Pat O'Brien

Pat O'Brien

Known for
Acting
Born
November 10, 1899
Died
October 15, 1983 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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

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Filmography

2013
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored poster

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2008
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story poster

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? poster

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1999
Dill Scallion poster

Dill Scallion

Movie · as Self

1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies poster

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1981
Ragtime poster

Ragtime

Movie · as Delmas

1981
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy

James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy

Movie · as Self

1980
Scout's Honor poster

Scout's Honor

Movie · as Mr. Caboose

1978
The End poster

The End

Movie · as Ben Lawson

1978
WKRP in Cincinnati poster

WKRP in Cincinnati

TV · 1 ep

1977
Billy Jack Goes to Washington poster

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

Movie · as President of the Senate

1976
Kiss Me... Kill Me poster

Kiss Me... Kill Me

Movie · as Jimmy, the morgue attendant

1975
The Sky's the Limit poster

The Sky's the Limit

Movie · as Abner Therman

1974
Happy Days poster

Happy Days

TV · 2 eps

1973
Amanda Fallon poster

Amanda Fallon

Movie · as Emory

1972
The Adventures of Nick Carter poster

The Adventures of Nick Carter

Movie · as Hallelujah Harry

1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol poster

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

Movie · as Sgt. McGll

1972
Banyon poster

Banyon

TV · 1 ep

1971
Alias Smith and Jones poster

Alias Smith and Jones

TV · 1 ep

1970
The Phynx poster

The Phynx

Movie · as Pat O’Brien

1970
McCloud poster

McCloud

TV · 1 ep

1969
The Over the Hill Gang poster

The Over the Hill Gang

Movie · as Captain Oren Hayes

1965
Town Tamer poster

Town Tamer

Movie · as Judge Murcott

1965
Branded poster

Branded

TV · 1 ep

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

TV · as Lt. John Curwood, Inspector Dan Zarilla · 1 ep

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1962
Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe poster

Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe

Movie · as Narrator

1962
The Road to Hong Kong poster

The Road to Hong Kong

Movie · as Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1962
Going My Way poster

Going My Way

TV · 1 ep

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as J. Jimerson Jones, Doc Bigelow · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self - Co-Host · 2 eps

1960
Harrigan and Son poster

Harrigan and Son

TV · 34 eps

1960
The Best of the Post poster

The Best of the Post

TV · as Mike Breen · 1 ep

1959
Some Like It Hot poster

Some Like It Hot

Movie · as Detective Mulligan

1959
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns poster

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

Movie · as Self

1958
The Last Hurrah poster

The Last Hurrah

Movie · as John Gorman

1958
Kraft Music Hall poster

Kraft Music Hall

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1957
Kill Me Tomorrow poster

Kill Me Tomorrow

Movie · as Bart Crosbie

1957
Invitation to a Gunfighter poster

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Movie · as Sheriff Kyle Bickford

1956
Telephone Time poster

Telephone Time

TV · 1 ep

1955
Inside Detroit poster

Inside Detroit

Movie · as Gus Linden

1955
Science Fiction Theatre poster

Science Fiction Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1954
Jubilee Trail poster

Jubilee Trail

Movie · as Ernest 'Texas' Conway

1954
Ring of Fear poster

Ring of Fear

Movie · as Frank Wallace

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Police Lieutenant Moore, Ed Talbot · 1 ep

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Major Irish · 1 ep

1952
Okinawa poster

Okinawa

Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. Hale

1952
The Ford Television Theatre poster

The Ford Television Theatre

TV · as Lt. V. Keever · 1 ep

1952
This Is Your Life poster

This Is Your Life

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1951
The People Against O'Hara poster

The People Against O'Hara

Movie · as Det. Vincent Ricks

1951
Criminal Lawyer poster

Criminal Lawyer

Movie · as James 'Jimmy' Regan

1951
The Hills of Ireland

The Hills of Ireland

Movie · as Self - Narrator

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · as John Wentworth · 1 ep

1950
Johnny One-Eye poster

Johnny One-Eye

Movie · as Martin Martin

1950
The Fireball poster

The Fireball

Movie · as Father O'Hara

1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Tim Larkin, Captain Barnaby, Joe Crandall, George Morrell, Charley Hackett, Eddie Gorman · 1 ep

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1949
A Dangerous Profession poster

A Dangerous Profession

Movie · as Joe Farley

1948
The Boy with Green Hair poster

The Boy with Green Hair

Movie · as Gramp Fry

1948
Fighting Father Dunne poster

Fighting Father Dunne

Movie · as Father Peter J. Dunne

1948
Ford Theatre

Ford Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Mike Waterson · 1 ep

1947
Riff-Raff poster

Riff-Raff

Movie · as Dan Hammer

1947
Blow-Ups of 1947 poster

Blow-Ups of 1947

Movie · as Self

1946
Crack-Up poster

Crack-Up

Movie · as George Steele

1946
Perilous Holiday poster

Perilous Holiday

Movie · as Patrick Nevil

1945
Having Wonderful Crime poster

Having Wonderful Crime

Movie · as Michael J. Malone

1945
Man Alive poster

Man Alive

Movie · as Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride

1944
Secret Command poster

Secret Command

Movie · as Sam Gallagher

1944
Marine Raiders poster

Marine Raiders

Movie · as Maj. Steve Lockhart

1943
The Iron Major poster

The Iron Major

Movie · as Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh

1943
Bombardier poster

Bombardier

Movie · as Chick Davis

1943
His Butler's Sister poster

His Butler's Sister

Movie · as Martin Murphy

1942
Flight Lieutenant poster

Flight Lieutenant

Movie · as Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle

1942
Broadway poster

Broadway

Movie · as Dan McCorn

1942
The Navy Comes Through poster

The Navy Comes Through

Movie · as Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory

1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad poster

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Movie · as Tim Reardon

1941
Breakdowns of 1941 poster

Breakdowns of 1941

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940
Castle on the Hudson poster

Castle on the Hudson

Movie · as Warden Walter Long

1940
Knute Rockne All American poster

Knute Rockne All American

Movie · as Knute Rockne

1940
The Fighting 69th poster

The Fighting 69th

Movie · as Father Duffy

1940
Torrid Zone poster

Torrid Zone

Movie · as Steve Case

1940
'Til We Meet Again poster

'Til We Meet Again

Movie · as Steve Burke

1940
Flowing Gold poster

Flowing Gold

Movie · as Ian 'Hap' O'Connor

1940
Escape to Glory poster

Escape to Glory

Movie · as Mike Farrough

1940
Breakdowns of 1940 poster

Breakdowns of 1940

Movie · as Self

1939
The Kid from Kokomo poster

The Kid from Kokomo

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

1939
Slightly Honorable poster

Slightly Honorable

Movie · as John Webb

1939
Off the Record poster

Off the Record

Movie · as Thomas "Breezy" Elliott

1939
Indianapolis Speedway poster

Indianapolis Speedway

Movie · as Joe Greer

1939
Breakdowns of 1939 poster

Breakdowns of 1939

Movie · as Self

1939
The Night of Nights poster

The Night of Nights

Movie · as Dan O'Farrell

1938
Angels with Dirty Faces poster

Angels with Dirty Faces

Movie · as Jerry Connolly

1938
Boy Meets Girl poster

Boy Meets Girl

Movie · as J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson

1938
Swingtime in the Movies poster

Swingtime in the Movies

Movie · as Himself (uncredited)

1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn poster

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Movie · as Roy Chadwick

1938
Garden of the Moon poster

Garden of the Moon

Movie · as John Quinn

1938
Women Are Like That poster

Women Are Like That

Movie · as Bill Landin

1938
Out Where the Stars Begin poster

Out Where the Stars Begin

Movie · as Pat O'Brien

1938
Breakdowns of 1938 poster

Breakdowns of 1938

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

1937
San Quentin poster

San Quentin

Movie · as Capt. Stephen Jameson

1937
The Great O'Malley poster

The Great O'Malley

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

1937
Submarine D-1 poster

Submarine D-1

Movie · as Butch Rogers

1937
Slim poster

Slim

Movie · as Red Blayd

1937
Back in Circulation poster

Back in Circulation

Movie · as Bill Morgan

1937
Breakdowns of 1937 poster

Breakdowns of 1937

Movie · as Self

1936
Ceiling Zero poster

Ceiling Zero

Movie · as Jake L. Lee

1936
China Clipper poster

China Clipper

Movie · as Dave Logan

1936
Public Enemy's Wife poster

Public Enemy's Wife

Movie · as Lee Laird

1936
I Married a Doctor poster

I Married a Doctor

Movie · as Dr. William P. Kennicott

1936
Breakdowns of 1936 poster

Breakdowns of 1936

Movie · as Self

1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) poster

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Movie · as Self

1935
Page Miss Glory poster

Page Miss Glory

Movie · as Click Wiley

1935
The Irish in Us poster

The Irish in Us

Movie · as Pat O'Hara

1935
Oil for the Lamps of China poster

Oil for the Lamps of China

Movie · as Stephen Chase

1935
Stars Over Broadway poster

Stars Over Broadway

Movie · as Al McGillevray

1935
In Caliente poster

In Caliente

Movie · as Larry MacArthur

1935
Devil Dogs of the Air poster

Devil Dogs of the Air

Movie · as Lieut. Brannigan

1935
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio poster

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

Movie · as Himself (uncredited)

1935
Things You Never See on the Screen poster

Things You Never See on the Screen

Movie · as Self

1935
A Dream Comes True poster

A Dream Comes True

Movie · as Himself (uncredited)

1934
Flirtation Walk poster

Flirtation Walk

Movie · as "Scrapper" Thornhhill

1934
Here Comes the Navy poster

Here Comes the Navy

Movie · as Biff Martin

1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts poster

Twenty Million Sweethearts

Movie · as Rush Blake

1934
Gambling Lady poster

Gambling Lady

Movie · as Charlie Lang

1934
The Personality Kid poster

The Personality Kid

Movie · as Ritzy

1934
I've Got Your Number poster

I've Got Your Number

Movie · as Terry Riley

1934
I Sell Anything poster

I Sell Anything

Movie · as "Spot Cash" Cutler

1934
Screen Snapshots No. 11 poster

Screen Snapshots No. 11

Movie · as Himself

1934
Studio Highlights poster

Studio Highlights

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1933
Bombshell poster

Bombshell

Movie · as Jim Brogan

1933
Bureau of Missing Persons poster

Bureau of Missing Persons

Movie · as Detective Butch Saunders

1933
Laughter in Hell poster

Laughter in Hell

Movie · as Barney Slaney

1933
The World Gone Mad poster

The World Gone Mad

Movie · as Andy Terrell

1933
Destination Unknown poster

Destination Unknown

Movie · as Matt Brennan

1933
College Coach poster

College Coach

Movie · as Coach Gore

1932
American Madness poster

American Madness

Movie · as Matt Brown

1932
Virtue poster

Virtue

Movie · as Jimmy Doyle

1932
Air Mail poster

Air Mail

Movie · as Duke Talbot

1932
The Final Edition poster

The Final Edition

Movie · as Sam Bradshaw

1932
Scandal for Sale poster

Scandal for Sale

Movie · as Waddell

1932
Hell's House poster

Hell's House

Movie · as Matt Kelly

1932
The Strange Case of Clara Deane poster

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

Movie · as Frank Deane

1932
Flaming Gold poster

Flaming Gold

Movie · as Ben Lear

1932
Hollywood Speaks poster

Hollywood Speaks

Movie · as Jimmy Reed

1931
The Front Page poster

The Front Page

Movie · as Hildy Johnson

1931
Honor Among Lovers poster

Honor Among Lovers

Movie · as Conroy (uncredited)

1931
Consolation Marriage poster

Consolation Marriage

Movie · as Steve Porter

1931
Flying High poster

Flying High

Movie · as Sport Wardell

1931
Personal Maid poster

Personal Maid

Movie · as Peter Shea

1931
Crimes Square poster

Crimes Square

Movie · as Marty

1930
My Mistake

My Mistake

Movie

1930
Compliments of the Season poster

Compliments of the Season

Movie · as Police Detective (uncredited)

1930
The Voice of Hollywood poster

The Voice of Hollywood

Movie · as Self/Host