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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Films (216)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019 · Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
Days of Wine and Roses
1963 · Tenant (uncredited)
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
1956 · Doc Blaine
A Star Is Born
1954 · Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
The Wild One
1953 · Sawyer (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1953 · Doorman
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
Everything I Have Is Yours
1952 · Conductor (Uncredited)
The Old West
1952 · Townsman (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Mule Train
1950 · Charley Stewart (uncredited)
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Bank Guard (uncredited)
All the King's Men
1949 · Politician (uncredited)
The Big Steal
1949 · Purser (uncredited)
The Secret Of St. Ives
1949 · Sergeant (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949 · Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
1949 · Committee Man
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949 · Officer Jim
The Man from Colorado
1948 · Citizen (uncredited)
Key Witness
1947 · Detective Norris (uncredited)
Blondie's Lucky Day
1946 · 2nd Cop (uncredited)
The Missing Juror
1944 · Priest (uncredited)
One Mysterious Night
1944 · Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
The Whistler
1944 · Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
Sailor's Holiday
1944
The Racket Man
1944 · Postman
Double Up
1943 · Jim Bowers
Destroyer
1943 · Postman
Batman
1943 · Cop
Redhead from Manhattan
1943 · Cop
Mission to Moscow
1943 · Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder
1943 · Guard Killed in Library
Duck Soup
1942 · Cop
Gentleman Jim
1942 · Detective (uncredited)
Deep in the Heart of Texas
1942 · Jonathan Taylor
The Glass Key
1942 · Politician (uncredited)
Thru Different Eyes
1942 · Coroner
This Gun for Hire
1942 · Conductor (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House
1942 · Guard (uncredited)
Gang Busters
1942 · Police Chemist Crandall
Two Yanks in Trinidad
1942 · Lieutenant (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
1942 · Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
Blue, White and Perfect
1942 · Police Sergeant
Steel Against the Sky
1941 · Construction Worker (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
1941 · Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
1941 · Party Guest (uncredited)
Reg'lar Fellers
1941 · Mr. Dugan Sr.
Cracked Nuts
1941 · Officer #1
Law of the Range
1941 · Mr. Howard
Pals of the Pecos
1941 · Dan Burke
Double Date
1941 · Policeman
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941 · Policeman
Blonde Inspiration
1941 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940 · Editor Gunnigan
The Bank Dick
1940 · Cop (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
1940 · Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
East of the River
1940 · Policeman (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940 · Laborer (uncredited)
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940 · Minor Role
A Fugitive from Justice
1940 · Policeman (uncredited)
Girl in 313
1940 · Bartender
Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940 · Captain Taylor
Tear Gas Squad
1940 · Patrolman
Shooting High
1940 · Lem Pritchard
The House Across the Bay
1940 · Prison Guard
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Guard (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940 · Express Man (uncredited)
Remember the Night
1940 · Jury Member (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940 · Laboratory Technician
Emergency Squad
1940 · Fire Captain
Invisible Stripes
1939 · Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
The Light That Failed
1939 · Bullock
The Night of Nights
1939 · Actor (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
1939 · Jailer (uncredited)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939 · Policeman
Smashing the Money Ring
1939 · Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
The Escape
1939 · Neighbor
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 · Bailiff (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
1939 · Bar Patron
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939 · Police Guard (uncredited)
Stunt Pilot
1939 · Sheehan
Five Came Back
1939 · Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
Wolf Call
1939 · RCMP Sergeant
Women in the Wind
1939 · Cleveland Official (uncredited)
They Made Her a Spy
1939 · Intelligence Service Man
Dodge City
1939 · Conductor (uncredited)
Let Us Live
1939 · Captain (uncredited)
Romance of the Redwoods
1939 · Yerkes
Sergeant Madden
1939 · Police Sergeant
Secret Service of the Air
1939 · Guard Cooper
Persons in Hiding
1939 · Deputy Driver (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps
1939 · AMI Chief
Always Goodbye
1938 · Cop (uncredited)
He Couldn't Say No
1938 · Policeman in Car
Love on a Budget
1938 · Townsman
Alcatraz Island
1937 · Prison Guard (uncredited)
Music for Madame
1937 · Policeman (Uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
1937 · Police Officer (uncredited)
Parnell
1937 · Irishman
The Great Hospital Mystery
1937 · Detective
Beloved Enemy
1936 · Patrick Callahan
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936 · Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936 · Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
Crash Donovan
1936 · Patrolman (uncredited)
36 Hours to Kill
1936 · G-Man
High Tension
1936 · Ship's Mate
The Big Noise
1936 · Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)
Trouble for Two
1936 · Purser (Uncredited)
Champagne Charlie
1936 · Ship's Officer
Exclusive Story
1936 · Third Officer (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
1936 · Immigration Officer Tom Wilson
We're Only Human
1935 · Police Officer Jordan
Heir to Trouble
1935 · Mining Engineer
The Fighting Marines
1935 · Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1]
His Family Tree
1935 · Seated Pub Sailor
Special Agent
1935 · Roark (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
1935 · Federal Agent (uncredited)
Men of the Hour
1935 · Police Captain
The Drunkard
1935 · First Drunk
The Perfect Clue
1935 · Police Officer
Girl in Danger
1934 · Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor
1934 · Detective (uncredited)
Love Past Thirty
1934 · Lon Burt
Pirate Treasure
1934 · John Craig
Perils of Pauline
1933 · Tim Sullivan
A Man of Sentiment
1933 · Officer Ryan
Morning Glory
1933 · Actor (uncredited)
Before Dawn
1933 · Detective Brady (uncredited)
Riot Squad
1933 · Det. Bob Larkin
Laughing at Life
1933 · Detective Agency Official
I Love That Man
1933 · Prison Interne
The Whirlwind
1933 · Pat Patrick
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933 · Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Parachute Jumper
1933 · Pilot (uncredited)
Frisco Jenny
1933 · Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
Sundown Rider
1932 · Lafe Armstrong
The Penal Code
1932 · Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
Call Her Savage
1932 · Fireman (Uncredited)
The Fighting Gentleman
1932 · Dot Moran
Those We Love
1932 · Daley
Klondike
1932 · Burke
Exposure
1932 · Van Avery - City Editor
American Madness
1932
Speed Madness
1932 · McCarey
Attorney for the Defense
1932 · Dr. Strong
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932 · Broadcast Sergeant (uncredited)
High Speed
1932 · Paul Whipple
The Reckoning
1932 · Bob
The Shadow of the Eagle
1932 · Ames
The Fighting Marshal
1931 · Deputy Ed Myers
The Lightning Warrior
1931 · Sheriff A. W. Brown
Night Life in Reno
1931 · District Attorney
Anybody's Blonde
1931 · Reporter
The Sky Spider
1931 · Jim Morgan
Homicide Squad
1931 · Man
The Costume Falls
1931
Mothers Cry
1930 · Frank Williams
The Fall Guy
1930 · Charles Newton
The Man I Love
1929 · D.J. McCarthy
Alibi
1929 · Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
The House of Scandal
1928 · Pat Regan
The Slaver
1927 · Dick Farnum
A Bowery Cinderella
1927 · Larry Dugan
Woman’s Law
1927 · Trooper Bucky O'Hare
Pleasure Before Business
1927
Perch of the Devil
1927 · Gregory Compton
Spangles
1926 · Dick Hale
My Old Dutch
1926 · Joe Brown
The Midnight Sun
1926 · Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
Watch Your Wife
1926 · James Langham
The Teaser
1925 · James McDonald
The Fighting Cub
1925
Proud Flesh
1925 · Patrick O'Malley
Tomorrow's Love
1925 · Robert Stanley
Let Women Alone
1925 · Tom Benham
Worldly Goods
1924 · Fred Hopper
The Mine with the Iron Door
1924 · Hugh Edwards
Bread
1924 · Roy Beardsley
The Fighting American
1924 · Bill Pendleton
The Beauty Prize
1924 · George Brady
Happiness
1924 · Fermoy MacDonough
Fools Highway
1924 · Mike Kildare
The Man from Brodney's
1923 · Robert Browne
The Eternal Struggle
1923 · Bucky O'Harra
Cause for Divorce
1923 · Howard Metcliffe
The Virginian
1923 · Steve
Slippy McGee
1923 · Lawrence Mayne
Brass
1923 · Harry Baldwin
The Last Hour
1923 · Philip Logan
My Wild Irish Rose
1922 · Conn, The Shaughraun
A Game Chicken
1922 · Rush Thompson
False Kisses
1921
The Ten Dollar Raise
1921 · Jimmy
Bob Hampton of Placer
1921 · Lt. Brant
The Breaking Point
1921 · Phillip Bradley
Dinty
1920 · Jack North
The Breath of the Gods
1920 · T. Caraway Dodge
Go and Get It
1920 · Kirk Connelly
The Blooming Angel
1920 · Chester Framm
False Evidence
1919 · Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)
The Red Glove
1919 · Kern Thodes (early chapters)
The Heart of Humanity
1918 · Clancy
She Hired a Husband
1918 · Tom Dunstan
The Prussian Cur
1918 · Jimmie O'Grady
Hit-the-Trail Holliday
1918 · Kent B. Wurst
Her Boy
1918 · Charlie Turner
Your Obedient Servant
1917
The Love That Lives
1917 · Jimmy
The Tell-Tale Step
1917 · Hugh Graham
The Law of the North
1917 · Cpl. John Emerson
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1916 · Sybil Vane
Gladiola
1915
On Dangerous Paths
1915 · Roger Sterritt
All for Old Ireland
1915
McQuade of the Traffic Squad
1915 · Pat McQuade
The Voice of the Violin
1915
Séries (10)
Maude
1972 · Bert
Thriller
1960 · The Butler
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Mr. Llewellyn, Mr. Wilson, Attendant
Law of the Plainsman
1959 · Old Man
Black Saddle
1959 · Bowen
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958 · Neighbor
M Squad
1957 · Mr. Cleary
State Trooper
1956
Highway Patrol
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Wardrobe Attendant