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Arthur Joseph O'Connell (March 29, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an American stage, film and television actor, who achieved prominence in character roles in the 1950s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for both Picnic (1955) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959).
Arthur O'Connell (1908-1981) was a versatile and prolific actor who appeared in films, TV and theater. He was nominated for two Oscars for his roles in Picnic (1955) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959), and played in classics like Citizen Kane (1941) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972).
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Arthur O'Connell was a stage, screen and TV veteran who played shady, weak-willed, folksy characters. He was nominated for two Oscars for his roles in Picnic (1955) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959).
- March 29, 1908
- May 18, 1981
Arthur O'Connell was an American stage and film actor who appeared in Citizen Kane, Anatomy of a Murder, and The Hiding Place. He also had a long career in TV, including The Second Hundred Years and The Poseidon Adventure.
Arthur O'Connell was a citybred actor who appeared in over 130 films and TV shows, including "Citizen Kane", "Picnic" and "Anatomy of a Murder". He earned two Oscar nominations and was a popular guest star on TV, until he retired due to Alzheimer's.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score YetFresh audience score. 87%Casper ten Boom, "Papa" (Character)No Score YetRotten audience score. 28%Col. Grangerford (Character)No Score YetNo Score YetHenry Gills (Character)60%Rotten audience score. 38%Billy Hatfield (Character)Citybred actor Arthur O'Connell had the corn-fed look of a born and bred farm boy. His looks and good-natured demeanor garnered him a stage debut in the '30s with the acclaimed Mercury Theatre, founded by Orson Welles.
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Nov 2, 2023 · Born March 29, 1908 in New York, New York, to Irish immigrants, his father a hotel worker, his mother a housewife, Arthur O’Connell attended St. John’s High School and College in Brooklyn before making his stage debut in a 1929 production of The Patsy.