Acting
Pat O'Malley
EN, DE cinema · 215 credits
Born
2 September 1890
Died
21 May 1966 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as Patrick H. O'Malley Jr. · Patrick Henry O'Malley Jr.
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
Days of Wine and Roses
as Tenant (uncredited)
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
as Doc Blaine
A Star Is Born
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
The Wild One
as Sawyer (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
as Doorman
The Old West
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
Everything I Have Is Yours
as Conductor (Uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Mule Train
as Charley Stewart (uncredited)
The Secret Of St. Ives
1949
The Secret Of St. Ives
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Reckless Moment
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
All the King's Men
as Politician (uncredited)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Officer Jim
Alias Nick Beal
as Committee Man
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
The Big Steal
as Purser (uncredited)
The Man from Colorado
as Citizen (uncredited)
Key Witness
as Detective Norris (uncredited)
The Whistler
as Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
The Racket Man
as Postman
One Mysterious Night
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
The Missing Juror
as Priest (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder
as Guard Killed in Library
Double Up
as Jim Bowers
Batman
as Cop
Destroyer
as Postman
Mission to Moscow
as Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
The Glass Key
as Politician (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
as Conductor (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
as Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
Murder in the Big House
as Guard (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
as Detective (uncredited)
Gang Busters
as Police Chemist Crandall
Deep in the Heart of Texas
as Jonathan Taylor
Blue, White and Perfect
as Police Sergeant
Thru Different Eyes
as Coroner
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
as Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Law of the Range
as Mr. Howard
Reg'lar Fellers
as Mr. Dugan Sr.
Pals of the Pecos
as Dan Burke
Cracked Nuts
as Officer #1
Honky Tonk
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Blonde Inspiration
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Policeman
Steel Against the Sky
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Double Date
as Policeman
Shooting High
as Lem Pritchard
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Minor Role
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Laboratory Technician
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Editor Gunnigan
Remember the Night
as Jury Member (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Express Man (uncredited)
Emergency Squad
as Fire Captain
The House Across the Bay
as Prison Guard
The Bank Dick
as Cop (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
East of the River
as Policeman (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
as Guard (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Laborer (uncredited)
Rocky Mountain Rangers
as Captain Taylor
Girl in 313
as Bartender
Tear Gas Squad
as Patrolman
A Fugitive from Justice
as Policeman (uncredited)
Persons in Hiding
as Deputy Driver (uncredited)
The Night of Nights
as Actor (uncredited)
The Light That Failed
as Bullock
The Phantom Creeps
as AMI Chief
Secret Service of the Air
as Guard Cooper
Smashing the Money Ring
as Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
Let Us Live
as Captain (uncredited)
They Made Her a Spy
as Intelligence Service Man
Dodge City
as Conductor (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
as Cleveland Official (uncredited)
Five Came Back
as Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
Stunt Pilot
as Sheehan
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Police Guard (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
as Bar Patron
Sergeant Madden
as Police Sergeant
Dust Be My Destiny
as Bailiff (uncredited)
The Escape
as Neighbor
The Roaring Twenties
as Jailer (uncredited)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Policeman
Wolf Call
as RCMP Sergeant
Romance of the Redwoods
as Yerkes
Invisible Stripes
as Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Always Goodbye
as Cop (uncredited)
He Couldn't Say No
as Policeman in Car
Love on a Budget
as Townsman
Alcatraz Island
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Music for Madame
as Policeman (Uncredited)
The Great Hospital Mystery
as Detective
Parnell
as Irishman
Exclusive Story
as Third Officer (uncredited)
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)
36 Hours to Kill
as G-Man
Beloved Enemy
as Patrick Callahan
The Big Noise
as Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
as Immigration Officer Tom Wilson
Champagne Charlie
as Ship's Officer
Hollywood Boulevard
as Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
High Tension
as Ship's Mate
Crash Donovan
as Patrolman (uncredited)
Trouble for Two
as Purser (Uncredited)
The Perfect Clue
as Police Officer
The Fighting Marines
as Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1]
The Drunkard
as First Drunk
Heir to Trouble
as Mining Engineer
We're Only Human
as Police Officer Jordan
His Family Tree
as Seated Pub Sailor
Public Hero Number 1
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Roark (uncredited)
Men of the Hour
as Police Captain
The Crime Doctor
as Detective (uncredited)
Pirate Treasure
as John Craig
Girl in Danger
as Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
The Whirlwind
as Pat Patrick
Riot Squad
as Det. Bob Larkin
Laughing at Life
as Detective Agency Official
Frisco Jenny
as Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
A Man of Sentiment
as Officer Ryan
Parachute Jumper
as Pilot (uncredited)
I Love That Man
as Prison Interne
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Perils of Pauline
as Tim Sullivan
Before Dawn
as Detective Brady (uncredited)
Morning Glory
as Actor (uncredited)
High Speed
as Paul Whipple
Those We Love
as Daley
Sundown Rider
as Lafe Armstrong
Exposure
as Van Avery - City Editor
The Penal Code
as Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
Klondike
as Burke
Speed Madness
as McCarey
Attorney for the Defense
as Dr. Strong
Call Her Savage
as Fireman (Uncredited)
The Fighting Gentleman
as Dot Moran
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
as Broadcast Sergeant (uncredited)
The Lightning Warrior
as Sheriff A. W. Brown
Night Life in Reno
as District Attorney
Anybody's Blonde
as Reporter
The Sky Spider
as Jim Morgan
The Fighting Marshal
as Deputy Ed Myers
The Fall Guy
as Charles Newton
Mothers Cry
as Frank Williams
The Man I Love
as D.J. McCarthy
Alibi
as Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
Perch of the Devil
as Gregory Compton
A Bowery Cinderella
1927
A Bowery Cinderella
as Larry Dugan
The Slaver
1927
The Slaver
as Dick Farnum
Woman’s Law
1927
Woman’s Law
as Trooper Bucky O'Hare
My Old Dutch
as Joe Brown
The Midnight Sun
as Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
Spangles
as Dick Hale
Watch Your Wife
as James Langham
Let Women Alone
as Tom Benham
Proud Flesh
as Patrick O'Malley
The Teaser
as James McDonald
Tomorrow's Love
1925
Tomorrow's Love
as Robert Stanley
The Beauty Prize
1924
The Beauty Prize
as George Brady
Bread
as Roy Beardsley
Happiness
as Fermoy MacDonough
The Fighting American
as Bill Pendleton
The Mine with the Iron Door
as Hugh Edwards
Fools Highway
as Mike Kildare
Worldly Goods
as Fred Hopper
The Last Hour
as Philip Logan
Cause for Divorce
as Howard Metcliffe
Slippy McGee
as Lawrence Mayne
The Man from Brodney's
as Robert Browne
The Virginian
as Steve
The Eternal Struggle
as Bucky O'Harra
Brass
as Harry Baldwin
My Wild Irish Rose
as Conn, The Shaughraun
A Game Chicken
as Rush Thompson
Bob Hampton of Placer
as Lt. Brant
The Breaking Point
as Phillip Bradley
The Ten Dollar Raise
as Jimmy
Go and Get It
as Kirk Connelly
Dinty
as Jack North
The Breath of the Gods
as T. Caraway Dodge
The Blooming Angel
as Chester Framm
The Red Glove
as Kern Thodes (early chapters)
False Evidence
as Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)
The Heart of Humanity
as Clancy
The Prussian Cur
as Jimmie O'Grady
Her Boy
as Charlie Turner
Hit-the-Trail Holliday
as Kent B. Wurst
She Hired a Husband
as Tom Dunstan
The Tell-Tale Step
as Hugh Graham
The Law of the North
as Cpl. John Emerson
The Love That Lives
as Jimmy
On Dangerous Paths
as Roger Sterritt
McQuade of the Traffic Squad
as Pat McQuade
