Person
Pat O'Brien
Acting · 1899–1983 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Climax!
Police Lieutenant Moore
Happy Days
1974
The Virginian
J. Jimerson Jones
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
What's My Line?
Self
Studio One
Mike Waterson
Filmography
- 2013Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredSelf (archive footage)
- 2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StorySelf (archive footage)
- 2005Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?Self (archive footage)
- 1999Dill ScallionSelf
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1981James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle DandySelf
- 1981RagtimeDelmas
- 1980Scout's HonorMr. Caboose
- 1978WKRP in Cincinnati
- 1978The EndBen Lawson
- 1977Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonPresident of the Senate
- 1976Kiss Me... Kill MeJimmy, the morgue attendant
- 1975The Sky's the LimitAbner Therman
- 1974Happy Days
- 1973Amanda FallonEmory
- 1972Banyon
- 1972The Adventures of Nick CarterHallelujah Harry
- 1972Welcome Home, Johnny BristolSgt. McGll
- 1971Alias Smith and Jones
- 1970The PhynxPat O’Brien
- 1970McCloud
- 1969The Over the Hill GangCaptain Oren Hayes
- 1965Town TamerJudge Murcott
- 1965Branded
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreLt. John Curwood
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- 1962Going My Way
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1962The VirginianJ. Jimerson Jones
- 1962The Road to Hong KongChinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
- 1962Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' BabeNarrator
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host
- 1960The Best of the PostMike Breen
- 1960Harrigan and Son
- 1959I Captured the King of the LeprechaunsSelf
- 1959Some Like It HotDetective Mulligan
- 1958The Last HurrahJohn Gorman
- 1958Kraft Music HallSelf
- 1957Kill Me TomorrowBart Crosbie
- 1957Invitation to a GunfighterSheriff Kyle Bickford
- 1956Telephone Time
- 1955Inside DetroitGus Linden
- 1955Science Fiction Theatre
- 1954Climax!Police Lieutenant Moore
- 1954Ring of FearFrank Wallace
- 1954Jubilee TrailErnest 'Texas' Conway
- 1953General Electric TheaterMajor Irish
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreLt. V. Keever
- 1952This Is Your LifeSelf
- 1952OkinawaLt. Cmdr. Hale
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- 1951The People Against O'HaraDet. Vincent Ricks
- 1951Criminal LawyerJames 'Jimmy' Regan
- 1951The Hills of IrelandSelf - Narrator
- 1950The FireballFather O'Hara
- 1950Lux Video TheatreTim Larkin
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
- 1950Johnny One-EyeMartin Martin
- 1950What's My Line?Self
- 1949A Dangerous ProfessionJoe Farley
- 1948The Boy with Green HairGramp Fry
- 1948Studio OneMike Waterson
- 1948Ford Theatre
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
- 1948Fighting Father DunneFather Peter J. Dunne
- 1947Blow-Ups of 1947Self
- 1947Riff-RaffDan Hammer
- 1946Crack-UpGeorge Steele
- 1946Perilous HolidayPatrick Nevil
- 1945Man AliveMichael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
- 1945Having Wonderful CrimeMichael J. Malone
- 1944Secret CommandSam Gallagher
- 1944Marine RaidersMaj. Steve Lockhart
- 1943His Butler's SisterMartin Murphy
- 1943The Iron MajorFrancis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
- 1943BombardierChick Davis
- 1942The Navy Comes ThroughChief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
- 1942Flight LieutenantSamuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
- 1942BroadwayDan McCorn
- 1942Two Yanks in TrinidadTim Reardon
- 1941Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1940Breakdowns of 1940Self
- 1940Knute Rockne All AmericanKnute Rockne
- 1940Flowing GoldIan 'Hap' O'Connor
- 1940Escape to GloryMike Farrough
- 1940Torrid ZoneSteve Case
- 1940'Til We Meet AgainSteve Burke
- 1940Castle on the HudsonWarden Walter Long
- 1940The Fighting 69thFather Duffy
- 1939Breakdowns of 1939Self
- 1939Slightly HonorableJohn Webb
- 1939The Night of NightsDan O'Farrell
- 1939Indianapolis SpeedwayJoe Greer
- 1939The Kid from KokomoWilliam Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
- 1939Off the RecordThomas "Breezy" Elliott
- 1938Breakdowns of 1938Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1938Swingtime in the MoviesHimself (uncredited)
- 1938Angels with Dirty FacesJerry Connolly
- 1938Garden of the MoonJohn Quinn
- 1938Boy Meets GirlJ. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
- 1938Cowboy from BrooklynRoy Chadwick
- 1938Out Where the Stars BeginPat O'Brien
- 1938Women Are Like ThatBill Landin
- 1937Breakdowns of 1937Self
- 1937Submarine D-1Butch Rogers
- 1937Back in CirculationBill Morgan
- 1937SlimRed Blayd
- 1937San QuentinCapt. Stephen Jameson
- 1937The Great O'MalleyJames Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
- 1936Breakdowns of 1936Self
- 1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)Self
- 1936China ClipperDave Logan
- 1936Public Enemy's WifeLee Laird
- 1936I Married a DoctorDr. William P. Kennicott
- 1936Ceiling ZeroJake L. Lee
- 1935A Dream Comes TrueHimself (uncredited)
- 1935Things You Never See on the ScreenSelf
- 1935Stars Over BroadwayAl McGillevray
- 1935Page Miss GloryClick Wiley
- 1935The Irish in UsPat O'Hara
- 1935Oil for the Lamps of ChinaStephen Chase
- 1935In CalienteLarry MacArthur
- 1935Devil Dogs of the AirLieut. Brannigan
- 1935A Trip Thru a Hollywood StudioHimself (uncredited)
- 1934Flirtation Walk"Scrapper" Thornhhill
- 1934I Sell Anything"Spot Cash" Cutler
- 1934Studio HighlightsSelf (archive footage)
- 1934Here Comes the NavyBiff Martin
- 1934The Personality KidRitzy
- 1934Twenty Million SweetheartsRush Blake
- 1934Gambling LadyCharlie Lang
- 1934I've Got Your NumberTerry Riley
- 1934Screen Snapshots No. 11Himself
- 1933College CoachCoach Gore
- 1933BombshellJim Brogan
- 1933Bureau of Missing PersonsDetective Butch Saunders
- 1933The World Gone MadAndy Terrell
- 1933Destination UnknownMatt Brennan
- 1933Laughter in HellBarney Slaney
- 1932Air MailDuke Talbot
- 1932VirtueJimmy Doyle
- 1932Flaming GoldBen Lear
- 1932American MadnessMatt Brown
- 1932Hollywood SpeaksJimmy Reed
- 1932The Strange Case of Clara DeaneFrank Deane
- 1932Scandal for SaleWaddell
- 1932The Final EditionSam Bradshaw
- 1932Hell's HouseMatt Kelly
- 1931Consolation MarriageSteve Porter
- 1931Flying HighSport Wardell
- 1931Personal MaidPeter Shea
- 1931The Front PageHildy Johnson
- 1931Crimes SquareMarty
- 1931Honor Among LoversConroy (uncredited)
- 1930Compliments of the SeasonPolice Detective (uncredited)
- 1930My Mistake
- 1930The Voice of HollywoodSelf/Host
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