Pat O'Brien
Known for acting · Born 10 November 1899 · Died 15 October 1983 · aged 83 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
159 credits
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
Some Like It Hot
1959
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
The Front Page
1931
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
Ragtime
1981
Harrigan and Son
1960
American Madness
1932
Crack-Up
1946
San Quentin
1937
The People Against O'Hara
1951
Hell's House
1932
The Fighting 69th
1940
Acting (159)
2013Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredSelf (archive footage)Film
2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StorySelf (archive footage)Film
2005Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?Self (archive footage)Film
1999Dill ScallionSelfFilm
1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage)Film
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1981RagtimeDelmasFilm
1981James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle DandySelfFilm
1980Scout's HonorMr. CabooseFilm
1978WKRP in CincinnatiSeries
1978The EndBen LawsonFilm
1977Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonPresident of the SenateFilm
1976Kiss Me... Kill MeJimmy, the morgue attendantFilm
1975The Sky's the LimitAbner ThermanFilm
1974Happy Days · 2 episodesSeries
1973Amanda FallonEmoryFilm
1972The Adventures of Nick CarterHallelujah HarryFilm
1972BanyonSeries
1972Welcome Home, Johnny BristolSgt. McGllFilm
1971Alias Smith and JonesSeries
1970McCloudSeries
1970The PhynxPat O’BrienFilm
1969The Over the Hill GangCaptain Oren HayesFilm
1965BrandedSeries
1965Town TamerJudge MurcottFilm
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreLt. John Curwood, Inspector Dan ZarillaSeries
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1962The VirginianJ. Jimerson Jones, Doc BigelowSeries
1962The Road to Hong KongChinese Restaurateur (uncredited)Film
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1962Going My WaySeries
1962Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' BabeNarratorFilm
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host · 2 episodes, Self · 3 episodesSeries
1960Harrigan and Son · 34 episodesSeries
1960The Best of the PostMike BreenSeries
1959Some Like It HotDetective MulliganFilm
1959I Captured the King of the LeprechaunsSelfFilm
1958The Last HurrahJohn GormanFilm
1958Kraft Music HallSelfSeries
1957Kill Me TomorrowBart CrosbieFilm
1957Invitation to a GunfighterSheriff Kyle BickfordFilm
1956Telephone TimeSeries
1955Science Fiction TheatreSeries
1955Inside DetroitGus LindenFilm
1954Climax!Police Lieutenant Moore, Ed TalbotSeries
1954Jubilee TrailErnest 'Texas' ConwayFilm
1954Ring of FearFrank WallaceFilm
1953General Electric TheaterMajor IrishSeries
1952This Is Your LifeSelfSeries
1952OkinawaLt. Cmdr. HaleFilm
1952The Ford Television TheatreLt. V. KeeverSeries
1951The People Against O'HaraDet. Vincent RicksFilm
1951Criminal LawyerJames 'Jimmy' ReganFilm
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, John WentworthSeries
1951The Hills of IrelandSelf - NarratorFilm
1950What's My Line?Self · 2 episodesSeries
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelfSeries
1950The FireballFather O'HaraFilm
1950Johnny One-EyeMartin MartinFilm
1950Lux Video TheatreTim Larkin, Captain Barnaby, Joe Crandall, George Morrell, Charley Hackett, Eddie GormanSeries
1949A Dangerous ProfessionJoe FarleyFilm
1948The Boy with Green HairGramp FryFilm
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1948Studio OneMike WatersonSeries
1948Fighting Father DunneFather Peter J. DunneFilm
1948Ford TheatreSeries
1947Riff-RaffDan HammerFilm
1947Blow-Ups of 1947SelfFilm
1946Crack-UpGeorge SteeleFilm
1946Perilous HolidayPatrick NevilFilm
1945Having Wonderful CrimeMichael J. MaloneFilm
1945Man AliveMichael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBrideFilm
1944Secret CommandSam GallagherFilm
1944Marine RaidersMaj. Steve LockhartFilm
1943BombardierChick DavisFilm
1943His Butler's SisterMartin MurphyFilm
1943The Iron MajorFrancis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' CavanaughFilm
1942The Navy Comes ThroughChief Michael 'Mike' MalloryFilm
1942Two Yanks in TrinidadTim ReardonFilm
1942BroadwayDan McCornFilm
1942Flight LieutenantSamuel J. 'Sam' DoyleFilm
1941Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1940The Fighting 69thFather DuffyFilm
1940Knute Rockne All AmericanKnute RockneFilm
1940Castle on the HudsonWarden Walter LongFilm
1940Torrid ZoneSteve CaseFilm
1940'Til We Meet AgainSteve BurkeFilm
1940Flowing GoldIan 'Hap' O'ConnorFilm
1940Escape to GloryMike FarroughFilm
1940Breakdowns of 1940SelfFilm
1939Slightly HonorableJohn WebbFilm
1939Indianapolis SpeedwayJoe GreerFilm
1939Off the RecordThomas "Breezy" ElliottFilm
1939The Kid from KokomoWilliam Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' MurphyFilm
1939Breakdowns of 1939SelfFilm
1939The Night of NightsDan O'FarrellFilm
1938Angels with Dirty FacesJerry ConnollyFilm
1938Swingtime in the MoviesHimself (uncredited)Film
1938Boy Meets GirlJ. Carlyle 'J.C.' BensonFilm
1938Garden of the MoonJohn QuinnFilm
1938Out Where the Stars BeginPat O'BrienFilm
1938Women Are Like ThatBill LandinFilm
1938Breakdowns of 1938Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1938Cowboy from BrooklynRoy ChadwickFilm
1937San QuentinCapt. Stephen JamesonFilm
1937The Great O'MalleyJames Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'MalleyFilm
1937Submarine D-1Butch RogersFilm
1937SlimRed BlaydFilm
1937Back in CirculationBill MorganFilm
1937Breakdowns of 1937SelfFilm
1936Ceiling ZeroJake L. LeeFilm
1936China ClipperDave LoganFilm
1936Public Enemy's WifeLee LairdFilm
1936I Married a DoctorDr. William P. KennicottFilm
1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)SelfFilm
1936Breakdowns of 1936SelfFilm
1935The Irish in UsPat O'HaraFilm
1935Page Miss GloryClick WileyFilm
1935Oil for the Lamps of ChinaStephen ChaseFilm
1935In CalienteLarry MacArthurFilm
1935A Trip Thru a Hollywood StudioHimself (uncredited)Film
1935Devil Dogs of the AirLieut. BranniganFilm
1935Stars Over BroadwayAl McGillevrayFilm
1935Things You Never See on the ScreenSelfFilm
1935A Dream Comes TrueHimself (uncredited)Film
1934Here Comes the NavyBiff MartinFilm
1934Gambling LadyCharlie LangFilm
1934Flirtation Walk"Scrapper" ThornhhillFilm
1934I've Got Your NumberTerry RileyFilm
1934Twenty Million SweetheartsRush BlakeFilm
1934The Personality KidRitzyFilm
1934I Sell Anything"Spot Cash" CutlerFilm
1934Screen Snapshots No. 11HimselfFilm
1934Studio HighlightsSelf (archive footage)Film
1933BombshellJim BroganFilm
1933Bureau of Missing PersonsDetective Butch SaundersFilm
1933The World Gone MadAndy TerrellFilm
1933College CoachCoach GoreFilm
1933Laughter in HellBarney SlaneyFilm
1933Destination UnknownMatt BrennanFilm
1932American MadnessMatt BrownFilm
1932Hell's HouseMatt KellyFilm
1932VirtueJimmy DoyleFilm
1932Air MailDuke TalbotFilm
1932Flaming GoldBen LearFilm
1932The Final EditionSam BradshawFilm
1932Scandal for SaleWaddellFilm
1932The Strange Case of Clara DeaneFrank DeaneFilm
1932Hollywood SpeaksJimmy ReedFilm
1931The Front PageHildy JohnsonFilm
1931Honor Among LoversConroy (uncredited)Film
1931Consolation MarriageSteve PorterFilm
1931Flying HighSport WardellFilm
1931Personal MaidPeter SheaFilm
1931Crimes SquareMartyFilm
1930Compliments of the SeasonPolice Detective (uncredited)Film
1930My MistakeFilm
1930The Voice of HollywoodSelf/HostFilm