Pat O'Malley

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

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

Personal Info

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.