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:
- 190
- 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 | Bowen | 1959-01-10 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Mr. Wilson | 1959-10-02 |
| Series | Law of the Plainsman | Old Man | 1959-10-01 |
| Series | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | Neighbor | 1958-01-07 |
| Series | M Squad | Mr. Cleary | 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 | Everything I Have Is Yours | Conductor (Uncredited) | 1952-10-31 |
| Movie | The Old West | Townsman (uncredited) | 1952-09-29 |
| 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 | Alias Nick Beal | Committee Man | 1949-03-04 |
| Movie | The Secret Of St. Ives | Sergeant (uncredited) | 1949-06-30 |
| 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 | The Missing Juror | Priest (Uncredited) | 1944-11-16 |
| Movie | The Whistler | Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited) | 1944-03-30 |
| Movie | One Mysterious Night | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1944-10-21 |
| Movie | Quiet Please, Murder | Guard Killed in Library | 1943-03-19 |
| Movie | Redhead from Manhattan | Cop | 1943-05-06 |
| Movie | Mission to Moscow | Irish-American in Montage (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
| 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 | The Great Man's Lady | Officer Murphy (uncredited) | 1942-04-15 |
| 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 | Deep in the Heart of Texas | Jonathan Taylor | 1942-09-25 |
| Movie | Thru Different Eyes | Coroner | 1942-06-19 |
| Movie | Gentleman Jim | Detective (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
| 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 | Cracked Nuts | Officer #1 | 1941-07-02 |
| Movie | Honky Tonk | Party Guest | 1941-10-01 |
| Movie | Steel Against the Sky | Construction Worker (uncredited) | 1941-12-13 |
| 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 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Laboratory Technician | 1940-01-11 |
| Movie | Emergency Squad | Fire Captain | 1940-01-05 |
| Movie | Rocky Mountain Rangers | Captain Taylor | 1940-05-24 |
| Movie | Remember the Night | Jury Member (uncredited) | 1940-01-19 |
| Movie | The House Across the Bay | Prison Guard | 1940-03-01 |
| Movie | Little Nellie Kelly | Mounted Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-11-22 |
| Movie | The Bank Dick | Cop (uncredited) | 1940-11-29 |
| Movie | Girl in 313 | Bartender | 1940-05-31 |
| 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 | A Fugitive from Justice | Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-06-15 |
| Movie | Lucky Cisco Kid | Minor Role | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | Romance of the Redwoods | Yerkes | 1939-03-29 |
| Movie | Dodge City | Conductor (uncredited) | 1939-04-08 |
| Movie | They Made Her a Spy | Intelligence Service Man | 1939-04-14 |
| Movie | Let Us Live | Captain (uncredited) | 1939-03-29 |
| Movie | Women in the Wind | Cleveland Official (uncredited) | 1939-04-15 |
| Movie | Secret Service of the Air | Guard Cooper | 1939-03-04 |
| Movie | Wolf Call | RCMP Sergeant | 1939-05-22 |
| Movie | The Phantom Creeps | AMI Chief | 1939-01-07 |
| Movie | Persons in Hiding | Deputy Driver (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
| Movie | Sergeant Madden | Police Sergeant | 1939-03-24 |
| Movie | The Roaring Twenties | Jailer (uncredited) | 1939-10-28 |
| Movie | Smashing the Money Ring | Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited) | 1939-10-21 |
| Movie | Five Came Back | Mike Mulvaney (uncredited) | 1939-06-23 |
| Movie | The Light That Failed | Bullock | 1939-12-24 |
| Movie | Invisible Stripes | Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
| Movie | The Escape | Neighbor | 1939-10-05 |
| Movie | The Housekeeper's Daughter | Policeman | 1939-10-26 |
| Movie | Dust Be My Destiny | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
| Movie | Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Police Guard (uncredited) | 1939-07-07 |
| Movie | Stunt Pilot | Sheehan | 1939-06-30 |
| Movie | Frontier Marshal | Bar Patron | 1939-07-28 |
| 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 | Champagne Charlie | Ship's Officer | 1936-05-06 |
| Movie | Exclusive Story | Third Officer (uncredited) | 1936-01-17 |
| Movie | High Tension | Ship's Mate | 1936-07-10 |
| Movie | Paddy O'Day | Immigration Officer Tom Wilson | 1936-01-17 |
| Movie | The Big Noise | Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited) | 1936-06-22 |
| Movie | Beloved Enemy | Patrick Callahan | 1936-12-25 |
| Movie | Hollywood Boulevard | Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron | 1936-08-20 |
| Movie | Wanted: Jane Turner | Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited) | 1936-12-04 |
| Movie | Crash Donovan | Patrolman (uncredited) | 1936-08-01 |
| Movie | 36 Hours to Kill | G-Man | 1936-07-24 |
| Movie | Public Hero Number 1 | Federal Agent (uncredited) | 1935-05-31 |
| 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 | Heir to Trouble | Mining Engineer | 1935-12-17 |
| Movie | We're Only Human | Police Officer Jordan | 1935-12-27 |
| 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 | 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 | A Man of Sentiment | Officer Ryan | 1933-09-15 |
| Movie | Laughing at Life | Detective Agency Official | 1933-07-12 |
| Movie | Perils of Pauline | Tim Sullivan | 1933-11-05 |
| Movie | Before Dawn | Detective Brady (uncredited) | 1933-08-04 |
| Movie | Riot Squad | Det. Bob Larkin | 1933-07-25 |
| 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 | High Speed | Paul Whipple | 1932-04-02 |
| Movie | Exposure | Van Avery - City Editor | 1932-08-20 |
| Movie | Sundown Rider | Lafe Armstrong | 1932-12-30 |
| Movie | Klondike | Burke | 1932-08-29 |
| Movie | The Penal Code | Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender | 1932-12-23 |
| Movie | Call Her Savage | Fireman (Uncredited) | 1932-11-24 |
| Movie | Those We Love | Daley | 1932-09-11 |
| Movie | The Sky Spider | Jim Morgan | 1931-10-01 |
| Movie | The Costume Falls | 1931-02-05 | |
| Movie | Homicide Squad | Man | 1931-08-01 |
| Movie | Night Life in Reno | District Attorney | 1931-11-01 |
| Movie | The Lightning Warrior | Sheriff A. W. Brown | 1931-11-01 |
| Movie | The Fighting Marshal | Deputy Ed Myers | 1931-11-25 |
| 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 | 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 | Let Women Alone | Tom Benham | 1925-01-04 |
| Movie | The Fighting Cub | Unknown | 1925-07-27 |
| Movie | Proud Flesh | Patrick O'Malley | 1925-04-27 |
| Movie | Happiness | Fermoy MacDonough | 1924-03-09 |
| Movie | Fools Highway | Mike Kildare | 1924-03-01 |
| Movie | The Beauty Prize | George Brady | 1924-05-14 |
| Movie | The Fighting American | Bill Pendleton | 1924-05-26 |
| Movie | The Mine with the Iron Door | Hugh Edwards | 1924-10-02 |
| Movie | Bread | Roy Beardsley | 1924-08-04 |
| Movie | Slippy McGee | Lawrence Mayne | 1923-06-11 |
| Movie | The Last Hour | Philip Logan | 1923-01-01 |
| 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 Man from Brodney's | Robert Browne | 1923-12-16 |
| Movie | The Eternal Struggle | Bucky O'Harra | 1923-10-08 |
| 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 Blooming Angel | Chester Framm | 1920-02-08 |
| Movie | Go and Get It | Kirk Connelly | 1920-07-18 |
| 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 | False Evidence | Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley) | 1919-04-21 |
| Movie | The Prussian Cur | Jimmie O'Grady | 1918-09-01 |
| Movie | The Heart of Humanity | Clancy | 1918-12-21 |
| Movie | The Tell-Tale Step | Hugh Graham | 1917-05-28 |
| Movie | The Law of the North | Cpl. John Emerson | 1917-04-02 |
| 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 | Unknown | 1915-07-13 |
