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Pat O'Brien

Acting

Pat O'Brien

Born November 10, 1899 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA · Died October 15, 1983

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

Some Like It Hot

IMDb8.2

Some Like It Hot

Detective Mulligan

Angels with Dirty Faces

IMDb7.8

Angels with Dirty Faces

Jerry Connolly

Happy Days

IMDb7.4

Happy Days

1974 · Series

Ragtime

IMDb7.3

Ragtime

Delmas

WKRP in Cincinnati

IMDb8.0

WKRP in Cincinnati

1978 · Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

IMDb8.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Front Page

IMDb6.7

The Front Page

Hildy Johnson

The End

IMDb6.1

The End

Ben Lawson

The Boy with Green Hair

IMDb6.7

The Boy with Green Hair

Gramp Fry

The Last Hurrah

IMDb7.3

The Last Hurrah

John Gorman

Bombshell

IMDb7.0

Bombshell

Jim Brogan

McCloud

IMDb7.0

McCloud

1970 · Series

American Madness

IMDb7.4

American Madness

Matt Brown

The Virginian

IMDb7.6

The Virginian

J. Jimerson Jones, Doc Bigelow

Crack-Up

IMDb6.5

Crack-Up

George Steele

The Road to Hong Kong

IMDb6.1

The Road to Hong Kong

Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)

Alias Smith and Jones

IMDb7.6

Alias Smith and Jones

1971 · Series

San Quentin

IMDb6.5

San Quentin

Capt. Stephen Jameson

The People Against O'Hara

IMDb6.8

The People Against O'Hara

Det. Vincent Ricks

Hell's House

IMDb5.8

Hell's House

Matt Kelly

Filmography

  1. 2013Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredSelf (archive footage)Movie
  2. 2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StorySelf (archive footage)Movie
  3. 2005Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?Self (archive footage)Movie
  4. 1999Dill ScallionSelfMovie
  5. 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage)Movie
  6. 1981RagtimeDelmasMovie
  7. 1980Scout's HonorMr. CabooseMovie
  8. 1978WKRP in CincinnatiSeries
  9. 1978The EndBen LawsonMovie
  10. 1977Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonPresident of the SenateMovie
  11. 1976Kiss Me... Kill MeJimmy, the morgue attendantMovie
  12. 1974Happy DaysSeries
  13. 1972The Adventures of Nick CarterHallelujah HarryMovie
  14. 1971Alias Smith and JonesSeries
  15. 1970The PhynxPat O’BrienMovie
  16. 1970McCloudSeries
  17. 1969The Over the Hill GangCaptain Oren HayesMovie
  18. 1965Town TamerJudge MurcottMovie
  19. 1965BrandedSeries
  20. 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreLt. John Curwood, Inspector Dan ZarillaSeries
  21. 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries
  22. 1962Going My WaySeries
  23. 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
  24. 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
  25. 1962The VirginianJ. Jimerson Jones, Doc BigelowSeries
  26. 1962The Road to Hong KongChinese Restaurateur (uncredited)Movie
  27. 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-HostSeries
  28. 1959Some Like It HotDetective MulliganMovie
  29. 1958The Last HurrahJohn GormanMovie
  30. 1958Kraft Music HallSelfSeries
  31. 1957Kill Me TomorrowBart CrosbieMovie
  32. 1955Science Fiction TheatreSeries
  33. 1954Climax!Police Lieutenant Moore, Ed TalbotSeries
  34. 1954Ring of FearFrank WallaceMovie
  35. 1954Jubilee TrailErnest 'Texas' ConwayMovie
  36. 1953General Electric TheaterMajor IrishSeries
  37. 1952This Is Your LifeSelfSeries
  38. 1952OkinawaLt. Cmdr. HaleMovie
  39. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries
  40. 1951The People Against O'HaraDet. Vincent RicksMovie
  41. 1951Criminal LawyerJames 'Jimmy' ReganMovie
  42. 1950The FireballFather O'HaraMovie
  43. 1950Lux Video TheatreTim Larkin, Captain Barnaby, Joe Crandall, George Morrell, Charley Hackett, Eddie GormanSeries
  44. 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelfSeries
  45. 1950Johnny One-EyeMartin MartinMovie
  46. 1950What's My Line?SelfSeries
  47. 1949A Dangerous ProfessionJoe FarleyMovie
  48. 1948The Boy with Green HairGramp FryMovie
  49. 1948Studio OneMike WatersonSeries
  50. 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries
  51. 1948Fighting Father DunneFather Peter J. DunneMovie
  52. 1947Riff-RaffDan HammerMovie
  53. 1946Crack-UpGeorge SteeleMovie
  54. 1945Man AliveMichael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBrideMovie
  55. 1945Having Wonderful CrimeMichael J. MaloneMovie
  56. 1944Secret CommandSam GallagherMovie
  57. 1944Marine RaidersMaj. Steve LockhartMovie
  58. 1943His Butler's SisterMartin MurphyMovie
  59. 1943The Iron MajorFrancis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' CavanaughMovie
  60. 1943BombardierChick DavisMovie
  61. 1942The Navy Comes ThroughChief Michael 'Mike' MalloryMovie
  62. 1942BroadwayDan McCornMovie
  63. 1942Two Yanks in TrinidadTim ReardonMovie
  64. 1941Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
  65. 1940Knute Rockne All AmericanKnute RockneMovie
  66. 1940Flowing GoldIan 'Hap' O'ConnorMovie
  67. 1940Torrid ZoneSteve CaseMovie
  68. 1940'Til We Meet AgainSteve BurkeMovie
  69. 1940Castle on the HudsonWarden Walter LongMovie
  70. 1940The Fighting 69thFather DuffyMovie
  71. 1939Slightly HonorableJohn WebbMovie
  72. 1939Indianapolis SpeedwayJoe GreerMovie
  73. 1939Off the RecordThomas "Breezy" ElliottMovie
  74. 1938Breakdowns of 1938Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
  75. 1938Swingtime in the MoviesHimself (uncredited)Movie
  76. 1938Angels with Dirty FacesJerry ConnollyMovie
  77. 1938Garden of the MoonJohn QuinnMovie
  78. 1938Boy Meets GirlJ. Carlyle 'J.C.' BensonMovie
  79. 1938Out Where the Stars BeginPat O'BrienMovie
  80. 1938Women Are Like ThatBill LandinMovie
  81. 1937Submarine D-1Butch RogersMovie
  82. 1937Back in CirculationBill MorganMovie
  83. 1937SlimRed BlaydMovie
  84. 1937San QuentinCapt. Stephen JamesonMovie
  85. 1937The Great O'MalleyJames Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'MalleyMovie
  86. 1936China ClipperDave LoganMovie
  87. 1936Public Enemy's WifeLee LairdMovie
  88. 1936I Married a DoctorDr. William P. KennicottMovie
  89. 1936Ceiling ZeroJake L. LeeMovie
  90. 1935A Dream Comes TrueHimself (uncredited)Movie
  91. 1935Things You Never See on the ScreenSelfMovie
  92. 1935Stars Over BroadwayAl McGillevrayMovie
  93. 1935Page Miss GloryClick WileyMovie
  94. 1935The Irish in UsPat O'HaraMovie
  95. 1935Oil for the Lamps of ChinaStephen ChaseMovie
  96. 1935In CalienteLarry MacArthurMovie
  97. 1935Devil Dogs of the AirLieut. BranniganMovie
  98. 1935A Trip Thru a Hollywood StudioHimself (uncredited)Movie
  99. 1934Flirtation Walk"Scrapper" ThornhhillMovie
  100. 1934I Sell Anything"Spot Cash" CutlerMovie
  101. 1934Here Comes the NavyBiff MartinMovie
  102. 1934The Personality KidRitzyMovie
  103. 1934Twenty Million SweetheartsRush BlakeMovie
  104. 1934Gambling LadyCharlie LangMovie
  105. 1934I've Got Your NumberTerry RileyMovie
  106. 1933College CoachCoach GoreMovie
  107. 1933BombshellJim BroganMovie
  108. 1933Bureau of Missing PersonsDetective Butch SaundersMovie
  109. 1933The World Gone MadAndy TerrellMovie
  110. 1932Air MailDuke TalbotMovie
  111. 1932VirtueJimmy DoyleMovie
  112. 1932Flaming GoldBen LearMovie
  113. 1932American MadnessMatt BrownMovie
  114. 1932The Final EditionSam BradshawMovie
  115. 1932Hell's HouseMatt KellyMovie
  116. 1931Consolation MarriageSteve PorterMovie
  117. 1931Flying HighSport WardellMovie
  118. 1931The Front PageHildy JohnsonMovie
  119. 1931Honor Among LoversConroy (uncredited)Movie
  120. 1930Compliments of the SeasonPolice Detective (uncredited)Movie