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:
- 185
- 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 | 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 Bad and the Beautiful | Man Outside the Club (uncredited) | 1952-12-25 |
| Movie | The Old West | Townsman (uncredited) | 1952-09-29 |
| 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 Secret Of St. Ives | Sergeant (uncredited) | 1949-06-30 |
| Movie | All the King's Men | Politician (uncredited) | 1949-11-16 |
| Movie | The Big Steal | Purser (uncredited) | 1949-07-01 |
| Movie | The Reckless Moment | Bank Guard (uncredited) | 1949-12-09 |
| Movie | The Man from Colorado | Citizen (uncredited) | 1948-08-07 |
| Movie | Key Witness | Detective Norris (uncredited) | 1947-10-09 |
| Movie | Sailor's Holiday | 1944-02-24 | |
| Movie | The Whistler | Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited) | 1944-03-30 |
| Movie | The Racket Man | Postman | 1944-01-18 |
| Movie | One Mysterious Night | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1944-10-21 |
| 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 | Batman | Cop | 1943-07-16 |
| Movie | Double Up | Jim Bowers | 1943-12-29 |
| Movie | Destroyer | Postman | 1943-08-19 |
| 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 | 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 | Gentleman Jim | Detective (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
| Movie | The Glass Key | Politician (uncredited) | 1942-09-08 |
| Movie | Deep in the Heart of Texas | Jonathan Taylor | 1942-09-25 |
| Movie | Thru Different Eyes | Coroner | 1942-06-19 |
| Movie | Law of the Range | Mr. Howard | 1941-06-20 |
| Movie | The Great Mr. Nobody | Policeman | 1941-02-15 |
| Movie | Blonde Inspiration | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1941-02-07 |
| Movie | Cracked Nuts | Officer #1 | 1941-07-02 |
| Movie | Pals of the Pecos | Dan Burke | 1941-04-07 |
| Movie | Reg'lar Fellers | Mr. Dugan Sr. | 1941-09-05 |
| Movie | Steel Against the Sky | Construction Worker (uncredited) | 1941-12-13 |
| Movie | The Great Man's Lady | Officer Murphy (uncredited) | 1941-10-31 |
| Movie | Honky Tonk | Party Guest | 1941-10-01 |
| 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 | East of the River | Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-11-09 |
| Movie | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Editor Gunnigan | 1940-12-24 |
| 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 | Let Us Live | Captain (uncredited) | 1939-03-29 |
| Movie | Wolf Call | RCMP Sergeant | 1939-05-22 |
| Movie | Sergeant Madden | Police Sergeant | 1939-03-24 |
| 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 | Romance of the Redwoods | Yerkes | 1939-03-29 |
| Movie | The Phantom Creeps | AMI Chief | 1939-01-07 |
| 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 | 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 | Champagne Charlie | Ship's Officer | 1936-05-06 |
| Movie | Trouble for Two | Purser (Uncredited) | 1936-05-29 |
| 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 | High Tension | Ship's Mate | 1936-07-10 |
| Movie | Wanted: Jane Turner | Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited) | 1936-12-04 |
| Movie | Hollywood Boulevard | Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron | 1936-08-20 |
| Movie | 36 Hours to Kill | G-Man | 1936-07-24 |
| Movie | Beloved Enemy | Patrick Callahan | 1936-12-25 |
| 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 | We're Only Human | Police Officer Jordan | 1935-12-27 |
| Movie | His Family Tree | Seated Pub Sailor | 1935-09-29 |
| 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 | The Crime Doctor | Detective (uncredited) | 1934-03-14 |
| Movie | Girl in Danger | Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited) | 1934-09-11 |
| Movie | I Love That Man | Prison Interne | 1933-07-07 |
| Movie | The Whirlwind | Pat Patrick | 1933-04-13 |
| Movie | Parachute Jumper | Pilot (uncredited) | 1933-01-28 |
| Movie | Laughing at Life | Detective Agency Official | 1933-07-12 |
| Movie | Mystery of the Wax Museum | Plainclothesman (Uncredited) | 1933-02-18 |
| Movie | Frisco Jenny | Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan | 1933-01-14 |
| Movie | Riot Squad | Det. Bob Larkin | 1933-07-25 |
| Movie | A Man of Sentiment | Officer Ryan | 1933-09-15 |
| Movie | Perils of Pauline | Tim Sullivan | 1933-11-05 |
| Movie | Before Dawn | Detective Brady (uncredited) | 1933-08-04 |
| Movie | Morning Glory | Actor (uncredited) | 1933-08-18 |
| Movie | Speed Madness | McCarey | 1932-07-29 |
| Movie | Attorney for the Defense | Dr. Strong | 1932-05-21 |
| Movie | The Shadow of the Eagle | Ames | 1932-02-01 |
| Movie | American Madness | 1932-08-15 | |
| Movie | The Reckoning | Bob | 1932-02-15 |
| Movie | The Penal Code | Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender | 1932-12-23 |
| 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 | Homicide Squad | Man | 1931-08-01 |
| Movie | The Costume Falls | 1931-02-05 | |
| Movie | The Sky Spider | Jim Morgan | 1931-10-01 |
| Movie | The Fighting Marshal | Deputy Ed Myers | 1931-11-25 |
| Movie | Night Life in Reno | District Attorney | 1931-11-01 |
| Movie | Anybody's Blonde | Reporter | 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 | Fools Highway | Mike Kildare | 1924-03-01 |
| Movie | The Fighting American | Bill Pendleton | 1924-05-26 |
| Movie | Happiness | Fermoy MacDonough | 1924-03-09 |
| Movie | Brass | Harry Baldwin | 1923-03-04 |
| Movie | The Eternal Struggle | Bucky O'Harra | 1923-10-08 |
| Movie | The Virginian | Steve | 1923-09-29 |
| Movie | A Game Chicken | Rush Thompson | 1922-02-26 |
| Movie | Bob Hampton of Placer | Lt. Brant | 1921-05-01 |
| Movie | False Kisses | 1921-11-21 | |
| Movie | The Breath of the Gods | T. Caraway Dodge | 1920-07-25 |
| Movie | Go and Get It | Kirk Connelly | 1920-07-18 |
| Movie | Dinty | Jack North | 1920-11-21 |
| Movie | The Red Glove | Kern Thodes (early chapters) | 1919-03-17 |
| Movie | Hit-the-Trail Holliday | Kent B. Wurst | 1918-06-16 |
| Movie | Her Boy | Charlie Turner | 1918-01-28 |
| Movie | The Prussian Cur | Jimmie O'Grady | 1918-09-01 |
| Movie | The Heart of Humanity | Clancy | 1918-12-21 |
| 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 |