Pat O'Brien

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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

Detective Mulligan

Angels with Dirty Faces

Jerry Connolly

Happy Days

Self

Ragtime

Delmas

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

WKRP in Cincinnati

Self

The Front Page

Hildy Johnson

The End

Ben Lawson

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2013	Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2008	You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2005	Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1999	Dill Scallion MOVIE	Self
1983	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage MOVIE	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981	James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy MOVIE	Self
1981	Ragtime MOVIE	Delmas
1980	Scout's Honor MOVIE	Mr. Caboose
1978	WKRP in Cincinnati TV	Self
1978	The End MOVIE	Ben Lawson
1977	Billy Jack Goes to Washington MOVIE	President of the Senate
1976	Kiss Me... Kill Me MOVIE	Jimmy, the morgue attendant
1975	The Sky's the Limit MOVIE	Abner Therman
1974	Happy Days TV	Self
1973	Amanda Fallon MOVIE	Emory
1972	Banyon TV	Self
1972	The Adventures of Nick Carter MOVIE	Hallelujah Harry
1972	Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol MOVIE	Sgt. McGll
1971	Alias Smith and Jones TV	Self
1970	The Phynx MOVIE	Pat O’Brien
1970	McCloud TV	Self
1969	The Over the Hill Gang MOVIE	Captain Oren Hayes
1965	Town Tamer MOVIE	Judge Murcott
1965	Branded TV	Self
1963	Kraft Suspense Theatre TV	Lt. John Curwood
1963	Kraft Suspense Theatre TV	Inspector Dan Zarilla
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV	Self
1962	Going My Way TV	Self
1962	The Merv Griffin Show TV	Self
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV	Self
1962	The Virginian TV	J. Jimerson Jones
1962	The Virginian TV	Doc Bigelow
1962	The Road to Hong Kong MOVIE	Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
1962	Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe MOVIE	Narrator
1961	The Mike Douglas Show TV	Self - Co-Host
1961	The Mike Douglas Show TV	Self
1960	The Best of the Post TV	Mike Breen
1960	Harrigan and Son TV	Self
1959	I Captured the King of the Leprechauns MOVIE	Self
1959	Some Like It Hot MOVIE	Detective Mulligan
1958	The Last Hurrah MOVIE	John Gorman
1958	Kraft Music Hall TV	Self
1957	Kill Me Tomorrow MOVIE	Bart Crosbie
1957	Invitation to a Gunfighter MOVIE	Sheriff Kyle Bickford
1956	Telephone Time TV	Self
1955	Inside Detroit MOVIE	Gus Linden
1955	Science Fiction Theatre TV	Self
1954	Climax! TV	Police Lieutenant Moore
1954	Climax! TV	Police Lieutenant
1954	Climax! TV	Ed Talbot
1954	Ring of Fear MOVIE	Frank Wallace
1954	Jubilee Trail MOVIE	Ernest 'Texas' Conway
1953	General Electric Theater TV	Major Irish
1952	The Ford Television Theatre TV	Lt. V. Keever
1952	This Is Your Life TV	Self
1952	Okinawa MOVIE	Lt. Cmdr. Hale
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV	Self
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV	John Wentworth
1951	The People Against O'Hara MOVIE	Det. Vincent Ricks
1951	Criminal Lawyer MOVIE	James 'Jimmy' Regan
1951	The Hills of Ireland MOVIE	Self - Narrator
1950	The Fireball MOVIE	Father O'Hara
1950	Lux Video Theatre TV	Tim Larkin
1950	Lux Video Theatre TV	Captain Barnaby
1950	Lux Video Theatre TV	Joe Crandall
1950	Lux Video Theatre TV	Charley Hackett
1950	Lux Video Theatre TV	George Morrell
1950	Lux Video Theatre TV	Eddie Gorman
1950	The Colgate Comedy Hour TV	Self
1950	Johnny One-Eye MOVIE	Martin Martin
1950	What's My Line? TV	Self
1949	A Dangerous Profession MOVIE	Joe Farley
1948	The Boy with Green Hair MOVIE	Gramp Fry
1948	Studio One TV	Mike Waterson
1948	Ford Theatre TV	Self
1948	The Ed Sullivan Show TV	Self
1948	Fighting Father Dunne MOVIE	Father Peter J. Dunne
1947	Blow-Ups of 1947 MOVIE	Self
1947	Riff-Raff MOVIE	Dan Hammer
1946	Crack-Up MOVIE	George Steele
1946	Perilous Holiday MOVIE	Patrick Nevil
1945	Man Alive MOVIE	Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
1945	Having Wonderful Crime MOVIE	Michael J. Malone
1944	Secret Command MOVIE	Sam Gallagher
1944	Marine Raiders MOVIE	Maj. Steve Lockhart
1943	His Butler's Sister MOVIE	Martin Murphy
1943	The Iron Major MOVIE	Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
1943	Bombardier MOVIE	Chick Davis
1942	The Navy Comes Through MOVIE	Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
1942	Flight Lieutenant MOVIE	Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
1942	Broadway MOVIE	Dan McCorn
1942	Two Yanks in Trinidad MOVIE	Tim Reardon
1941	Breakdowns of 1941 MOVIE	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1940	Breakdowns of 1940 MOVIE	Self
1940	Knute Rockne All American MOVIE	Knute Rockne
1940	Flowing Gold MOVIE	Ian 'Hap' O'Connor
1940	Escape to Glory MOVIE	Mike Farrough
1940	Torrid Zone MOVIE	Steve Case
1940	'Til We Meet Again MOVIE	Steve Burke
1940	Castle on the Hudson MOVIE	Warden Walter Long
1940	The Fighting 69th MOVIE	Father Duffy
1939	Breakdowns of 1939 MOVIE	Self
1939	Slightly Honorable MOVIE	John Webb
1939	The Night of Nights MOVIE	Dan O'Farrell
1939	Indianapolis Speedway MOVIE	Joe Greer
1939	The Kid from Kokomo MOVIE	William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
1939	Off the Record MOVIE	Thomas "Breezy" Elliott
1938	Breakdowns of 1938 MOVIE	Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938	Swingtime in the Movies MOVIE	Himself (uncredited)
1938	Angels with Dirty Faces MOVIE	Jerry Connolly
1938	Garden of the Moon MOVIE	John Quinn
1938	Boy Meets Girl MOVIE	J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
1938	Cowboy from Brooklyn MOVIE	Roy Chadwick
1938	Out Where the Stars Begin MOVIE	Pat O'Brien
1938	Women Are Like That MOVIE	Bill Landin
1937	Breakdowns of 1937 MOVIE	Self
1937	Submarine D-1 MOVIE	Butch Rogers
1937	Back in Circulation MOVIE	Bill Morgan
1937	Slim MOVIE	Red Blayd
1937	San Quentin MOVIE	Capt. Stephen Jameson
1937	The Great O'Malley MOVIE	James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
1936	Breakdowns of 1936 MOVIE	Self
1936	Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) MOVIE	Self
1936	China Clipper MOVIE	Dave Logan
1936	Public Enemy's Wife MOVIE	Lee Laird
1936	I Married a Doctor MOVIE	Dr. William P. Kennicott
1936	Ceiling Zero MOVIE	Jake L. Lee
1935	A Dream Comes True MOVIE	Himself (uncredited)
1935	Things You Never See on the Screen MOVIE	Self
1935	Stars Over Broadway MOVIE	Al McGillevray
1935	Page Miss Glory MOVIE	Click Wiley
1935	The Irish in Us MOVIE	Pat O'Hara
1935	Oil for the Lamps of China MOVIE	Stephen Chase
1935	In Caliente MOVIE	Larry MacArthur
1935	Devil Dogs of the Air MOVIE	Lieut. Brannigan
1935	A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio MOVIE	Himself (uncredited)
1934	Flirtation Walk MOVIE	"Scrapper" Thornhhill
1934	I Sell Anything MOVIE	"Spot Cash" Cutler
1934	Studio Highlights MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1934	Here Comes the Navy MOVIE	Biff Martin
1934	The Personality Kid MOVIE	Ritzy
1934	Twenty Million Sweethearts MOVIE	Rush Blake
1934	Gambling Lady MOVIE	Charlie Lang
1934	I've Got Your Number MOVIE	Terry Riley
1934	Screen Snapshots No. 11 MOVIE	Himself
1933	College Coach MOVIE	Coach Gore
1933	Bombshell MOVIE	Jim Brogan
1933	Bureau of Missing Persons MOVIE	Detective Butch Saunders
1933	The World Gone Mad MOVIE	Andy Terrell
1933	Destination Unknown MOVIE	Matt Brennan
1933	Laughter in Hell MOVIE	Barney Slaney
1932	Air Mail MOVIE	Duke Talbot
1932	Virtue MOVIE	Jimmy Doyle
1932	Flaming Gold MOVIE	Ben Lear
1932	American Madness MOVIE	Matt Brown
1932	Hollywood Speaks MOVIE	Jimmy Reed
1932	The Strange Case of Clara Deane MOVIE	Frank Deane
1932	Scandal for Sale MOVIE	Waddell
1932	The Final Edition MOVIE	Sam Bradshaw
1932	Hell's House MOVIE	Matt Kelly
1931	Consolation Marriage MOVIE	Steve Porter
1931	Flying High MOVIE	Sport Wardell
1931	Personal Maid MOVIE	Peter Shea
1931	The Front Page MOVIE	Hildy Johnson
1931	Crimes Square MOVIE	Marty
1931	Honor Among Lovers MOVIE	Conroy (uncredited)
1930	Compliments of the Season MOVIE	Police Detective (uncredited)
1930	My Mistake MOVIE	Self
1930	The Voice of Hollywood MOVIE	Self/Host

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