Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 10, 1899
Place of Birth:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Pat O’Brien
Biography
Pat O’Brien (born William Joseph Patrick O'Brien) was an American stage, screen, radio, and television actor. He was a star during the first several years of his film career, the height of his popularity being during the 1930s and 1940s.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored | Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story | Self (archive footage) |
| 2005 | Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? | Self (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Dill Scallion | Self |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Delmas |
| 1981 | James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | Self |
| 1980 | Scout's Honor | Mr. Caboose |
| 1978 | The End | Ben Lawson |
| 1977 | Billy Jack Goes to Washington | President of the Senate |
| 1976 | Kiss Me, Kill Me | Jimmy, the morgue attendant |
| 1975 | The Sky's the Limit | Abner Therman |
| 1973 | Amanda Fallon | Emory |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Nick Carter | Hallelujah Harry |
| 1972 | Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol | Sgt. McGll |
| 1970 | The Phynx | Pat O’Brien |
| 1969 | The Over the Hill Gang | Captain Oren Hayes |
| 1965 | Town Tamer | Judge Murcott |
| 1962 | Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe | Narrator |
| 1962 | The Road to Hong Kong | Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Some Like It Hot | Detective Mulligan |
| 1959 | I Captured the King of the Leprechauns | Self |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | John Gorman |
| 1957 | Kill Me Tomorrow | Bart Crosbie |
| 1956 | Inside Detroit | Gus Linden |
| 1954 | Jubilee Trail | Ernest 'Texas' Conway |
| 1954 | Ring of Fear | Frank Wallace |
| 1952 | Okinawa | Lt. Cmdr. Hale |
| 1951 | The People Against O'Hara | Det. Vincent Ricks |
| 1951 | Criminal Lawyer | James 'Jimmy' Regan |
| 1950 | Johnny One-Eye | Martin Martin |
| 1950 | The Fireball | Father O'Hara |
| 1949 | A Dangerous Profession | Joe Farley |
| 1948 | The Boy with Green Hair | Gramp Fry |
| 1948 | Fighting Father Dunne | Father Peter J. Dunne |
| 1947 | Riff-Raff | Dan Hammer |
| 1947 | Blow-Ups of 1947 | Self |
| 1946 | Crack-Up | George Steele |
| 1946 | Perilous Holiday | Patrick Nevil |
| 1945 | Having Wonderful Crime | Michael J. Malone |
| 1945 | Man Alive | Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride |
| 1944 | Secret Command | Sam Gallagher |
| 1944 | Marine Raiders | Maj. Steve Lockhart |
| 1943 | The Iron Major | Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh |
| 1943 | Bombardier | Chick Davis |
| 1943 | His Butler's Sister | Martin Murphy |
| 1942 | Flight Lieutenant | Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle |
| 1942 | Broadway | Dan McCorn |
| 1942 | The Navy Comes Through | Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory |
| 1942 | Two Yanks in Trinidad | Tim Reardon |
| 1941 | Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Warden Walter Long |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American | Knute Rockne |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Father Duffy |
| 1940 | Torrid Zone | Steve Case |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again | Steve Burke |
| 1940 | Flowing Gold | Ian 'Hap' O'Connor |
| 1940 | Escape to Glory | Mike Farrough |
| 1940 | Breakdowns of 1940 | Self |
| 1939 | The Kid from Kokomo | William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy |
| 1939 | Slightly Honorable | John Webb |
| 1939 | Off the Record | Thomas "Breezy" Elliott |
| 1939 | Indianapolis Speedway | Joe Greer |
| 1939 | Breakdowns of 1939 | Self |
| 1939 | The Night of Nights | Dan O'Farrell |
| 1938 | Angels with Dirty Faces | Jerry Connolly |
| 1938 | Boy Meets Girl | J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson |
| 1938 | Swingtime in the Movies | Himself (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Cowboy from Brooklyn | Roy Chadwick |
| 1938 | Garden of the Moon | John Quinn |
| 1938 | Women Are Like That | Bill Landin |
| 1938 | Out Where the Stars Begin | Pat O'Brien |
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | San Quentin | Capt. Stephen Jameson |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley | James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley |
| 1937 | Submarine D-1 | Butch Rogers |
| 1937 | Slim | Red Blayd |
| 1937 | Back in Circulation | Bill Morgan |
| 1937 | Breakdowns of 1937 | Self |
| 1936 | Ceiling Zero | Jake L. Lee |
| 1936 | China Clipper | Dave Logan |
| 1936 | Public Enemy's Wife | Lee Laird |
| 1936 | I Married a Doctor | Dr. William P. Kennicott |
| 1936 | Breakdowns of 1936 | Self |
| 1936 | Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) | Self |
| 1935 | Page Miss Glory | Click Wiley |
| 1935 | The Irish in Us | Pat O'Hara |
| 1935 | Oil for the Lamps of China | Stephen Chase |
| 1935 | Stars Over Broadway | Al McGillevray |
| 1935 | In Caliente | Larry MacArthur |
| 1935 | Devil Dogs of the Air | Lieut. Brannigan |
| 1935 | A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio | Himself (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Things You Never See on the Screen | Self |
| 1935 | A Dream Comes True | Himself (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Flirtation Walk | "Scrapper" Thornhhill |
| 1934 | Here Comes the Navy | Biff Martin |
| 1934 | Twenty Million Sweethearts | Rush Blake |
| 1934 | Gambling Lady | Charlie Lang |
| 1934 | The Personality Kid | Ritzy |
| 1934 | I've Got Your Number | Terry Riley |
| 1934 | I Sell Anything | "Spot Cash" Cutler |
| 1934 | Screen Snapshots No. 11 | Himself |
| 1934 | Studio Highlights | Self (archive footage) |
| 1933 | Bombshell | Jim Brogan |
| 1933 | Bureau of Missing Persons | Detective Butch Saunders |
| 1933 | Laughter in Hell | Barney Slaney |
| 1933 | The World Gone Mad | Andy Terrell |
| 1933 | Destination Unknown | Matt Brennan |
| 1933 | College Coach | Coach Gore |
| 1932 | American Madness | Matt Brown |
| 1932 | Virtue | Jimmy Doyle |
| 1932 | Air Mail | Duke Talbot |
| 1932 | The Final Edition | Sam Bradshaw |
| 1932 | Scandal for Sale | Waddell |
| 1932 | Hell's House | Matt Kelly |
| 1932 | The Strange Case of Clara Deane | Frank Deane |
| 1932 | Flaming Gold | Ben Lear |
| 1932 | Hollywood Speaks | Jimmy Reed |
| 1931 | The Front Page | Hildy Johnson |
| 1931 | Honor Among Lovers | Conroy (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Flying High | Sport Wardell |
| 1931 | Consolation Marriage | Steve Porter |
| 1931 | Personal Maid | Peter Shea |
| 1931 | Crimes Square | Marty |
| 1930 | My Mistake | |
| 1930 | Compliments of the Season | Police Detective (uncredited) |
| 1930 | The Voice of Hollywood | Self/Host |