Pat O'Brien
Acting
Born: November 10, 1899 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died: October 15, 1983 (aged 83)
Highest Rated
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
1959
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
Happy Days
1974
Ragtime
1981
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
The Front Page
1931
The End
1978
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
The Last Hurrah
1958
Bombshell
1933
McCloud
1970
American Madness
1932
Photos (3)
Movies (106)
Some Like It Hot
Detective Mulligan
The Fighting 69th
Father Duffy
Angels with Dirty Faces
Jerry Connolly
Slim
Red Blayd
Indianapolis Speedway
Joe Greer
Amanda Fallon
Emory
The People Against O'Hara
Det. Vincent Ricks
Gambling Lady
Charlie Lang
The Last Hurrah
John Gorman
The Front Page
Hildy Johnson
Ring of Fear
Frank Wallace
Ragtime
Delmas
The End
Ben Lawson
The Road to Hong Kong
Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
The Boy with Green Hair
Gramp Fry
Bombardier
Chick Davis
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne
In Caliente
Larry MacArthur
American Madness
Matt Brown
Okinawa
Lt. Cmdr. Hale
'Til We Meet Again
Steve Burke
The Over the Hill Gang
Captain Oren Hayes
A Dangerous Profession
Joe Farley
Torrid Zone
Steve Case
Riff-Raff
Dan Hammer
The Phynx
Pat O’Brien
Bombshell
Jim Brogan
Inside Detroit
Gus Linden
Town Tamer
Judge Murcott
Kiss Me... Kill Me
Jimmy, the morgue attendant
Air Mail
Duke Talbot
Criminal Lawyer
James 'Jimmy' Regan
Jubilee Trail
Ernest 'Texas' Conway
The Fireball
Father O'Hara
Devil Dogs of the Air
Lieut. Brannigan
Secret Command
Sam Gallagher
Back in Circulation
Bill Morgan
Bureau of Missing Persons
Detective Butch Saunders
The Great O'Malley
James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
Destination Unknown
Matt Brennan
The Iron Major
Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
Submarine D-1
Butch Rogers
Page Miss Glory
Click Wiley
Having Wonderful Crime
Michael J. Malone
Flirtation Walk
"Scrapper" Thornhhill
San Quentin
Capt. Stephen Jameson
Ceiling Zero
Jake L. Lee
China Clipper
Dave Logan
Stars Over Broadway
Al McGillevray
Public Enemy's Wife
Lee Laird
Consolation Marriage
Steve Porter
The Irish in Us
Pat O'Hara
Personal Maid
Peter Shea
Slightly Honorable
John Webb
Breakdowns of 1938
Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)
Boy Meets Girl
J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
Crack-Up
George Steele
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Roy Chadwick
Virtue
Jimmy Doyle
I Sell Anything
"Spot Cash" Cutler
Escape to Glory
Mike Farrough
The Night of Nights
Dan O'Farrell
Johnny One-Eye
Martin Martin
His Butler's Sister
Martin Murphy
Scout's Honor
Mr. Caboose
I Married a Doctor
Dr. William P. Kennicott
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Sgt. McGll
College Coach
Coach Gore
Castle on the Hudson
Warden Walter Long
Here Comes the Navy
Biff Martin
Flight Lieutenant
Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
Oil for the Lamps of China
Stephen Chase
Flying High
Sport Wardell
Fighting Father Dunne
Father Peter J. Dunne
Hell's House
Matt Kelly
The Adventures of Nick Carter
Hallelujah Harry
Honor Among Lovers
Conroy (uncredited)
Marine Raiders
Maj. Steve Lockhart
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
President of the Senate
Broadway
Dan McCorn
Flowing Gold
Ian 'Hap' O'Connor
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Tim Reardon
Off the Record
Thomas "Breezy" Elliott
Kill Me Tomorrow
Bart Crosbie
Laughter in Hell
Barney Slaney
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Rush Blake
Garden of the Moon
John Quinn
Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe
Narrator
The Sky's the Limit
Abner Therman
I've Got Your Number
Terry Riley
The Navy Comes Through
Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
The World Gone Mad
Andy Terrell
Scandal for Sale
Waddell
Flaming Gold
Ben Lear
Women Are Like That
Bill Landin
The Kid from Kokomo
William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
Man Alive
Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
The Personality Kid
Ritzy
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Sheriff Kyle Bickford
Hollywood Speaks
Jimmy Reed
The Final Edition
Sam Bradshaw
Perilous Holiday
Patrick Nevil
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
Frank Deane
Out Where the Stars Begin
Pat O'Brien
Crimes Square
Marty
Compliments of the Season
Police Detective (uncredited)
TV Shows (22)
The Virginian
J. Jimerson Jones · 1 eps
The Virginian
Doc Bigelow · 1 eps
Happy Days
2 eps
Climax!
Police Lieutenant Moore · 1 eps
Climax!
Police Lieutenant · 1 eps
Climax!
Ed Talbot · 1 eps
Studio One
Mike Waterson · 1 eps
Telephone Time
1 eps
McCloud
1 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
Branded
1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Lt. John Curwood · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Inspector Dan Zarilla · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Lt. V. Keever · 1 eps
WKRP in Cincinnati
1 eps
Science Fiction Theatre
1 eps
Banyon
1 eps
Harrigan and Son
34 eps
Going My Way
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Major Irish · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
John Wentworth · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (29)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 3 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 3 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 2 eps
This Is Your Life
Self · 1 eps
Kraft Music Hall
Self · 1 eps
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
Self
Dill Scallion
Self
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
Blow-Ups of 1947
Self
Swingtime in the Movies
Himself (uncredited)
Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
The Voice of Hollywood
Self/Host
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
A Dream Comes True
Himself (uncredited)
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
Self (archive footage)
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Himself (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1939
Self
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Himself
Breakdowns of 1940
Self