Pat O’Brien

Personal Info

Birthday

November 10, 1899

Day of Death

1983-10-15

(83 years old)

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As

William Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Пэт О’Брайен

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

Climax!

The Virginian

Studio One

Kraft Suspense Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

Some Like It Hot

Lux Video Theatre

The Boy with Green Hair

Filmography

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