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Pat O'Brien

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedNov 10, 1899 (Died at 84)
Zodiac Sign♏Scorpio
Place of BirthMilwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Career Span1930 – 1983
Known Credits154 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.3

Pat O'Brien

Also known as:William Joseph Patrick O'BrienПэт О’Брайен
Total Works

154

126 movies • 28 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Some Like It Hot
8.1
Some Like It Hot
1959•movie
as Detective Mulligan
Angels with Dirty Faces
7.5
as Jerry Connolly
Happy Days
7.6
Happy Days
1974•series
Ragtime
7.0
Ragtime
1981•movie
as Delmas

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 154 titles featuring Pat O'Brien

Some Like It Hot
8.1
Some Like It Hot
1959•movie

as Detective Mulligan

Angels with Dirty Faces
7.5

as Jerry Connolly

Happy Days
7.6
2 eps
Happy Days
1974•series
Ragtime
7.0
Ragtime
1981•movie

as Delmas

WKRP in Cincinnati
7.6
1 eps
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978•series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
2 eps
The Front Page
6.4
The Front Page
1931•movie

as Hildy Johnson

The End
5.6
The End
1978•movie

as Ben Lawson

The Boy with Green Hair
6.2

as Gramp Fry

The Last Hurrah
7.2
The Last Hurrah
1958•movie

as John Gorman

Bombshell
6.5
Bombshell
1933•movie

as Jim Brogan

McCloud
7.2
1 eps
McCloud
1970•series
American Madness
6.9
American Madness
1932•movie

as Matt Brown

The Virginian
6.5
1 eps
The Virginian
1962•series

as J. Jimerson Jones

Crack-Up
5.8
Crack-Up
1946•movie

as George Steele

The Road to Hong Kong
5.8

as Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)

Alias Smith and Jones
7.0
1 eps
San Quentin
6.7
San Quentin
1937•movie

as Capt. Stephen Jameson

The People Against O'Hara
5.8

as Det. Vincent Ricks

Hell's House
5.2
Hell's House
1932•movie

as Matt Kelly

The Fighting 69th
5.9
The Fighting 69th
1940•movie

as Father Duffy

What's My Line?
7.0
2 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

Knute Rockne All American
6.1

as Knute Rockne

Here Comes the Navy
6.0

as Biff Martin

Riff-Raff
6.2
Riff-Raff
1947•movie

as Dan Hammer

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
2 eps

as Self

Gambling Lady
6.2
Gambling Lady
1934•movie

as Charlie Lang

Bombardier
5.7
Bombardier
1943•movie

as Chick Davis

Bureau of Missing Persons
5.7

as Detective Butch Saunders

Ceiling Zero
5.9
Ceiling Zero
1936•movie

as Jake L. Lee

Branded
6.8
1 eps
Branded
1965•series
Virtue
6.6
Virtue
1932•movie

as Jimmy Doyle

A Dangerous Profession
5.7

as Joe Farley

Flirtation Walk
5.8
Flirtation Walk
1934•movie

as "Scrapper" Thornhhill

Castle on the Hudson
7.0

as Warden Walter Long

Swingtime in the Movies
6.0

as Himself (uncredited)

Honor Among Lovers
5.9
Honor Among Lovers
1931•movie

as Conroy (uncredited)

The World Gone Mad
4.8
The World Gone Mad
1933•movie

as Andy Terrell

College Coach
4.6
College Coach
1933•movie

as Coach Gore

Billy Jack Goes to Washington
6.5

as President of the Senate

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
1 eps

as Self

This Is Your Life
6.5
1 eps
This Is Your Life
1952•series

as Self

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Mike Waterson

The Phynx
3.6
The Phynx
1970•movie

as Pat O’Brien

The Over the Hill Gang
5.8

as Captain Oren Hayes

Torrid Zone
7.0
Torrid Zone
1940•movie

as Steve Case

China Clipper
5.8
China Clipper
1936•movie

as Dave Logan

Town Tamer
6.8
Town Tamer
1965•movie

as Judge Murcott

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
8.5

as Self (archive footage)

The Merv Griffin Show
6.8
3 eps

as Self

Climax!
3.8
1 eps
Climax!
1954•series

as Police Lieutenant Moore

The Great O'Malley
6.9
The Great O'Malley
1937•movie

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

The Fireball
6.0
The Fireball
1950•movie

as Father O'Hara

The Navy Comes Through
6.0

as Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory

Consolation Marriage
6.4

as Steve Porter

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
2 eps

as Self - Co-Host

Kill Me Tomorrow
5.5
Kill Me Tomorrow
1957•movie

as Bart Crosbie

Air Mail
5.5
Air Mail
1932•movie

as Duke Talbot

Slightly Honorable
5.1
Slightly Honorable
1939•movie

as John Webb

'Til We Meet Again
6.4
'Til We Meet Again
1940•movie

as Steve Burke

His Butler's Sister
7.2

as Martin Murphy

Johnny One-Eye
5.1
Johnny One-Eye
1950•movie

as Martin Martin

Flowing Gold
6.7
Flowing Gold
1940•movie

as Ian 'Hap' O'Connor

Jubilee Trail
5.2
Jubilee Trail
1954•movie

as Ernest 'Texas' Conway

Ring of Fear
5.6
Ring of Fear
1954•movie

as Frank Wallace

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
8.0

as Self (archive footage)

Science Fiction Theatre
6.3
1 eps
Having Wonderful Crime
6.5

as Michael J. Malone

The Irish in Us
7.5
The Irish in Us
1935•movie

as Pat O'Hara

Indianapolis Speedway
5.6

as Joe Greer

I've Got Your Number
6.8

as Terry Riley

The Iron Major
5.7
The Iron Major
1943•movie

as Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh

Secret Command
6.6
Secret Command
1944•movie

as Sam Gallagher

Twenty Million Sweethearts
6.6

as Rush Blake

Boy Meets Girl
6.9
Boy Meets Girl
1938•movie

as J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson

The Personality Kid
4.4

as Ritzy

Submarine D-1
5.0
Submarine D-1
1937•movie

as Butch Rogers

Public Enemy's Wife
6.4

as Lee Laird

Page Miss Glory
6.7
Page Miss Glory
1935•movie

as Click Wiley

Oil for the Lamps of China
7.2

as Stephen Chase

In Caliente
6.7
In Caliente
1935•movie

as Larry MacArthur

Compliments of the Season
6.3

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Okinawa
5.6
Okinawa
1952•movie

as Lt. Cmdr. Hale

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
5.9

as Himself (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Tim Larkin

Kraft Music Hall
5.4
1 eps
Kraft Music Hall
1958•series

as Self

Garden of the Moon
6.8
Garden of the Moon
1938•movie

as John Quinn

Marine Raiders
6.8
Marine Raiders
1944•movie

as Maj. Steve Lockhart

Man Alive
5.6
Man Alive
1945•movie

as Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride

Out Where the Stars Begin
6.8

as Pat O'Brien

Devil Dogs of the Air
6.8

as Lieut. Brannigan

Flaming Gold
6.2
Flaming Gold
1932•movie

as Ben Lear

Dill Scallion
6.2
Dill Scallion
1999•movie

as Self

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Major Irish

Criminal Lawyer
7.4
Criminal Lawyer
1951•movie

as James 'Jimmy' Regan

Flying High
5.8
Flying High
1931•movie

as Sport Wardell

Stars Over Broadway
5.6

as Al McGillevray

Off the Record
6.4
Off the Record
1939•movie

as Thomas "Breezy" Elliott

I Sell Anything
5.0
I Sell Anything
1934•movie

as "Spot Cash" Cutler

Two Yanks in Trinidad
4.0

as Tim Reardon

Going My Way
5.8
1 eps
Going My Way
1962•series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
8.5

as Self (archive footage)

Broadway
6.4
Broadway
1942•movie

as Dan McCorn

The Final Edition
6.5
The Final Edition
1932•movie

as Sam Bradshaw

Slim
6.5
Slim
1937•movie

as Red Blayd

The Adventures of Nick Carter
3.8

as Hallelujah Harry

I Married a Doctor
5.2
I Married a Doctor
1936•movie

as Dr. William P. Kennicott

Women Are Like That
6.8

as Bill Landin

Scout's Honor
7.5
Scout's Honor
1980•movie

as Mr. Caboose

Fighting Father Dunne
7.5

as Father Peter J. Dunne

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
5.5

as Self (archive footage)

Back in Circulation
6.5

as Bill Morgan

Breakdowns of 1941
7.0
Breakdowns of 1941
1941•movie

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1938
5.8
Breakdowns of 1938
1938•movie

as Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Dream Comes True
6.2
A Dream Comes True
1935•movie

as Himself (uncredited)

Kiss Me... Kill Me
6.8
Kiss Me... Kill Me
1976•movie

as Jimmy, the morgue attendant

Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5
1 eps

as Lt. John Curwood

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps

as Lt. V. Keever

Telephone Time
6.5
1 eps
Telephone Time
1956•series
Flight Lieutenant
6.3
Flight Lieutenant
1942•movie

as Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle

Laughter in Hell
3.7
Laughter in Hell
1933•movie

as Barney Slaney

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Blow-Ups of 1947
6.3
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947•movie

as Self

Breakdowns of 1937
6.0
Breakdowns of 1937
1937•movie

as Self

Banyon
8.0
1 eps
Banyon
1972•series
The Kid from Kokomo
6.5

as William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy

Cowboy from Brooklyn
7.0

as Roy Chadwick

Scandal for Sale
8.5
Scandal for Sale
1932•movie

as Waddell

The Strange Case of Clara Deane
6.5

as Frank Deane

Escape to Glory
7.5
Escape to Glory
1940•movie

as Mike Farrough

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
8.0

as Sgt. McGll

Inside Detroit
6.5
Inside Detroit
1955•movie

as Gus Linden

Personal Maid
6.5
Personal Maid
1931•movie

as Peter Shea

Breakdowns of 1939
6.5
Breakdowns of 1939
1939•movie

as Self

Destination Unknown
7.0

as Matt Brennan

Perilous Holiday
8.0
Perilous Holiday
1946•movie

as Patrick Nevil

Breakdowns of 1940
4.0
Breakdowns of 1940
1940•movie

as Self

The Night of Nights
8.0

as Dan O'Farrell

Hollywood Speaks
10.0
Hollywood Speaks
1932•movie

as Jimmy Reed

Amanda Fallon
8.0
Amanda Fallon
1973•movie

as Emory

The Sky's the Limit
10.0

as Abner Therman

8.0
1 eps
Ford Theatre
1948•series
Harrigan and Son
10.0
34 eps
Harrigan and Son
1960•series
Breakdowns of 1936
Breakdowns of 1936
1936•movie

as Self

The Voice of Hollywood

as Self/Host

Crimes Square
Crimes Square
1931•movie

as Marty

Screen Snapshots No. 11

as Himself

Invitation to a Gunfighter

as Sheriff Kyle Bickford

The Best of the Post
1 eps

as Mike Breen