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