
Pat O'Brien
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography

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

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

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

Dill Scallion
1999
as Self

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

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

Ragtime
1981
as Delmas
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
1981
as Self

Scout's Honor
1980
as Mr. Caboose

The End
1978
as Ben Lawson

WKRP in Cincinnati
1978

Billy Jack Goes to Washington
1977
as President of the Senate

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

The Sky's the Limit
1975
as Abner Therman

Happy Days
1974

Amanda Fallon
1973
as Emory

The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
as Hallelujah Harry

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972
as Sgt. McGll

Banyon
1972

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

The Phynx
1970
as Pat O’Brien

McCloud
1970

The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Captain Oren Hayes

Town Tamer
1965
as Judge Murcott

Branded
1965

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Lt. John Curwood
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Inspector Dan Zarilla

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

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

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Going My Way
1962

The Virginian
1962
as J. Jimerson Jones

The Virginian
1962
as Doc Bigelow

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Harrigan and Son
1960

The Best of the Post
1960
as Mike Breen

Some Like It Hot
1959
as Detective Mulligan

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
1959
as Self

The Last Hurrah
1958
as John Gorman

Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self

Kill Me Tomorrow
1957
as Bart Crosbie

Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957
as Sheriff Kyle Bickford

Telephone Time
1956

Inside Detroit
1955
as Gus Linden

Science Fiction Theatre
1955

Jubilee Trail
1954
as Ernest 'Texas' Conway

Ring of Fear
1954
as Frank Wallace

Climax!
1954
as Police Lieutenant Moore

Climax!
1954
as Police Lieutenant

Climax!
1954
as Ed Talbot

General Electric Theater
1953
as Major Irish

Okinawa
1952
as Lt. Cmdr. Hale

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Lt. V. Keever

This Is Your Life
1952
as Self

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

Criminal Lawyer
1951
as James 'Jimmy' Regan
The Hills of Ireland
1951
as Self - Narrator

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as John Wentworth

Johnny One-Eye
1950
as Martin Martin

The Fireball
1950
as Father O'Hara

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Tim Larkin
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Captain Barnaby
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Joe Crandall
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Charley Hackett
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as George Morrell
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Eddie Gorman

What's My Line?
1950
as Self

A Dangerous Profession
1949
as Joe Farley

The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Gramp Fry

Fighting Father Dunne
1948
as Father Peter J. Dunne
Ford Theatre
1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Studio One
1948
as Mike Waterson

Riff-Raff
1947
as Dan Hammer

Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
as Self

Crack-Up
1946
as George Steele

Perilous Holiday
1946
as Patrick Nevil

Having Wonderful Crime
1945
as Michael J. Malone

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

Secret Command
1944
as Sam Gallagher

Marine Raiders
1944
as Maj. Steve Lockhart

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

Bombardier
1943
as Chick Davis

His Butler's Sister
1943
as Martin Murphy

Flight Lieutenant
1942
as Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle

Broadway
1942
as Dan McCorn

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

Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942
as Tim Reardon

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

Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Warden Walter Long

Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Knute Rockne

The Fighting 69th
1940
as Father Duffy

Torrid Zone
1940
as Steve Case

'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Steve Burke

Flowing Gold
1940
as Ian 'Hap' O'Connor

Escape to Glory
1940
as Mike Farrough

Breakdowns of 1940
1940
as Self

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

Slightly Honorable
1939
as John Webb

Off the Record
1939
as Thomas "Breezy" Elliott

Indianapolis Speedway
1939
as Joe Greer

Breakdowns of 1939
1939
as Self

The Night of Nights
1939
as Dan O'Farrell

Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
as Jerry Connolly

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

Swingtime in the Movies
1938
as Himself (uncredited)

Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
as Roy Chadwick

Garden of the Moon
1938
as John Quinn

Women Are Like That
1938
as Bill Landin

Out Where the Stars Begin
1938
as Pat O'Brien

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

San Quentin
1937
as Capt. Stephen Jameson

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

Submarine D-1
1937
as Butch Rogers

Slim
1937
as Red Blayd

Back in Circulation
1937
as Bill Morgan

Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self

Ceiling Zero
1936
as Jake L. Lee

China Clipper
1936
as Dave Logan

Public Enemy's Wife
1936
as Lee Laird

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

Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self

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

Page Miss Glory
1935
as Click Wiley

The Irish in Us
1935
as Pat O'Hara

Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Stephen Chase

In Caliente
1935
as Larry MacArthur

Stars Over Broadway
1935
as Al McGillevray

Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
as Lieut. Brannigan

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

Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self

A Dream Comes True
1935
as Himself (uncredited)

Here Comes the Navy
1934
as Biff Martin

Flirtation Walk
1934
as "Scrapper" Thornhhill

Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934
as Rush Blake

Gambling Lady
1934
as Charlie Lang

The Personality Kid
1934
as Ritzy

I've Got Your Number
1934
as Terry Riley

I Sell Anything
1934
as "Spot Cash" Cutler

Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934
as Himself
Studio Highlights
1934
as Self (archive footage)

Bombshell
1933
as Jim Brogan

Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Detective Butch Saunders

Laughter in Hell
1933
as Barney Slaney

The World Gone Mad
1933
as Andy Terrell

Destination Unknown
1933
as Matt Brennan

College Coach
1933
as Coach Gore

American Madness
1932
as Matt Brown

Virtue
1932
as Jimmy Doyle

Air Mail
1932
as Duke Talbot

The Final Edition
1932
as Sam Bradshaw

Hell's House
1932
as Matt Kelly

Scandal for Sale
1932
as Waddell

The Strange Case of Clara Deane
1932
as Frank Deane

Flaming Gold
1932
as Ben Lear

Hollywood Speaks
1932
as Jimmy Reed

The Front Page
1931
as Hildy Johnson

Honor Among Lovers
1931
as Conroy (uncredited)

Consolation Marriage
1931
as Steve Porter

Flying High
1931
as Sport Wardell

Personal Maid
1931
as Peter Shea

Crimes Square
1931
as Marty
My Mistake
1930

Compliments of the Season
1930
as Police Detective (uncredited)

The Voice of Hollywood
1930
as Self/Host