Pat O'Malley
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.
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- Born:
- Sep 3, 1890 In Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 171
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Gladiola 1915-10-15
- Latest Project:
- Movie Days of Wine and Roses 1963-02-04
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Days of Wine and Roses | Tenant (uncredited) | 1963-02-04 |
| Series | Black Saddle | Unknown | 1959-01-10 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Mr. Wilson | 1959-10-02 |
| Series | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | Neighbor | 1958-01-07 |
| Series | M Squad | Unknown | 1957-09-20 |
| Movie | Blackjack Ketchum Desperado | Doc Blaine | 1956-04-01 |
| Series | State Trooper | Unknown | 1956-09-25 |
| Series | Highway Patrol | Unknown | 1955-10-03 |
| Movie | A Star Is Born | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
| Movie | The Wild One | Sawyer (uncredited) | 1953-12-30 |
| Movie | Small Town Girl | Doorman | 1953-04-10 |
| Movie | The Old West | Townsman (uncredited) | 1952-09-29 |
| Movie | Everything I Have Is Yours | Conductor (Uncredited) | 1952-10-31 |
| Movie | The Bad and the Beautiful | Man Outside the Club (uncredited) | 1952-12-25 |
| Movie | The Killer That Stalked New York | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1950-10-06 |
| Movie | Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Officer Jim | 1949-03-02 |
| Movie | The Secret Of St. Ives | Sergeant (uncredited) | 1949-06-30 |
| Movie | Alias Nick Beal | Committee Man | 1949-03-04 |
| Movie | All the King's Men | Politician (Uncredited) | 1949-11-16 |
| Movie | The Reckless Moment | Bank Guard (uncredited) | 1949-12-09 |
| Movie | The Man from Colorado | 1948-08-07 | |
| Movie | Key Witness | Detective Norris (uncredited) | 1947-10-09 |
| Movie | The Racket Man | Postman | 1944-01-18 |
| Movie | Sailor's Holiday | 1944-02-24 | |
| Movie | One Mysterious Night | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1944-10-21 |
| Movie | The Whistler | Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited) | 1944-03-30 |
| Movie | The Missing Juror | Priest (Uncredited) | 1944-11-16 |
| Movie | Mission to Moscow | Irish-American in Montage (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
| Movie | Quiet Please, Murder | Guard Killed in Library | 1943-03-19 |
| Movie | Redhead from Manhattan | Cop | 1943-05-06 |
| Movie | Double Up | Jim Bowers | 1943-12-29 |
| Movie | Batman | Cop | 1943-07-16 |
| Movie | Destroyer | Postman | 1943-08-19 |
| Movie | Gang Busters | Police Chemist Crandall | 1942-03-31 |
| Movie | Murder in the Big House | Guard (uncredited) | 1942-04-11 |
| Movie | Blue, White, and Perfect | Police Sergeant | 1942-01-06 |
| Movie | This Gun for Hire | Conductor (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | Over My Dead Body | Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley) | 1942-01-15 |
| Movie | The Great Man's Lady | Officer Murphy (uncredited) | 1942-04-15 |
| Movie | Duck Soup | Cop | 1942-12-18 |
| Movie | Gentleman Jim | Detective (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
| Movie | Deep in the Heart of Texas | Jonathan Taylor | 1942-09-25 |
| Movie | The Glass Key | Politician (uncredited) | 1942-09-08 |
| Movie | Thru Different Eyes | Coroner | 1942-06-19 |
| Movie | The Great Mr. Nobody | Policeman | 1941-02-15 |
| Movie | Blonde Inspiration | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1941-02-07 |
| Movie | Law of the Range | Mr. Howard | 1941-06-20 |
| Movie | Pals of the Pecos | Dan Burke | 1941-04-07 |
| Movie | Cracked Nuts | Officer #1 | 1941-07-02 |
| Movie | Steel Against the Sky | Construction Worker (uncredited) | 1941-12-13 |
| Movie | Honky Tonk | Party Guest | 1941-10-01 |
| Movie | Reg'lar Fellers | Mr. Dugan Sr. | 1941-09-05 |
| Movie | Castle on the Hudson | Guard (uncredited) | 1940-02-17 |
| Movie | The House Across the Bay | Prison Guard | 1940-03-01 |
| Movie | Shooting High | Lem Pritchard | 1940-04-25 |
| Movie | The Saint's Double Trouble | Express Man (uncredited) | 1940-01-26 |
| Movie | Emergency Squad | Fire Captain | 1940-01-05 |
| Movie | Tear Gas Squad | Patrolman | 1940-05-04 |
| Movie | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Laboratory Technician | 1940-01-11 |
| Movie | Remember the Night | Jury Member (uncredited) | 1940-01-19 |
| Movie | A Fugitive from Justice | Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-06-15 |
| Movie | Little Nellie Kelly | Mounted Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-11-22 |
| Movie | The Bank Dick | Cop (uncredited) | 1940-11-29 |
| Movie | Rocky Mountain Rangers | Captain Taylor | 1940-05-24 |
| Movie | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Editor Gunnigan | 1940-12-24 |
| Movie | East of the River | Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-11-09 |
| Movie | A Dispatch from Reuters | Laborer (uncredited) | 1940-10-19 |
| Movie | Girl in 313 | Bartender | 1940-05-31 |
| Movie | Lucky Cisco Kid | Minor Role | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | Dodge City | Conductor (uncredited) | 1939-04-08 |
| Movie | They Made Her a Spy | Intelligence Service Man | 1939-04-14 |
| Movie | Women in the Wind | Cleveland Official (uncredited) | 1939-04-15 |
| Movie | Wolf Call | RCMP Sergeant | 1939-05-22 |
| Movie | The Phantom Creeps | AMI Chief | 1939-01-07 |
| Movie | Five Came Back | Mike Mulvaney (uncredited) | 1939-06-23 |
| Movie | Persons in Hiding | Deputy Driver (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
| Movie | Secret Service of the Air | Guard Cooper | 1939-03-04 |
| Movie | Sergeant Madden | Police Sergeant | 1939-03-24 |
| Movie | Romance of the Redwoods | Yerkes | 1939-03-29 |
| Movie | Let Us Live | Captain (uncredited) | 1939-03-29 |
| Movie | The Night of Nights | Actor (uncredited) | 1939-12-01 |
| Movie | The Roaring Twenties | Jailer (uncredited) | 1939-10-28 |
| Movie | The Light That Failed | Bullock | 1939-12-24 |
| Movie | Invisible Stripes | Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
| Movie | Stunt Pilot | Sheehan | 1939-06-30 |
| Movie | The Housekeeper's Daughter | Policeman | 1939-10-26 |
| Movie | Smashing the Money Ring | Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited) | 1939-10-21 |
| Movie | Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Police Guard (uncredited) | 1939-07-07 |
| Movie | Frontier Marshal | Bar Patron | 1939-07-28 |
| Movie | Dust Be My Destiny | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
| Movie | The Escape | Neighbor | 1939-10-05 |
| Movie | Love on a Budget | Townsman | 1938-03-04 |
| Movie | Always Goodbye | Cop (uncredited) | 1938-06-24 |
| Movie | He Couldn't Say No | Policeman in Car | 1938-03-19 |
| Movie | Ever Since Eve | Police Officer (uncredited) | 1937-07-15 |
| Movie | The Great Hospital Mystery | Detective | 1937-05-14 |
| Movie | Music for Madame | Policeman (Uncredited) | 1937-10-08 |
| Movie | Alcatraz Island | Prison Guard (uncredited) | 1937-10-13 |
| Movie | Trouble for Two | Purser (Uncredited) | 1936-05-29 |
| Movie | The Big Noise | Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited) | 1936-06-22 |
| Movie | Exclusive Story | Third Officer (uncredited) | 1936-01-17 |
| Movie | Paddy O'Day | Immigration Officer Tom Wilson | 1936-01-17 |
| Movie | Champagne Charlie | Ship's Officer | 1936-05-06 |
| Movie | 36 Hours to Kill | G-Man | 1936-07-24 |
| Movie | High Tension | Ship's Mate | 1936-07-10 |
| Movie | Beloved Enemy | Patrick Callahan | 1936-12-25 |
| Movie | Wanted: Jane Turner | Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited) | 1936-12-04 |
| Movie | Crash Donovan | Patrolman (uncredited) | 1936-08-01 |
| Movie | Hollywood Boulevard | Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron | 1936-08-20 |
| Movie | The Drunkard | First Drunk | 1935-04-03 |
| Movie | The Perfect Clue | Police Officer | 1935-03-13 |
| Movie | Special Agent | Roark (uncredited) | 1935-09-14 |
| Movie | Public Hero Number 1 | Federal Agent (uncredited) | 1935-05-31 |
| Movie | His Family Tree | Seated Pub Sailor | 1935-09-29 |
| Movie | We're Only Human | Police Officer Jordan | 1935-12-27 |
| Movie | Heir to Trouble | Mining Engineer | 1935-12-17 |
| Movie | The Fighting Marines | Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1] | 1935-11-22 |
| Movie | Pirate Treasure | John Craig | 1934-01-29 |
| Movie | Love Past Thirty | Lon Burt | 1934-02-14 |
| Movie | The Crime Doctor | Detective (uncredited) | 1934-03-14 |
| Movie | Girl in Danger | Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited) | 1934-09-11 |
| Movie | The Whirlwind | Pat Patrick | 1933-04-13 |
| Movie | Mystery of the Wax Museum | Plainclothesman (Uncredited) | 1933-02-18 |
| Movie | Parachute Jumper | Pilot (uncredited) | 1933-01-28 |
| Movie | Frisco Jenny | Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan | 1933-01-14 |
| Movie | I Love That Man | Prison Interne | 1933-07-07 |
| Movie | Laughing at Life | Detective Agency Official | 1933-07-12 |
| Movie | Before Dawn | Detective Brady (uncredited) | 1933-08-04 |
| Movie | A Man of Sentiment | Officer Ryan | 1933-09-15 |
| Movie | Riot Squad | Det. Bob Larkin | 1933-07-25 |
| Movie | Speed Madness | McCarey | 1932-07-29 |
| Movie | The Reckoning | Bob | 1932-02-15 |
| Movie | The Shadow of the Eagle | Ames | 1932-02-01 |
| Movie | American Madness | 1932-08-15 | |
| Movie | Attorney for the Defense | Dr. Strong | 1932-05-21 |
| Movie | Exposure | Van Avery - City Editor | 1932-08-20 |
| Movie | Call Her Savage | Fireman (Uncredited) | 1932-11-24 |
| Movie | Those We Love | Daley | 1932-09-11 |
| Movie | Klondike | Burke | 1932-08-29 |
| Movie | The Penal Code | Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender | 1932-12-23 |
| Movie | Homicide Squad | Man | 1931-08-01 |
| Movie | The Costume Falls | 1931-02-05 | |
| Movie | The Sky Spider | Jim Morgan | 1931-10-01 |
| Movie | Night Life in Reno | District Attorney | 1931-11-01 |
| Movie | Anybody's Blonde | Reporter | 1931-11-01 |
| Movie | The Fighting Marshal | Deputy Ed Myers | 1931-11-25 |
| Movie | The Fall Guy | Charles Newton | 1930-06-15 |
| Movie | Mothers Cry | Frank Williams | 1930-12-04 |
| Movie | Alibi | Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon | 1929-04-20 |
| Movie | The Man I Love | D.J. McCarthy | 1929-05-25 |
| Movie | Perch of the Devil | Gregory Compton | 1927-03-06 |
| Movie | The Midnight Sun | Grand Duke Sergius of Russia | 1926-04-23 |
| Movie | My Old Dutch | Joe Brown | 1926-05-23 |
| Movie | Spangles | Dick Hale | 1926-11-07 |
| Movie | Proud Flesh | Patrick O'Malley | 1925-04-27 |
| Movie | The Fighting Cub | 1925-07-27 | |
| Movie | Happiness | Fermoy MacDonough | 1924-03-09 |
| Movie | The Fighting American | Bill Pendleton | 1924-05-26 |
| Movie | The Mine with the Iron Door | Hugh Edwards | 1924-10-02 |
| Movie | Brass | Harry Baldwin | 1923-03-04 |
| Movie | The Virginian | Steve | 1923-09-29 |
| Movie | The Eternal Struggle | Bucky O'Harra | 1923-10-08 |
| Movie | A Game Chicken | Rush Thompson | 1922-02-26 |
| Movie | False Kisses | 1921-11-21 | |
| Movie | Go and Get It | Kirk Connelly | 1920-07-18 |
| Movie | The Breath of the Gods | 1920-07-25 | |
| Movie | Dinty | Jack North | 1920-11-21 |
| Movie | The Red Glove | Kern Thodes (early chapters) | 1919-03-17 |
| Movie | The Heart of Humanity | Clancy | 1918-12-21 |
| Movie | The Love That Lives | 1917-07-09 | |
| Movie | Gladiola | 1915-10-15 |