Pat O'Brien

Acting

Pat O'Brien

Born November 10, 1899Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA158 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

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
5.5

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Movie

2013

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
8.5

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Movie

2008

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
8.3

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

Movie

2005

Dill Scallion
5.6

Dill Scallion

Movie

1999

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Movie

1983

10.0

James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy

Movie

1981

Filmography

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensoredas Self (archive footage)Movie
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Storyas Self (archive footage)Movie
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?as Self (archive footage)Movie
Dill Scallion
1999Dill Scallionas SelfMovie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
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1981James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandyas SelfMovie
Ragtime
1981Ragtimeas DelmasMovie
Scout's Honor
1980Scout's Honoras Mr. CabooseMovie
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978WKRP in CincinnatiTV
The End
1978The Endas Ben LawsonMovie
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
1977Billy Jack Goes to Washingtonas President of the SenateMovie
Kiss Me... Kill Me
1976Kiss Me... Kill Meas Jimmy, the morgue attendantMovie
The Sky's the Limit
1975The Sky's the Limitas Abner ThermanMovie
Happy Days
1974Happy DaysTV
Amanda Fallon
1973Amanda Fallonas EmoryMovie
Banyon
1972BanyonTV
The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972The Adventures of Nick Carteras Hallelujah HarryMovie
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972Welcome Home, Johnny Bristolas Sgt. McGllMovie
Alias Smith and Jones
1971Alias Smith and JonesTV
The Phynx
1970The Phynxas Pat O’BrienMovie
McCloud
1970McCloudTV
The Over the Hill Gang
1969The Over the Hill Gangas Captain Oren HayesMovie
Town Tamer
1965Town Tameras Judge MurcottMovie
Branded
1965BrandedTV
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense Theatreas Lt. John CurwoodTV
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1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
Going My Way
1962Going My WayTV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas J. Jimerson JonesTV
The Road to Hong Kong
1962The Road to Hong Kongas Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)Movie
Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe
1962Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babeas NarratorMovie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-HostTV
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1960The Best of the Postas Mike BreenTV
Harrigan and Son
1960Harrigan and SonTV
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
1959I Captured the King of the Leprechaunsas SelfMovie
Some Like It Hot
1959Some Like It Hotas Detective MulliganMovie
The Last Hurrah
1958The Last Hurrahas John GormanMovie
Kraft Music Hall
1958Kraft Music Hallas SelfTV
Kill Me Tomorrow
1957Kill Me Tomorrowas Bart CrosbieMovie
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1957Invitation to a Gunfighteras Sheriff Kyle BickfordMovie
Telephone Time
1956Telephone TimeTV
Inside Detroit
1955Inside Detroitas Gus LindenMovie
Science Fiction Theatre
1955Science Fiction TheatreTV
Climax!
1954Climax!as Police Lieutenant MooreTV
Ring of Fear
1954Ring of Fearas Frank WallaceMovie
Jubilee Trail
1954Jubilee Trailas Ernest 'Texas' ConwayMovie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras Major IrishTV
The Ford Television Theatre
1952The Ford Television Theatreas Lt. V. KeeverTV
This Is Your Life
1952This Is Your Lifeas SelfTV
Okinawa
1952Okinawaas Lt. Cmdr. HaleMovie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
The People Against O'Hara
1951The People Against O'Haraas Det. Vincent RicksMovie
Criminal Lawyer
1951Criminal Lawyeras James 'Jimmy' ReganMovie
The Hills of Ireland
1951The Hills of Irelandas Self - NarratorMovie
The Fireball
1950The Fireballas Father O'HaraMovie
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1950Lux Video Theatreas Tim LarkinTV
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950The Colgate Comedy Houras SelfTV
Johnny One-Eye
1950Johnny One-Eyeas Martin MartinMovie
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?as SelfTV
A Dangerous Profession
1949A Dangerous Professionas Joe FarleyMovie
The Boy with Green Hair
1948The Boy with Green Hairas Gramp FryMovie
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Mike WatersonTV
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1948Ford TheatreTV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
Fighting Father Dunne
1948Fighting Father Dunneas Father Peter J. DunneMovie
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947Blow-Ups of 1947as SelfMovie
Riff-Raff
1947Riff-Raffas Dan HammerMovie
Crack-Up
1946Crack-Upas George SteeleMovie
Perilous Holiday
1946Perilous Holidayas Patrick NevilMovie
Man Alive
1945Man Aliveas Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBrideMovie
Having Wonderful Crime
1945Having Wonderful Crimeas Michael J. MaloneMovie
Secret Command
1944Secret Commandas Sam GallagherMovie
Marine Raiders
1944Marine Raidersas Maj. Steve LockhartMovie
His Butler's Sister
1943His Butler's Sisteras Martin MurphyMovie
The Iron Major
1943The Iron Majoras Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' CavanaughMovie
Bombardier
1943Bombardieras Chick DavisMovie
The Navy Comes Through
1942The Navy Comes Throughas Chief Michael 'Mike' MalloryMovie
Flight Lieutenant
1942Flight Lieutenantas Samuel J. 'Sam' DoyleMovie
Broadway
1942Broadwayas Dan McCornMovie
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942Two Yanks in Trinidadas Tim ReardonMovie
Breakdowns of 1941
1941Breakdowns of 1941as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Breakdowns of 1940
1940Breakdowns of 1940as SelfMovie
Knute Rockne All American
1940Knute Rockne All Americanas Knute RockneMovie
Flowing Gold
1940Flowing Goldas Ian 'Hap' O'ConnorMovie
Escape to Glory
1940Escape to Gloryas Mike FarroughMovie
Torrid Zone
1940Torrid Zoneas Steve CaseMovie
'Til We Meet Again
1940'Til We Meet Againas Steve BurkeMovie
Castle on the Hudson
1940Castle on the Hudsonas Warden Walter LongMovie
The Fighting 69th
1940The Fighting 69thas Father DuffyMovie
Breakdowns of 1939
1939Breakdowns of 1939as SelfMovie
Slightly Honorable
1939Slightly Honorableas John WebbMovie
The Night of Nights
1939The Night of Nightsas Dan O'FarrellMovie
Indianapolis Speedway
1939Indianapolis Speedwayas Joe GreerMovie
The Kid from Kokomo
1939The Kid from Kokomoas William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' MurphyMovie
Off the Record
1939Off the Recordas Thomas "Breezy" ElliottMovie
Breakdowns of 1938
1938Breakdowns of 1938as Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Swingtime in the Movies
1938Swingtime in the Moviesas Himself (uncredited)Movie
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938Angels with Dirty Facesas Jerry ConnollyMovie
Garden of the Moon
1938Garden of the Moonas John QuinnMovie
Boy Meets Girl
1938Boy Meets Girlas J. Carlyle 'J.C.' BensonMovie
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938Cowboy from Brooklynas Roy ChadwickMovie
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938Out Where the Stars Beginas Pat O'BrienMovie
Women Are Like That
1938Women Are Like Thatas Bill LandinMovie
Breakdowns of 1937
1937Breakdowns of 1937as SelfMovie
Submarine D-1
1937Submarine D-1as Butch RogersMovie
Back in Circulation
1937Back in Circulationas Bill MorganMovie
Slim
1937Slimas Red BlaydMovie
San Quentin
1937San Quentinas Capt. Stephen JamesonMovie
The Great O'Malley
1937The Great O'Malleyas James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'MalleyMovie
Breakdowns of 1936
1936Breakdowns of 1936as SelfMovie
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)as SelfMovie
China Clipper
1936China Clipperas Dave LoganMovie
Public Enemy's Wife
1936Public Enemy's Wifeas Lee LairdMovie
I Married a Doctor
1936I Married a Doctoras Dr. William P. KennicottMovie
Ceiling Zero
1936Ceiling Zeroas Jake L. LeeMovie
A Dream Comes True
1935A Dream Comes Trueas Himself (uncredited)Movie
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935Things You Never See on the Screenas SelfMovie
Stars Over Broadway
1935Stars Over Broadwayas Al McGillevrayMovie
Page Miss Glory
1935Page Miss Gloryas Click WileyMovie
The Irish in Us
1935The Irish in Usas Pat O'HaraMovie
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935Oil for the Lamps of Chinaas Stephen ChaseMovie
In Caliente
1935In Calienteas Larry MacArthurMovie
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935Devil Dogs of the Airas Lieut. BranniganMovie
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studioas Himself (uncredited)Movie
Flirtation Walk
1934Flirtation Walkas "Scrapper" ThornhhillMovie
I Sell Anything
1934I Sell Anythingas "Spot Cash" CutlerMovie
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1934Studio Highlightsas Self (archive footage)Movie
Here Comes the Navy
1934Here Comes the Navyas Biff MartinMovie
The Personality Kid
1934The Personality Kidas RitzyMovie
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934Twenty Million Sweetheartsas Rush BlakeMovie
Gambling Lady
1934Gambling Ladyas Charlie LangMovie
I've Got Your Number
1934I've Got Your Numberas Terry RileyMovie
Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934Screen Snapshots No. 11as HimselfMovie
College Coach
1933College Coachas Coach GoreMovie
Bombshell
1933Bombshellas Jim BroganMovie
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933Bureau of Missing Personsas Detective Butch SaundersMovie
The World Gone Mad
1933The World Gone Madas Andy TerrellMovie
Destination Unknown
1933Destination Unknownas Matt BrennanMovie
Laughter in Hell
1933Laughter in Hellas Barney SlaneyMovie
Air Mail
1932Air Mailas Duke TalbotMovie
Virtue
1932Virtueas Jimmy DoyleMovie
Flaming Gold
1932Flaming Goldas Ben LearMovie
American Madness
1932American Madnessas Matt BrownMovie
Hollywood Speaks
1932Hollywood Speaksas Jimmy ReedMovie
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
1932The Strange Case of Clara Deaneas Frank DeaneMovie
Scandal for Sale
1932Scandal for Saleas WaddellMovie
The Final Edition
1932The Final Editionas Sam BradshawMovie
Hell's House
1932Hell's Houseas Matt KellyMovie
Consolation Marriage
1931Consolation Marriageas Steve PorterMovie
Flying High
1931Flying Highas Sport WardellMovie
Personal Maid
1931Personal Maidas Peter SheaMovie
The Front Page
1931The Front Pageas Hildy JohnsonMovie
Crimes Square
1931Crimes Squareas MartyMovie
Honor Among Lovers
1931Honor Among Loversas Conroy (uncredited)Movie
Compliments of the Season
1930Compliments of the Seasonas Police Detective (uncredited)Movie
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1930My MistakeMovie
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1930The Voice of Hollywoodas Self/HostMovie