Pat O'Brien

Pat O'Brien

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

November 10, 1899

died

October 15, 1983

place of birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

also known as

William Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Пэт О’Брайен

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

as Detective Mulligan

Ragtime

Ragtime

as Delmas

The End

The End

as Ben Lawson

The Phynx

The Phynx

as Pat O’Brien

The Boy with Green Hair

The Boy with Green Hair

as Gramp Fry

Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

as Jerry Connolly

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Some Like It Hot
8.1

Some Like It Hot

1959as Detective Mulligan
Ragtime
7.0

Ragtime

1981as Delmas
The End
5.6

The End

1978as Ben Lawson
The Phynx
3.7

The Phynx

1970as Pat O’Brien
The Boy with Green Hair
6.2

The Boy with Green Hair

1948as Gramp Fry
Angels with Dirty Faces
7.5

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938as Jerry Connolly
The Road to Hong Kong
5.8

The Road to Hong Kong

1962as Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
Bureau of Missing Persons
5.7

Bureau of Missing Persons

1933as Detective Butch Saunders
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crack-Up
5.7

Crack-Up

1946as George Steele
Bombshell
6.5

Bombshell

1933as Jim Brogan
Submarine D-1
5.0

Submarine D-1

1937as Butch Rogers
Knute Rockne All American
6.2

Knute Rockne All American

1940as Knute Rockne
Dill Scallion
6.2

Dill Scallion

1999as Self
The Front Page
6.5

The Front Page

1931as Hildy Johnson
Riff-Raff
6.2

Riff-Raff

1947as Dan Hammer
Bombardier
5.7

Bombardier

1943as Chick Davis
Air Mail
5.5

Air Mail

1932as Duke Talbot
The Last Hurrah
7.2

The Last Hurrah

1958as John Gorman
Scout's Honor
7.5

Scout's Honor

1980as Mr. Caboose
Town Tamer
6.8

Town Tamer

1965as Judge Murcott
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
8.5

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

2008as Self (archive footage)
The People Against O'Hara
5.7

The People Against O'Hara

1951as Det. Vincent Ricks
American Madness
6.9

American Madness

1932as Matt Brown
Torrid Zone
7.0

Torrid Zone

1940as Steve Case
Virtue
6.6

Virtue

1932as Jimmy Doyle
Breakdowns of 1938
5.8

Breakdowns of 1938

1938as Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)
Out Where the Stars Begin
7.1

Out Where the Stars Begin

1938as Pat O'Brien
Marine Raiders
6.8

Marine Raiders

1944as Maj. Steve Lockhart
The Fireball
6.0

The Fireball

1950as Father O'Hara
The Iron Major
5.7

The Iron Major

1943as Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
Inside Detroit
6.5

Inside Detroit

1955as Gus Linden
Kiss Me... Kill Me
6.8

Kiss Me... Kill Me

1976as Jimmy, the morgue attendant
College Coach
4.6

College Coach

1933as Coach Gore
The Over the Hill Gang
5.8

The Over the Hill Gang

1969as Captain Oren Hayes
'Til We Meet Again
6.4

'Til We Meet Again

1940as Steve Burke
Slightly Honorable
5.1

Slightly Honorable

1939as John Webb
San Quentin
6.6

San Quentin

1937as Capt. Stephen Jameson
Broadway
6.4

Broadway

1942as Dan McCorn
The Fighting 69th
5.8

The Fighting 69th

1940as Father Duffy
Fighting Father Dunne
7.5

Fighting Father Dunne

1948as Father Peter J. Dunne
The Sky's the Limit
10.0

The Sky's the Limit

1975as Abner Therman
A Dangerous Profession
5.7

A Dangerous Profession

1949as Joe Farley
Flying High
5.8

Flying High

1931as Sport Wardell
Cowboy from Brooklyn
7.0

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938as Roy Chadwick
Swingtime in the Movies
6.0

Swingtime in the Movies

1938as Himself (uncredited)
Slim
6.5

Slim

1937as Red Blayd
The Adventures of Nick Carter
3.8

The Adventures of Nick Carter

1972as Hallelujah Harry
Garden of the Moon
6.8

Garden of the Moon

1938as John Quinn
Scandal for Sale
8.5

Scandal for Sale

1932as Waddell