 --
There Was a Crooked Man...
| Mr. Lomax
1970 --
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
| Mr. Kruft
1969 --
Seven in Darkness
| Larry Wise
1968 --
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
| Prosecutor
1968 --
The Power
| Prof. Henry Hallson
1967 --
The Reluctant Astronaut
| Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming
1967 --
A Covenant with Death
| Judge Hockstadter
1966 --
Fantastic Voyage
| Col. Donald Reid
1966 --
Birds Do It
| Professor Wald
1966 --
The Silencers
| Joe Wigman
1966 --
Ride Beyond Vengeance
| The Narrator
1965 --
The Monkey's Uncle
| Darius Green III
1965 --
The Third Day
| Dr. Wheeler
1965 --
The Great Race
| Henry Goodbody
1965 --
Nightmare in the Sun
| Sam Wilson
1964 --
Your Cheatin' Heart
| Fred Rose
1964 --
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
| Clint Stark
1964 --
Kissin' Cousins
| Pappy Tatum
1963 --
Marilyn
| Self ("Bus Stop") (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962 --
Follow That Dream
| Pop Kwimper
1961 --
Pocketful of Miracles
| Count Alfonso Romero
1961 --
A Thunder of Drums
| Sgt. Karl Rodermill
1961 --
Misty
| Grandpa Clarence Beebe
1960 --
The Great Impostor
| Warden J.B. Chandler
1960 --
Cimarron
| Tom Wyatt
1959 --
Operation Petticoat
| Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Sam Tostin
1959 --
Hound-Dog Man
| Aaron McKinney
1959 --
Anatomy of a Murder
| Parnell Emmett McCarthy
1959 --
Gidget
| Russell Lawrence
1958 --
Voice in the Mirror
| Bill Tobin
1958 --
Man of the West
| Sam Beasley
1957 --
The Violators
| Solomon Baumgarten
1957 --
April Love
| Jed Bruce
1957 --
Operation Mad Ball
| Col. Rousch
1956 --
The Monte Carlo Story
| Mr. Homer Hinkley
1956 --
Bus Stop
| Virgil Blessing
1956 --
The Solid Gold Cadillac
| Mark Jenkins
1956 --
The Proud Ones
| Jim Dexter
1956 --
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
| Gordon Walker
1955 --
Picnic
| Howard Bevans
1951 --
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
| Jim Brewster
1950 --
Force of Evil
| Link Hall (uncredited)
1948 --
The Countess of Monte Cristo
| Assistant Director Jensen
1948 --
One Touch of Venus
| Reporter
1948 --
State of the Union
| First Reporter
1948 --
Homecoming
| Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
1948 --
The Naked City
| Sgt. Shaeffer (uncredited)
1948 --
Open Secret
| Carter
1942 --
Hello, Annapolis
| Pharmacist Mate
1942 --
Fingers at the Window
| Photographer (uncredited)
1942 --
Blondie's Blessed Event
| Interne (uncredited)
1942 --
Canal Zone
| New Recruit (uncredited)
1942 --
Law of the Jungle
| Simmons
1942 --
Man From Headquarters
| Goldie Shores
1941 --
Citizen Kane
| Reporter (uncredited)
1940 --
Hullabaloo
| Fourth Page
1940 --
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
| Intern (uncredited)
1940 --
The Golden Fleecing
| Cameraman (uncredited)
1940 --
Bested by a Beard
| Phil
1940 --
'Taint Legal
| Book Salesman
1940 --
I Take This Oath
| Court Clerk
1940 --
Two Girls on Broadway
| Reporter at Wedding (uncredited)
1940 --
And One Was Beautiful
| Moroni's Parking Attendant
1939 --
Murder in Soho
| Lefty