
Known for
Acting
Born
March 29, 1908
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Died
May 18, 1981 (aged 73)
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 of Citizen Kane (1941), a film often referred to as O'Connell's film debut, though in fact he had a...
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as Self - (archive footage)
1991
as actor 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1975
1975
as Casper ten Boom, 'Papa'
1974
as Col. Grangerford
1974
as Henry Gills
1973
1973
as Mr. Fenley, Hotel Engineer
1972
as John, the Chaplain
1972
as Ernie
1972
1972
1972
as Bill Hatfield
1972
1971
as John
1971
1971
as Hoffman
1971
1970
1970
as Mr. Lomax
1970
as Mr. Kruft
1970
1970
1969
as Larry Wise
1969