

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...
Highest rated appearances

Seven in Darkness
as Larry Wise

If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
as Prosecutor

The Power
as Henry Hallson

The Reluctant Astronaut
as Arbuckle "Buck" Fleming

A Covenant with Death
as Judge Hockstadter

Fantastic Voyage
as Col. Donald Reid

Birds Do It
as Professor Wald

The Silencers
as Joe Wigman

Ride Beyond Vengeance
as The Narrator

The Monkey's Uncle
as Darius Green III

The Third Day
as Dr. Wheeler

The Great Race
as Henry Goodbody

Nightmare in the Sun
as Sam Wilson

Your Cheatin' Heart
as Fred Rose

7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Clint Stark

Kissin' Cousins
as Pappy Tatum

Marilyn
as archive footage

Follow That Dream
as Pop Kwimper

Pocketful of Miracles
as Count Alfonso Romero

A Thunder of Drums
as Sgt. Karl Rodermill

Misty
as Grandpa Clarence Beebe

The Great Impostor
as Warden J.B. Chandler

Cimarron
as Tom Wyatt

Operation Petticoat
as Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Sam Tostin

Hound-Dog Man
as Aaron McKinney

Anatomy of a Murder
as Parnell Emmett "Parn" McCarthy

Gidget
as Russell Lawrence

Man of the West
as Sam Beasley

Voice in the Mirror
as Bill Tobin

The Violators
as Solomon Baumgarten

April Love
as Jed Bruce

Operation Mad Ball
as Col. Rousch

The Monte Carlo Story
as Mr. Homer Hinkley

Bus Stop
as Virgil Blessing

The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Mark Jenkins

The Proud Ones
as Jim Dexter

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Gordon Walker

Picnic
as Howard Bevans

The Whistle at Eaton Falls
as Jim Brewster

Force of Evil
as Link Hall (uncredited)

The Taming of the Shrew
as Curtis

The Countess of Monte Cristo
as Assistant Director Jensen

One Touch of Venus
as Reporter

State of the Union
as First Reporter

Homecoming
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

The Naked City
as Sgt. Shaeffer (uncredited)

Open Secret
as Carter

Hello, Annapolis
as Pharmacist Mate

Fingers at the Window
as Photographer (uncredited)

Blondie's Blessed Event
as Interne (uncredited)

Canal Zone
as New Recruit (uncredited)

Law of the Jungle
as Simmons

Man From Headquarters
as Goldie Shores

Citizen Kane
as Reporter (uncredited)

Hullabaloo
as Fourth Page
He Asked for It

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Intern (uncredited)

The Golden Fleecing
as Cameraman (uncredited)

Bested by a Beard
as Phil

'Taint Legal
as Book Salesman

I Take This Oath
as Court Clerk

Two Girls on Broadway
as Reporter at Wedding (uncredited)

And One Was Beautiful
as Moroni's Parking Attendant