Personal Info
Arthur O'Connell
Acting
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 Welles' Mercury Theatre. Welles cast O'Connell in the tiny role of a reporter in the closing scenes…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hiding Place
as Casper ten Boom, 'Papa'
Huckleberry Finn
as Col. Grangerford
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
as Henry Gills
Wicked, Wicked
as Mr. Fenley, Hotel Engineer
The Poseidon Adventure
as John, the Chaplain
Ben
as Bill Hatfield
They Only Kill Their Masters
as Ernie
The Last Valley
as Hoffman
TV Shows
Medical Story
as Dr. Avery Loomis · 1 ep.
Adam's Rib
as Judge · 1 ep.
Emergency!
1 ep.
Ghost Story
as Chief Owen Huston · 1 ep.
The Paul Lynde Show
1 ep.
Cannon
1 ep.
Alias Smith and Jones
1 ep.
Night Gallery
1 ep.
McCloud
1 ep.
Nanny and the Professor
1 ep.
