Pat O'Malley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

212

Gender

Male

Birthday

1890-09-02

Day of death

1966-05-21 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA

Pat O'Malley

Biography

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

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • M Squad

    M Squad

  • State Trooper

    State Trooper

  • Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Days of Wine and Roses

  • Black Saddle

    Black Saddle

  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

  • Law of the Plainsman

    Law of the Plainsman

  • The Big Steal

    The Big Steal

  • The Bad and the Beautiful

    The Bad and the Beautiful

  • East of the River

    East of the River

  • The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

  • The Sky Spider

    The Sky Spider

  • Quiet Please, Murder

    Quiet Please, Murder

  • My Wild Irish Rose

    My Wild Irish Rose

  • The Tell-Tale Step

    The Tell-Tale Step

  • Happiness

    Happiness

  • Exclusive Story

    Exclusive Story

  • This Gun for Hire

    This Gun for Hire

  • Heir to Trouble

    Heir to Trouble

  • Let Women Alone

    Let Women Alone

  • All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

  • Mothers Cry

    Mothers Cry

  • The Lightning Warrior

    The Lightning Warrior

  • Secret Service of the Air

    Secret Service of the Air

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • The Fighting Cub

    The Fighting Cub

  • One Mysterious Night

    One Mysterious Night

  • The Doolins of Oklahoma

    The Doolins of Oklahoma

  • Paddy O'Day

    Paddy O'Day

  • Women in the Wind

    Women in the Wind

  • Persons in Hiding

    Persons in Hiding

  • The Great Mr. Nobody

    The Great Mr. Nobody

  • Riot Squad

    Riot Squad

  • Attorney for the Defense

    Attorney for the Defense

  • Beloved Enemy

    Beloved Enemy

  • The Eternal Struggle

    The Eternal Struggle

  • Dodge City

    Dodge City

  • Smashing the Money Ring

    Smashing the Money Ring

  • A Dispatch from Reuters

    A Dispatch from Reuters

  • I Love That Man

    I Love That Man

  • Frisco Jenny

    Frisco Jenny

  • The Big Noise

    The Big Noise

  • The Great Man's Lady

    The Great Man's Lady

  • Alcatraz Island

    Alcatraz Island

  • His Family Tree

    His Family Tree

  • The Wild One

    The Wild One

  • Hit-the-Trail Holliday

    Hit-the-Trail Holliday

  • Homicide Squad

    Homicide Squad

  • Romance of the Redwoods

    Romance of the Redwoods

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Alibi

    Alibi

  • High Tension

    High Tension

  • 36 Hours to Kill

    36 Hours to Kill

  • Key Witness

    Key Witness

  • Gang Busters

    Gang Busters

  • Sailor's Holiday

    Sailor's Holiday

  • Night Life in Reno

    Night Life in Reno

  • Dinty

    Dinty

  • Champagne Charlie

    Champagne Charlie

  • Parachute Jumper

    Parachute Jumper

  • Over My Dead Body

    Over My Dead Body

  • Perils of Pauline

    Perils of Pauline

  • Exposure

    Exposure

  • The Great Hospital Mystery

    The Great Hospital Mystery

  • Trouble for Two

    Trouble for Two

  • Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

  • Speed Madness

    Speed Madness

  • The Escape

    The Escape

  • Wolf Call

    Wolf Call

  • High Speed

    High Speed

  • A Fugitive from Justice

    A Fugitive from Justice

  • American Madness

    American Madness

  • Reg'lar Fellers

    Reg'lar Fellers

  • Proud Flesh

    Proud Flesh

  • Fools Highway

    Fools Highway

  • The Mine with the Iron Door

    The Mine with the Iron Door

  • Girl in 313

    Girl in 313

  • Blue, White, and Perfect

    Blue, White, and Perfect

  • The House Across the Bay

    The House Across the Bay

  • The Reckless Moment

    The Reckless Moment

  • Perch of the Devil

    Perch of the Devil

  • Pirate Treasure

    Pirate Treasure

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Mystery of the Wax Museum

    Mystery of the Wax Museum

  • Morning Glory

    Morning Glory

  • We're Only Human

    We're Only Human

  • The Fighting American

    The Fighting American

  • Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

    Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

  • Rocky Mountain Rangers

    Rocky Mountain Rangers

  • The Glass Key

    The Glass Key

  • The Midnight Sun

    The Midnight Sun

  • Destroyer

    Destroyer

  • The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

    The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

  • The Last Hour

    The Last Hour

  • Alias Nick Beal

    Alias Nick Beal

  • The Shadow of the Eagle

    The Shadow of the Eagle

  • The Killer That Stalked New York

    The Killer That Stalked New York

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • The Missing Juror

    The Missing Juror

  • Public Hero Number 1

    Public Hero Number 1

  • The Red Glove

    The Red Glove

  • Invisible Stripes

    Invisible Stripes

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • The Light That Failed

    The Light That Failed

  • The Man from Colorado

    The Man from Colorado

  • My Old Dutch

    My Old Dutch

  • Stunt Pilot

    Stunt Pilot

  • Always Goodbye

    Always Goodbye

  • Ever Since Eve

    Ever Since Eve

  • Little Nellie Kelly

    Little Nellie Kelly

  • Bob Hampton of Placer

    Bob Hampton of Placer

  • Klondike

    Klondike

  • Mule Train

    Mule Train

  • The Penal Code

    The Penal Code

  • Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Jim

  • The Whirlwind

    The Whirlwind

  • Love on a Budget

    Love on a Budget

  • Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

  • The Man I Love

    The Man I Love

  • A Man of Sentiment

    A Man of Sentiment

  • Music for Madame

    Music for Madame

  • Law of the Range

    Law of the Range

  • The Old West

    The Old West

  • The Night of Nights

    The Night of Nights

  • The Law of the North

    The Law of the North

  • Brass

    Brass

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Fighting Gentleman

    The Fighting Gentleman

  • Crash Donovan

    Crash Donovan

  • Love Past Thirty

    Love Past Thirty

  • Deep in the Heart of Texas

    Deep in the Heart of Texas

  • Cracked Nuts

    Cracked Nuts

  • The Drunkard

    The Drunkard

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • The Phantom Creeps

    The Phantom Creeps

  • The Teaser

    The Teaser

  • Murder in the Big House

    Murder in the Big House

  • Dust Be My Destiny

    Dust Be My Destiny

  • Pals of the Pecos

    Pals of the Pecos

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • The Housekeeper's Daughter

    The Housekeeper's Daughter

  • The Crime Doctor

    The Crime Doctor

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

  • Lucky Cisco Kid

    Lucky Cisco Kid

  • The Secret Of St. Ives

    The Secret Of St. Ives

  • The Blooming Angel

    The Blooming Angel

  • They Made Her a Spy

    They Made Her a Spy

  • Frontier Marshal

    Frontier Marshal

  • Her Boy

    Her Boy

  • The Saint's Double Trouble

    The Saint's Double Trouble

  • Parnell

    Parnell

  • The Fighting Marines

    The Fighting Marines

  • Go and Get It

    Go and Get It

  • The Man from Brodney's

    The Man from Brodney's

  • False Kisses

    False Kisses

  • The Fighting Marshal

    The Fighting Marshal

  • Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

    Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

  • Remember the Night

    Remember the Night

  • Slippy McGee

    Slippy McGee

  • The Costume Falls

    The Costume Falls

  • McQuade of the Traffic Squad

    McQuade of the Traffic Squad

  • Those We Love

    Those We Love

  • Pleasure Before Business

    Pleasure Before Business

  • Blonde Inspiration

    Blonde Inspiration

  • Call Her Savage

    Call Her Savage

  • Before Dawn

    Before Dawn

  • Bread

    Bread

  • The Racket Man

    The Racket Man

  • Special Agent

    Special Agent

  • Sundown Rider

    Sundown Rider

  • Redhead from Manhattan

    Redhead from Manhattan

  • A Game Chicken

    A Game Chicken

  • The Bank Dick

    The Bank Dick

  • Laughing at Life

    Laughing at Life

  • He Couldn't Say No

    He Couldn't Say No

  • Girl in Danger

    Girl in Danger

  • Let Us Live

    Let Us Live

  • The Beauty Prize

    The Beauty Prize

  • Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

    Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

  • The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

    The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

  • The Prussian Cur

    The Prussian Cur

  • The Love That Lives

    The Love That Lives

  • The Voice of the Violin

    The Voice of the Violin

  • Sergeant Madden

    Sergeant Madden

  • Tear Gas Squad

    Tear Gas Squad

  • Shooting High

    Shooting High

  • Double Up

    Double Up

  • Thru Different Eyes

    Thru Different Eyes

  • Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

  • Wanted: Jane Turner

    Wanted: Jane Turner

  • Anybody's Blonde

    Anybody's Blonde

  • On Dangerous Paths

    On Dangerous Paths

  • Everything I Have Is Yours

    Everything I Have Is Yours

  • Gladiola

    Gladiola

  • Castle on the Hudson

    Castle on the Hudson

  • Two Yanks in Trinidad

    Two Yanks in Trinidad

  • All for Old Ireland

    All for Old Ireland

  • False Evidence

    False Evidence

  • Duck Soup

    Duck Soup

  • Steel Against the Sky

    Steel Against the Sky

  • Emergency Squad

    Emergency Squad

  • The Heart of Humanity

    The Heart of Humanity

  • The Perfect Clue

    The Perfect Clue

  • Spangles

    Spangles

  • Cause for Divorce

    Cause for Divorce

  • The Breath of the Gods

    The Breath of the Gods