Pat O'Brien
Acting1899Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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
Acting History
2005
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Dill Scallion
as Self
1981
Ragtime
as Delmas
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
1974
1972
The Adventures of Nick Carter
as Hallelujah Harry
1969
The Over the Hill Gang
as Captain Oren Hayes
1965
Town Tamer
as Judge Murcott
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Lt. John Curwood / Inspector Dan Zarilla
1962
The Road to Hong Kong
as Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
The Virginian
TVas J. Jimerson Jones / Doc Bigelow
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self / Self - Co-Host
1959
Some Like It Hot
as Detective Mulligan
1958
The Last Hurrah
as John Gorman
Kraft Music Hall
TVas Self
1957
Kill Me Tomorrow
as Bart Crosbie
1956
1954
Jubilee Trail
as Ernest 'Texas' Conway
Climax!
TVas Police Lieutenant Moore / Police Lieutenant / Ed Talbot
1953
General Electric Theater
TVas Major Irish
1952
This Is Your Life
TVas Self
The Ford Television Theatre
TVas Lt. V. Keever
1951
Criminal Lawyer
as James 'Jimmy' Regan
1950
The Fireball
as Father O'Hara
Johnny One-Eye
as Martin Martin
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TVas Self
What's My Line?
TVas Self
Lux Video Theatre
TVas George Morrell / Captain Barnaby / Joe Crandall / Tim Larkin / Eddie Gorman / Charley Hackett
1949
A Dangerous Profession
as Joe Farley
1948
1947
Breakdowns of 1947
as Self
Riff-Raff
as Dan Hammer
1946
Crack-Up
as George Steele
1945
Having Wonderful Crime
as Michael J. Malone
Man Alive
as Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
1944
Secret Command
as Sam Gallagher
1943
Bombardier
as Chick Davis
The Iron Major
as Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
His Butler's Sister
as Martin Murphy
1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Tim Reardon
Broadway
as Dan McCorn
The Navy Comes Through
as Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
Flight Lieutenant
as Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
1940
Castle on the Hudson
as Warden Walter Long
Flowing Gold
as Ian 'Hap' O'Connor
The Fighting 69th
as Father Duffy
Torrid Zone
as Steve Case
'Til We Meet Again
as Steve Burke
1939
Indianapolis Speedway
as Joe Greer
The Night of Nights
as Dan O'Farrell
Off the Record
as Thomas "Breezy" Elliott
The Kid from Kokomo
as William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
Slightly Honorable
as John Webb
1938
Angels with Dirty Faces
as Jerry Connolly
Boy Meets Girl
as J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
Out Where the Stars Begin
as Pat O'Brien
Swingtime in the Movies
as Himself (uncredited)
1937
Back in Circulation
as Bill Morgan
San Quentin
as Capt. Stephen Jameson
Slim
as Red Blayd
The Great O'Malley
as James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
Submarine D-1
as Butch Rogers
1936
1935
Devil Dogs of the Air
as Lieut. Brannigan
1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Rush Blake
I've Got Your Number
as Terry Riley
Here Comes the Navy
as Biff Martin
Flirtation Walk
as "Scrapper" Thornhhill
The Personality Kid
as Ritzy
Gambling Lady
as Charlie Lang
1933
Destination Unknown
as Matt Brennan
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Detective Butch Saunders
Bombshell
as Jim Brogan
Laughter in Hell
as Barney Slaney
The World Gone Mad
as Andy Terrell
College Coach
as Coach Gore
1932
Air Mail
as Duke Talbot
Hell's House
as Matt Kelly
Virtue
as Jimmy Doyle
Flaming Gold
as Ben Lear
American Madness
as Matt Brown
The Final Edition
as Sam Bradshaw
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
as Frank Deane
Scandal for Sale
as Waddell
1931
Personal Maid
as Peter Shea
The Front Page
as Hildy Johnson
Consolation Marriage
as Steve Porter
Flying High
as Sport Wardell
Honor Among Lovers
as Conroy (uncredited)
1930
Compliments of the Season
as Police Detective (uncredited)