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Pat O'Brien

Pat O'Brien

American film actor (1899-1983)

William Joseph Patrick O'Brien was an American film actor with more than 100 screen credits. Of Irish descent, he often played Irish and Irish-American characters and was referred to as "Hollywood's Irishman in Residence" in the press. One of the best-known screen actors of the 1930s and 1940s, he played priests, cops, military figures, pilots, and reporters. He is especially well-remembered for his roles in Knute Rockne, All American (1940), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and Some Like It Hot (1959). He was frequently paired onscreen with Hollywood star and close friend James Cagney. O'Brien also appeared on stage and television.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 99 films (1930–1965) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 13 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1930 The Front Page Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 101 min 16mm B&W sound
1931 CONSOLATION MARRIAGE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1931 PERSONAL MAID. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1931 The front page. The Caddo Co. Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1932 AIR MAIL. Universal Pictures Corp. 9 reels B&W
1932 American madness 1932) (A Columbia Production 1:16:00 16mm B&W sound
1932 American Madness. Columbia Pictures Corp. 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1932 HELL'S HOUSE. Bennie F. Zeidman Productions Ltd. 8 reels B&W
1932 HOLLYWOOD SPEAKS. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1932 SCANDAL FOR SALE. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1932 THE FINAL EDITION. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1932 THE STRANGE CASE OF CLARA DEANE. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1932 VIRTUE. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1933 Bombshell ▶ Victor Fleming 96 min B&W
1933 BOMBSHELL. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 10 reels B&W
1933 BUREAU OF MISSING PERSONS. First National Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1933 COLLEGE COACH. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1933 DESTINATION UNKNOWN. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1933 FLAMING GOLD. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1933 LAUGHTER IN HELL. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1934 Flirtation Walk. Vitaphone Corp. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1934 GAMBLING LADY. Vitaphone Corp. 7 reels B&W
1934 HERE COMES THE NAVY. Vitaphone Corp. 9 reels B&W
1934 I SELL ANYTHING. Vitaphone Corp. 8 reels B&W
1934 I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER. Vitaphone Corp. 8 reels B&W
1934 THE PERSONALITY KID. Vitaphone Corp. 8 reels B&W
1935 DEVIL DOGS OF THE AIR. Vitaphone Corp. 9 reels B&W
1935 IN CALIENTE. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1935 OIL FOR THE LAMPS OF CHINA. Vitaphone Corp. 10 reels 16mm Sound
1935 PAGE MISS GLORY. warner brothers 10 reels B&W
1935 Stars Over Broadway warner brothers 89 min 16mm B&W sound
1935 STARS OVER BROADWAY. Vitaphone Corp. 10 reels B&W
1935 THE IRISH IN US. Vitaphone Corp. 8 reels B&W
1936 [Ceiling zero--trailer] . 3 16mm B&W sound
1936 [China Clipper] ▶ Ray Enright 85 min 16mm B&W sound
1936 CEILING ZERO. Vitaphone Corp. 10 reels B&W
1936 CHINA CLIPPER. Vitaphone Corp. 10 reels B&W
1936 I MARRIED A DOCTOR. Vitaphone Corp. 9 reels B&W
1936 PUBLIC ENEMY'S WIFE. Vitaphone Corp. 7 reels B&W
1936 THE GREAT O'MALLEY. Vitaphone Corp. 8 reels B&W
1937 Back in circulation Ray Enright 81 min B&W
1937 BACK IN CIRCULATION. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1937 San Quentin. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1937 SLIM. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1937 Submarine D-1 Lloyd Bacon B&W
1937 WOMEN ARE LIKE THAT. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 10 reels B&W
1938 Angels with dirty faces. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1938 BOY MEETS GIRL. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1938 COWBOY FROM BROOKLYN. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1938 Garden Of The Moon warner brothers 94 min 16mm B&W sound