Pat O'Brien

Acting

Pat O'Brien

Born 10 November 1899 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA · Died 15 October 1983 at 83

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

Highlights

Some Like It Hot1959 · Film · Detective Mulligan
Angels with Dirty Faces1938 · Film · Jerry Connolly
Happy Days1974 · Series
Ragtime1981 · Film · Delmas
WKRP in Cincinnati1978 · Series
The Last Hurrah1958 · Film · John Gorman

Filmography

Movies

104 films

Ragtime1981 · Film · Delmas
Scout's Honor1980 · Film · Mr. Caboose
The End1978 · Film · Ben Lawson
Billy Jack Goes to Washington1977 · Film · President of the Senate
Kiss Me... Kill Me1976 · Film · Jimmy, the morgue attendant
The Sky's the Limit1975 · Film · Abner Therman
Amanda Fallon1973 · Film · Emory
The Adventures of Nick Carter1972 · Film · Hallelujah Harry
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol1972 · Film · Sgt. McGll
The Phynx1970 · Film · Pat O’Brien
The Over the Hill Gang1969 · Film · Captain Oren Hayes
Town Tamer1965 · Film · Judge Murcott
The Road to Hong Kong1962 · Film · Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot1959 · Film · Detective Mulligan
The Last Hurrah1958 · Film · John Gorman
Kill Me Tomorrow1957 · Film · Bart Crosbie
Invitation to a Gunfighter1957 · Film · Sheriff Kyle Bickford
Inside Detroit1955 · Film · Gus Linden
Ring of Fear1954 · Film · Frank Wallace
Jubilee Trail1954 · Film · Ernest 'Texas' Conway
Okinawa1952 · Film · Lt. Cmdr. Hale
The People Against O'Hara1951 · Film · Det. Vincent Ricks
Criminal Lawyer1951 · Film · James 'Jimmy' Regan
The Fireball1950 · Film · Father O'Hara
Johnny One-Eye1950 · Film · Martin Martin
A Dangerous Profession1949 · Film · Joe Farley
The Boy with Green Hair1948 · Film · Gramp Fry
Fighting Father Dunne1948 · Film · Father Peter J. Dunne
Riff-Raff1947 · Film · Dan Hammer
Crack-Up1946 · Film · George Steele
Perilous Holiday1946 · Film · Patrick Nevil
Man Alive1945 · Film · Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
Having Wonderful Crime1945 · Film · Michael J. Malone
Secret Command1944 · Film · Sam Gallagher
Marine Raiders1944 · Film · Maj. Steve Lockhart
His Butler's Sister1943 · Film · Martin Murphy
The Iron Major1943 · Film · Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
Bombardier1943 · Film · Chick Davis
The Navy Comes Through1942 · Film · Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
Flight Lieutenant1942 · Film · Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
Broadway1942 · Film · Dan McCorn
Two Yanks in Trinidad1942 · Film · Tim Reardon
Knute Rockne All American1940 · Film · Knute Rockne
Flowing Gold1940 · Film · Ian 'Hap' O'Connor
Escape to Glory1940 · Film · Mike Farrough
Torrid Zone1940 · Film · Steve Case
'Til We Meet Again1940 · Film · Steve Burke
Castle on the Hudson1940 · Film · Warden Walter Long
The Fighting 69th1940 · Film · Father Duffy
Slightly Honorable1939 · Film · John Webb
The Night of Nights1939 · Film · Dan O'Farrell
Indianapolis Speedway1939 · Film · Joe Greer
The Kid from Kokomo1939 · Film · William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
Off the Record1939 · Film · Thomas "Breezy" Elliott
Angels with Dirty Faces1938 · Film · Jerry Connolly
Garden of the Moon1938 · Film · John Quinn
Boy Meets Girl1938 · Film · J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
Cowboy from Brooklyn1938 · Film · Roy Chadwick
Out Where the Stars Begin1938 · Film · Pat O'Brien
Women Are Like That1938 · Film · Bill Landin
Submarine D-11937 · Film · Butch Rogers
Back in Circulation1937 · Film · Bill Morgan
Slim1937 · Film · Red Blayd
San Quentin1937 · Film · Capt. Stephen Jameson
The Great O'Malley1937 · Film · James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
China Clipper1936 · Film · Dave Logan
Public Enemy's Wife1936 · Film · Lee Laird
I Married a Doctor1936 · Film · Dr. William P. Kennicott
Ceiling Zero1936 · Film · Jake L. Lee
Stars Over Broadway1935 · Film · Al McGillevray
Page Miss Glory1935 · Film · Click Wiley
The Irish in Us1935 · Film · Pat O'Hara
Oil for the Lamps of China1935 · Film · Stephen Chase
In Caliente1935 · Film · Larry MacArthur
Devil Dogs of the Air1935 · Film · Lieut. Brannigan
Flirtation Walk1934 · Film · "Scrapper" Thornhhill
I Sell Anything1934 · Film · "Spot Cash" Cutler
Here Comes the Navy1934 · Film · Biff Martin
The Personality Kid1934 · Film · Ritzy
Twenty Million Sweethearts1934 · Film · Rush Blake
Gambling Lady1934 · Film · Charlie Lang
I've Got Your Number1934 · Film · Terry Riley
College Coach1933 · Film · Coach Gore
Bombshell1933 · Film · Jim Brogan
Bureau of Missing Persons1933 · Film · Detective Butch Saunders
The World Gone Mad1933 · Film · Andy Terrell
Destination Unknown1933 · Film · Matt Brennan
Laughter in Hell1933 · Film · Barney Slaney
Air Mail1932 · Film · Duke Talbot
Virtue1932 · Film · Jimmy Doyle
Flaming Gold1932 · Film · Ben Lear
American Madness1932 · Film · Matt Brown
Hollywood Speaks1932 · Film · Jimmy Reed
The Strange Case of Clara Deane1932 · Film · Frank Deane
Scandal for Sale1932 · Film · Waddell
The Final Edition1932 · Film · Sam Bradshaw
Hell's House1932 · Film · Matt Kelly
Consolation Marriage1931 · Film · Steve Porter
Flying High1931 · Film · Sport Wardell
Personal Maid1931 · Film · Peter Shea
The Front Page1931 · Film · Hildy Johnson
Crimes Square1931 · Film · Marty
Honor Among Lovers1931 · Film · Conroy (uncredited)
Compliments of the Season1930 · Film · Police Detective (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

20 shows

WKRP in Cincinnati1978 · Series
Happy Days1974 · Series
Banyon1972 · Series
Alias Smith and Jones1971 · Series
McCloud1970 · Series
Branded1965 · Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · Series · Lt. John Curwood
Going My Way1962 · Series
The Virginian1962 · Series · J. Jimerson Jones
The Best of the Post1960 · Series · Mike Breen
Harrigan and Son1960 · Series
Telephone Time1956 · Series
Science Fiction Theatre1955 · Series
Climax!1954 · Series · Police Lieutenant Moore
General Electric Theater1953 · Series · Major Irish
The Ford Television Theatre1952 · Series · Lt. V. Keever
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · Series
Lux Video Theatre1950 · Series · Tim Larkin
Studio One1948 · Series · Mike Waterson
Ford Theatre1948 · Series