
Pat O'Brien
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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
Credits

Some Like It Hot (1959)
as Detective Mulligan

Slim (1937)
as Red Blayd

Amanda Fallon (1973)
as Emory

In Caliente (1935)
as Larry MacArthur

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
as Jerry Connolly

Okinawa (1952)
as Lt. Cmdr. Hale

A Dangerous Profession (1949)
as Joe Farley
Studio Highlights (1934)
as Self (archive footage)

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

The Last Hurrah (1958)
as John Gorman

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

Riff-Raff (1947)
as Dan Hammer

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

The End (1978)
as Ben Lawson

The Over the Hill Gang (1969)
as Captain Oren Hayes

The Phynx (1970)
as Pat O’Brien

Johnny One-Eye (1950)
as Martin Martin

Knute Rockne All American (1940)
as Knute Rockne

Dill Scallion (1999)
as Self

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

The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
as Gramp Fry

Ragtime (1981)
as Delmas

China Clipper (1936)
as Dave Logan

American Madness (1932)
as Matt Brown

'Til We Meet Again (1940)
as Steve Burke

The Fighting 69th (1940)
as Father Duffy

Bombardier (1943)
as Chick Davis

Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)
as Lieut. Brannigan

Flight Lieutenant (1942)
as Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle

Flirtation Walk (1934)
as "Scrapper" Thornhhill

The Front Page (1931)
as Hildy Johnson

The Navy Comes Through (1942)
as Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (1981)
as Self

The Fireball (1950)
as Father O'Hara

The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932)
as Frank Deane

Destination Unknown (1933)
as Matt Brennan

Slightly Honorable (1939)
as John Webb

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

Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
as President of the Senate

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

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

Town Tamer (1965)
as Judge Murcott

His Butler's Sister (1943)
as Martin Murphy

Broadway (1942)
as Dan McCorn

Castle on the Hudson (1940)
as Warden Walter Long

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

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

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959)
as Self

Air Mail (1932)
as Duke Talbot

Flowing Gold (1940)
as Ian 'Hap' O'Connor

Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
as Father Peter J. Dunne

The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
as William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy

Kill Me Tomorrow (1957)
as Bart Crosbie

Breakdowns of 1937 (1937)
as Self

Honor Among Lovers (1931)
as Conroy (uncredited)

Flying High (1931)
as Sport Wardell

Virtue (1932)
as Jimmy Doyle

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self (archive footage)

Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
as Rush Blake

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

San Quentin (1937)
as Capt. Stephen Jameson

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

Secret Command (1944)
as Sam Gallagher

Stars Over Broadway (1935)
as Al McGillevray

The World Gone Mad (1933)
as Andy Terrell

Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
as Detective Butch Saunders

Here Comes the Navy (1934)
as Biff Martin

The Irish in Us (1935)
as Pat O'Hara

Consolation Marriage (1931)
as Steve Porter

Scandal for Sale (1932)
as Waddell

Gambling Lady (1934)
as Charlie Lang

Laughter in Hell (1933)
as Barney Slaney

Crack-Up (1946)
as George Steele

The Personality Kid (1934)
as Ritzy

Ring of Fear (1954)
as Frank Wallace

Marine Raiders (1944)
as Maj. Steve Lockhart

The Sky's the Limit (1975)
as Abner Therman

Two Yanks in Trinidad (1942)
as Tim Reardon

Screen Snapshots No. 11 (1934)
as Himself

I've Got Your Number (1934)
as Terry Riley

Ceiling Zero (1936)
as Jake L. Lee

The Final Edition (1932)
as Sam Bradshaw

Off the Record (1939)
as Thomas "Breezy" Elliott

Torrid Zone (1940)
as Steve Case

Things You Never See on the Screen (1935)
as Self

The Adventures of Nick Carter (1972)
as Hallelujah Harry

Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)
as Self

Jubilee Trail (1954)
as Ernest 'Texas' Conway

Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957)
as Sheriff Kyle Bickford

Bombshell (1933)
as Jim Brogan

Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe (1962)
as Narrator

Out Where the Stars Begin (1938)
as Pat O'Brien

Breakdowns of 1939 (1939)
as Self
The Voice of Hollywood (1930)
as Self/Host

Perilous Holiday (1946)
as Patrick Nevil

A Dream Comes True (1935)
as Himself (uncredited)

The Night of Nights (1939)
as Dan O'Farrell

Page Miss Glory (1935)
as Click Wiley
The Hills of Ireland (1951)
as Self - Narrator

Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
as Roy Chadwick

Women Are Like That (1938)
as Bill Landin

Criminal Lawyer (1951)
as James 'Jimmy' Regan

Garden of the Moon (1938)
as John Quinn

Blow-Ups of 1947 (1947)
as Self

I Married a Doctor (1936)
as Dr. William P. Kennicott

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972)
as Sgt. McGll

College Coach (1933)
as Coach Gore

Swingtime in the Movies (1938)
as Himself (uncredited)

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

Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
as Joe Greer

Scout's Honor (1980)
as Mr. Caboose

Submarine D-1 (1937)
as Butch Rogers

Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
as Lee Laird

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

Personal Maid (1931)
as Peter Shea

Flaming Gold (1932)
as Ben Lear

Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)
as Self

Inside Detroit (1955)
as Gus Linden

I Sell Anything (1934)
as "Spot Cash" Cutler

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? (2005)
as Self (archive footage)

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

Back in Circulation (1937)
as Bill Morgan

Having Wonderful Crime (1945)
as Michael J. Malone

Escape to Glory (1940)
as Mike Farrough

Hell's House (1932)
as Matt Kelly

Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)
as Stephen Chase

Hollywood Speaks (1932)
as Jimmy Reed

Crimes Square (1931)
as Marty
My Mistake (1930)
Actor

Compliments of the Season (1930)
as Police Detective (uncredited)





