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:
- 191
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Voice of the Violin 1915-03-05
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration 2019-11-14
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration | Mr. Wilson (archive footage) | 2019-11-14 |
| 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 | Small Town Girl | Doorman | 1953-04-10 |
| Movie | The Wild One | Sawyer (uncredited) | 1953-12-30 |
| Movie | The Old West | Townsman (uncredited) | 1952-09-29 |
| Movie | The Bad and the Beautiful | Man Outside the Club (uncredited) | 1952-12-25 |
| Movie | Everything I Have Is Yours | Conductor (Uncredited) | 1952-10-31 |
| Movie | Mule Train | Charley Stewart (uncredited) | 1950-02-22 |
| Movie | The Killer That Stalked New York | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1950-10-06 |
| Movie | Alias Nick Beal | Committee Man | 1949-03-04 |
| Movie | Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Officer Jim | 1949-03-02 |
| Movie | The Doolins of Oklahoma | Deputy Marshal (uncredited) | 1949-05-27 |
| Movie | The Big Steal | Purser (uncredited) | 1949-07-01 |
| Movie | The Reckless Moment | Bank Guard (uncredited) | 1949-12-09 |
| Movie | All the King's Men | Politician (uncredited) | 1949-11-16 |
| Movie | The Secret Of St. Ives | Sergeant (uncredited) | 1949-06-30 |
| Movie | The Man from Colorado | Citizen (uncredited) | 1948-08-07 |
| Movie | Key Witness | Detective Norris (uncredited) | 1947-10-09 |
| Movie | The Missing Juror | Priest (Uncredited) | 1944-11-16 |
| Movie | The Racket Man | Postman | 1944-01-18 |
| Movie | Sailor's Holiday | 1944-02-24 | |
| Movie | The Whistler | Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited) | 1944-03-30 |
| Movie | One Mysterious Night | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1944-10-21 |
| 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 | Batman | Cop | 1943-07-16 |
| Movie | Destroyer | Postman | 1943-08-19 |
| Movie | Double Up | Jim Bowers | 1943-12-29 |
| Movie | Murder in the Big House | Guard (uncredited) | 1942-04-11 |
| Movie | Gang Busters | Police Chemist Crandall | 1942-03-31 |
| Movie | Over My Dead Body | Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley) | 1942-01-15 |
| Movie | This Gun for Hire | Conductor (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | Blue, White, and Perfect | Police Sergeant | 1942-01-06 |
| Movie | Gentleman Jim | Detective (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
| Movie | Thru Different Eyes | Coroner | 1942-06-19 |
| Movie | Deep in the Heart of Texas | Jonathan Taylor | 1942-09-25 |
| Movie | Duck Soup | Cop | 1942-12-18 |
| Movie | The Glass Key | Politician (uncredited) | 1942-09-08 |
| Movie | Pals of the Pecos | Dan Burke | 1941-04-07 |
| 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 | Steel Against the Sky | Construction Worker (uncredited) | 1941-12-13 |
| Movie | Cracked Nuts | Officer #1 | 1941-07-02 |
| Movie | Honky Tonk | Party Guest | 1941-10-01 |
| Movie | The Great Man's Lady | Officer Murphy (uncredited) | 1941-10-31 |
| Movie | Reg'lar Fellers | Mr. Dugan Sr. | 1941-09-05 |
| Movie | Castle on the Hudson | Guard (uncredited) | 1940-02-17 |
| Movie | Shooting High | Lem Pritchard | 1940-04-25 |
| Movie | Tear Gas Squad | Patrolman | 1940-05-04 |
| Movie | The Saint's Double Trouble | Express Man (uncredited) | 1940-01-26 |
| Movie | Emergency Squad | Fire Captain | 1940-01-05 |
| Movie | Rocky Mountain Rangers | Captain Taylor | 1940-05-24 |
| Movie | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Laboratory Technician | 1940-01-11 |
| Movie | Remember the Night | Jury Member (uncredited) | 1940-01-19 |
| Movie | The House Across the Bay | Prison Guard | 1940-03-01 |
| Movie | The Bank Dick | Cop (uncredited) | 1940-11-29 |
| Movie | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Editor Gunnigan | 1940-12-24 |
| Movie | Girl in 313 | Bartender | 1940-05-31 |
| Movie | East of the River | Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-11-09 |
| Movie | Little Nellie Kelly | Mounted Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-11-22 |
| Movie | A Fugitive from Justice | Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-06-15 |
| Movie | A Dispatch from Reuters | Laborer (uncredited) | 1940-10-19 |
| 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 | Wolf Call | RCMP Sergeant | 1939-05-22 |
| Movie | Let Us Live | Captain (uncredited) | 1939-03-29 |
| Movie | Women in the Wind | Cleveland Official (uncredited) | 1939-04-15 |
| 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 | Invisible Stripes | Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
| Movie | The Housekeeper's Daughter | Policeman | 1939-10-26 |
| Movie | The Roaring Twenties | Jailer (uncredited) | 1939-10-28 |
| Movie | The Night of Nights | Actor (uncredited) | 1939-12-01 |
| Movie | The Light That Failed | Bullock | 1939-12-24 |
| Movie | Stunt Pilot | Sheehan | 1939-06-30 |
| 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 | The Escape | Neighbor | 1939-10-05 |
| Movie | Frontier Marshal | Bar Patron | 1939-07-28 |
| Movie | Dust Be My Destiny | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
| 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 | Parnell | Irishman | 1937-06-04 |
| 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 | Champagne Charlie | Ship's Officer | 1936-05-06 |
| Movie | Paddy O'Day | Immigration Officer Tom Wilson | 1936-01-17 |
| Movie | The Big Noise | Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited) | 1936-06-22 |
| Movie | Exclusive Story | Third Officer (uncredited) | 1936-01-17 |
| Movie | Crash Donovan | Patrolman (uncredited) | 1936-08-01 |
| Movie | Wanted: Jane Turner | Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited) | 1936-12-04 |
| Movie | Beloved Enemy | Patrick Callahan | 1936-12-25 |
| Movie | High Tension | Ship's Mate | 1936-07-10 |
| Movie | Hollywood Boulevard | Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron | 1936-08-20 |
| Movie | 36 Hours to Kill | G-Man | 1936-07-24 |
| Movie | The Drunkard | First Drunk | 1935-04-03 |
| Movie | The Perfect Clue | Police Officer | 1935-03-13 |
| Movie | Public Hero Number 1 | Federal Agent (uncredited) | 1935-05-31 |
| Movie | Special Agent | Roark (uncredited) | 1935-09-14 |
| 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 | His Family Tree | Seated Pub Sailor | 1935-09-29 |
| Movie | Pirate Treasure | John Craig | 1934-01-29 |
| Movie | Love Past Thirty | Lon Burt | 1934-02-14 |
| Movie | Girl in Danger | Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited) | 1934-09-11 |
| Movie | The Crime Doctor | Detective (uncredited) | 1934-03-14 |
| Movie | The Whirlwind | Pat Patrick | 1933-04-13 |
| Movie | Mystery of the Wax Museum | Plainclothesman (Uncredited) | 1933-02-18 |
| Movie | Frisco Jenny | Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan | 1933-01-14 |
| Movie | I Love That Man | Prison Interne | 1933-07-07 |
| Movie | Parachute Jumper | Pilot (uncredited) | 1933-01-28 |
| Movie | Riot Squad | Det. Bob Larkin | 1933-07-25 |
| Movie | Laughing at Life | Detective Agency Official | 1933-07-12 |
| Movie | Perils of Pauline | Tim Sullivan | 1933-11-05 |
| Movie | A Man of Sentiment | Officer Ryan | 1933-09-15 |
| Movie | Before Dawn | Detective Brady (uncredited) | 1933-08-04 |
| Movie | Speed Madness | McCarey | 1932-07-29 |
| Movie | High Speed | Paul Whipple | 1932-04-02 |
| Movie | The Shadow of the Eagle | Ames | 1932-02-01 |
| Movie | American Madness | 1932-08-15 | |
| Movie | The Reckoning | Bob | 1932-02-15 |
| Movie | Attorney for the Defense | Dr. Strong | 1932-05-21 |
| Movie | Exposure | Van Avery - City Editor | 1932-08-20 |
| Movie | The Penal Code | Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender | 1932-12-23 |
| Movie | Call Her Savage | Fireman (Uncredited) | 1932-11-24 |
| Movie | Klondike | Burke | 1932-08-29 |
| Movie | Those We Love | Daley | 1932-09-11 |
| Movie | Homicide Squad | Man | 1931-08-01 |
| Movie | The Sky Spider | Jim Morgan | 1931-10-01 |
| Movie | The Costume Falls | 1931-02-05 | |
| Movie | Anybody's Blonde | Reporter | 1931-11-01 |
| Movie | The Fighting Marshal | Deputy Ed Myers | 1931-11-25 |
| Movie | Night Life in Reno | District Attorney | 1931-11-01 |
| 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 | Fools Highway | Mike Kildare | 1924-03-01 |
| 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 | Cause for Divorce | Howard Metcliffe | 1923-10-06 |
| 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 | Bob Hampton of Placer | Lt. Brant | 1921-05-01 |
| Movie | Go and Get It | Kirk Connelly | 1920-07-18 |
| Movie | The Blooming Angel | Chester Framm | 1920-02-08 |
| Movie | The Breath of the Gods | T. Caraway Dodge | 1920-07-25 |
| Movie | Dinty | Jack North | 1920-11-21 |
| Movie | The Red Glove | Kern Thodes (early chapters) | 1919-03-17 |
| Movie | Her Boy | Charlie Turner | 1918-01-28 |
| Movie | The Heart of Humanity | Clancy | 1918-12-21 |
| Movie | The Prussian Cur | Jimmie O'Grady | 1918-09-01 |
| Movie | The Law of the North | Cpl. John Emerson | 1917-04-02 |
| Movie | The Tell-Tale Step | Hugh Graham | 1917-05-28 |
| Movie | The Love That Lives | Jimmy | 1917-07-09 |
| Movie | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Sybil Vane | 1916-06-01 |
| Movie | McQuade of the Traffic Squad | Pat McQuade | 1915-06-12 |
| Movie | The Voice of the Violin | 1915-03-05 | |
| Movie | On Dangerous Paths | Roger Sterritt | 1915-07-23 |
| Movie | Gladiola | 1915-10-15 | |
| Movie | All for Old Ireland | 1915-07-13 |