ARTHUR O'CONNELL BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Arthur O'Connell was born on March 29th, 1908 in New York City, New York.  His career in the industry like many other actors during his era began as a stage actor.  Soon he became acquainted with Orson Welles Mercury Theatre and was cast in a small role in the film, "Citizen Kane" (1941).
 
Trying to continue now as a film actor was difficult for him, therefore he returned back briefly to stage performing.  Some other stage roles he added to his credits were, "Hamlet", "Macbeth" and "Picnic".  This production was later made in to a film three years later and he earned an Oscar nomination for his performance.
 
Now he had finally gained the attention of Hollywood and began appearing on a number of television series such as, "The Fugitive", "Petticoat Junction", "Route 66", "Breaking Point, "The Second Hundred Years", "The Virginian", "Bonanza", "The New Perry Mason" and his final appearance in 1975 on the television series, "Emergency!".
 
He also added such film credits to his resume as, "Misty" (1961) "7 Faces of Dr. Lao" (1964), "Kissin' Cousins" (1964) starring Elvis Presley, "The Great Race" (1965), "The Reluctant Astronaut" (1967), "There Was a Crooked Man…" (1970) and "Wicked, Wicked" (1973). 
 
Due to becoming ill with Alzheimer's disease, he slowed down considerable in his career but did appear in television commercials for a toothpaste brand.  
 
O'Connell married only once to Ann Hall Dunlop but this marriage ended in 1973 and they never had any children together nor did he marry again.  On May 18th, 1981, O'Connell passed away from Alzheimer's disease in Los Angeles, California.  His remains were buried in Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.  

 
Filmography

1975 Emergency! 
1975 Medical Story 
1975 The Hiding Place 
1974 Huckleberry Finn 
1974 Shaft 
1974 The New Perry Mason 
1974 Shootout in a One-Dog Town 
1973 Adam's Rib
1973 Wicked, Wicked 
1972 The Poseidon Adventure 
1972 Circle of Fear
1972 They Only Kill Their Masters 
1972 The Paul Lynde Show
1972 Ben 
1972 The Jimmy Stewart Show 
1972 Alias Smith and Jones 
1972 Norman Corwin Presents 
1971 Room 222 
1971 McCloud 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery 
1971 Cannon 
1971 A Taste of Evil 
1971 Bonanza 
1971 The Smith Family 
1971 The Virginian 
1971 The Last Valley
1970 Nanny and the Professor 
1970 There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? 
1970 Do Not Throw Cushions Into the Ring 
1969 Seven in Darkness 
1969 The Name of the Game
1969 Ironside
1968 My Three Sons
1968 If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
1967-1968 The Second Hundred Years 
1968 The Power
1967 The Reluctant Astronaut
1967 Lassie 
1967 A Covenant with Death
1966 Insight
1966 Birds Do It 
1966 Fantastic Voyage 
1966 A Man Called Shenandoah 
1966 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 
1966 The Wild Wild West
1966 The Silencers 
1966 Ride Beyond Vengeance
1965 The F.B.I.
1965 Petticoat Junction
1964-1965 The Fugitive
1965 The Big Valley
1965 The Third Day
1965 The Great Race
1965 The Monkey's Uncle
1965 Wagon Train 
1965 Nightmare in the Sun
1964 Special for Women: The Menace of Age 
1964 Your Cheatin' Heart
1964 Summer Playhouse 
1964 Burke's Law 
1964 7 Faces of Dr. Lao 
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth 
1964 Kissin' Cousins
1964 Arrest and Trial
1964 Breaking Point
1963 Sam Benedict 
1962 Empire 
1962 Route 66
1962 The New Breed 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre 
1962 Follow That Dream
1961 Pocketful of Miracles 
1961 A Thunder of Drums 
1961 Misty 
1961 Stagecoach West 
1961 Zane Grey Theater 
1961 The Great Impostor 
1960 Cimarron 
1959 Operation Petticoat 
1959 Hound-Dog Man 
1959 Anatomy of a Murder 
1959 Goodyear Theatre
1959 Gidget
1959 Father Knows Best
1958 Man of the West 
1958 Voice in the Mirror 
1957 April Love
1957 The Violators 
1957 The DuPont Show of the Month 
1957 Operation Mad Ball
1957 Monte Carlo 
1956 Bus Stop
1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956 The Proud Ones
1956 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1955 Matinee Theatre
1955 Picnic
1949-1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
1950-1955 Studio One in Hollywood 
1954 Robert Montgomery Presents
1954 Kraft Theatre 
1954 Ponds Theater 
1954 Love Story 
1953-1954 Mister Peepers 
1951 The Whistle at Eaton Falls 
1950 Love That Brute 
1948 Force of Evil
1948 The Countess of Monte Cristo 
1948 One Touch of Venus 
1948 State of the Union 
1948 Homecoming
1948 The Naked City 
1948 Open Secret
1942 Hello, Annapolis
1942 Fingers at the Window 
1942 Blondie's Blessed Event 
1942 Shepherd of the Ozarks
1942 Canal Zone 
1942 Yokel Boy
1942 Law of the Jungle
1942 Man from Headquarters 
1941 Citizen Kane
1941 Lucky Devils 
1940 Hullabaloo 
1940 He Asked for It
1940 The Leather Pushers 
1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 The Golden Fleecing 
1940 Bested by a Beard 
1940 'Taint Legal 
1940 I Take This Oath 
1940 Two Girls on Broadway
1940 And One Was Beautiful
1939 Murder in the Night
1938 Freshman Year