Pat O’Brien

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

Detective Mulligan

Some Like It Hot

Matt Brown

American Madness

Self (archive footage)

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

My Mistake

Dan Hammer

Riff-Raff

Delmas

Ragtime

Warden Walter Long

Castle on the Hudson

George Steele

Crack-Up

Jerry Connolly

Angels with Dirty Faces

Ben Lawson

The End

Det. Vincent Ricks

The People Against O'Hara

Hildy Johnson

The Front Page

Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh

The Iron Major

Gramp Fry

The Boy with Green Hair

Knute Rockne

Knute Rockne All American

Jim Brogan

Bombshell

Chick Davis

Bombardier

Pat O’Brien

The Phynx

James 'Jimmy' Regan

Criminal Lawyer

Martin Murphy

His Butler's Sister

Joe Farley

A Dangerous Profession

Martin Martin

Johnny One-Eye

Capt. Stephen Jameson

San Quentin

Sam Gallagher

Secret Command

Detective Butch Saunders

Bureau of Missing Persons

Father Duffy

The Fighting 69th

Captain Oren Hayes

The Over the Hill Gang

John Gorman

The Last Hurrah

"Scrapper" Thornhhill

Flirtation Walk

Biff Martin

Here Comes the Navy

Jake L. Lee

Ceiling Zero

Steve Case

Torrid Zone

James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley

The Great O'Malley

Father O'Hara

The Fireball

Dave Logan

China Clipper

Jimmy Doyle

Virtue

Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle

Flight Lieutenant

Bart Crosbie

Kill Me Tomorrow

Dan McCorn

Broadway

Barney Slaney

Laughter in Hell

Self

James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy

Duke Talbot

Air Mail

Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory

The Navy Comes Through

William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy

The Kid from Kokomo

Rush Blake

Twenty Million Sweethearts

John Webb

Slightly Honorable

J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson

Boy Meets Girl

Andy Terrell

The World Gone Mad

Sam Bradshaw

The Final Edition

Charlie Lang

Gambling Lady

Ritzy

The Personality Kid

Steve Burke

'Til We Meet Again

Himself (uncredited)

Swingtime in the Movies

Ian 'Hap' O'Connor

Flowing Gold

Roy Chadwick

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Conroy (uncredited)

Honor Among Lovers

Matt Brennan

Destination Unknown

Waddell

Scandal for Sale

Matt Kelly

Hell's House

Frank Deane

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

Sport Wardell

Flying High

Steve Porter

Consolation Marriage

Butch Rogers

Submarine D-1

Coach Gore

College Coach

Michael J. Malone

Having Wonderful Crime

Ernest 'Texas' Conway

Jubilee Trail

Red Blayd

Slim

Lee Laird

Public Enemy's Wife

Frank Wallace

Ring of Fear

Click Wiley

Page Miss Glory

Hallelujah Harry

The Adventures of Nick Carter

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

John Quinn

Garden of the Moon

Pat O'Hara

The Irish in Us

Narrator

Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe

Dr. William P. Kennicott

I Married a Doctor

Stephen Chase

Oil for the Lamps of China

Maj. Steve Lockhart

Marine Raiders

Al McGillevray

Stars Over Broadway

Larry MacArthur

In Caliente

Thomas "Breezy" Elliott

Off the Record

Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride

Man Alive

Joe Greer

Indianapolis Speedway

Bill Landin

Women Are Like That

Terry Riley

I've Got Your Number

Mr. Caboose

Scout's Honor

"Spot Cash" Cutler

I Sell Anything

Father Peter J. Dunne

Fighting Father Dunne

Judge Murcott

Town Tamer

Self (archive footage)

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Mike Farrough

Escape to Glory

Bill Morgan

Back in Circulation

Pat O'Brien

Out Where the Stars Begin

Sgt. McGll

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

Police Detective (uncredited)

Compliments of the Season

Gus Linden

Inside Detroit

Lieut. Brannigan

Devil Dogs of the Air

Peter Shea

Personal Maid

Tim Reardon

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Self

Breakdowns of 1936

Lt. Cmdr. Hale

Okinawa

Patrick Nevil

Perilous Holiday

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1941

Self

Blow-Ups of 1947

Self/Host

The Voice of Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Marty

Crimes Square

Himself (uncredited)

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

Ben Lear

Flaming Gold

Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1938

Self

Things You Never See on the Screen

Himself (uncredited)

A Dream Comes True

Self

Breakdowns of 1937

Self

Breakdowns of 1939

Self

Breakdowns of 1940

Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)

The Road to Hong Kong

Dan O'Farrell

The Night of Nights

Self

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

President of the Senate

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

Jimmy, the morgue attendant

Kiss Me, Kill Me

Jimmy Reed

Hollywood Speaks

Himself

Screen Snapshots No. 11

Self

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

Emory

Amanda Fallon

Abner Therman

The Sky's the Limit

Self (archive footage)

Studio Highlights

Self

Dill Scallion

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-11-10

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As

William Joseph Patrick O'Brien