Pat O'Brien

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

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

The Virginian

The Virginian

The Merv Griffin Show

Happy Days

Climax!

All Movies (129)

• Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story2008 · as Self (archive footage)
• Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Dill Scallion1999 · as Self
• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy1981 · as Self
• Ragtime1981 · as Delmas
• Scout's Honor1980 · as Mr. Caboose
• The End1978 · as Ben Lawson
• Billy Jack Goes to Washington1977 · as President of the Senate
• Kiss Me... Kill Me1976 · as Jimmy, the morgue attendant
• The Sky's the Limit1975 · as Abner Therman
• Amanda Fallon1973 · as Emory
• The Adventures of Nick Carter1972 · as Hallelujah Harry
• Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol1972 · as Sgt. McGll
• The Phynx1970 · as Pat O’Brien
• The Over the Hill Gang1969 · as Captain Oren Hayes
• Town Tamer1965 · as Judge Murcott
• The Road to Hong Kong1962 · as Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
• Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe1962 · as Narrator
• I Captured the King of the Leprechauns1959 · as Self
• Some Like It Hot1959 · as Detective Mulligan
• The Last Hurrah1958 · as John Gorman
• Kill Me Tomorrow1957 · as Bart Crosbie
• Invitation to a Gunfighter1957 · as Sheriff Kyle Bickford
• Inside Detroit1955 · as Gus Linden
• Ring of Fear1954 · as Frank Wallace
• Jubilee Trail1954 · as Ernest 'Texas' Conway
• Okinawa1952 · as Lt. Cmdr. Hale
• The People Against O'Hara1951 · as Det. Vincent Ricks
• Criminal Lawyer1951 · as James 'Jimmy' Regan
• The Hills of Ireland1951 · as Self - Narrator
• The Fireball1950 · as Father O'Hara
• Johnny One-Eye1950 · as Martin Martin
• A Dangerous Profession1949 · as Joe Farley
• The Boy with Green Hair1948 · as Gramp Fry
• Fighting Father Dunne1948 · as Father Peter J. Dunne
• Blow-Ups of 19471947 · as Self
• Riff-Raff1947 · as Dan Hammer
• Crack-Up1946 · as George Steele
• Perilous Holiday1946 · as Patrick Nevil
• Man Alive1945 · as Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
• Having Wonderful Crime1945 · as Michael J. Malone
• Secret Command1944 · as Sam Gallagher
• Marine Raiders1944 · as Maj. Steve Lockhart
• His Butler's Sister1943 · as Martin Murphy
• The Iron Major1943 · as Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
• Bombardier1943 · as Chick Davis
• The Navy Comes Through1942 · as Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
• Flight Lieutenant1942 · as Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
• Broadway1942 · as Dan McCorn
• Two Yanks in Trinidad1942 · as Tim Reardon
• Breakdowns of 19411941 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Breakdowns of 19401940 · as Self
• Knute Rockne All American1940 · as Knute Rockne
• Flowing Gold1940 · as Ian 'Hap' O'Connor
• Escape to Glory1940 · as Mike Farrough
• Torrid Zone1940 · as Steve Case
• 'Til We Meet Again1940 · as Steve Burke
• Castle on the Hudson1940 · as Warden Walter Long
• The Fighting 69th1940 · as Father Duffy
• Breakdowns of 19391939 · as Self
• Slightly Honorable1939 · as John Webb
• The Night of Nights1939 · as Dan O'Farrell
• Indianapolis Speedway1939 · as Joe Greer
• The Kid from Kokomo1939 · as William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
• Off the Record1939 · as Thomas "Breezy" Elliott
• Breakdowns of 19381938 · as Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Swingtime in the Movies1938 · as Himself (uncredited)
• Angels with Dirty Faces1938 · as Jerry Connolly
• Garden of the Moon1938 · as John Quinn
• Boy Meets Girl1938 · as J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
• Cowboy from Brooklyn1938 · as Roy Chadwick
• Out Where the Stars Begin1938 · as Pat O'Brien
• Women Are Like That1938 · as Bill Landin
• Breakdowns of 19371937 · as Self
• Submarine D-11937 · as Butch Rogers
• Back in Circulation1937 · as Bill Morgan
• Slim1937 · as Red Blayd
• San Quentin1937 · as Capt. Stephen Jameson
• The Great O'Malley1937 · as James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
• Breakdowns of 19361936 · as Self
• Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)1936 · as Self
• China Clipper1936 · as Dave Logan
• Public Enemy's Wife1936 · as Lee Laird
• I Married a Doctor1936 · as Dr. William P. Kennicott
• Ceiling Zero1936 · as Jake L. Lee
• A Dream Comes True1935 · as Himself (uncredited)
• Things You Never See on the Screen1935 · as Self
• Stars Over Broadway1935 · as Al McGillevray
• Page Miss Glory1935 · as Click Wiley
• The Irish in Us1935 · as Pat O'Hara
• Oil for the Lamps of China1935 · as Stephen Chase
• In Caliente1935 · as Larry MacArthur
• Devil Dogs of the Air1935 · as Lieut. Brannigan
• A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio1935 · as Himself (uncredited)
• Flirtation Walk1934 · as "Scrapper" Thornhhill
• I Sell Anything1934 · as "Spot Cash" Cutler
• Studio Highlights1934 · as Self (archive footage)
• Here Comes the Navy1934 · as Biff Martin
• The Personality Kid1934 · as Ritzy
• Twenty Million Sweethearts1934 · as Rush Blake
• Gambling Lady1934 · as Charlie Lang
• I've Got Your Number1934 · as Terry Riley
• Screen Snapshots No. 111934 · as Himself
• College Coach1933 · as Coach Gore
• Bombshell1933 · as Jim Brogan
• Bureau of Missing Persons1933 · as Detective Butch Saunders
• The World Gone Mad1933 · as Andy Terrell
• Destination Unknown1933 · as Matt Brennan
• Laughter in Hell1933 · as Barney Slaney
• Air Mail1932 · as Duke Talbot
• Virtue1932 · as Jimmy Doyle
• Flaming Gold1932 · as Ben Lear
• American Madness1932 · as Matt Brown
• Hollywood Speaks1932 · as Jimmy Reed
• The Strange Case of Clara Deane1932 · as Frank Deane
• Scandal for Sale1932 · as Waddell
• The Final Edition1932 · as Sam Bradshaw
• Hell's House1932 · as Matt Kelly
• Consolation Marriage1931 · as Steve Porter
• Flying High1931 · as Sport Wardell
• Personal Maid1931 · as Peter Shea
• The Front Page1931 · as Hildy Johnson
• Crimes Square1931 · as Marty
• Honor Among Lovers1931 · as Conroy (uncredited)
• Compliments of the Season1930 · as Police Detective (uncredited)
• My Mistake1930
• The Voice of Hollywood1930 · as Self/Host

All TV Shows (40)

• WKRP in Cincinnati1978
• Happy Days1974
• Banyon1972
• Alias Smith and Jones1971
• McCloud1970
• Branded1965
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Lt. John Curwood
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Inspector Dan Zarilla
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
• Going My Way1962
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Virginian1962 · as J. Jimerson Jones
• The Virginian1962 · as Doc Bigelow
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Best of the Post1960 · as Mike Breen
• Harrigan and Son1960
• Kraft Music Hall1958 · as Self
• Telephone Time1956
• Science Fiction Theatre1955
• Climax!1954 · as Police Lieutenant Moore
• Climax!1954 · as Police Lieutenant
• Climax!1954 · as Ed Talbot
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Major Irish
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Lt. V. Keever
• This Is Your Life1952 · as Self
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as John Wentworth
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Tim Larkin
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Captain Barnaby
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Joe Crandall
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as George Morrell
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Charley Hackett
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Eddie Gorman
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• Studio One1948 · as Mike Waterson
• Ford Theatre1948
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self