Pat O’Brien

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-11-10 (84 years old)

Deathday

1983-10-15

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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.

Acting

1959

Some Like It Hot

as Detective Mulligan

1932

American Madness

as Matt Brown

1947

Riff-Raff

as Dan Hammer

1981

Ragtime

as Delmas

1940

Castle on the Hudson

as Warden Walter Long

1946

Crack-Up

as George Steele

1938

Angels with Dirty Faces

as Jerry Connolly

1978

The End

as Ben Lawson

1951

The People Against O'Hara

as Det. Vincent Ricks

1931

The Front Page

as Hildy Johnson

1943

The Iron Major

as Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh

1948

1940

1933

Bombshell

as Jim Brogan

1943

Bombardier

as Chick Davis

1970

The Phynx

as Pat O’Brien

1951

Criminal Lawyer

as James 'Jimmy' Regan

1943

His Butler's Sister

as Martin Murphy

1949

1950

Johnny One-Eye

as Martin Martin

1937

San Quentin

as Capt. Stephen Jameson

1944

Secret Command

as Sam Gallagher

1933

Bureau of Missing Persons

as Detective Butch Saunders

1940

The Fighting 69th

as Father Duffy

1969

The Over the Hill Gang

as Captain Oren Hayes

1958

The Last Hurrah

as John Gorman

1934

Here Comes the Navy

as Biff Martin

1934

Flirtation Walk

as "Scrapper" Thornhhill

1936

Ceiling Zero

as Jake L. Lee

1940

Torrid Zone

as Steve Case

1937

The Great O'Malley

as James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley

1950

The Fireball

as Father O'Hara

1936

China Clipper

as Dave Logan

1932

Virtue

as Jimmy Doyle

1942

Flight Lieutenant

as Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle

1957

Kill Me Tomorrow

as Bart Crosbie

1942

Broadway

as Dan McCorn

1933

Laughter in Hell

as Barney Slaney

1932

Air Mail

as Duke Talbot

1942

The Navy Comes Through

as Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory

1939

The Kid from Kokomo

as William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy

1939

Slightly Honorable

as John Webb

1938

Boy Meets Girl

as J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson

1933

The World Gone Mad

as Andy Terrell

1932

The Final Edition

as Sam Bradshaw

1934

Gambling Lady

as Charlie Lang

1940

'Til We Meet Again

as Steve Burke

1938

Swingtime in the Movies

as Himself (uncredited)

1940

Flowing Gold

as Ian 'Hap' O'Connor

1938

Cowboy from Brooklyn

as Roy Chadwick

1931

Honor Among Lovers

as Conroy (uncredited)

1931

Consolation Marriage

as Steve Porter

1931

Flying High

as Sport Wardell

1932

Hell's House

as Matt Kelly

1932

1933

Destination Unknown

as Matt Brennan

1937

Submarine D-1

as Butch Rogers

1933

College Coach

as Coach Gore

1945

Having Wonderful Crime

as Michael J. Malone

1954

Jubilee Trail

as Ernest 'Texas' Conway

1937

Slim

as Red Blayd

1936

1954

Ring of Fear

as Frank Wallace

1935

Page Miss Glory

as Click Wiley

1972

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938

Garden of the Moon

as John Quinn

1935

The Irish in Us

as Pat O'Hara

1936

I Married a Doctor

as Dr. William P. Kennicott

1935

1944

Marine Raiders

as Maj. Steve Lockhart

1935

In Caliente

as Larry MacArthur

1935

Stars Over Broadway

as Al McGillevray

1939

Off the Record

as Thomas "Breezy" Elliott

1945

Man Alive

as Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride

1939

1938

Women Are Like That

as Bill Landin

1934

I've Got Your Number

as Terry Riley

1980

Scout's Honor

as Mr. Caboose

1934

I Sell Anything

as "Spot Cash" Cutler

1948

Fighting Father Dunne

as Father Peter J. Dunne

1965

Town Tamer

as Judge Murcott

2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

as Self (archive footage)

1940

Escape to Glory

as Mike Farrough

1937

Back in Circulation

as Bill Morgan

1938

1930

Compliments of the Season

as Police Detective (uncredited)

1956

Inside Detroit

as Gus Linden

1935

Devil Dogs of the Air

as Lieut. Brannigan

1931

Personal Maid

as Peter Shea

1942

Two Yanks in Trinidad

as Tim Reardon

1952

Okinawa

as Lt. Cmdr. Hale

1946

Perilous Holiday

as Patrick Nevil

1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1947

1930

1931

1935

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

as Himself (uncredited)

1932

Flaming Gold

as Ben Lear

1938

Breakdowns of 1938

as Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)

1935

A Dream Comes True

as Himself (uncredited)

1962

The Road to Hong Kong

as Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)

1939

The Night of Nights

as Dan O'Farrell

1977

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

as President of the Senate

1976

Kiss Me, Kill Me

as Jimmy, the morgue attendant

1932

Hollywood Speaks

as Jimmy Reed

1973

1975

The Sky's the Limit

as Abner Therman

1934

Studio Highlights

as Self (archive footage)

1999

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