
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

Climax!
1954
as Police Lieutenant Moore / Ed Talbot

The Virginian
1962
as J. Jimerson Jones / Doc Bigelow

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Happy Days
1974

What's My Line?
1950
as Self
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

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Lt. V. Keever

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Lt. John Curwood / Inspector Dan Zarilla

Telephone Time
1956

WKRP in Cincinnati
1978

Branded
1965

Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Tim Larkin / Captain Barnaby / Joe Crandall / Charley Hackett / George Morrell / Eddie Gorman

This Is Your Life
1952
as Self

Banyon
1972

Going My Way
1962

Science Fiction Theatre
1955
Ford Theatre
1948

Harrigan and Son
1960

General Electric Theater
1953
as Major Irish

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

Submarine D-1
1937
as Butch Rogers

Slim
1937
as Red Blayd

Marine Raiders
1944
as Maj. Steve Lockhart

Secret Command
1944
as Sam Gallagher

American Madness
1932
as Matt Brown

The End
1978
as Ben Lawson

Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
as Jerry Connolly

Flaming Gold
1932
as Ben Lear

Destination Unknown
1933
as Matt Brennan

The Fighting 69th
1940
as Father Duffy

Flirtation Walk
1934
as "Scrapper" Thornhhill

Dill Scallion
1999
as Self

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crack-Up
1946
as George Steele

A Dangerous Profession
1949
as Joe Farley

The Phynx
1970
as Pat O’Brien

The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
as Hallelujah Harry

Kiss Me... Kill Me
1976
as Jimmy, the morgue attendant

Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Tim Reardon

San Quentin
1937
as Capt. Stephen Jameson

In Caliente
1935
as Larry MacArthur

Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self

Gambling Lady
1934
as Charlie Lang

Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Knute Rockne

The Front Page
1931
as Hildy Johnson

Riff-Raff
1947
as Dan Hammer

Ceiling Zero
1936
as Jake L. Lee

The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Gramp Fry

The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Captain Oren Hayes

Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bombshell
1933
as Jim Brogan

China Clipper
1936
as Dave Logan

I Sell Anything
1934
as "Spot Cash" Cutler

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
as Self (archive footage)

The Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Steve Burke

Bombardier
1943
as Chick Davis

Man Alive
1945
as Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride

Okinawa
1952
as Lt. Cmdr. Hale

Criminal Lawyer
1951
as James 'Jimmy' Regan

Ring of Fear
1954
as Frank Wallace

Inside Detroit
1955
as Gus Linden

Torrid Zone
1940
as Steve Case

The Last Hurrah
1958
as John Gorman

Hollywood Speaks
1932
as Jimmy Reed

A Dream Comes True
1935
as Himself (uncredited)

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
1959
as Self

Air Mail
1932
as Duke Talbot

Flowing Gold
1940
as Ian 'Hap' O'Connor

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)

Flight Lieutenant
1942
as Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle

Town Tamer
1965
as Judge Murcott

Slightly Honorable
1939
as John Webb

Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Detective Butch Saunders

Having Wonderful Crime
1945
as Michael J. Malone

Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Warden Walter Long

Out Where the Stars Begin
1938
as Pat O'Brien

The Personality Kid
1934
as Ritzy

Swingtime in the Movies
1938
as Himself (uncredited)

Here Comes the Navy
1934
as Biff Martin

Hell's House
1932
as Matt Kelly

Johnny One-Eye
1950
as Martin Martin

Women Are Like That
1938
as Bill Landin

Scandal for Sale
1932
as Waddell

The Strange Case of Clara Deane
1932
as Frank Deane

Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self

Flying High
1931
as Sport Wardell

I've Got Your Number
1934
as Terry Riley

The Fireball
1950
as Father O'Hara

Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
as Lieut. Brannigan

The People Against O'Hara
1951
as Det. Vincent Ricks

Page Miss Glory
1935
as Click Wiley

The Kid from Kokomo
1939
as William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
as Self/Host

Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self

Garden of the Moon
1938
as John Quinn

Off the Record
1939
as Thomas "Breezy" Elliott

Kill Me Tomorrow
1957
as Bart Crosbie

Jubilee Trail
1954
as Ernest 'Texas' Conway

The Irish in Us
1935
as Pat O'Hara

The Sky's the Limit
1975
as Abner Therman

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self

His Butler's Sister
1943
as Martin Murphy

Public Enemy's Wife
1936
as Lee Laird

Scout's Honor
1980
as Mr. Caboose

Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self

The Iron Major
1943
as Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh

Boy Meets Girl
1938
as J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson

Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934
as Rush Blake

The Night of Nights
1939
as Dan O'Farrell

Billy Jack Goes to Washington
1977
as President of the Senate

Stars Over Broadway
1935
as Al McGillevray

Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
as Roy Chadwick

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972
as Sgt. McGll

College Coach
1933
as Coach Gore

Virtue
1932
as Jimmy Doyle

The Navy Comes Through
1942
as Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory

Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Stephen Chase

Honor Among Lovers
1931
as Conroy (uncredited)

Consolation Marriage
1931
as Steve Porter

Broadway
1942
as Dan McCorn

The World Gone Mad
1933
as Andy Terrell

Indianapolis Speedway
1939
as Joe Greer

Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957
as Sheriff Kyle Bickford

Breakdowns of 1939
1939
as Self

The Great O'Malley
1937
as James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935
as Himself (uncredited)

Fighting Father Dunne
1948
as Father Peter J. Dunne

Amanda Fallon
1973
as Emory
My Mistake
1930
Studio Highlights
1934
as Self (archive footage)

Personal Maid
1931
as Peter Shea

The Final Edition
1932
as Sam Bradshaw

Perilous Holiday
1946
as Patrick Nevil

Back in Circulation
1937
as Bill Morgan

Escape to Glory
1940
as Mike Farrough

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005
as Self (archive footage)
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
- Submarine D-1 (1937) — as Butch Rogers
- Slim (1937) — as Red Blayd
- Marine Raiders (1944) — as Maj. Steve Lockhart
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