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