Pat O'Malley
Known for Acting · 225 credits
- Born
- 1890-09-02
- Died
- 1966-05-21
- Place of birth
- Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Patrick H. O'Malley Jr. · Patrick Henry O'Malley Jr.
Biography
Often confused with the British-born comic actor J. Pat O'Malley, who is the better remembered, silent dramatic film star Pat O'Malley had an enduring career that stands on its own. He was of solid Irish-American stock, born in Forest City, Pennsylvania, in 1890. A one-time railroad switchman, he also had circus experience by the time he discovered an interest in movie making. He began with the Kalem Studio in 1913 and appeared in a few Irish films before signing on with Thomas Edison's company in 1914. The following year, he married actress Lillian Wilkes, and three of their children, Eileen, Mary Katherine, and Sheila, would become actors as well. His brother Charles O'Malley was a sometime actor, appearing in westerns on occasion. His first identifiable film is The Alien (1913). He began freelancing in 1916 and from then on, appeared in scores of silents as both a rugged and romantic lead, some classic films being The Heart of Humanity (1918), My Wild Irish Rose (1922), and The Virginian (1923). He did not age well come sound pictures, and he was quickly relegated to supporting parts. He appeared in hundreds upon hundreds of bits (mostly unbilled) until 1956, when he retired. He died a decade later.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mr. Llewellyn / Mr. Wilson / Attendant
Thriller
1960
as The Butler
Highway Patrol
1955
Maude
1972
as Bert
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Wardrobe Attendant
M Squad
1957
as Mr. Cleary
State Trooper
1956
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Neighbor
Black Saddle
1959
as Bowen
Law of the Plainsman
1959
as Old Man
Movies (215)
Before Dawn
1933
as Detective Brady (uncredited)
Double Date
1941
as Policeman
The Slaver
1927
as Dick Farnum
Special Agent
1935
as Roark (uncredited)
Parnell
1937
as Irishman
Batman
1943
as Cop
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Jailer (uncredited)
The Wild One
1953
as Sawyer (uncredited)
Dodge City
1939
as Conductor (uncredited)
Sundown Rider
1932
as Lafe Armstrong
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
All the King's Men
1949
as Politician (uncredited)
The Fighting American
1924
as Bill Pendleton
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Editor Gunnigan
Days of Wine and Roses
1963
as Tenant (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1953
as Doorman
Blonde Inspiration
1941
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
False Kisses
1921
The Man from Colorado
1948
as Citizen (uncredited)
Call Her Savage
1932
as Fireman (Uncredited)
Gladiola
1915
The Reckless Moment
1949
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
1939
as Bar Patron
The Crime Doctor
1934
as Detective (uncredited)
Destroyer
1943
as Postman
Girl in Danger
1934
as Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Conductor (uncredited)
The Whistler
1944
as Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
Laughing at Life
1933
as Detective Agency Official
Frisco Jenny
1933
as Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Committee Man
They Made Her a Spy
1939
as Intelligence Service Man
Woman’s Law
1927
as Trooper Bucky O'Hare
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
1941
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Bread
1924
as Roy Beardsley
Watch Your Wife
1926
as James Langham
The Costume Falls
1931
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
Thru Different Eyes
1942
as Coroner
The Love That Lives
1917
as Jimmy
The Bank Dick
1940
as Cop (uncredited)
American Madness
1932
Remember the Night
1940
as Jury Member (uncredited)
The Glass Key
1942
as Politician (uncredited)
She Hired a Husband
1918
as Tom Dunstan
Morning Glory
1933
as Actor (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
1941
as Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Pals of the Pecos
1941
as Dan Burke
The Breaking Point
1921
as Phillip Bradley
Five Came Back
1939
as Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky
1941
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Laborer (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps
1939
as AMI Chief
The Fall Guy
1930
as Charles Newton
Redhead from Manhattan
1943
as Cop
The Big Steal
1949
as Purser (uncredited)
Bob Hampton of Placer
1921
as Lt. Brant
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Detective (uncredited)
Parachute Jumper
1933
as Pilot (uncredited)
Law of the Range
1941
as Mr. Howard
A Bowery Cinderella
1927
as Larry Dugan
Double Up
1943
as Jim Bowers
Pleasure Before Business
1927
One Mysterious Night
1944
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
The Lightning Warrior
1931
as Sheriff A. W. Brown
Over My Dead Body
1942
as Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
Tomorrow's Love
1925
as Robert Stanley
A Fugitive from Justice
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
Romance of the Redwoods
1939
as Yerkes
The Ten Dollar Raise
1921
as Jimmy
The Light That Failed
1939
as Bullock
The Red Glove
1919
as Kern Thodes (early chapters)
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Guard (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Police Sergeant
On Dangerous Paths
1915
as Roger Sterritt
Anybody's Blonde
1931
as Reporter
McQuade of the Traffic Squad
1915
as Pat McQuade
Girl in 313
1940
as Bartender
Blue, White and Perfect
1942
as Police Sergeant
Alcatraz Island
1937
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Guard Cooper
The House of Scandal
1928
as Pat Regan
The Missing Juror
1944
as Priest (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
We're Only Human
1935
as Police Officer Jordan
The Beauty Prize
1924
as George Brady
The Blooming Angel
1920
as Chester Framm
The Racket Man
1944
as Postman
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
as Police Guard (uncredited)
Proud Flesh
1925
as Patrick O'Malley
Love Past Thirty
1934
as Lon Burt
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
Little Nellie Kelly
1940
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
1941
as Officer #1
Alibi
1929
as Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
The Secret Of St. Ives
1949
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Prussian Cur
1918
as Jimmie O'Grady
Trouble for Two
1936
as Purser (Uncredited)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
as Policeman
A Game Chicken
1922
as Rush Thompson
Women in the Wind
1939
as Cleveland Official (uncredited)
Men of the Hour
1935
as Police Captain
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
36 Hours to Kill
1936
as G-Man
Your Obedient Servant
1917
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Music for Madame
1937
as Policeman (Uncredited)
Murder in the Big House
1942
as Guard (uncredited)
Let Us Live
1939
as Captain (uncredited)
Mule Train
1950
as Charley Stewart (uncredited)
The Shadow of the Eagle
1932
as Ames
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Prison Guard
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Minor Role
Duck Soup
1942
as Cop
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as Policeman
About Pat O'Malley
Often confused with the British-born comic actor J. Pat O'Malley, who is the better remembered, silent dramatic film star Pat O'Malley had an enduring career that stands on its own. He was of solid Irish-American stock, born in Forest City, Pennsylvania, in 1890. A one-time railroad switchman, he also had circus experience by the time he discovered an interest in movie making. He began with the Kalem Studio in 1913 and appeared in a few Irish films before signing on with Thomas Edison's company in 1914. The following year, he married actress L… With 225 credits spanning from 1915 to 2019, Pat O'Malley has appeared in 215 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Before Dawn (1933) — as Detective Brady (uncredited)
- Double Date (1941) — as Policeman
- The Slaver (1927) — as Dick Farnum
- Special Agent (1935) — as Roark (uncredited)
- Parnell (1937) — as Irishman
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