Pat O'Brien
Acting·November 10, 1899·† October 15, 1983 — 83 years old·Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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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2013Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredSelf (archive footage)2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StorySelf (archive footage)2005Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?Self (archive footage)1999Dill ScallionSelf1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage)1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)1981James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle DandySelf1981RagtimeDelmas1980Scout's HonorMr. Caboose1978WKRP in CincinnatiTV1978The EndBen Lawson1977Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonPresident of the Senate1976Kiss Me... Kill MeJimmy, the morgue attendant1975The Sky's the LimitAbner Therman1974Happy DaysTV1973Amanda FallonEmory1972BanyonTV1972The Adventures of Nick CarterHallelujah Harry1972Welcome Home, Johnny BristolSgt. McGll1971Alias Smith and JonesTV1970The PhynxPat O’Brien1970McCloudTV1969The Over the Hill GangCaptain Oren Hayes1965Town TamerJudge Murcott1965BrandedTV1963Kraft Suspense TheatreTVLt. John Curwood · Inspector Dan Zarilla1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV1962Going My WayTV1962The Merv Griffin ShowTVSelf1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTVSelf1962The VirginianTVJ. Jimerson Jones · Doc Bigelow1962The Road to Hong KongChinese Restaurateur (uncredited)1962Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' BabeNarrator1961The Mike Douglas ShowTVSelf - Co-Host · Self1960The Best of the PostTVMike Breen1960Harrigan and SonTV1959I Captured the King of the LeprechaunsSelf1959Some Like It HotDetective Mulligan1958The Last HurrahJohn Gorman1958Kraft Music HallTVSelf1957Kill Me TomorrowBart Crosbie1957Invitation to a GunfighterSheriff Kyle Bickford1956Telephone TimeTV1955Inside DetroitGus Linden1955Science Fiction TheatreTV1954Climax!TVPolice Lieutenant Moore · Ed Talbot · Police Lieutenant1954Ring of FearFrank Wallace1954Jubilee TrailErnest 'Texas' Conway1953General Electric TheaterTVMajor Irish1952The Ford Television TheatreTVLt. V. Keever1952This Is Your LifeTVSelf1952OkinawaLt. Cmdr. Hale1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTVJohn Wentworth1951The People Against O'HaraDet. Vincent Ricks1951Criminal LawyerJames 'Jimmy' Regan1951The Hills of IrelandSelf - Narrator1950The FireballFather O'Hara1950Lux Video TheatreTVTim Larkin · Captain Barnaby · Joe Crandall · George Morrell · Charley Hackett · Eddie Gorman1950The Colgate Comedy HourTVSelf1950Johnny One-EyeMartin Martin1950What's My Line?TVSelf1949A Dangerous ProfessionJoe Farley1948The Boy with Green HairGramp Fry1948Studio OneTVMike Waterson1948Ford TheatreTV1948The Ed Sullivan ShowTVSelf1948Fighting Father DunneFather Peter J. Dunne1947Blow-Ups of 1947Self1947Riff-RaffDan Hammer1946Crack-UpGeorge Steele1946Perilous HolidayPatrick Nevil1945Man AliveMichael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride1945Having Wonderful CrimeMichael J. Malone1944Secret CommandSam Gallagher1944Marine RaidersMaj. Steve Lockhart1943His Butler's SisterMartin Murphy1943The Iron MajorFrancis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh1943BombardierChick Davis1942The Navy Comes ThroughChief Michael 'Mike' Mallory1942Flight LieutenantSamuel J. 'Sam' Doyle1942BroadwayDan McCorn1942Two Yanks in TrinidadTim Reardon1941Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1940Breakdowns of 1940Self1940Knute Rockne All AmericanKnute Rockne1940Flowing GoldIan 'Hap' O'Connor1940Escape to GloryMike Farrough1940Torrid ZoneSteve Case1940'Til We Meet AgainSteve Burke1940Castle on the HudsonWarden Walter Long1940The Fighting 69thFather Duffy1939Breakdowns of 1939Self1939Slightly HonorableJohn Webb1939The Night of NightsDan O'Farrell1939Indianapolis SpeedwayJoe Greer1939The Kid from KokomoWilliam Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy1939Off the RecordThomas "Breezy" Elliott1938Breakdowns of 1938Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)1938Swingtime in the MoviesHimself (uncredited)1938Angels with Dirty FacesJerry Connolly1938Garden of the MoonJohn Quinn1938Boy Meets GirlJ. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson1938Cowboy from BrooklynRoy Chadwick1938Out Where the Stars BeginPat O'Brien1938Women Are Like ThatBill Landin1937Breakdowns of 1937Self1937Submarine D-1Butch Rogers1937Back in CirculationBill Morgan1937SlimRed Blayd1937San QuentinCapt. Stephen Jameson1937The Great O'MalleyJames Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley1936Breakdowns of 1936Self1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)Self1936China ClipperDave Logan1936Public Enemy's WifeLee Laird1936I Married a DoctorDr. William P. Kennicott1936Ceiling ZeroJake L. Lee1935A Dream Comes TrueHimself (uncredited)1935Things You Never See on the ScreenSelf1935Stars Over BroadwayAl McGillevray1935Page Miss GloryClick Wiley1935The Irish in UsPat O'Hara1935Oil for the Lamps of ChinaStephen Chase1935In CalienteLarry MacArthur1935Devil Dogs of the AirLieut. Brannigan1935A Trip Thru a Hollywood StudioHimself (uncredited)1934Flirtation Walk"Scrapper" Thornhhill1934I Sell Anything"Spot Cash" Cutler1934Studio HighlightsSelf (archive footage)1934Here Comes the NavyBiff Martin1934The Personality KidRitzy1934Twenty Million SweetheartsRush Blake1934Gambling LadyCharlie Lang1934I've Got Your NumberTerry Riley1934Screen Snapshots No. 11Himself1933College CoachCoach Gore1933BombshellJim Brogan1933Bureau of Missing PersonsDetective Butch Saunders1933The World Gone MadAndy Terrell1933Destination UnknownMatt Brennan1933Laughter in HellBarney Slaney1932Air MailDuke Talbot1932VirtueJimmy Doyle1932Flaming GoldBen Lear1932American MadnessMatt Brown1932Hollywood SpeaksJimmy Reed1932The Strange Case of Clara DeaneFrank Deane1932Scandal for SaleWaddell1932The Final EditionSam Bradshaw1932Hell's HouseMatt Kelly1931Consolation MarriageSteve Porter1931Flying HighSport Wardell1931Personal MaidPeter Shea1931The Front PageHildy Johnson1931Crimes SquareMarty1931Honor Among LoversConroy (uncredited)1930Compliments of the SeasonPolice Detective (uncredited)1930My Mistake1930The Voice of HollywoodSelf/Host