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Arthur Joseph O'Connell was an American stage and film actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for both Picnic (1955) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959). He made his final film appearance in The Hiding Place (1975), portraying a watch-maker who hides Jews during World War II. O'Connell bore a physical resemblance to actor Jack Albertson. The two were cast together in The Poseidon Adventure.
Born
Sunday, 29 March 1908
Died
Monday, 18 May 1981
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'Bus Stop' | 1997 |
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' | 1991 |
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Virgil Blessing / Self (from Bus Stop [1956]) (archive footage) | 1987 |
Medical Story | Dr. Avery Loomis | 1975 |
The Hiding Place | Casper ten Boom, 'Papa' | 1975 |
Huckleberry Finn | Col. Grangerford | 1974 |
Shaft | Frank Lucas | 1973 |
The New Perry Mason | Oliver Harwood | 1973 |
Adam's Rib | Judge | 1973 |
Wicked, Wicked | Mr. Fenley, Hotel Engineer | 1973 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'Bus Stop' | 1997 |
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' | 1991 |
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Virgil Blessing / Self (from Bus Stop [1956]) (archive footage) | 1987 |
Medical Story | Dr. Avery Loomis | 1975 |
The Hiding Place | Casper ten Boom, 'Papa' | 1975 |
Huckleberry Finn | Col. Grangerford | 1974 |
Shaft | Frank Lucas | 1973 |
The New Perry Mason | Oliver Harwood | 1973 |
Adam's Rib | Judge | 1973 |
Wicked, Wicked | Mr. Fenley, Hotel Engineer | 1973 |
The Poseidon Adventure | Chaplain / John, the Chaplain | 1972 |
They Only Kill Their Masters | Ernie | 1972 |
The Paul Lynde Show | Mayor | 1972 |
Ben | Billy Hatfield / Bill Hatfield | 1972 |
Circle of Fear | Chief Owen Huston | 1972 |
Emergency! | Mr. Medford / Ben Maduzi | 1972 |
A Taste of Evil | John | 1971 |
The Jimmy Stewart Show | Claude Peebles | 1971 |
Cannon | Judge Matt Garvey | 1971 |
The Last Valley | Hoffman | 1971 |
The Smith Family | Sheriff Dan Mills | 1971 |
Alias Smith and Jones | Sheriff of Big Butte | 1971 |
There Was a Crooked Man... | Mr. Lomax | 1970 |
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came | Mr. Kruft | 1970 |
McCloud | Sid Nylan | 1970 |
Nanny and the Professor | Professor Carraway | 1970 |
Do Not Throw Cushions Into the Ring | Business Agent | 1970 |
Night Gallery | Frank Standish (segment "The Painted Mirror") | 1969 |
Seven in Darkness | Larry Wise | 1969 |
If He Hollers, Let Him Go! | Prosecutor | 1968 |
The Name of the Game | Charlie Sherwin | 1968 |
The Power | Prof. Henry Hallson / Henry Hallson | 1968 |
Ironside | Harvey McPhee | 1967 |
The Second Hundred Years | Edwin Carpenter | 1967 |
The Reluctant Astronaut | Buck Fleming / Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming | 1967 |
A Covenant with Death | Hockstadter / Judge Hockstadter | 1967 |
Fantastic Voyage | Col. Donald Reid | 1966 |
Birds Do It | Prof. Wald / Professor Wald | 1966 |
The Silencers | Joe Wigman | 1966 |
Ride Beyond Vengeance | The Narrator | 1966 |
The Wild Wild West | Theophilus Ragan | 1965 |
The F.B.I. | Smitty | 1965 |
The Big Valley | Jubal | 1965 |
A Man Called Shenandoah | Professor Fontaine | 1965 |
The Third Day | Dr. Wheeler | 1965 |
The Monkey's Uncle | Darius Green III | 1965 |
The Great Race | Henry Goodbody | 1965 |
Nightmare in the Sun | Sam Wilson | 1965 |
Your Cheatin' Heart | Fred Rose | 1964 |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Paul | 1964 |
7 Faces of Dr. Lao | Clint Stark | 1964 |
Kissin' Cousins | Pappy Tatum | 1964 |
Petticoat Junction | William Lawrence | 1963 |
Burke's Law | Dr. Stuart Alexander | 1963 |
The Fugitive | Dr. Josephus Harrison Adams / Samuel Cole | 1963 |
The Greatest Show on Earth | Pop Slate | 1963 |
Breaking Point | Joseph Baylor | 1963 |
Arrest and Trial | Andrew Sheridan | 1963 |
Marilyn | Self (scene from "Bus Stop") | 1963 |
Empire | Clayton Dodd | 1962 |
The Virginian | Emmitt | 1962 |
Sam Benedict | Noah Jackson | 1962 |
Follow That Dream | Pop Kwimper | 1962 |
Pocketful of Miracles | Count Alfonso Romero / Alfonso Romero | 1961 |
The New Breed | Peter Capples | 1961 |
A Thunder of Drums | Sgt. Karl Rodermill | 1961 |
The Dick Powell Theatre | Dan Ryan | 1961 |
Misty | Grandpa Beebe / Grandpa Clarence Beebe | 1961 |
The Great Impostor | Warden J.B. Chandler | 1960 |
Cimarron | Tom Wyatt | 1960 |
Route 66 | Dr. Lawrence Martin | 1960 |
Stagecoach West | Matt Dexter | 1960 |
My Three Sons | General Striker | 1960 |
Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
Operation Petticoat | Chief Mechinist's Mate Sam Tostin / Sam Tostin | 1959 |
Hound-Dog Man | Aaron McKinney | 1959 |
Startime | Self | 1959 |
Bonanza | Dr. Samuel Hubert | 1959 |
Anatomy of a Murder | Parnell Emmett McCarthy | 1959 |
Gidget | Russell Lawrence | 1959 |
Man of the West | Sam Beasley | 1958 |
Voice in the Mirror | William R. 'Bill' Tobin / Bill Tobin | 1958 |
April Love | Jed Bruce | 1957 |
Goodyear Theatre | John Monroe | 1957 |
Wagon Train | Dabney Pitts / Charlie Loughlin | 1957 |
Operation Mad Ball | Col. Rousch | 1957 |
The Montecarlo Story | Mr. Homer Hinkley | 1956 |
Zane Grey Theatre | Lyman | 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 | 1956 |
Picnic | Howard Bevans | 1956 |
Matinee Theatre | Benjamin Miller | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | Darius Green III | 1954 |
Father Knows Best | Leonard | 1954 |
Lassie | Luther Jennings | 1954 |
Omnibus | (segment "The Blue Hotel") / (segment "Uncle Tom's Cabin") | 1952 |
Mister Peepers | Mr. Hansen | 1952 |
The Whistle at Eaton Falls | Jim Brewster | 1951 |
Love That Brute | Newspaperman at Funeral | 1950 |
Force of Evil | Link Hall | 1949 |
Suspense | Grady | 1949 |
Studio One | Mr. Belnap / Manachi Conners / Josh Ridley / Curtis | 1948 |
The Countess of Monte Cristo | Assistant Director Jensen | 1948 |
One Touch of Venus | Reporter | 1948 |
Repertory Theatre | Grant | 1948 |
State of the Union | First Reporter | 1948 |
Homecoming | Ambulance Attendant | 1948 |
The Naked City | Sgt. Shaeffer | 1948 |
Open Secret | Carter | 1948 |
Hello, Annapolis | Pharmacist Mate | 1942 |
Fingers at the Window | Photographer | 1942 |
Blondie's Blessed Event | Interne | 1942 |
Shepherd of the Ozarks | Bruce | 1942 |
Canal Zone | New Recruit | 1942 |
Yokel Boy | Second Assistant Director | 1942 |
Law of the Jungle | Simmons | 1942 |
Man from Headquarters | Goldie Shores | 1942 |
Citizen Kane | Reporter | 1941 |
Lucky Devils | Pilot | 1941 |
Hullabaloo | Fourth Page | 1940 |
The Leather Pushers | Reporter | 1940 |
Dr. Kildare Goes Home | New Interne | 1940 |
The Golden Fleecing | Cameraman | 1940 |
Bested by a Beard | Phil | 1940 |
I Take This Oath | Court Clerk | 1940 |
Two Girls on Broadway | Reporter at Wedding | 1940 |
And One Was Beautiful | Moroni's Parking Attendant | 1940 |
Murder in the Night | Lefty | 1939 |
Freshman Year | Student | 1938 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1960 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1956 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |