 Connolly mostly played supporting roles, but starred occasionally, as Nero Wolfe in "The League of Frightened Men" (1937), in RKO's "5th Ave Girl" (1939), opposite Ginger Rogers, and as the title character in "The Great Victor Herbert" (1939), his last film.On radio, Connolly starred as the title character in "The Adventures of Charlie Chan" on NBC Radio from 1932 to 1938.Connolly's hobbies were collecting old books and theater programs.