Pat O’Brien

Pat O’Brien

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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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 • as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self - Co-Host

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 • as Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 • as Self

Filmography

2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/29/2013

2008

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/15/2008

2005

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005

1999

Dill Scallion
Dill Scallion
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/1999

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/25/1983

1981

Ragtime
Ragtime
as Delmas
Movie - Released: 11/20/1981
Movie
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/1/1981

1980

Scout's Honor
Scout's Honor
as Mr. Caboose
Movie - Released: 9/30/1980

1978

The End
The End
as Ben Lawson
Movie - Released: 5/10/1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati
TV - Released: 9/18/1978

1977

Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
as President of the Senate
Movie - Released: 4/16/1977

1976

Kiss Me, Kill Me
Kiss Me, Kill Me
as Jimmy, the morgue attendant
Movie - Released: 5/8/1976

1975

The Sky's the Limit
The Sky's the Limit
as Abner Therman
Movie - Released: 1/19/1975

1974

Happy Days
Happy Days
TV - Released: 1/15/1974

1973

Amanda Fallon
Amanda Fallon
as Emory
Movie - Released: 5/4/1973

1972

The Adventures of Nick Carter
The Adventures of Nick Carter
as Hallelujah Harry
Movie - Released: 2/20/1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
as Sgt. McGll
Movie - Released: 1/30/1972
TV
Banyon
TV - Released: 9/15/1972

1971

Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
TV - Released: 1/5/1971

1970

The Phynx
The Phynx
as Pat O’Brien
Movie - Released: 3/6/1970
McCloud
McCloud
TV - Released: 2/17/1970

1969

The Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang
as Captain Oren Hayes
Movie - Released: 7/6/1969

1965

Town Tamer
Town Tamer
as Judge Murcott
Movie - Released: 7/7/1965
Branded
Branded
TV - Released: 1/24/1965

1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Lt. John Curwood
TV - Released: 10/10/1963
TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV - Released: 10/4/1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Inspector Dan Zarilla
TV - Released: 10/10/1963

1962

Movie
Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1962
The Road to Hong Kong
The Road to Hong Kong
as Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/29/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
Going My Way
Going My Way
TV - Released: 10/3/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as J. Jimerson Jones
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Doc Bigelow
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
TV - Released: 12/11/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

Harrigan and Son
Harrigan and Son
TV - Released: 10/14/1960
TV
The Best of the Post
as Mike Breen
TV - Released: 10/22/1960

1959

Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
as Detective Mulligan
Movie - Released: 3/19/1959
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/29/1959

1958

The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
as John Gorman
Movie - Released: 12/31/1958
Kraft Music Hall
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
TV - Released: 10/8/1958

1957

Kill Me Tomorrow
Kill Me Tomorrow
as Bart Crosbie
Movie - Released: 5/1/1957

1956

Inside Detroit
Inside Detroit
as Gus Linden
Movie - Released: 1/1/1956
Telephone Time
Telephone Time
TV - Released: 4/8/1956

1955

Science Fiction Theatre
Science Fiction Theatre
TV - Released: 4/9/1955

1954

Jubilee Trail
Jubilee Trail
as Ernest 'Texas' Conway
Movie - Released: 5/15/1954
Ring of Fear
Ring of Fear
as Frank Wallace
Movie - Released: 7/23/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Police Lieutenant Moore
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Police Lieutenant
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Ed Talbot
TV - Released: 10/7/1954

1953

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Major Irish
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

Okinawa
Okinawa
as Lt. Cmdr. Hale
Movie - Released: 2/28/1952
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
as Lt. V. Keever
TV - Released: 10/2/1952
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1952

1951

The People Against O'Hara
The People Against O'Hara
as Det. Vincent Ricks
Movie - Released: 9/1/1951
Criminal Lawyer
Criminal Lawyer
as James 'Jimmy' Regan
Movie - Released: 8/23/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV - Released: 10/5/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as John Wentworth
TV - Released: 10/5/1951

1950

Johnny One-Eye
Johnny One-Eye
as Martin Martin
Movie - Released: 5/5/1950
The Fireball
The Fireball
as Father O'Hara
Movie - Released: 11/9/1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 9/10/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Tim Larkin
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Captain Barnaby
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Joe Crandall
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as George Morrell
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Charley Hackett
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Eddie Gorman
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1949

A Dangerous Profession
A Dangerous Profession
as Joe Farley
Movie - Released: 12/10/1949

1948

The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair
as Gramp Fry
Movie - Released: 11/26/1948
Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne
as Father Peter J. Dunne
Movie - Released: 5/12/1948
TV
Ford Theatre
TV - Released: 10/17/1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Mike Waterson
TV - Released: 11/7/1948

1947

Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
as Dan Hammer
Movie - Released: 6/28/1947
Blow-Ups of 1947
Blow-Ups of 1947
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/1947

1946

Crack-Up
Crack-Up
as George Steele
Movie - Released: 9/6/1946
Perilous Holiday
Perilous Holiday
as Patrick Nevil
Movie - Released: 3/20/1946

1945

Having Wonderful Crime
Having Wonderful Crime
as Michael J. Malone
Movie - Released: 4/12/1945
Man Alive
Man Alive
as Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
Movie - Released: 11/16/1945

1944

Secret Command
Secret Command
as Sam Gallagher
Movie - Released: 7/30/1944
Marine Raiders
Marine Raiders
as Maj. Steve Lockhart
Movie - Released: 7/11/1944

1943

The Iron Major
The Iron Major
as Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
Movie - Released: 10/31/1943
Bombardier
Bombardier
as Chick Davis
Movie - Released: 5/14/1943
His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister
as Martin Murphy
Movie - Released: 11/26/1943

1942

Flight Lieutenant
Flight Lieutenant
as Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
Movie - Released: 7/9/1942
Broadway
Broadway
as Dan McCorn
Movie - Released: 5/8/1942
The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through
as Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
Movie - Released: 10/30/1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Tim Reardon
Movie - Released: 3/26/1942

1941

Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/14/1941

1940

Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
as Warden Walter Long
Movie - Released: 2/17/1940
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American
as Knute Rockne
Movie - Released: 10/5/1940
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th
as Father Duffy
Movie - Released: 1/27/1940
Torrid Zone
Torrid Zone
as Steve Case
Movie - Released: 5/18/1940
'Til We Meet Again
'Til We Meet Again
as Steve Burke
Movie - Released: 4/20/1940
Flowing Gold
Flowing Gold
as Ian 'Hap' O'Connor
Movie - Released: 8/24/1940
Escape to Glory
Escape to Glory
as Mike Farrough
Movie - Released: 5/20/1940
Breakdowns of 1940
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/1940

1939

The Kid from Kokomo
The Kid from Kokomo
as William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
Movie - Released: 5/23/1939
Slightly Honorable
Slightly Honorable
as John Webb
Movie - Released: 12/22/1939
Off the Record
Off the Record
as Thomas "Breezy" Elliott
Movie - Released: 1/21/1939
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway
as Joe Greer
Movie - Released: 8/5/1939
Breakdowns of 1939
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/1939
The Night of Nights
The Night of Nights
as Dan O'Farrell
Movie - Released: 12/1/1939

1938

Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces
as Jerry Connolly
Movie - Released: 11/26/1938
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl
as J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
Movie - Released: 8/27/1938
Swingtime in the Movies
Swingtime in the Movies
as Himself (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/24/1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Roy Chadwick
Movie - Released: 7/9/1938
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon
as John Quinn
Movie - Released: 9/23/1938
Women Are Like That
Women Are Like That
as Bill Landin
Movie - Released: 4/23/1938
Out Where the Stars Begin
Out Where the Stars Begin
as Pat O'Brien
Movie - Released: 5/28/1938
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
as Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/31/1938

1937

San Quentin
San Quentin
as Capt. Stephen Jameson
Movie - Released: 5/24/1937
The Great O'Malley
The Great O'Malley
as James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
Movie - Released: 2/13/1937
Submarine D-1
Submarine D-1
as Butch Rogers
Movie - Released: 11/27/1937
Slim
Slim
as Red Blayd
Movie - Released: 6/24/1937
Back in Circulation
Back in Circulation
as Bill Morgan
Movie - Released: 8/27/1937
Breakdowns of 1937
Breakdowns of 1937
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/1937

1936

Ceiling Zero
Ceiling Zero
as Jake L. Lee
Movie - Released: 1/16/1936
China Clipper
China Clipper
as Dave Logan
Movie - Released: 8/11/1936
Public Enemy's Wife
Public Enemy's Wife
as Lee Laird
Movie - Released: 7/24/1936
I Married a Doctor
I Married a Doctor
as Dr. William P. Kennicott
Movie - Released: 4/25/1936
Breakdowns of 1936
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/30/1936
Movie
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/11/1936

1935

Page Miss Glory
Page Miss Glory
as Click Wiley
Movie - Released: 9/7/1935
The Irish in Us
The Irish in Us
as Pat O'Hara
Movie - Released: 7/31/1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Stephen Chase
Movie - Released: 6/8/1935
Stars Over Broadway
Stars Over Broadway
as Al McGillevray
Movie - Released: 11/23/1935
In Caliente
In Caliente
as Larry MacArthur
Movie - Released: 5/25/1935
Devil Dogs of the Air
Devil Dogs of the Air
as Lieut. Brannigan
Movie - Released: 2/9/1935
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Himself (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/2/1935
Things You Never See on the Screen
Things You Never See on the Screen
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/1/1935
A Dream Comes True
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/31/1935

1934

Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk
as "Scrapper" Thornhhill
Movie - Released: 12/1/1934
Here Comes the Navy
Here Comes the Navy
as Biff Martin
Movie - Released: 7/21/1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Rush Blake
Movie - Released: 5/26/1934
Gambling Lady
Gambling Lady
as Charlie Lang
Movie - Released: 3/8/1934
The Personality Kid
The Personality Kid
as Ritzy
Movie - Released: 6/6/1934
I've Got Your Number
I've Got Your Number
as Terry Riley
Movie - Released: 2/24/1934
I Sell Anything
I Sell Anything
as "Spot Cash" Cutler
Movie - Released: 10/20/1934
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Screen Snapshots No. 11
as Himself
Movie - Released: 1/1/1934
Movie
Studio Highlights
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/1/1934

1933

Bombshell
Bombshell
as Jim Brogan
Movie - Released: 10/13/1933
Bureau of Missing Persons
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Detective Butch Saunders
Movie - Released: 9/16/1933
Laughter in Hell
Laughter in Hell
as Barney Slaney
Movie - Released: 1/12/1933
The World Gone Mad
The World Gone Mad
as Andy Terrell
Movie - Released: 4/15/1933
Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown
as Matt Brennan
Movie - Released: 4/1/1933
College Coach
College Coach
as Coach Gore
Movie - Released: 11/4/1933

1932

American Madness
American Madness
as Matt Brown
Movie - Released: 8/15/1932
Virtue
Virtue
as Jimmy Doyle
Movie - Released: 10/25/1932
Air Mail
Air Mail
as Duke Talbot
Movie - Released: 11/3/1932
The Final Edition
The Final Edition
as Sam Bradshaw
Movie - Released: 2/12/1932
Scandal for Sale
Scandal for Sale
as Waddell
Movie - Released: 4/1/1932
Hell's House
Hell's House
as Matt Kelly
Movie - Released: 1/30/1932
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
as Frank Deane
Movie - Released: 5/6/1932
Flaming Gold
Flaming Gold
as Ben Lear
Movie - Released: 9/28/1932
Hollywood Speaks
Hollywood Speaks
as Jimmy Reed
Movie - Released: 6/25/1932

1931

The Front Page
The Front Page
as Hildy Johnson
Movie - Released: 4/4/1931
Honor Among Lovers
Honor Among Lovers
as Conroy
Movie - Released: 2/28/1931
Flying High
Flying High
as Sport Wardell
Movie - Released: 11/14/1931
Consolation Marriage
Consolation Marriage
as Steve Porter
Movie - Released: 11/21/1931
Personal Maid
Personal Maid
as Peter Shea
Movie - Released: 9/12/1931
Crimes Square
Crimes Square
as Marty
Movie - Released: 3/26/1931

1930

Movie
My Mistake
Movie - Released: 10/1/1930
Compliments of the Season
Compliments of the Season
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/27/1930
Movie
The Voice of Hollywood
as Self/Host
Movie - Released: 8/30/1930