Pat O'Malley
Acting
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
Acting225
movieThe Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
tvMaude
1972
Bert
movieDays of Wine and Roses
1963
Tenant (uncredited)
tvThriller
1960
The Butler
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Mr. Llewellyn / Mr. Wilson / Attendant
tvLaw of the Plainsman
1959
Old Man
tvBlack Saddle
1959
Bowen
tvM Squad
1957
Mr. Cleary
movieBlackjack Ketchum Desperado
1956
Doc Blaine
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Wardrobe Attendant
movieA Star Is Born
1954
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
movieThe Wild One
1953
Sawyer (uncredited)
movieSmall Town Girl
1953
Doorman
movieThe Bad and the Beautiful
1952
Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
movieEverything I Have Is Yours
1952
Conductor (Uncredited)
movieThe Old West
1952
Townsman (uncredited)
movieThe Killer That Stalked New York
1950
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
movieMule Train
1950
Charley Stewart (uncredited)
movieThe Reckless Moment
1949
Bank Guard (uncredited)
movieAll the King's Men
1949
Politician (uncredited)
movieThe Big Steal
1949
Purser (uncredited)
The Secret Of St. Ives
1949
Sergeant (uncredited)
movieThe Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
movieAlias Nick Beal
1949
Committee Man
movieBoston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
Officer Jim
movieThe Man from Colorado
1948
Citizen (uncredited)
movieKey Witness
1947
Detective Norris (uncredited)
movieThe Missing Juror
1944
Priest (uncredited)
movieOne Mysterious Night
1944
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
movieThe Whistler
1944
Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
movieThe Racket Man
1944
Postman
movieDouble Up
1943
Jim Bowers
movieDestroyer
1943
Postman
movieMission to Moscow
1943
Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
movieQuiet Please, Murder
1943
Guard Killed in Library
movieGentleman Jim
1942
Detective (uncredited)
movieDeep in the Heart of Texas
1942
Jonathan Taylor
movieThe Glass Key
1942
Politician (uncredited)
movieThru Different Eyes
1942
Coroner
movieThis Gun for Hire
1942
Conductor (uncredited)
movieMurder in the Big House
1942
Guard (uncredited)
movieGang Busters
1942
Police Chemist Crandall
movieTwo Yanks in Trinidad
1942
Lieutenant (uncredited)
movieOver My Dead Body
1942
Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
movieBlue, White and Perfect
1942
Police Sergeant
movieSteel Against the Sky
1941
Construction Worker (uncredited)
movieThe Great Man's Lady
1941
Officer Murphy (uncredited)
movieHonky Tonk
1941
Party Guest (uncredited)
movieReg'lar Fellers
1941
Mr. Dugan Sr.
movieCracked Nuts
1941
Officer #1
movieLaw of the Range
1941
Mr. Howard
moviePals of the Pecos
1941
Dan Burke
movieDouble Date
1941
Policeman
movieThe Great Mr. Nobody
1941
Policeman
movieBlonde Inspiration
1941
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
movieA Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
Editor Gunnigan
movieThe Bank Dick
1940
Cop (uncredited)
movieLittle Nellie Kelly
1940
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
movieEast of the River
1940
Policeman (uncredited)
movieA Dispatch from Reuters
1940
Laborer (uncredited)
movieLucky Cisco Kid
1940
Minor Role
movieA Fugitive from Justice
1940
Policeman (uncredited)
movieGirl in 313
1940
Bartender
movieRocky Mountain Rangers
1940
Captain Taylor
movieTear Gas Squad
1940
Patrolman
movieShooting High
1940
Lem Pritchard
movieThe House Across the Bay
1940
Prison Guard
movieCastle on the Hudson
1940
Guard (uncredited)
movieThe Saint's Double Trouble
1940
Express Man (uncredited)
movieRemember the Night
1940
Jury Member (uncredited)
movieThe Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
Laboratory Technician
movieEmergency Squad
1940
Fire Captain
movieInvisible Stripes
1939
Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
movieThe Night of Nights
1939
Actor (uncredited)
movieThe Roaring Twenties
1939
Jailer (uncredited)
movieThe Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
Policeman
movieSmashing the Money Ring
1939
Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
movieThe Escape
1939
Neighbor
movieDust Be My Destiny
1939
Bailiff (uncredited)
movieFrontier Marshal
1939
Bar Patron
movieMr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
Police Guard (uncredited)
movieStunt Pilot
1939
Sheehan
movieFive Came Back
1939
Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
movieWolf Call
1939
RCMP Sergeant
movieWomen in the Wind
1939
Cleveland Official (uncredited)
movieThey Made Her a Spy
1939
Intelligence Service Man
movieDodge City
1939
Conductor (uncredited)
movieLet Us Live
1939
Captain (uncredited)
movieSergeant Madden
1939
Police Sergeant
movieSecret Service of the Air
1939
Guard Cooper
moviePersons in Hiding
1939
Deputy Driver (uncredited)
movieThe Phantom Creeps
1939
AMI Chief
movieAlways Goodbye
1938
Cop (uncredited)
movieHe Couldn't Say No
1938
Policeman in Car
movieLove on a Budget
1938
Townsman
movieAlcatraz Island
1937
Prison Guard (uncredited)
movieMusic for Madame
1937
Policeman (Uncredited)
movieEver Since Eve
1937
Police Officer (uncredited)
movieParnell
1937
Irishman
movieThe Great Hospital Mystery
1937
Detective
movieBeloved Enemy
1936
Patrick Callahan
movieWanted: Jane Turner
1936
Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)
movieHollywood Boulevard
1936
Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
movieCrash Donovan
1936
Patrolman (uncredited)
movieHigh Tension
1936
Ship's Mate
movieThe Big Noise
1936
Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)
movieTrouble for Two
1936
Purser (Uncredited)
movieChampagne Charlie
1936
Ship's Officer
movieExclusive Story
1936
Third Officer (uncredited)
moviePaddy O'Day
1936
Immigration Officer Tom Wilson
movieWe're Only Human
1935
Police Officer Jordan
movieHeir to Trouble
1935
Mining Engineer
movieThe Fighting Marines
1935
Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1]
movieHis Family Tree
1935
Seated Pub Sailor
movieSpecial Agent
1935
Roark (uncredited)
moviePublic Hero Number 1
1935
Federal Agent (uncredited)
movieMen of the Hour
1935
Police Captain
movieThe Drunkard
1935
First Drunk
movieThe Perfect Clue
1935
Police Officer
movieGirl in Danger
1934
Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
movieThe Crime Doctor
1934
Detective (uncredited)
moviePirate Treasure
1934
John Craig
moviePerils of Pauline
1933
Tim Sullivan
movieA Man of Sentiment
1933
Officer Ryan
movieMorning Glory
1933
Actor (uncredited)
movieBefore Dawn
1933
Detective Brady (uncredited)
movieRiot Squad
1933
Det. Bob Larkin
movieLaughing at Life
1933
Detective Agency Official
movieI Love That Man
1933
Prison Interne
movieThe Whirlwind
1933
Pat Patrick
movieMystery of the Wax Museum
1933
Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
movieParachute Jumper
1933
Pilot (uncredited)
movieFrisco Jenny
1933
Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
movieSundown Rider
1932
Lafe Armstrong
movieThe Penal Code
1932
Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
movieCall Her Savage
1932
Fireman (Uncredited)
movieThe Fighting Gentleman
1932
Dot Moran
movieKlondike
1932
Burke
movieExposure
1932
Van Avery - City Editor
movieSpeed Madness
1932
McCarey
movieAttorney for the Defense
1932
Dr. Strong
movieThe Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
Broadcast Sergeant (uncredited)
movieHigh Speed
1932
Paul Whipple
movieThe Fighting Marshal
1931
Deputy Ed Myers
movieThe Lightning Warrior
1931
Sheriff A. W. Brown
movieNight Life in Reno
1931
District Attorney
movieAnybody's Blonde
1931
Reporter
movieThe Sky Spider
1931
Jim Morgan
movieMothers Cry
1930
Frank Williams
movieThe Fall Guy
1930
Charles Newton
movieThe Man I Love
1929
D.J. McCarthy
movieAlibi
1929
Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
The Slaver
1927
Dick Farnum
Woman’s Law
1927
Trooper Bucky O'Hare
moviePerch of the Devil
1927
Gregory Compton
movieSpangles
1926
Dick Hale
movieMy Old Dutch
1926
Joe Brown
movieThe Midnight Sun
1926
Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
movieWatch Your Wife
1926
James Langham
movieThe Teaser
1925
James McDonald
movieProud Flesh
1925
Patrick O'Malley
Tomorrow's Love
1925
Robert Stanley
movieLet Women Alone
1925
Tom Benham
movieWorldly Goods
1924
Fred Hopper
movieThe Mine with the Iron Door
1924
Hugh Edwards
movieBread
1924
Roy Beardsley
movieThe Fighting American
1924
Bill Pendleton
The Beauty Prize
1924
George Brady
movieHappiness
1924
Fermoy MacDonough
movieFools Highway
1924
Mike Kildare
movieThe Man from Brodney's
1923
Robert Browne
movieThe Eternal Struggle
1923
Bucky O'Harra
movieCause for Divorce
1923
Howard Metcliffe
movieSlippy McGee
1923
Lawrence Mayne
movieBrass
1923
Harry Baldwin
movieThe Last Hour
1923
Philip Logan
movieMy Wild Irish Rose
1922
Conn, The Shaughraun
movieA Game Chicken
1922
Rush Thompson
movieBob Hampton of Placer
1921
Lt. Brant
movieThe Breaking Point
1921
Phillip Bradley
movieDinty
1920
Jack North
movieThe Breath of the Gods
1920
T. Caraway Dodge
movieGo and Get It
1920
Kirk Connelly
movieThe Blooming Angel
1920
Chester Framm
movieFalse Evidence
1919
Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)
movieThe Red Glove
1919
Kern Thodes (early chapters)
movieShe Hired a Husband
1918
Tom Dunstan
movieThe Prussian Cur
1918
Jimmie O'Grady
movieHit-the-Trail Holliday
1918
Kent B. Wurst
movieHer Boy
1918
Charlie Turner
movieThe Tell-Tale Step
1917
Hugh Graham
movieThe Law of the North
1917
Cpl. John Emerson
movieOn Dangerous Paths
1915
Roger Sterritt
movieMcQuade of the Traffic Squad
1915
Pat McQuade
