Acting

Pat O'Brien

Born: November 10, 1899
Died: October 15, 1983 (aged 83)
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Credits: 159 titles

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.

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Signature work

Known For

Some Like It Hot

1959

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938

Happy Days

1974

Ragtime

1981

WKRP in Cincinnati

1978

The Front Page

1931

The End

1978

The Boy with Green Hair

1948

The Last Hurrah

1958

Bombshell

1933

McCloud

1970

American Madness

1932

The Virginian

1962

Crack-Up

1946

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

San Quentin

1937

The People Against O'Hara

1951

Hell's House

1932

Acting credits 159

Year	Title	Role
2013	Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored Film	Self (archive footage)
2008	You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story Film	Self (archive footage)
2005	Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? Film	Self (archive footage)
1999	Dill Scallion Film	Self
1995	The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Film	Self (archive footage)
1983	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Film	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981	James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy Film	Self
1981	Ragtime Film	Delmas
1980	Scout's Honor Film	Mr. Caboose
1978	WKRP in Cincinnati TV	(1 ep)
1978	The End Film	Ben Lawson
1977	Billy Jack Goes to Washington Film	President of the Senate
1976	Kiss Me... Kill Me Film	Jimmy, the morgue attendant
1975	The Sky's the Limit Film	Abner Therman
1974	Happy Days TV	(2 ep)
1973	Amanda Fallon Film	Emory
1972	Banyon TV	(1 ep)
1972	The Adventures of Nick Carter Film	Hallelujah Harry
1972	Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol Film	Sgt. McGll
1971	Alias Smith and Jones TV	(1 ep)
1970	The Phynx Film	Pat O’Brien
1970	McCloud TV	(1 ep)
1969	The Over the Hill Gang Film	Captain Oren Hayes
1965	Town Tamer Film	Judge Murcott
1965	Branded TV	(1 ep)
1963	Kraft Suspense Theatre TV	Lt. John Curwood, Inspector Dan Zarilla (1 ep)
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV	(1 ep)
1962	Going My Way TV	(1 ep)
1962	The Merv Griffin Show TV	Self (3 ep)
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV	Self (2 ep)
1962	The Virginian TV	J. Jimerson Jones, Doc Bigelow (1 ep)
1962	The Road to Hong Kong Film	Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
1962	Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe Film	Narrator
1961	The Mike Douglas Show TV	Self - Co-Host (2 ep)
1960	The Best of the Post TV	Mike Breen (1 ep)
1960	Harrigan and Son TV	(34 ep)
1959	I Captured the King of the Leprechauns Film	Self
1959	Some Like It Hot Film	Detective Mulligan
1958	The Last Hurrah Film	John Gorman
1958	Kraft Music Hall TV	Self (1 ep)
1957	Kill Me Tomorrow Film	Bart Crosbie
1957	Invitation to a Gunfighter Film	Sheriff Kyle Bickford
1956	Telephone Time TV	(1 ep)
1955	Inside Detroit Film	Gus Linden
1955	Science Fiction Theatre TV	(1 ep)
1954	Climax! TV	Police Lieutenant Moore, Ed Talbot (1 ep)
1954	Ring of Fear Film	Frank Wallace
1954	Jubilee Trail Film	Ernest 'Texas' Conway
1953	General Electric Theater TV	Major Irish (1 ep)
1952	The Ford Television Theatre TV	Lt. V. Keever (1 ep)
1952	This Is Your Life TV	Self (1 ep)
1952	Okinawa Film	Lt. Cmdr. Hale
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV	John Wentworth (1 ep)
1951	The People Against O'Hara Film	Det. Vincent Ricks
1951	Criminal Lawyer Film	James 'Jimmy' Regan
1951	The Hills of Ireland Film	Self - Narrator
1950	The Fireball Film	Father O'Hara
1950	Lux Video Theatre TV	Tim Larkin, Captain Barnaby, Joe Crandall, George Morrell, Charley Hackett, Eddie Gorman (1 ep)
1950	The Colgate Comedy Hour TV	Self (1 ep)
1950	Johnny One-Eye Film	Martin Martin