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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 2, 1890
Died
May 21, 1966
Place of Birth
Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- Patrick H. O'Malley Jr.
- Patrick Henry O'Malley Jr.
Pat O'Malley
0.9 Popularity
Biography
Often confused with the British-born comic actor J. Pat O'Malley, who is the better remembered, silent dramatic film star Pat O'Malley had an enduring career that stands on its own. He was of solid Irish-American stock, born in Forest City, Pennsylvania, in 1890. A one-time railroad switchman, he also had circus experience by the time he discovered an interest in movie making. He began with the Kalem Studio in 1913 and appeared in a few Irish films before signing on with Thomas Edison's company in 1914. The following year, he married actress Lillian Wilkes, and three of their children, Eileen, Mary Katherine, and Sheila, would become actors as well. His brother Charles O'Malley was a sometime actor, appearing in westerns on occasion. His first identifiable film is The Alien (1913). He began freelancing in 1916 and from then on, appeared in scores of silents as both a rugged and romantic lead, some classic films being The Heart of Humanity (1918), My Wild Irish Rose (1922), and The Virginian (1923). He did not age well come sound pictures, and he was quickly relegated to supporting parts. He appeared in hundreds upon hundreds of bits (mostly unbilled) until 1956, when he retired. He died a decade later.
Known For
10.0
Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
7.5
Tenant (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
1963
6.6
The Butler
Thriller
1960
8.5
Mr. Llewellyn
The Twilight Zone
1959
8.5
Attendant
The Twilight Zone
1959
8.5
Mr. Wilson
The Twilight Zone
1959
6.0
Old Man
Law of the Plainsman
1959
6.0
Bowen
Black Saddle
1959
6.6
Neighbor
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
5.2
Mr. Cleary
M Squad
1957
Credits
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
2019
10.0
Days of Wine and Roses
as Tenant (uncredited)
1963
7.5
Thriller
as The Butler
1960
6.6
The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Llewellyn
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Attendant
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Wilson
1959
8.5
Law of the Plainsman
as Old Man
1959
6.0
Black Saddle
as Bowen
1959
6.0
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Neighbor
1958
6.6
M Squad
as Mr. Cleary
1957
5.2
🎬
State Trooper
1956
5.0
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
as Doc Blaine
1956
6.5
Highway Patrol
1955
5.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Wardrobe Attendant
1955
7.8
A Star Is Born
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1954
7.1
The Wild One
as Sawyer (uncredited)
1953
6.6
Small Town Girl
as Doorman
1953
5.4
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
1952
7.3
Everything I Have Is Yours
as Conductor (Uncredited)
1952
5.8
The Old West
as Townsman (uncredited)
1952
5.0
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1950
6.2
Mule Train
as Charley Stewart (uncredited)
1950
5.0
The Reckless Moment
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
1949
6.7
All the King's Men
as Politician (uncredited)
1949
7.0
The Big Steal
as Purser (uncredited)
1949
6.5
🎬
The Secret Of St. Ives
as Sergeant (uncredited)
1949
6.0
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
1949
6.8
Alias Nick Beal
as Committee Man
1949
6.7
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Officer Jim
1949
5.6
The Man from Colorado
as Citizen (uncredited)
1948
6.7
Key Witness
as Detective Norris (uncredited)
1947
4.5
The Missing Juror
as Priest (Uncredited)
1944
6.0
One Mysterious Night
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
1944
5.9
The Whistler
as Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
1944
6.1
Sailor's Holiday
1944
0.0
The Racket Man
as Postman
1944
7.0
Double Up
as Jim Bowers
1943
0.0
Destroyer
as Postman
1943
6.6
Batman
as Cop
1943
6.4
Redhead from Manhattan
as Cop
1943
4.7
Mission to Moscow
as Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
1943
5.3
Quiet Please, Murder
as Guard Killed in Library
1943
6.8
🎬
Duck Soup
as Cop
1942
0.0
Gentleman Jim
as Detective (uncredited)
1942
7.1
Deep in the Heart of Texas
as Jonathan Taylor
1942
5.0
The Glass Key
as Politician (uncredited)
1942
6.6
Thru Different Eyes
as Coroner
1942
0.0
This Gun for Hire
as Conductor (uncredited)
1942
7.0
Murder in the Big House
as Guard (uncredited)
1942
6.5
Gang Busters
as Police Chemist Crandall
1942
5.2
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
1942
2.5
Over My Dead Body
as Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
1942
0.0
Blue, White, and Perfect
as Police Sergeant
1942
6.3
Steel Against the Sky
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
1941
5.0
The Great Man's Lady
as Officer Murphy (uncredited)
1941
6.3
Honky Tonk
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1941
6.4
Reg'lar Fellers
as Mr. Dugan Sr.
1941
3.9
Cracked Nuts
as Officer #1
1941
0.0
Law of the Range
as Mr. Howard
1941
5.0
Pals of the Pecos
as Dan Burke
1941
0.0
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Policeman
1941
5.3
Blonde Inspiration
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1941
5.4
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Editor Gunnigan
1940
6.2
The Bank Dick
as Cop (uncredited)
1940
6.5
Little Nellie Kelly
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
1940
6.7
East of the River
as Policeman (uncredited)
1940
5.7
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Laborer (uncredited)
1940
6.1
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Minor Role
1940
5.6
A Fugitive from Justice
as Policeman (uncredited)
1940
3.5
Girl in 313
as Bartender
1940
5.4
Rocky Mountain Rangers
as Captain Taylor
1940
0.0
Tear Gas Squad
as Patrolman
1940
4.8
Shooting High
as Lem Pritchard
1940
8.0
The House Across the Bay
as Prison Guard
1940
5.5
Castle on the Hudson
as Guard (uncredited)
1940
6.8
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Express Man (uncredited)
1940
5.7
Remember the Night
as Jury Member (uncredited)
1940
7.3
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Laboratory Technician
1940
4.0
Emergency Squad
as Fire Captain
1940
5.0
Invisible Stripes
as Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
1939
6.1
The Light That Failed
as Bullock
1939
6.0
The Night of Nights
as Actor (uncredited)
1939
0.0
The Roaring Twenties
as Jailer (uncredited)
1939
7.5
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Policeman
1939
3.5
Smashing the Money Ring
as Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
1939
5.0
The Escape
as Neighbor
1939
5.5
Dust Be My Destiny
as Bailiff (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Frontier Marshal
as Bar Patron
1939
6.2
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Police Guard (uncredited)
1939
6.6
Stunt Pilot
as Sheehan
1939
5.0
Five Came Back
as Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Wolf Call
as RCMP Sergeant
1939
3.3
Women in the Wind
as Cleveland Official (uncredited)
1939
6.8
They Made Her a Spy
as Intelligence Service Man
1939
5.7
Dodge City
as Conductor (uncredited)
1939
6.9
Let Us Live
as Captain (uncredited)
1939
6.8
Romance of the Redwoods
as Yerkes
1939
6.0
Sergeant Madden
as Police Sergeant
1939
6.0
Secret Service of the Air
as Guard Cooper
1939
5.8
Persons in Hiding
as Deputy Driver (uncredited)
1939
2.7
The Phantom Creeps
as AMI Chief
1939
4.2
Always Goodbye
as Cop (uncredited)
1938
6.8
He Couldn't Say No
as Policeman in Car
1938
5.5
Love on a Budget
as Townsman
1938
0.0
Alcatraz Island
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
1937
4.9
Music for Madame
as Policeman (Uncredited)
1937
5.0
Ever Since Eve
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1937
5.5
Parnell
as Irishman
1937
4.1
The Great Hospital Mystery
as Detective
1937
4.0
Beloved Enemy
as Patrick Callahan
1936
6.1
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)
1936
5.3
Hollywood Boulevard
as Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
1936
2.7
Crash Donovan
as Patrolman (uncredited)
1936
0.0
36 Hours to Kill
as G-Man
1936
5.3
High Tension
as Ship's Mate
1936
5.4
The Big Noise
as Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)
1936
5.0
Trouble for Two
as Purser (Uncredited)
1936
6.0
Champagne Charlie
as Ship's Officer
1936
4.8
Paddy O'Day
as Immigration Officer Tom Wilson
1936
7.0
Exclusive Story
as Third Officer (uncredited)
1936
6.5
We're Only Human
as Police Officer Jordan
1935
6.5
Heir to Trouble
as Mining Engineer
1935
0.0
The Fighting Marines
as Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1]
1935
6.0
His Family Tree
as Seated Pub Sailor
1935
4.5
Special Agent
as Roark (uncredited)
1935
6.2
Public Hero Number 1
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
1935
6.2
The Drunkard
as First Drunk
1935
0.0
The Perfect Clue
as Police Officer
1935
5.5
Girl in Danger
as Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
1934
6.0
The Crime Doctor
as Detective (uncredited)
1934
2.7
🎬
Love Past Thirty
as Lon Burt
1934
0.0
Pirate Treasure
as John Craig
1934
4.0
Perils of Pauline
as Tim Sullivan
1933
5.7
A Man of Sentiment
as Officer Ryan
1933
0.0
Morning Glory
as Actor (uncredited)
1933
6.1
Before Dawn
as Detective Brady (uncredited)
1933
5.6
Riot Squad
as Det. Bob Larkin
1933
3.3
Laughing at Life
as Detective Agency Official
1933
6.0
I Love That Man
as Prison Interne
1933
0.0
The Whirlwind
as Pat Patrick
1933
0.0
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
1933
6.4
Parachute Jumper
as Pilot (uncredited)
1933
5.9
Frisco Jenny
as Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
1933
6.3
Sundown Rider
as Lafe Armstrong
1932
0.0
The Penal Code
as Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
1932
6.0
Call Her Savage
as Fireman (Uncredited)
1932
5.5
The Fighting Gentleman
as Dot Moran
1932
0.0
Those We Love
as Daley
1932
6.0
Klondike
as Burke
1932
4.7
Exposure
as Van Avery - City Editor
1932
2.0
American Madness
1932
6.8
Speed Madness
as McCarey
1932
0.0
Attorney for the Defense
as Dr. Strong
1932
6.0
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
as Broadcast Sergeant (uncredited)
1932
0.0
High Speed
as Paul Whipple
1932
2.0
The Reckoning
as Bob
1932
4.0
The Shadow of the Eagle
as Ames
1932
5.1
The Fighting Marshal
as Deputy Ed Myers
1931
6.0
Night Life in Reno
as District Attorney
1931
3.9
The Lightning Warrior
as Sheriff A. W. Brown
1931
5.0
Anybody's Blonde
as Reporter
1931
0.0
The Sky Spider
as Jim Morgan
1931
2.3
Homicide Squad
as Man
1931
0.0
🎬
The Costume Falls
1931
0.0
Mothers Cry
as Frank Williams
1930
0.0
The Fall Guy
as Charles Newton
1930
5.5
The Man I Love
as D.J. McCarthy
1929
4.0
Alibi
as Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
1929
6.0
Pleasure Before Business
1927
0.0
Perch of the Devil
as Gregory Compton
1927
0.0
Spangles
as Dick Hale
1926
0.0
My Old Dutch
as Joe Brown
1926
0.0
The Midnight Sun
as Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
1926
0.0
Watch Your Wife
as James Langham
1926
0.0
The Teaser
as James McDonald
1925
1.0
🎬
The Fighting Cub
1925
0.0
Proud Flesh
as Patrick O'Malley
1925
6.3
Let Women Alone
as Tom Benham
1925
0.0
Worldly Goods
as Fred Hopper
1924
0.0
The Mine with the Iron Door
as Hugh Edwards
1924
0.0
Bread
as Roy Beardsley
1924
0.0
The Fighting American
as Bill Pendleton
1924
5.7
🎬
The Beauty Prize
as George Brady
1924
0.0
Happiness
as Fermoy MacDonough
1924
0.0
Fools Highway
as Mike Kildare
1924
0.0
The Man from Brodney's
as Robert Browne
1923
0.0
The Eternal Struggle
as Bucky O'Harra
1923
0.0
Cause for Divorce
as Howard Metcliffe
1923
1.0
The Virginian
as Steve
1923
5.0
Slippy McGee
as Lawrence Mayne
1923
0.0
Brass
as Harry Baldwin
1923
3.0
The Last Hour
as Philip Logan
1923
0.0
My Wild Irish Rose
as Conn, The Shaughraun
1922
0.0
A Game Chicken
as Rush Thompson
1922
0.0
False Kisses
1921
0.0
The Ten Dollar Raise
as Jimmy
1921
0.0
Bob Hampton of Placer
as Lt. Brant
1921
0.0
The Breaking Point
as Phillip Bradley
1921
0.0
Dinty
as Jack North
1920
5.2
The Breath of the Gods
as T. Caraway Dodge
1920
0.0
Go and Get It
as Kirk Connelly
1920
6.0
The Blooming Angel
as Chester Framm
1920
0.0
False Evidence
as Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)
1919
0.0
The Red Glove
as Kern Thodes (early chapters)
1919
0.0
The Heart of Humanity
as Clancy
1918
6.1
She Hired a Husband
as Tom Dunstan
1918
0.0
The Prussian Cur
as Jimmie O'Grady
1918
0.0
Hit-the-Trail Holliday
as Kent B. Wurst
1918
0.0
Her Boy
as Charlie Turner
1918
0.0
The Love That Lives
as Jimmy
1917
0.0
The Tell-Tale Step
as Hugh Graham
1917
0.0
The Law of the North
as Cpl. John Emerson
1917
6.0
🎬
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Sybil Vane
1916
6.0
Gladiola
1915
0.0
On Dangerous Paths
as Roger Sterritt
1915
0.0
All for Old Ireland
1915
0.0
McQuade of the Traffic Squad
as Pat McQuade
1915
0.0
The Voice of the Violin
1915
5.0