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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Character:Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
Release Date:14/11/2019
Days of Wine and Roses
Character:Tenant (uncredited)
Release Date:04/02/1963
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
Character:Doc Blaine
Release Date:01/04/1956
A Star Is Born
Character:Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1954
The Wild One
Character:Sawyer (uncredited)
Release Date:30/12/1953
Small Town Girl
Character:Doorman
Release Date:10/04/1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
Character:Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1952
Everything I Have Is Yours
Character:Conductor (Uncredited)
Release Date:31/10/1952
The Old West
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:29/09/1952
The Killer That Stalked New York
Character:Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:06/10/1950
Mule Train
Character:Charley Stewart (uncredited)
Release Date:22/02/1950
The Reckless Moment
Character:Bank Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:09/12/1949
All the King's Men
Character:Politician (uncredited)
Release Date:16/11/1949
The Big Steal
Character:Purser (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1949
The Secret Of St. Ives
Character:Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Character:Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
Release Date:27/05/1949
Alias Nick Beal
Character:Committee Man
Release Date:04/03/1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Character:Officer Jim
Release Date:02/03/1949
The Man from Colorado
Character:Citizen (uncredited)
Release Date:07/08/1948
Key Witness
Character:Detective Norris (uncredited)
Release Date:09/10/1947
The Missing Juror
Character:Priest (uncredited)
Release Date:16/11/1944
One Mysterious Night
Character:Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Release Date:21/10/1944
The Whistler
Character:Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
Release Date:30/03/1944
Sailor's Holiday
Character:
Release Date:24/02/1944
The Racket Man
Character:Postman
Release Date:18/01/1944
Double Up
Character:Jim Bowers
Release Date:29/12/1943
Destroyer
Character:Postman
Release Date:19/08/1943
Batman
Character:Cop
Release Date:16/07/1943
Redhead from Manhattan
Character:Cop
Release Date:06/05/1943
Mission to Moscow
Character:Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
Release Date:29/04/1943
Quiet Please, Murder
Character:Guard Killed in Library
Release Date:19/03/1943
Duck Soup
Character:Cop
Release Date:18/12/1942
Gentleman Jim
Character:Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:14/11/1942
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Character:Jonathan Taylor
Release Date:25/09/1942
The Glass Key
Character:Politician (uncredited)
Release Date:08/09/1942
Thru Different Eyes
Character:Coroner
Release Date:19/06/1942
This Gun for Hire
Character:Conductor (uncredited)
Release Date:24/04/1942
Murder in the Big House
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:11/04/1942
Gang Busters
Character:Police Chemist Crandall
Release Date:31/03/1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Character:Lieutenant (uncredited)
Release Date:26/03/1942
Over My Dead Body
Character:Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
Release Date:15/01/1942
Blue, White, and Perfect
Character:Police Sergeant
Release Date:06/01/1942
Steel Against the Sky
Character:Construction Worker (uncredited)
Release Date:13/12/1941
The Great Man's Lady
Character:Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Release Date:31/10/1941
Honky Tonk
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1941
Reg'lar Fellers
Character:Mr. Dugan Sr.
Release Date:05/09/1941
Cracked Nuts
Character:Officer #1
Release Date:02/07/1941
Law of the Range
Character:Mr. Howard
Release Date:20/06/1941
Pals of the Pecos
Character:Dan Burke
Release Date:07/04/1941
The Great Mr. Nobody
Character:Policeman
Release Date:15/02/1941
Blonde Inspiration
Character:Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:07/02/1941
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Character:Editor Gunnigan
Release Date:24/12/1940
The Bank Dick
Character:Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:29/11/1940
Little Nellie Kelly
Character:Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:22/11/1940
East of the River
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:09/11/1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
Character:Laborer (uncredited)
Release Date:19/10/1940
Lucky Cisco Kid
Character:Minor Role
Release Date:28/06/1940
A Fugitive from Justice
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:15/06/1940
Girl in 313
Character:Bartender
Release Date:31/05/1940
Rocky Mountain Rangers
Character:Captain Taylor
Release Date:24/05/1940
Tear Gas Squad
Character:Patrolman
Release Date:04/05/1940
Shooting High
Character:Lem Pritchard
Release Date:25/04/1940
The House Across the Bay
Character:Prison Guard
Release Date:01/03/1940
Castle on the Hudson
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:17/02/1940
The Saint's Double Trouble
Character:Express Man (uncredited)
Release Date:26/01/1940
Remember the Night
Character:Jury Member (uncredited)
Release Date:19/01/1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Character:Laboratory Technician
Release Date:11/01/1940
Emergency Squad
Character:Fire Captain
Release Date:05/01/1940
Invisible Stripes
Character:Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Release Date:30/12/1939
The Light That Failed
Character:Bullock
Release Date:24/12/1939
The Night of Nights
Character:Actor (uncredited)
Release Date:01/12/1939
The Roaring Twenties
Character:Jailer (uncredited)
Release Date:28/10/1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Character:Policeman
Release Date:26/10/1939
Smashing the Money Ring
Character:Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
Release Date:21/10/1939
The Escape
Character:Neighbor
Release Date:05/10/1939
Dust Be My Destiny
Character:Bailiff (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/1939
Frontier Marshal
Character:Bar Patron
Release Date:28/07/1939
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Character:Police Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/1939
Stunt Pilot
Character:Sheehan
Release Date:30/06/1939
Five Came Back
Character:Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
Release Date:23/06/1939
Wolf Call
Character:RCMP Sergeant
Release Date:22/05/1939
Women in the Wind
Character:Cleveland Official (uncredited)
Release Date:15/04/1939
They Made Her a Spy
Character:Intelligence Service Man
Release Date:14/04/1939
Dodge City
Character:Conductor (uncredited)
Release Date:08/04/1939
Let Us Live
Character:Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:29/03/1939
Romance of the Redwoods
Character:Yerkes
Release Date:29/03/1939
Sergeant Madden
Character:Police Sergeant
Release Date:24/03/1939
Secret Service of the Air
Character:Guard Cooper
Release Date:04/03/1939
Persons in Hiding
Character:Deputy Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1939
The Phantom Creeps
Character:AMI Chief
Release Date:07/01/1939
Always Goodbye
Character:Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:24/06/1938
He Couldn't Say No
Character:Policeman in Car
Release Date:19/03/1938
Love on a Budget
Character:Townsman
Release Date:04/03/1938
Alcatraz Island
Character:Prison Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:13/10/1937
Music for Madame
Character:Policeman (Uncredited)
Release Date:08/10/1937
Ever Since Eve
Character:Police Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:15/07/1937
Parnell
Character:Irishman
Release Date:04/06/1937
The Great Hospital Mystery
Character:Detective
Release Date:14/05/1937
Beloved Enemy
Character:Patrick Callahan
Release Date:25/12/1936
Wanted: Jane Turner
Character:Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)
Release Date:04/12/1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Character:Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
Release Date:20/08/1936
Crash Donovan
Character:Patrolman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1936
36 Hours to Kill
Character:G-Man
Release Date:24/07/1936
High Tension
Character:Ship's Mate
Release Date:10/07/1936
The Big Noise
Character:Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)
Release Date:22/06/1936
Trouble for Two
Character:Purser (Uncredited)
Release Date:29/05/1936
Champagne Charlie
Character:Ship's Officer
Release Date:06/05/1936
Exclusive Story
Character:Third Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:17/01/1936
Paddy O'Day
Character:Immigration Officer Tom Wilson
Release Date:17/01/1936
We're Only Human
Character:Police Officer Jordan
Release Date:27/12/1935
Heir to Trouble
Character:Mining Engineer
Release Date:17/12/1935
The Fighting Marines
Character:Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1]
Release Date:22/11/1935
His Family Tree
Character:Seated Pub Sailor
Release Date:29/09/1935
Special Agent
Character:Roark (uncredited)
Release Date:14/09/1935
Public Hero Number 1
Character:Federal Agent (uncredited)
Release Date:31/05/1935
The Drunkard
Character:First Drunk
Release Date:03/04/1935
The Perfect Clue
Character:Police Officer
Release Date:13/03/1935
Girl in Danger
Character:Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
Release Date:11/09/1934
The Crime Doctor
Character:Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1934
Love Past Thirty
Character:Lon Burt
Release Date:14/02/1934
Pirate Treasure
Character:John Craig
Release Date:29/01/1934
Perils of Pauline
Character:Tim Sullivan
Release Date:05/11/1933
A Man of Sentiment
Character:Officer Ryan
Release Date:15/09/1933
Morning Glory
Character:Actor (uncredited)
Release Date:18/08/1933
Before Dawn
Character:Detective Brady (uncredited)
Release Date:04/08/1933
Riot Squad
Character:Det. Bob Larkin
Release Date:25/07/1933
Laughing at Life
Character:Detective Agency Official
Release Date:12/07/1933
I Love That Man
Character:Prison Interne
Release Date:07/07/1933
The Whirlwind
Character:Pat Patrick
Release Date:13/04/1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Character:Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Release Date:18/02/1933
Parachute Jumper
Character:Pilot (uncredited)
Release Date:28/01/1933
Frisco Jenny
Character:Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
Release Date:14/01/1933
Sundown Rider
Character:Lafe Armstrong
Release Date:30/12/1932
The Penal Code
Character:Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
Release Date:23/12/1932
Call Her Savage
Character:Fireman (Uncredited)
Release Date:24/11/1932
The Fighting Gentleman
Character:Dot Moran
Release Date:07/10/1932
Those We Love
Character:Daley
Release Date:11/09/1932
Klondike
Character:Burke
Release Date:29/08/1932
Exposure
Character:Van Avery - City Editor
Release Date:20/08/1932
American Madness
Character:
Release Date:15/08/1932
Speed Madness
Character:McCarey
Release Date:29/07/1932
Attorney for the Defense
Character:Dr. Strong
Release Date:21/05/1932
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Character:Broadcast Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:01/05/1932
High Speed
Character:Paul Whipple
Release Date:02/04/1932
The Reckoning
Character:Bob
Release Date:15/02/1932
The Shadow of the Eagle
Character:Ames
Release Date:01/02/1932
The Fighting Marshal
Character:Deputy Ed Myers
Release Date:25/11/1931
The Lightning Warrior
Character:Sheriff A. W. Brown
Release Date:01/11/1931
Night Life in Reno
Character:District Attorney
Release Date:01/11/1931
Anybody's Blonde
Character:Reporter
Release Date:01/11/1931
The Sky Spider
Character:Jim Morgan
Release Date:01/10/1931
Homicide Squad
Character:Man
Release Date:01/08/1931
The Costume Falls
Character:
Release Date:05/02/1931
Mothers Cry
Character:Frank Williams
Release Date:04/12/1930
The Fall Guy
Character:Charles Newton
Release Date:15/06/1930
The Man I Love
Character:D.J. McCarthy
Release Date:25/05/1929
Alibi
Character:Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
Release Date:20/04/1929
Pleasure Before Business
Character:
Release Date:20/04/1927
Perch of the Devil
Character:Gregory Compton
Release Date:06/03/1927
Spangles
Character:Dick Hale
Release Date:07/11/1926
My Old Dutch
Character:Joe Brown
Release Date:23/05/1926
The Midnight Sun
Character:Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
Release Date:23/04/1926
Watch Your Wife
Character:James Langham
Release Date:04/04/1926
The Teaser
Character:James McDonald
Release Date:06/09/1925
The Fighting Cub
Character:
Release Date:27/07/1925
Proud Flesh
Character:Patrick O'Malley
Release Date:27/04/1925
Let Women Alone
Character:Tom Benham
Release Date:04/01/1925
Worldly Goods
Character:Fred Hopper
Release Date:24/11/1924
The Mine with the Iron Door
Character:Hugh Edwards
Release Date:02/10/1924
Bread
Character:Roy Beardsley
Release Date:04/08/1924
The Fighting American
Character:Bill Pendleton
Release Date:26/05/1924
The Beauty Prize
Character:George Brady
Release Date:14/05/1924
Happiness
Character:Fermoy MacDonough
Release Date:09/03/1924
Fools Highway
Character:Mike Kildare
Release Date:01/03/1924
The Man from Brodney's
Character:Robert Browne
Release Date:16/12/1923
The Eternal Struggle
Character:Bucky O'Harra
Release Date:08/10/1923
Cause for Divorce
Character:Howard Metcliffe
Release Date:06/10/1923
The Virginian
Character:Steve
Release Date:29/09/1923
Slippy McGee
Character:Lawrence Mayne
Release Date:11/06/1923
Brass
Character:Harry Baldwin
Release Date:04/03/1923
The Last Hour
Character:Philip Logan
Release Date:01/01/1923
My Wild Irish Rose
Character:Conn, The Shaughraun
Release Date:30/08/1922
A Game Chicken
Character:Rush Thompson
Release Date:26/02/1922
False Kisses
Character:
Release Date:21/11/1921
The Ten Dollar Raise
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:26/06/1921
Bob Hampton of Placer
Character:Lt. Brant
Release Date:01/05/1921
The Breaking Point
Character:Phillip Bradley
Release Date:14/02/1921
Dinty
Character:Jack North
Release Date:21/11/1920
The Breath of the Gods
Character:T. Caraway Dodge
Release Date:25/07/1920
Go and Get It
Character:Kirk Connelly
Release Date:18/07/1920
The Blooming Angel
Character:Chester Framm
Release Date:08/02/1920
False Evidence
Character:Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)
Release Date:21/04/1919
The Red Glove
Character:Kern Thodes (early chapters)
Release Date:17/03/1919
The Heart of Humanity
Character:Clancy
Release Date:21/12/1918
She Hired a Husband
Character:Tom Dunstan
Release Date:16/12/1918
The Prussian Cur
Character:Jimmie O'Grady
Release Date:01/09/1918
Hit-the-Trail Holliday
Character:Kent B. Wurst
Release Date:16/06/1918
Her Boy
Character:Charlie Turner
Release Date:28/01/1918
The Love That Lives
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:09/07/1917
The Tell-Tale Step
Character:Hugh Graham
Release Date:28/05/1917
The Law of the North
Character:Cpl. John Emerson
Release Date:02/04/1917
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Character:Sybil Vane
Release Date:01/06/1916
Gladiola
Character:
Release Date:15/10/1915
On Dangerous Paths
Character:Roger Sterritt
Release Date:23/07/1915
All for Old Ireland
Character:
Release Date:13/07/1915
McQuade of the Traffic Squad
Character:Pat McQuade
Release Date:12/06/1915
The Voice of the Violin
Character:
Release Date:05/03/1915
Television Appearances
Thriller
Character:The Butler
The Twilight Zone
Character:Mr. Llewellyn
The Twilight Zone
Character:Mr. Wilson
The Twilight Zone
Character:Attendant
Law of the Plainsman
Character:Old Man
Black Saddle
Character:Bowen
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Character:Neighbor
M Squad
Character:Mr. Cleary
State Trooper
Character:
Highway Patrol
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Wardrobe Attendant
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