
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Some Like It Hot
as Detective Mulligan
1959

American Madness
as Matt Brown
1932

Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
as Self (archive footage)
2005
My Mistake
1930

Riff-Raff
as Dan Hammer
1947

Ragtime
as Delmas
1981

Castle on the Hudson
as Warden Walter Long
1940

Crack-Up
as George Steele
1946

Angels with Dirty Faces
as Jerry Connolly
1938

The End
as Ben Lawson
1978

The People Against O'Hara
as Det. Vincent Ricks
1951

The Front Page
as Hildy Johnson
1931

The Iron Major
as Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
1943

The Boy with Green Hair
as Gramp Fry
1948

Knute Rockne All American
as Knute Rockne
1940

Bombshell
as Jim Brogan
1933

Bombardier
as Chick Davis
1943

The Phynx
as Pat O’Brien
1970

Criminal Lawyer
as James 'Jimmy' Regan
1951

His Butler's Sister
as Martin Murphy
1943
TV Appearances

WKRP in Cincinnati
1978

The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950

Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Lt. John Curwood
1963

The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962

Happy Days
1974
Ford Theatre
1948

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

General Electric Theater
as Major Irish
1953

The Ford Television Theatre
as Lt. V. Keever
1952

Going My Way
1962

The Virginian
as J. Jimerson Jones
1962
Lux Video Theatre
as Tim Larkin
1950