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
Lon Burt
Love Past Thirty
Third Officer (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
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
Frank Williams
Mothers Cry
Conductor (uncredited)
Dodge City
Intelligence Service Man
They Made Her a Spy
Cleveland Official (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
Five Came Back
Sheehan
Stunt Pilot
Police Guard (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Bar Patron
Frontier Marshal
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
McCarey
Speed Madness
Townsman
Love on a Budget
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
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
Cop (uncredited)
The Bank Dick
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
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
Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
Jim Morgan
The Sky Spider
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
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
200
Gender
Male
Birthday
1890-09-02
Place of Birth
Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Patrick H. O'Malley Jr.