Pat O'Brien
Known for
Acting
Life
1899 – 1983 (aged 83)
Born in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Credits
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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
Some Like It Hot
19 Mar 1959
Angels with Dirty Faces
26 Nov 1938
Happy Days
15 Jan 1974
Ragtime
20 Nov 1981
WKRP in Cincinnati
18 Sep 1978
The Front Page
04 Apr 1931
The End
10 May 1978
The Boy with Green Hair
26 Nov 1948
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Filmography
1981
- Ragtimeas Delmas
1980
- Scout's Honoras Mr. Caboose
1978
- WKRP in Cincinnati1 episode
- The Endas Ben Lawson
1977
- Billy Jack Goes to Washingtonas President of the Senate
1976
- Kiss Me... Kill Meas Jimmy, the morgue attendant
1975
- The Sky's the Limitas Abner Therman
1974
- Happy Days2 episodes
1973
- Amanda Fallonas Emory
1972
- Banyon1 episode
- The Adventures of Nick Carteras Hallelujah Harry
- Welcome Home, Johnny Bristolas Sgt. McGll
1971
- Alias Smith and Jones1 episode
1969
- The Over the Hill Gangas Captain Oren Hayes
1965
- Town Tameras Judge Murcott
- Branded1 episode
1963
- Kraft Suspense Theatreas Inspector Dan Zarilla1 episode
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1 episode
1962
- Going My Way1 episode
- The Virginianas Doc Bigelow1 episode
- The Road to Hong Kongas Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
- Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babeas Narrator
1960
- The Best of the Postas Mike Breen1 episode
- Harrigan and Son34 episodes
1959
- Some Like It Hotas Detective Mulligan
1958
- The Last Hurrahas John Gorman
1957
- Kill Me Tomorrowas Bart Crosbie
- Invitation to a Gunfighteras Sheriff Kyle Bickford
1956
- Telephone Time1 episode
1955
- Inside Detroitas Gus Linden
- Science Fiction Theatre1 episode
1954
- Climax!as Ed Talbot1 episode
- Ring of Fearas Frank Wallace
- Jubilee Trailas Ernest 'Texas' Conway
1953
- General Electric Theateras Major Irish1 episode
1952
- The Ford Television Theatreas Lt. V. Keever1 episode
- Okinawaas Lt. Cmdr. Hale
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas John Wentworth1 episode
- The People Against O'Haraas Det. Vincent Ricks
- Criminal Lawyeras James 'Jimmy' Regan
1950
- The Fireballas Father O'Hara
- Lux Video Theatreas Eddie Gorman1 episode
- Johnny One-Eyeas Martin Martin
1949
- A Dangerous Professionas Joe Farley
1948
- The Boy with Green Hairas Gramp Fry
- Studio Oneas Mike Waterson1 episode
- Ford Theatre1 episode
- Fighting Father Dunneas Father Peter J. Dunne
1947
- Riff-Raffas Dan Hammer
1946
- Crack-Upas George Steele
- Perilous Holidayas Patrick Nevil
1945
- Man Aliveas Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
- Having Wonderful Crimeas Michael J. Malone
1944
- Secret Commandas Sam Gallagher
- Marine Raidersas Maj. Steve Lockhart
1943
- His Butler's Sisteras Martin Murphy
- The Iron Majoras Francis William 'Frank'
- Bombardieras Chick Davis
1942
- The Navy Comes Throughas Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
- Flight Lieutenantas Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
- Broadwayas Dan McCorn
- Two Yanks in Trinidadas Tim Reardon
1940
- Knute Rockne All Americanas Knute Rockne
- Flowing Goldas Ian 'Hap' O'Connor
- Escape to Gloryas Mike Farrough
- Torrid Zoneas Steve Case
- 'Til We Meet Againas Steve Burke
- Castle on the Hudsonas Warden Walter Long
- The Fighting 69thas Father Duffy
1939
- Slightly Honorableas John Webb
- The Night of Nightsas Dan O'Farrell
- Indianapolis Speedwayas Joe Greer
- The Kid from Kokomoas William Jennings 'Billy
- Off the Recordas Thomas "Breezy" Elliott
1938
- Breakdowns of 1938as Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Angels with Dirty Facesas Jerry Connolly
- Garden of the Moonas John Quinn
- Boy Meets Girlas J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
- Cowboy from Brooklynas Roy Chadwick
- Out Where the Stars Beginas Pat O'Brien
- Women Are Like Thatas Bill Landin
1937
- Submarine D-1as Butch Rogers
- Back in Circulationas Bill Morgan
- Slimas Red Blayd
- San Quentinas Capt. Stephen Jameson
- The Great O'Malleyas James Aloysius 'Jim'
1936
- China Clipperas Dave Logan
- Public Enemy's Wifeas Lee Laird
- I Married a Doctoras Dr. William P. Kennicott
- Ceiling Zeroas Jake L. Lee
1935
- Stars Over Broadwayas Al McGillevray
- Page Miss Gloryas Click Wiley
- The Irish in Usas Pat O'Hara
- Oil for the Lamps of Chinaas Stephen Chase
- In Calienteas Larry MacArthur
- Devil Dogs of the Airas Lieut. Brannigan
1934
- Flirtation Walkas "Scrapper" Thornhhill
- I Sell Anythingas "Spot Cash" Cutler
- Here Comes the Navyas Biff Martin
- The Personality Kidas Ritzy
- Twenty Million Sweetheartsas Rush Blake
- Gambling Ladyas Charlie Lang
- I've Got Your Numberas Terry Riley
1933
- College Coachas Coach Gore
- Bombshellas Jim Brogan
- Bureau of Missing Personsas Detective Butch Saunders
- The World Gone Madas Andy Terrell
- Destination Unknownas Matt Brennan
- Laughter in Hellas Barney Slaney
1932
- Air Mailas Duke Talbot
- Virtueas Jimmy Doyle
- Flaming Goldas Ben Lear
- American Madnessas Matt Brown
- Hollywood Speaksas Jimmy Reed
- The Strange Case of Clara Deaneas Frank Deane
- Scandal for Saleas Waddell
- The Final Editionas Sam Bradshaw
- Hell's Houseas Matt Kelly
1931
- Consolation Marriageas Steve Porter
- Flying Highas Sport Wardell
- Personal Maidas Peter Shea
- The Front Pageas Hildy Johnson
- Crimes Squareas Marty
- Honor Among Loversas Conroy (uncredited)
1930
- Compliments of the Seasonas Police Detective (uncredited)
- My Mistake