Pat O'Brien
Known for Acting · 158 credits
- Born
- 1899-11-10
- Died
- 1983-10-15
- Place of birth
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Also known as
- William Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Пэт О’Брайен
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
TV Shows (29)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Climax!
1954
as Police Lieutenant Moore / Ed Talbot
The Virginian
1962
as J. Jimerson Jones / Doc Bigelow
Happy Days
1974
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Studio One
1948
as Mike Waterson
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
McCloud
1970
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Lt. V. Keever
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Lt. John Curwood / Inspector Dan Zarilla
Telephone Time
1956
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
Branded
1965
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Tim Larkin / Captain Barnaby / Joe Crandall / George Morrell / Charley Hackett / Eddie Gorman
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Banyon
1972
Going My Way
1962
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
Ford Theatre
1948
General Electric Theater
1953
as Major Irish
Harrigan and Son
1960
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as John Wentworth
The Best of the Post
1960
as Mike Breen
Movies (129)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Detective Mulligan
Ragtime
1981
as Delmas
Secret Command
1944
as Sam Gallagher
American Madness
1932
as Matt Brown
Flirtation Walk
1934
as "Scrapper" Thornhhill
The End
1978
as Ben Lawson
Destination Unknown
1933
as Matt Brennan
Slim
1937
as Red Blayd
Flaming Gold
1932
as Ben Lear
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
as Jerry Connolly
Submarine D-1
1937
as Butch Rogers
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Father Duffy
Marine Raiders
1944
as Maj. Steve Lockhart
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Captain Oren Hayes
Dill Scallion
1999
as Self
China Clipper
1936
as Dave Logan
Crack-Up
1946
as George Steele
Kiss Me... Kill Me
1976
as Jimmy, the morgue attendant
Bombshell
1933
as Jim Brogan
Bombardier
1943
as Chick Davis
The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
as Hallelujah Harry
The Phynx
1970
as Pat O’Brien
Flight Lieutenant
1942
as Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
Ceiling Zero
1936
as Jake L. Lee
Riff-Raff
1947
as Dan Hammer
Torrid Zone
1940
as Steve Case
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Knute Rockne
Off the Record
1939
as Thomas "Breezy" Elliott
In Caliente
1935
as Larry MacArthur
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Tim Reardon
San Quentin
1937
as Capt. Stephen Jameson
The Last Hurrah
1958
as John Gorman
The Front Page
1931
as Hildy Johnson
Man Alive
1945
as Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
Honor Among Lovers
1931
as Conroy (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Steve Burke
Air Mail
1932
as Duke Talbot
The People Against O'Hara
1951
as Det. Vincent Ricks
Flowing Gold
1940
as Ian 'Hap' O'Connor
A Dangerous Profession
1949
as Joe Farley
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938
as Pat O'Brien
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
1959
as Self
Hollywood Speaks
1932
as Jimmy Reed
The Irish in Us
1935
as Pat O'Hara
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
The Fireball
1950
as Father O'Hara
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Warden Walter Long
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Gramp Fry
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
as Self/Host
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972
as Sgt. McGll
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self
Town Tamer
1965
as Judge Murcott
Slightly Honorable
1939
as John Webb
Kill Me Tomorrow
1957
as Bart Crosbie
Criminal Lawyer
1951
as James 'Jimmy' Regan
Here Comes the Navy
1934
as Biff Martin
Broadway
1942
as Dan McCorn
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
A Dream Comes True
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
I Sell Anything
1934
as "Spot Cash" Cutler
Scout's Honor
1980
as Mr. Caboose
The Navy Comes Through
1942
as Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
1977
as President of the Senate
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934
as Rush Blake
Women Are Like That
1938
as Bill Landin
The Iron Major
1943
as Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
Okinawa
1952
as Lt. Cmdr. Hale
Garden of the Moon
1938
as John Quinn
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Detective Butch Saunders
College Coach
1933
as Coach Gore
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self
Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self
Johnny One-Eye
1950
as Martin Martin
Jubilee Trail
1954
as Ernest 'Texas' Conway
Virtue
1932
as Jimmy Doyle
Page Miss Glory
1935
as Click Wiley
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
as Roy Chadwick
Flying High
1931
as Sport Wardell
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
as Joe Greer
Scandal for Sale
1932
as Waddell
Gambling Lady
1934
as Charlie Lang
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
as Father Peter J. Dunne
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
Inside Detroit
1955
as Gus Linden
His Butler's Sister
1943
as Martin Murphy
The Night of Nights
1939
as Dan O'Farrell
The Personality Kid
1934
as Ritzy
The World Gone Mad
1933
as Andy Terrell
Having Wonderful Crime
1945
as Michael J. Malone
Hell's House
1932
as Matt Kelly
The Sky's the Limit
1975
as Abner Therman
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Stephen Chase
Perilous Holiday
1946
as Patrick Nevil
Consolation Marriage
1931
as Steve Porter
Breakdowns of 1939
1939
as Self
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
1981
as Self
I've Got Your Number
1934
as Terry Riley
Studio Highlights
1934
as Self (archive footage)
Swingtime in the Movies
1938
as Himself (uncredited)
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
as Lieut. Brannigan
Public Enemy's Wife
1936
as Lee Laird
Escape to Glory
1940
as Mike Farrough
Back in Circulation
1937
as Bill Morgan
I Married a Doctor
1936
as Dr. William P. Kennicott
Personal Maid
1931
as Peter Shea
The Kid from Kokomo
1939
as William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
Stars Over Broadway
1935
as Al McGillevray
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Boy Meets Girl
1938
as J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
as Self
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
1932
as Frank Deane
Laughter in Hell
1933
as Barney Slaney
The Great O'Malley
1937
as James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
Ring of Fear
1954
as Frank Wallace
About Pat O'Brien
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. With 158 credits spanning from 1930 to 2013, Pat O'Brien has appeared in 129 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Pat O'Brien Movies
- Some Like It Hot (1959) — as Detective Mulligan
- Ragtime (1981) — as Delmas
- Secret Command (1944) — as Sam Gallagher
- American Madness (1932) — as Matt Brown
- Flirtation Walk (1934) — as "Scrapper" Thornhhill
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