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
Acting
1949
asSergeant (uncredited)
2019
asMr. Wilson (archive footage)
1933
asPat Patrick
1915
asRoger Sterritt
1923
asPhilip Logan
1923
asHoward Metcliffe
1932
asPaul Whipple
1935
asPolice Officer
1932
asDaley
1925
asTom Benham
1923
asLawrence Mayne
1931
asSheriff A. W. Brown
1935
asCapt. Grayson [Ch. 1]
1934
asDetective (uncredited)
1932
asLafe Armstrong
1941
asOfficer Murphy (uncredited)
1917
asHugh Graham
1936
asThird Officer (uncredited)
1934
asLon Burt
1927
asGregory Compton
1952
asTownsman (uncredited)
1931
asMan
1939
asDeputy Driver (uncredited)
1939
asActor (uncredited)
1929
asD.J. McCarthy
1937
asPrison Guard (uncredited)
1932
asVan Avery - City Editor
1953
asSawyer (uncredited)
1935
asFirst Drunk
1932
asSergeant Detective W. J. Bender
1932
asBurke
1933
asDet. Bob Larkin
1925
asPatrick O'Malley
1949
asBank Guard (uncredited)
1915
asPat McQuade
1939
asBullock
1918
asClancy
1932
asBob
1934
asJohn Craig
1917
asCpl. John Emerson
1923
asRobert Browne
1933
asDetective Agency Official
1938
asCop (uncredited)
1956
asDoc Blaine
1930
asCharles Newton
1940
asLem Pritchard
1921
asLt. Brant
1933
asPoliceman Pat O'Hoolihan
1933
asOfficer Ryan
1920
asKirk Connelly
1935
asMining Engineer
1918
asJimmie O'Grady
1924
asGeorge Brady
1924
asRoy Beardsley
1941
asMr. Howard
1952
asMan Outside the Club (uncredited)
1929
asDetective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
1937
asPolice Officer (uncredited)
1935
asPolice Officer Jordan
1936
asJoe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)
1936
asG-Man
1939
asAMI Chief
1936
asPatrick Callahan
1935
asSeated Pub Sailor
1939
asGuard Cooper
1947
asDetective Norris (uncredited)
1939
asSecond Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
1936
asBoyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)
1936
asImmigration Officer Tom Wilson
1936
asShip's Officer
1938
asPoliceman in Car
1954
asRacetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1939
asCaptain (uncredited)
1939
asIntelligence Service Man
1939
asConductor (uncredited)
1930
asFrank Williams
1939
asCleveland Official (uncredited)
1939
asMike Mulvaney (uncredited)
1939
asSheehan
1939
asPolice Guard (uncredited)
1939
asBar Patron
1944
as
1939
asPolice Sergeant
1939
asBailiff (uncredited)
1939
asNeighbor
1939
asJailer (uncredited)
1939
asPoliceman
1940
asMinor Role
1940
asLaboratory Technician
1949
asPolitician (uncredited)
1934
asPolice Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
1936
asPat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
1942
asPolitician (uncredited)
1932
as
1941
asMr. Dugan Sr.
1949
asOfficer Jim
1963
asTenant (uncredited)
1939
asRCMP Sergeant
1933
asPilot (uncredited)
1940
asEditor Gunnigan
1940
asJury Member (uncredited)
1940
asExpress Man (uncredited)
1932
asMcCarey
1938
asTownsman
1926
asJoe Brown
1936
asShip's Mate
1940
asFire Captain
1931
asDistrict Attorney
1931
asReporter
1941
asDan Burke
1942
asConductor (uncredited)
1942
asPetie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
1944
asPolice Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
1939
asYerkes
1942
asGuard (uncredited)
1922
asConn, The Shaughraun
1942
asDetective (uncredited)
1940
asPrison Guard
1940
asCop (uncredited)
1940
asMounted Policeman (uncredited)
1940
asPoliceman (uncredited)
1940
asGuard (uncredited)
1940
asLaborer (uncredited)
1940
asCaptain Taylor
1940
asBartender
1923
asSteve
1925
asJames McDonald
1937
asPoliceman (Uncredited)
1943
asCop
1932
asAmes
1932
asDr. Strong
1941
asOfficer #1
1942
asPolice Chemist Crandall
1944
asPostman
1942
asJonathan Taylor
1941
asParty Guest
1924
asFermoy MacDonough
1920
asJack North
1941
asPolice Sergeant (uncredited)
1931
as
1942
asPolice Sergeant
1941
asPoliceman
1942
asCoroner
1941
asConstruction Worker (uncredited)
1940
asPatrolman
1943
asGuard Killed in Library
1933
asPrison Interne
1923
asBucky O'Harra
1923
asHarry Baldwin
1942
asCop
1940
asPoliceman (uncredited)
1943
asJim Bowers
1949
asCommittee Man
1943
asCop
1943
asPostman
1943
asIrish-American in Montage (uncredited)
1931
asJim Morgan
1915
as
1917
asJimmy
1936
asPatrolman (uncredited)
1926
asGrand Duke Sergius of Russia
1920
asT. Caraway Dodge
1926
asDick Hale
1921
as1925
as
1924
asBill Pendleton
1919
asKern Thodes (early chapters)
1924
asHugh Edwards
1950
asPolice Sergeant (uncredited)
1935
asFederal Agent (uncredited)
1935
asRoark (uncredited)
1948
asCitizen (uncredited)
1915
as
1953
asDoorman
1937
asDetective
1919
asRichard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)
1931
asDeputy Ed Myers
1936
asPurser (Uncredited)
1924
asMike Kildare
1915
as
1939
asJailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
1952
asConductor (Uncredited)
1944
asPolice Sergeant (Uncredited)
1916
asSybil Vane
1932
asFireman (Uncredited)
1922
asRush Thompson
1933
asPlainclothesman (Uncredited)
1920
asChester Framm
1944
asPriest (Uncredited)
1933
asTim Sullivan
1933
asDetective Brady (uncredited)
1950
asCharley Stewart (uncredited)
1949
asDeputy Marshal (uncredited)
1932
asDot Moran
1949
asPurser (uncredited)
1918
asCharlie Turner
1918
asKent B. Wurst
1937
asIrishman
1933
asActor (uncredited)
1942
asLieutenant (uncredited)
asMr. Llewellyn
as
asMr. Cleary
asBowen
as
asOld Man
asMr. Wilson
asAttendant
asNeighbor
asThe Butler
asWardrobe Attendant
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