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Pat O'Brien

Actor

Pat O'Brien

Born November 10, 1899 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USADied October 15, 1983105 films

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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Some Like It Hot posterFirst watchSome Like It Hot19598.1as Detective MulliganIn Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Angels with Dirty Faces poster7.5Angels with Dirty Faces1938Ragtime poster7.0Ragtime1981The Last Hurrah poster7.2The Last Hurrah1958The Front Page poster6.4The Front Page1931Bombshell poster6.5Bombshell1933The Boy with Green Hair poster6.2The Boy with Green Hair1948The End poster5.6The End1978

Filmography

105 films as actor
  1. 1981RagtimeDelmas
  2. 1980Scout's HonorMr. Caboose
  3. 1978The EndBen Lawson
  4. 1977Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonPresident of the Senate
  5. 1976Kiss Me... Kill MeJimmy, the morgue attendant
  6. 1975The Sky's the LimitAbner Therman
  7. 1973Amanda FallonEmory
  8. 1972The Adventures of Nick CarterHallelujah Harry
  9. 1972Welcome Home, Johnny BristolSgt. McGll
  10. 1970The PhynxPat O’Brien
  11. 1969The Over the Hill GangCaptain Oren Hayes
  12. 1965Town TamerJudge Murcott
  13. 1962The Road to Hong KongChinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
  14. 1959Some Like It HotDetective Mulligan
  15. 1958The Last HurrahJohn Gorman
  16. 1957Kill Me TomorrowBart Crosbie
  17. 1957Invitation to a GunfighterSheriff Kyle Bickford
  18. 1955Inside DetroitGus Linden
  19. 1954Ring of FearFrank Wallace
  20. 1954Jubilee TrailErnest 'Texas' Conway
  21. 1952OkinawaLt. Cmdr. Hale
  22. 1951The People Against O'HaraDet. Vincent Ricks
  23. 1951Criminal LawyerJames 'Jimmy' Regan
  24. 1950The FireballFather O'Hara
  25. 1950Johnny One-EyeMartin Martin
  26. 1949A Dangerous ProfessionJoe Farley
  27. 1948The Boy with Green HairGramp Fry
  28. 1948Fighting Father DunneFather Peter J. Dunne
  29. 1947Riff-RaffDan Hammer
  30. 1946Crack-UpGeorge Steele
  31. 1946Perilous HolidayPatrick Nevil
  32. 1945Man AliveMichael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
  33. 1945Having Wonderful CrimeMichael J. Malone
  34. 1944Secret CommandSam Gallagher
  35. 1944Marine RaidersMaj. Steve Lockhart
  36. 1943His Butler's SisterMartin Murphy
  37. 1943The Iron MajorFrancis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
  38. 1943BombardierChick Davis
  39. 1942The Navy Comes ThroughChief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
  40. 1942Flight LieutenantSamuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
  41. 1942BroadwayDan McCorn
  42. 1942Two Yanks in TrinidadTim Reardon
  43. 1940Knute Rockne All AmericanKnute Rockne
  44. 1940Flowing GoldIan 'Hap' O'Connor
  45. 1940Escape to GloryMike Farrough
  46. 1940Torrid ZoneSteve Case
  47. 1940'Til We Meet AgainSteve Burke
  48. 1940Castle on the HudsonWarden Walter Long
  49. 1940The Fighting 69thFather Duffy
  50. 1939Slightly HonorableJohn Webb
  51. 1939The Night of NightsDan O'Farrell
  52. 1939Indianapolis SpeedwayJoe Greer
  53. 1939The Kid from KokomoWilliam Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
  54. 1939Off the RecordThomas "Breezy" Elliott
  55. 1938Angels with Dirty FacesJerry Connolly
  56. 1938Garden of the MoonJohn Quinn
  57. 1938Boy Meets GirlJ. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
  58. 1938Cowboy from BrooklynRoy Chadwick
  59. 1938Out Where the Stars BeginPat O'Brien
  60. 1938Women Are Like ThatBill Landin
  61. 1937Submarine D-1Butch Rogers
  62. 1937Back in CirculationBill Morgan
  63. 1937SlimRed Blayd
  64. 1937San QuentinCapt. Stephen Jameson
  65. 1937The Great O'MalleyJames Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
  66. 1936China ClipperDave Logan
  67. 1936Public Enemy's WifeLee Laird
  68. 1936I Married a DoctorDr. William P. Kennicott
  69. 1936Ceiling ZeroJake L. Lee
  70. 1935Stars Over BroadwayAl McGillevray
  71. 1935Page Miss GloryClick Wiley
  72. 1935The Irish in UsPat O'Hara
  73. 1935Oil for the Lamps of ChinaStephen Chase
  74. 1935In CalienteLarry MacArthur
  75. 1935Devil Dogs of the AirLieut. Brannigan
  76. 1934Flirtation Walk"Scrapper" Thornhhill
  77. 1934I Sell Anything"Spot Cash" Cutler
  78. 1934Here Comes the NavyBiff Martin
  79. 1934The Personality KidRitzy
  80. 1934Twenty Million SweetheartsRush Blake
  81. 1934Gambling LadyCharlie Lang
  82. 1934I've Got Your NumberTerry Riley
  83. 1933College CoachCoach Gore
  84. 1933BombshellJim Brogan
  85. 1933Bureau of Missing PersonsDetective Butch Saunders
  86. 1933The World Gone MadAndy Terrell
  87. 1933Destination UnknownMatt Brennan
  88. 1933Laughter in HellBarney Slaney
  89. 1932Air MailDuke Talbot
  90. 1932VirtueJimmy Doyle
  91. 1932Flaming GoldBen Lear
  92. 1932American MadnessMatt Brown
  93. 1932Hollywood SpeaksJimmy Reed
  94. 1932The Strange Case of Clara DeaneFrank Deane
  95. 1932Scandal for SaleWaddell
  96. 1932The Final EditionSam Bradshaw
  97. 1932Hell's HouseMatt Kelly
  98. 1931Consolation MarriageSteve Porter
  99. 1931Flying HighSport Wardell
  100. 1931Personal MaidPeter Shea
  101. 1931The Front PageHildy Johnson
  102. 1931Crimes SquareMarty
  103. 1931Honor Among LoversConroy (uncredited)
  104. 1930Compliments of the SeasonPolice Detective (uncredited)
  105. 1930My Mistake