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.
Filmography
all 198
Movies 189
TV Shows 9
self 2
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
Days of Wine and Roses (1963)
Thriller (1960)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Law of the Plainsman (1959)
Black Saddle (1959)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958)
M Squad (1957)
State Trooper (1956)
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado (1956)
Highway Patrol (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
A Star Is Born (1954)
The Wild One (1953)
Small Town Girl (1953)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)
The Old West (1952)
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
The Reckless Moment (1949)
All the King's Men (1949)
The Secret Of St. Ives (1949)
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
The Man from Colorado (1948)
Key Witness (1947)
The Missing Juror (1944)
One Mysterious Night (1944)
The Whistler (1944)
Sailor's Holiday (1944)
The Racket Man (1944)
Double Up (1943)
Destroyer (1943)
Batman (1943)
Redhead from Manhattan (1943)
Mission to Moscow (1943)
Quiet Please, Murder (1943)
Duck Soup (1942)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942)
The Glass Key (1942)
Thru Different Eyes (1942)
This Gun for Hire (1942)
The Great Man's Lady (1942)
Gang Busters (1942)
Over My Dead Body (1942)
Blue, White, and Perfect (1942)
Steel Against the Sky (1941)
Honky Tonk (1941)
Reg'lar Fellers (1941)
Cracked Nuts (1941)
Law of the Range (1941)
Pals of the Pecos (1941)
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
Blonde Inspiration (1941)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
The Bank Dick (1940)
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
East of the River (1940)
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)
A Fugitive from Justice (1940)
Girl in 313 (1940)
Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940)
Tear Gas Squad (1940)
Shooting High (1940)
The House Across the Bay (1940)
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
Remember the Night (1940)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
Emergency Squad (1940)
Invisible Stripes (1939)
The Light That Failed (1939)
The Night of Nights (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
The Escape (1939)
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
Frontier Marshal (1939)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
Stunt Pilot (1939)
Five Came Back (1939)
Wolf Call (1939)
Women in the Wind (1939)
They Made Her a Spy (1939)
Dodge City (1939)
Let Us Live (1939)
Romance of the Redwoods (1939)
Sergeant Madden (1939)
Secret Service of the Air (1939)
Persons in Hiding (1939)
The Phantom Creeps (1939)
Always Goodbye (1938)
He Couldn't Say No (1938)
Love on a Budget (1938)
Alcatraz Island (1937)
Music for Madame (1937)
Ever Since Eve (1937)
The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)
Beloved Enemy (1936)
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
Crash Donovan (1936)
36 Hours to Kill (1936)
High Tension (1936)
The Big Noise (1936)
Trouble for Two (1936)
Champagne Charlie (1936)
Exclusive Story (1936)
Paddy O'Day (1936)
We're Only Human (1935)
Heir to Trouble (1935)
The Fighting Marines (1935)
His Family Tree (1935)
Special Agent (1935)
Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
The Drunkard (1935)
The Perfect Clue (1935)
The Crime Doctor (1934)
Love Past Thirty (1934)
Pirate Treasure (1934)
Perils of Pauline (1933)
A Man of Sentiment (1933)
Before Dawn (1933)
Riot Squad (1933)
Laughing at Life (1933)
I Love That Man (1933)
The Whirlwind (1933)
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Parachute Jumper (1933)
Frisco Jenny (1933)
Sundown Rider (1932)
The Penal Code (1932)
Call Her Savage (1932)
Those We Love (1932)
Klondike (1932)
Exposure (1932)
American Madness (1932)
Speed Madness (1932)
Attorney for the Defense (1932)
High Speed (1932)
The Reckoning (1932)
The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
The Fighting Marshal (1931)
The Lightning Warrior (1931)
Anybody's Blonde (1931)
Night Life in Reno (1931)
The Sky Spider (1931)
Homicide Squad (1931)
The Costume Falls (1931)
Mothers Cry (1930)
The Fall Guy (1930)
The Man I Love (1929)
Alibi (1929)
Perch of the Devil (1927)
Spangles (1926)
My Old Dutch (1926)
The Midnight Sun (1926)
The Teaser (1925)
The Fighting Cub (1925)
The White Desert (1925)
Proud Flesh (1925)
Let Women Alone (1925)
The Mine with the Iron Door (1924)
Bread (1924)
The Fighting American (1924)
The Beauty Prize (1924)
Happiness (1924)
Fools Highway (1924)
The Man from Brodney's (1923)
The Eternal Struggle (1923)
Cause for Divorce (1923)
The Virginian (1923)
Slippy McGee (1923)
Brass (1923)
The Last Hour (1923)
A Game Chicken (1922)
False Kisses (1921)
Bob Hampton of Placer (1921)
Dinty (1920)
The Breath of the Gods (1920)
Go and Get It (1920)
The Blooming Angel (1920)
False Evidence (1919)
The Red Glove (1919)
The Heart of Humanity (1918)
The Prussian Cur (1918)
The Love That Lives (1917)
The Tell-Tale Step (1917)
The Law of the North (1917)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1916)
Gladiola (1915)
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr (1915)
On Dangerous Paths (1915)
All for Old Ireland (1915)
McQuade of the Traffic Squad (1915)
The Voice of the Violin (1915)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1890-09-03
Deathday1966-05-21 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceForest City, United States of America
ChildrenSheila O'Malley, Eileen O'Malley, Kathleen O'Malley
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPatrick H. O'Malley Jr., Patrick Henry O'Malley Jr.
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