
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.

Sergeant (uncredited)
The Secret Of St. Ives

Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Pat Patrick
The Whirlwind

Roger Sterritt
On Dangerous Paths

Philip Logan
The Last Hour

Howard Metcliffe
Cause for Divorce

Paul Whipple
High Speed

Police Officer
The Perfect Clue

Daley
Those We Love

Tom Benham
Let Women Alone

Lawrence Mayne
Slippy McGee

Sheriff A. W. Brown
The Lightning Warrior

Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1]
The Fighting Marines

Detective (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor

Lafe Armstrong
Sundown Rider

Officer Murphy (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady

Hugh Graham
The Tell-Tale Step

Third Officer (uncredited)
Exclusive Story

Lon Burt
Love Past Thirty

Gregory Compton
Perch of the Devil

Townsman (uncredited)
The Old West

Man
Homicide Squad

Deputy Driver (uncredited)
Persons in Hiding

Actor (uncredited)
The Night of Nights

D.J. McCarthy
The Man I Love

Prison Guard (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island

Van Avery - City Editor
Exposure

Sawyer (uncredited)
The Wild One

First Drunk
The Drunkard

Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
The Penal Code

Burke
Klondike

Det. Bob Larkin
Riot Squad

Patrick O'Malley
Proud Flesh

Bank Guard (uncredited)
The Reckless Moment

Pat McQuade
McQuade of the Traffic Squad

Bullock
The Light That Failed

Clancy
The Heart of Humanity

Bob
The Reckoning

John Craig
Pirate Treasure

Cpl. John Emerson
The Law of the North

Robert Browne
The Man from Brodney's

Detective Agency Official
Laughing at Life

Cop (uncredited)
Always Goodbye

Doc Blaine
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

Charles Newton
The Fall Guy

Lem Pritchard
Shooting High

Lt. Brant
Bob Hampton of Placer

Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
Frisco Jenny

Officer Ryan
A Man of Sentiment

Kirk Connelly
Go and Get It

Mining Engineer
Heir to Trouble

Jimmie O'Grady
The Prussian Cur

George Brady
The Beauty Prize

Roy Beardsley
Bread

Mr. Howard
Law of the Range

Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful

Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
Alibi

Police Officer (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve

Police Officer Jordan
We're Only Human

Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)
Wanted: Jane Turner

G-Man
36 Hours to Kill

AMI Chief
The Phantom Creeps

Patrick Callahan
Beloved Enemy

Seated Pub Sailor
His Family Tree

Guard Cooper
Secret Service of the Air

Detective Norris (uncredited)
Key Witness

Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring

Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)
The Big Noise

Immigration Officer Tom Wilson
Paddy O'Day

Ship's Officer
Champagne Charlie

Policeman in Car
He Couldn't Say No

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
A Star Is Born

Captain (uncredited)
Let Us Live

Conductor (uncredited)
Dodge City

Intelligence Service Man
They Made Her a Spy

Frank Williams
Mothers Cry

Cleveland Official (uncredited)
Women in the Wind

Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
Five Came Back

Sheehan
Stunt Pilot

Bar Patron
Frontier Marshal

Police Guard (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

Sailor's Holiday

Police Sergeant
Sergeant Madden

Bailiff (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny

Neighbor
The Escape

Jailer (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties

Policeman
The Housekeeper's Daughter

Minor Role
Lucky Cisco Kid

Laboratory Technician
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Politician (uncredited)
All the King's Men

Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
Girl in Danger

Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
Hollywood Boulevard

Politician (uncredited)
The Glass Key

American Madness

Mr. Dugan Sr.
Reg'lar Fellers

Officer Jim
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Tenant (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses

RCMP Sergeant
Wolf Call

Pilot (uncredited)
Parachute Jumper

Editor Gunnigan
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Jury Member (uncredited)
Remember the Night

Express Man (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble

Townsman
Love on a Budget

McCarey
Speed Madness

Joe Brown
My Old Dutch

Ship's Mate
High Tension

Fire Captain
Emergency Squad

District Attorney
Night Life in Reno

Reporter
Anybody's Blonde

Dan Burke
Pals of the Pecos

Conductor (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire

Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
Over My Dead Body

Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
The Whistler

Yerkes
Romance of the Redwoods

Guard (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House

Conn, The Shaughraun
My Wild Irish Rose

Detective (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim

Prison Guard
The House Across the Bay

Cop (uncredited)
The Bank Dick

Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly

Policeman (uncredited)
East of the River

Guard (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson

Laborer (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters

Captain Taylor
Rocky Mountain Rangers

Bartender
Girl in 313

Steve
The Virginian

James McDonald
The Teaser

Policeman (Uncredited)
Music for Madame

Cop
Redhead from Manhattan

Ames
The Shadow of the Eagle

Dr. Strong
Attorney for the Defense

Officer #1
Cracked Nuts

Police Chemist Crandall
Gang Busters

Postman
The Racket Man

Jonathan Taylor
Deep in the Heart of Texas

Party Guest (uncredited)
Honky Tonk

Fermoy MacDonough
Happiness

Jack North
Dinty

Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Blonde Inspiration

Die Maske fällt

Police Sergeant
Blue, White, and Perfect

Policeman
The Great Mr. Nobody

Coroner
Thru Different Eyes

Construction Worker (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky

Patrolman
Tear Gas Squad

Guard Killed in Library
Quiet Please, Murder

Prison Interne
I Love That Man

Bucky O'Harra
The Eternal Struggle

Harry Baldwin
Brass

Cop
Duck Soup

Policeman (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice

Jim Bowers
Double Up

Committee Man
Alias Nick Beal

Cop
Batman

Postman
Destroyer

Jim Morgan
The Sky Spider

Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow

Gladiola

Jimmy
The Love That Lives

Patrolman (uncredited)
Crash Donovan

Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
The Midnight Sun

T. Caraway Dodge
The Breath of the Gods

Dick Hale
Spangles

False Kisses

The Fighting Cub

Bill Pendleton
The Fighting American

Kern Thodes (early chapters)
The Red Glove

Hugh Edwards
The Mine with the Iron Door

Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York

Federal Agent (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1

Roark (uncredited)
Special Agent

Citizen (uncredited)
The Man from Colorado

The Voice of the Violin

Doorman
Small Town Girl

Detective
The Great Hospital Mystery

Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)
False Evidence

Deputy Ed Myers
The Fighting Marshal

Purser (Uncredited)
Trouble for Two

Mike Kildare
Fools Highway

All for Old Ireland

Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes

Conductor (Uncredited)
Everything I Have Is Yours

Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
One Mysterious Night

Sybil Vane
The Picture of Dorian Gray

Fireman (Uncredited)
Call Her Savage

Rush Thompson
A Game Chicken

Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum

Chester Framm
The Blooming Angel

Priest (Uncredited)
The Missing Juror

Tim Sullivan
Perils of Pauline

Detective Brady (uncredited)
Before Dawn

Charley Stewart (uncredited)
Mule Train

Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma

Dot Moran
The Fighting Gentleman

Purser (uncredited)
The Big Steal

Charlie Turner
Her Boy

Kent B. Wurst
Hit-the-Trail Holliday

Irishman
Parnell

Actor (uncredited)
Morning Glory

Lieutenant (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad

Pleasure Before Business

Fred Hopper
Worldly Goods

Tom Dunstan
She Hired a Husband

Phillip Bradley
The Breaking Point
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
204
Gender
Male
Birthday
1890-09-02
Place of Birth
Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Patrick H. O'Malley Jr.