Arthur O'Connell was born on March 29, 1908 in New York,
New York. Arthur O'Connell passed away on May 18, 1981 in
Woodland Hills, California after losing his fight to Alzheimer's
disease.
O'Connell made his stage debut in the mid 1930's. Meanwhile Arthur managed to come into contact with Orson Welles' "Mercury
Theatre" with which Arthur O'Connell would land several
small roles, such as the final scenes of 1941's classic "Citizen
Kane", where O'Connell starred as the reporter.
Eventually O'Connell would return to Broadway where he gave
successful performances of Shakespeare's great tragic antiheroes,
"Hamlet" and "Macbeth".
O'Connell's first Oscar nomination came in 1956. He was nominated
for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance
in the film "Picnic". Three years later Arthur would
win his second Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor
for his performance in the 1959 film "Anatomy of a Murder".
Arthur was a popular guest star on all the major shows of
the 1970s. Unfortunately, O'Connell was forced to curtail
his work load as the progression of Alzheimer's began to steadily
creep in around the climax of his success.
At the time of his death in 1981, O'Connell was appearing
frequently in toothpaste commercials.
Arthur O'Connell's other notable credits include...
