Pat O'Brien

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

10 November 1899, 126 years old

Known For

Some Like It Hot

Angels with Dirty Faces

Ragtime

The Front Page

The End

The Boy with Green Hair

The Last Hurrah

Bombshell

American Madness

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Self (archive footage)

2013

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Self (archive footage)

2008

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

Self (archive footage)

2005

Dill Scallion

Self

1999

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy

Self

1981

Ragtime

Delmas

1981

Scout's Honor

Mr. Caboose

1980

The End

Ben Lawson

1978

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

President of the Senate

1977

Kiss Me... Kill Me

Jimmy, the morgue attendant

1976

The Sky's the Limit

Abner Therman

1975

Amanda Fallon

Emory

1973

The Adventures of Nick Carter

Hallelujah Harry

1972

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

Sgt. McGll

1972

The Phynx

Pat O’Brien

1970

The Over the Hill Gang

Captain Oren Hayes

1969

Town Tamer

Judge Murcott

1965

The Road to Hong Kong

Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)

1962

Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe

Narrator

1962

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

Self

1959

Some Like It Hot

Detective Mulligan

1959

The Last Hurrah

John Gorman

1958

Kill Me Tomorrow

Bart Crosbie

1957

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Sheriff Kyle Bickford

1957

Inside Detroit

Gus Linden

1956

Ring of Fear

Frank Wallace

1954

Jubilee Trail

Ernest 'Texas' Conway

1954

Okinawa

Lt. Cmdr. Hale

1952

The People Against O'Hara

Det. Vincent Ricks

1951

Criminal Lawyer

James 'Jimmy' Regan

1951

The Fireball

Father O'Hara

1950

Johnny One-Eye

Martin Martin

1950

A Dangerous Profession

Joe Farley

1949

The Boy with Green Hair

Gramp Fry

1948

Fighting Father Dunne

Father Peter J. Dunne

1948

Blow-Ups of 1947

Self

1947

Riff-Raff

Dan Hammer

1947

Crack-Up

George Steele

1946

Perilous Holiday

Patrick Nevil

1946

Man Alive

Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride

1945

Having Wonderful Crime

Michael J. Malone

1945

Secret Command

Sam Gallagher

1944

Marine Raiders

Maj. Steve Lockhart

1944

His Butler's Sister

Martin Murphy

1943

The Iron Major

Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh

1943

Bombardier

Chick Davis

1943

The Navy Comes Through

Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory

1942

Flight Lieutenant

Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle

1942

Broadway

Dan McCorn

1942

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Tim Reardon

1942

Breakdowns of 1941

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941

Breakdowns of 1940

Self

1940

Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne

1940

Flowing Gold

Ian 'Hap' O'Connor

1940

Escape to Glory

Mike Farrough

1940

Torrid Zone

Steve Case

1940

'Til We Meet Again

Steve Burke

1940

Castle on the Hudson

Warden Walter Long

1940

The Fighting 69th

Father Duffy

1940

Breakdowns of 1939

Self

1939

Slightly Honorable

John Webb

1939

The Night of Nights

Dan O'Farrell

1939

Indianapolis Speedway

Joe Greer

1939

The Kid from Kokomo

William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy

1939

Off the Record

Thomas "Breezy" Elliott

1939

Breakdowns of 1938

Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938

Swingtime in the Movies

Himself (uncredited)

1938

Angels with Dirty Faces

Jerry Connolly

1938

Garden of the Moon

John Quinn

1938

Boy Meets Girl

J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson

1938

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Roy Chadwick

1938

Out Where the Stars Begin

Pat O'Brien

1938

Women Are Like That

Bill Landin

1938

Breakdowns of 1937

Self

1937

Submarine D-1

Butch Rogers

1937

Back in Circulation

Bill Morgan

1937

Slim

Red Blayd

1937

San Quentin

Capt. Stephen Jameson

1937

The Great O'Malley

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

1937

Breakdowns of 1936

Self

1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Self

1936

China Clipper

Dave Logan

1936

Public Enemy's Wife

Lee Laird

1936

I Married a Doctor

Dr. William P. Kennicott

1936

Ceiling Zero

Jake L. Lee

1936

A Dream Comes True

Himself (uncredited)

1935

Things You Never See on the Screen

Self

1935

Stars Over Broadway

Al McGillevray

1935

Page Miss Glory

Click Wiley

1935

The Irish in Us

Pat O'Hara

1935

Oil for the Lamps of China

Stephen Chase

1935

In Caliente

Larry MacArthur

1935

Devil Dogs of the Air

Lieut. Brannigan

1935

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

Himself (uncredited)

1935

Flirtation Walk

"Scrapper" Thornhhill

1934

I Sell Anything

"Spot Cash" Cutler

1934

Studio Highlights

Self (archive footage)

1934

Here Comes the Navy

Biff Martin

1934

The Personality Kid

Ritzy

1934

Twenty Million Sweethearts

Rush Blake

1934

Gambling Lady

Charlie Lang

1934

I've Got Your Number

Terry Riley

1934

Screen Snapshots No. 11

Himself

1934

College Coach

Coach Gore

1933

Bombshell

Jim Brogan

1933

Bureau of Missing Persons

Detective Butch Saunders

1933

The World Gone Mad

Andy Terrell

1933

Destination Unknown

Matt Brennan

1933

Laughter in Hell

Barney Slaney

1933

Air Mail

Duke Talbot

1932

Virtue

Jimmy Doyle

1932

Flaming Gold

Ben Lear

1932

American Madness

Matt Brown

1932

Hollywood Speaks

Jimmy Reed

1932

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

Frank Deane

1932

Scandal for Sale

Waddell

1932

The Final Edition

Sam Bradshaw

1932

Hell's House

Matt Kelly

1932

Consolation Marriage

Steve Porter

1931

Flying High

Sport Wardell

1931

Personal Maid

Peter Shea

1931

The Front Page

Hildy Johnson

1931

Crimes Square

Marty

1931

Honor Among Lovers

Conroy (uncredited)

1931

Compliments of the Season

Police Detective (uncredited)

1930

My Mistake

1930

The Voice of Hollywood

Self/Host

1930