Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies 2022 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker ★ 8.0 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 1991 Medical Story ★ 5.0 Medical Story 1975 The Hiding Place ★ 6.9 The Hiding Place 1975 Huckleberry Finn ★ 6.0 Huckleberry Finn 1974 Shootout in a One-Dog Town ★ 10.0 Shootout in a One-Dog Town 1974 Adam's Rib ★ 7.5 Adam's Rib 1973 Wicked, Wicked ★ 5.0 Wicked, Wicked 1973 The Poseidon Adventure ★ 7.1 The Poseidon Adventure 1972 They Only Kill Their Masters ★ 5.1 They Only Kill Their Masters 1972 Ghost Story ★ 7.4 Ghost Story 1972 The Paul Lynde Show ★ 5.3 The Paul Lynde Show 1972 Ben ★ 6.0 Ben 1972 Emergency! ★ 7.9 Emergency! 1972 A Taste of Evil ★ 6.0 A Taste of Evil 1971 Cannon ★ 6.7 Cannon 1971 The Last Valley ★ 6.5 The Last Valley 1971 Alias Smith and Jones ★ 7.0 Alias Smith and Jones 1971 Night Gallery ★ 7.8 Night Gallery 1970 There Was a Crooked Man... ★ 6.8 There Was a Crooked Man... 1970 Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? ★ 5.5 Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? 1970 McCloud ★ 7.2 McCloud 1970 Nanny and the Professor ★ 6.4 Nanny and the Professor 1970 Seven in Darkness ★ 6.9 Seven in Darkness 1969 Room 222 ★ 6.1 Room 222 1969 If He Hollers, Let Him Go! ★ 5.6 If He Hollers, Let Him Go! 1968 The Name of the Game ★ 7.0 The Name of the Game 1968 The Power ★ 6.3 The Power 1968 The Second Hundred Years ★ 6.5 The Second Hundred Years 1967 The Reluctant Astronaut ★ 6.0 The Reluctant Astronaut 1967 Ironside ★ 6.9 Ironside 1967 A Covenant with Death ★ 4.8 A Covenant with Death 1967 Fantastic Voyage ★ 6.7 Fantastic Voyage 1966 Birds Do It ★ 5.5 Birds Do It 1966 The Silencers ★ 6.0 The Silencers 1966 Ride Beyond Vengeance ★ 6.0 Ride Beyond Vengeance 1966 The F.B.I. ★ 5.6 The F.B.I. 1965 The Wild Wild West ★ 7.6 The Wild Wild West 1965 The Big Valley ★ 6.2 The Big Valley 1965 The Monkey's Uncle ★ 5.9 The Monkey's Uncle 1965 The Third Day ★ 5.6 The Third Day 1965 The Great Race ★ 7.1 The Great Race 1965 Nightmare in the Sun ★ 3.0 Nightmare in the Sun 1965 Your Cheatin' Heart ★ 6.5 Your Cheatin' Heart 1964 7 Faces of Dr. Lao ★ 6.9 7 Faces of Dr. Lao 1964 Kissin' Cousins ★ 4.7 Kissin' Cousins 1964 Petticoat Junction ★ 5.8 Petticoat Junction 1963 Burke's Law ★ 6.3 Burke's Law 1963 The Fugitive ★ 7.3 The Fugitive 1963 The Greatest Show on Earth ★ 7.5 The Greatest Show on Earth 1963 Arrest and Trial ★ 8.3 Arrest and Trial 1963 Marilyn ★ 7.5 Marilyn 1963 Sam Benedict ★ 6.7 Sam Benedict 1962 Follow That Dream ★ 6.1 Follow That Dream 1962 Pocketful of Miracles ★ 7.3 Pocketful of Miracles 1961 The New Breed ★ 7.7 The New Breed 1961 A Thunder of Drums ★ 5.7 A Thunder of Drums 1961 Misty ★ 6.0 Misty 1961 The Great Impostor ★ 6.9 The Great Impostor 1960 Cimarron ★ 6.1 Cimarron 1960 Special for Women ★ 6.3 Special for Women 1960 Route 66 ★ 6.7 Route 66 1960 My Three Sons ★ 6.6 My Three Sons 1960 Operation Petticoat ★ 7.2 Operation Petticoat 1959 Hound-Dog Man ★ 4.7 Hound-Dog Man 1959 Startime ★ 6.8 Startime 1959 Bonanza ★ 7.5 Bonanza 1959 Anatomy of a Murder ★ 7.8 Anatomy of a Murder 1959 Gidget ★ 6.0 Gidget 1959 Man of the West ★ 6.6 Man of the West 1958 Voice in the Mirror ★ 6.4 Voice in the Mirror 1958 The Violators ★ 7.5 The Violators 1957 April Love ★ 6.5 April Love 1957 Alcoa Theatre ★ 7.0 Alcoa Theatre 1957 DuPont Show of the Month ★ 7.4 DuPont Show of the Month 1957 Operation Mad Ball ★ 6.7 Operation Mad Ball 1957 The Monte Carlo Story ★ 5.9 The Monte Carlo Story 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ★ 6.2 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956 Bus Stop ★ 6.1 Bus Stop 1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac ★ 6.2 The Solid Gold Cadillac 1956