Pat O'Brien

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Known For

Acting

Born

1899-11-10

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.

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Acting History

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
1981
Ragtime as Delmas
1980
Scout's Honor as Mr. Caboose
1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
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
1974
Happy Days
1973
Amanda Fallon as Emory
1972
Banyon
1972
The Adventures of Nick Carter as Hallelujah Harry
1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol as Sgt. McGll
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
1970
The Phynx as Pat O’Brien
1970
McCloud
1969
The Over the Hill Gang as Captain Oren Hayes
1965
Town Tamer as Judge Murcott
1965
Branded
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre as Lt. John Curwood
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre as Inspector Dan Zarilla
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1962
Going My Way
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962
The Virginian as J. Jimerson Jones
1962
The Virginian as Doc Bigelow
1962
The Road to Hong Kong as Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
1962
Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe as Narrator
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1960
The Best of the Post as Mike Breen
1960
Harrigan and Son
1959
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns as Self
1959
Some Like It Hot as Detective Mulligan
1958
The Last Hurrah as John Gorman
1958
Kraft Music Hall as Self
1957
Kill Me Tomorrow as Bart Crosbie
1957
Invitation to a Gunfighter as Sheriff Kyle Bickford
1956
Telephone Time
1956
Inside Detroit as Gus Linden
1955
Science Fiction Theatre
1954
Climax! as Police Lieutenant Moore
1954
Climax! as Police Lieutenant
1954
Climax! as Ed Talbot
1954
Ring of Fear as Frank Wallace
1954
Jubilee Trail as Ernest 'Texas' Conway
1953
General Electric Theater as Major Irish
1952
The Ford Television Theatre as Lt. V. Keever
1952
This Is Your Life as Self
1952
Okinawa as Lt. Cmdr. Hale
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as John Wentworth
1951
The People Against O'Hara as Det. Vincent Ricks
1951
Criminal Lawyer as James 'Jimmy' Regan
1950
The Fireball as Father O'Hara
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Tim Larkin
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Captain Barnaby
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Joe Crandall
1950
Lux Video Theatre as George Morrell
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Charley Hackett
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Eddie Gorman
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1950
Johnny One-Eye as Martin Martin
1950
What's My Line? as Self
1949
A Dangerous Profession as Joe Farley
1948
The Boy with Green Hair as Gramp Fry
1948
Studio One as Mike Waterson
1948
Ford Theatre
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1948
Fighting Father Dunne as Father Peter J. Dunne
1947
Blow-Ups of 1947 as Self
1947
Riff-Raff as Dan Hammer
1946
Crack-Up as George Steele
1946
Perilous Holiday as Patrick Nevil
1945
Man Alive as Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
1945
Having Wonderful Crime as Michael J. Malone
1944
Secret Command as Sam Gallagher
1944
Marine Raiders as Maj. Steve Lockhart
1943
His Butler's Sister as Martin Murphy
1943
The Iron Major as Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
1943
Bombardier as Chick Davis
1942
The Navy Comes Through as Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
1942
Flight Lieutenant as Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
1942
Broadway as Dan McCorn
1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad as Tim Reardon
1941
Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1940
Breakdowns of 1940 as Self
1940
Knute Rockne All American as Knute Rockne
1940
Flowing Gold as Ian 'Hap' O'Connor
1940
Escape to Glory as Mike Farrough
1940
Torrid Zone as Steve Case
1940
'Til We Meet Again as Steve Burke
1940
Castle on the Hudson as Warden Walter Long
1940
The Fighting 69th as Father Duffy
1939
Breakdowns of 1939 as Self
1939
Slightly Honorable as John Webb
1939
The Night of Nights as Dan O'Farrell
1939
Indianapolis Speedway as Joe Greer
1939
The Kid from Kokomo as William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
1939
Off the Record as Thomas "Breezy" Elliott
1938
Breakdowns of 1938 as Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
Swingtime in the Movies as Himself (uncredited)
1938
Angels with Dirty Faces as Jerry Connolly
1938
Garden of the Moon as John Quinn
1938
Boy Meets Girl as J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn as Roy Chadwick
1938
Out Where the Stars Begin as Pat O'Brien
1938
Women Are Like That as Bill Landin
1937
Breakdowns of 1937 as Self
1937
Submarine D-1 as Butch Rogers
1937
Back in Circulation as Bill Morgan
1937
Slim as Red Blayd
1937
San Quentin as Capt. Stephen Jameson
1937
The Great O'Malley as James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
1936
Breakdowns of 1936 as Self
1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) as Self
1936
China Clipper as Dave Logan
1936
Public Enemy's Wife as Lee Laird
1936
I Married a Doctor as Dr. William P. Kennicott
1936
Ceiling Zero as Jake L. Lee
1935
A Dream Comes True as Himself (uncredited)
1935
Things You Never See on the Screen as Self
1935
Stars Over Broadway as Al McGillevray
1935
Page Miss Glory as Click Wiley
1935
The Irish in Us as Pat O'Hara
1935
Oil for the Lamps of China as Stephen Chase
1935
In Caliente as Larry MacArthur
1935
Devil Dogs of the Air as Lieut. Brannigan
1935
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio as Himself (uncredited)
1934
Flirtation Walk as "Scrapper" Thornhhill
1934
I Sell Anything as "Spot Cash" Cutler
1934
Studio Highlights as Self (archive footage)
1934
Here Comes the Navy as Biff Martin
1934
The Personality Kid as Ritzy
1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts as Rush Blake
1934
Gambling Lady as Charlie Lang
1934
I've Got Your Number as Terry Riley
1934
Screen Snapshots No. 11 as Himself
1933
College Coach as Coach Gore
1933
Bombshell as Jim Brogan
1933
Bureau of Missing Persons as Detective Butch Saunders
1933
The World Gone Mad as Andy Terrell
1933
Destination Unknown as Matt Brennan
1933
Laughter in Hell as Barney Slaney
1932
Air Mail as Duke Talbot
1932
Virtue as Jimmy Doyle
1932
Flaming Gold as Ben Lear
1932
American Madness as Matt Brown
1932
Hollywood Speaks as Jimmy Reed
1932
The Strange Case of Clara Deane as Frank Deane
1932
Scandal for Sale as Waddell
1932
The Final Edition as Sam Bradshaw
1932
Hell's House as Matt Kelly
1931
Consolation Marriage as Steve Porter
1931
Flying High as Sport Wardell
1931
Personal Maid as Peter Shea
1931
The Front Page as Hildy Johnson
1931
Crimes Square as Marty
1931
Honor Among Lovers as Conroy (uncredited)
1930
Compliments of the Season as Police Detective (uncredited)
1930
My Mistake
1930
The Voice of Hollywood as Self/Host