Pat O'Malley
Born
September 2, 1890
Died
May 21, 1966 (75 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA
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: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
2019

Days of Wine and Roses
Tenant (uncredited)
1963

Thriller
The Butler · (1 episode)
1960

The Twilight Zone
Mr. Llewellyn · (1 episode)
1959

The Twilight Zone
Attendant · (1 episode)
1959

The Twilight Zone
Mr. Wilson · (1 episode)
1959

Law of the Plainsman
Old Man · (1 episode)
1959

Black Saddle
Bowen · (1 episode)
1959

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Neighbor · (1 episode)
1958

M Squad
Mr. Cleary · (1 episode)
1957

State Trooper
(1 episode)
1956

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
Doc Blaine
1956

Highway Patrol
(1 episode)
1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Wardrobe Attendant · (1 episode)
1955

A Star Is Born
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1954

The Wild One
Sawyer (uncredited)
1953

Small Town Girl
Doorman
1953

The Bad and the Beautiful
Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
1952

Everything I Have Is Yours
Conductor (Uncredited)
1952

The Old West
Townsman (uncredited)
1952

The Killer That Stalked New York
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1950

Mule Train
Charley Stewart (uncredited)
1950

The Reckless Moment
Bank Guard (uncredited)
1949

All the King's Men
Politician (uncredited)
1949

The Big Steal
Purser (uncredited)
1949
The Secret Of St. Ives
Sergeant (uncredited)
1949

The Doolins of Oklahoma
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
1949

Alias Nick Beal
Committee Man
1949

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Officer Jim
1949

The Man from Colorado
Citizen (uncredited)
1948

Key Witness
Detective Norris (uncredited)
1947

The Missing Juror
Priest (Uncredited)
1944

One Mysterious Night
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
1944

The Whistler
Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
1944

Sailor's Holiday
1944

The Racket Man
Postman
1944

Double Up
Jim Bowers
1943

Destroyer
Postman
1943

Batman
Cop
1943

Redhead from Manhattan
Cop
1943

Mission to Moscow
Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
1943

Quiet Please, Murder
Guard Killed in Library
1943

Duck Soup
Cop
1942

Gentleman Jim
Detective (uncredited)
1942

Deep in the Heart of Texas
Jonathan Taylor
1942

The Glass Key
Politician (uncredited)
1942

Thru Different Eyes
Coroner
1942

This Gun for Hire
Conductor (uncredited)
1942

Murder in the Big House
Guard (uncredited)
1942

Gang Busters
Police Chemist Crandall
1942

Two Yanks in Trinidad
Lieutenant (uncredited)
1942

Over My Dead Body
Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
1942

Blue, White, and Perfect
Police Sergeant
1942

Steel Against the Sky
Construction Worker (uncredited)
1941

The Great Man's Lady
Officer Murphy (uncredited)
1941

Honky Tonk
Party Guest
1941

Reg'lar Fellers
Mr. Dugan Sr.
1941

Cracked Nuts
Officer #1
1941

Law of the Range
Mr. Howard
1941

Pals of the Pecos
Dan Burke
1941

The Great Mr. Nobody
Policeman
1941

Blonde Inspiration
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1941

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Editor Gunnigan
1940

The Bank Dick
Cop (uncredited)
1940

Little Nellie Kelly
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
1940

East of the River
Policeman (uncredited)
1940

A Dispatch from Reuters
Laborer (uncredited)
1940

Lucky Cisco Kid
Minor Role
1940

A Fugitive from Justice
Policeman (uncredited)
1940

Girl in 313
Bartender
1940

Rocky Mountain Rangers
Captain Taylor
1940

Tear Gas Squad
Patrolman
1940

Shooting High
Lem Pritchard
1940

The House Across the Bay
Prison Guard
1940

Castle on the Hudson
Guard (uncredited)
1940

The Saint's Double Trouble
Express Man (uncredited)
1940

Remember the Night
Jury Member (uncredited)
1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Laboratory Technician
1940

Emergency Squad
Fire Captain
1940

Invisible Stripes
Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
1939

The Light That Failed
Bullock
1939

The Night of Nights
Actor (uncredited)
1939

The Roaring Twenties
Jailer (uncredited)
1939

The Housekeeper's Daughter
Policeman
1939

Smashing the Money Ring
Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
1939

The Escape
Neighbor
1939

Dust Be My Destiny
Bailiff (uncredited)
1939

Frontier Marshal
Bar Patron
1939

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Police Guard (uncredited)
1939

Stunt Pilot
Sheehan
1939

Five Came Back
Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
1939

Wolf Call
RCMP Sergeant
1939

Women in the Wind
Cleveland Official (uncredited)
1939

They Made Her a Spy
Intelligence Service Man
1939

Dodge City
Conductor (uncredited)
1939

Let Us Live
Captain (uncredited)
1939

Romance of the Redwoods
Yerkes
1939

Sergeant Madden
Police Sergeant
1939

Secret Service of the Air
Guard Cooper
1939

Persons in Hiding
Deputy Driver (uncredited)
1939

The Phantom Creeps
AMI Chief
1939

Always Goodbye
Cop (uncredited)
1938

He Couldn't Say No
Policeman in Car
1938

Love on a Budget
Townsman
1938

Alcatraz Island
Prison Guard (uncredited)
1937

Music for Madame
Policeman (Uncredited)
1937

Ever Since Eve
Police Officer (uncredited)
1937

Parnell
Irishman
1937

The Great Hospital Mystery
Detective
1937

Beloved Enemy
Patrick Callahan
1936

Wanted: Jane Turner
Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)
1936

Hollywood Boulevard
Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
1936

Crash Donovan
Patrolman (uncredited)
1936

36 Hours to Kill
G-Man
1936

High Tension
Ship's Mate
1936

The Big Noise
Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)
1936

Trouble for Two
Purser (Uncredited)
1936

Champagne Charlie
Ship's Officer
1936

Exclusive Story
Third Officer (uncredited)
1936

Paddy O'Day
Immigration Officer Tom Wilson
1936

We're Only Human
Police Officer Jordan
1935

Heir to Trouble
Mining Engineer
1935

The Fighting Marines
Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1]
1935

His Family Tree
Seated Pub Sailor
1935

Special Agent
Roark (uncredited)
1935

Public Hero Number 1
Federal Agent (uncredited)
1935

The Drunkard
First Drunk
1935

The Perfect Clue
Police Officer
1935

Girl in Danger
Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
1934

The Crime Doctor
Detective (uncredited)
1934
Love Past Thirty
Lon Burt
1934

Pirate Treasure
John Craig
1934

Perils of Pauline
Tim Sullivan
1933

A Man of Sentiment
Officer Ryan
1933

Morning Glory
Actor (uncredited)
1933

Before Dawn
Detective Brady (uncredited)
1933

Riot Squad
Det. Bob Larkin
1933

Laughing at Life
Detective Agency Official
1933

I Love That Man
Prison Interne
1933

The Whirlwind
Pat Patrick
1933

Mystery of the Wax Museum
Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
1933

Parachute Jumper
Pilot (uncredited)
1933

Frisco Jenny
Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
1933

Sundown Rider
Lafe Armstrong
1932

The Penal Code
Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
1932

Call Her Savage
Fireman (Uncredited)
1932

The Fighting Gentleman
Dot Moran
1932

Those We Love
Daley
1932

Klondike
Burke
1932

Exposure
Van Avery - City Editor
1932

American Madness
1932

Speed Madness
McCarey
1932

Attorney for the Defense
Dr. Strong
1932

High Speed
Paul Whipple
1932

The Reckoning
Bob
1932

The Shadow of the Eagle
Ames
1932

The Fighting Marshal
Deputy Ed Myers
1931

The Lightning Warrior
Sheriff A. W. Brown
1931

Night Life in Reno
District Attorney
1931

Anybody's Blonde
Reporter
1931

The Sky Spider
Jim Morgan
1931

Homicide Squad
Man
1931
The Costume Falls
1931

Mothers Cry
Frank Williams
1930

The Fall Guy
Charles Newton
1930

The Man I Love
D.J. McCarthy
1929

Alibi
Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
1929
Perch of the Devil
Gregory Compton
1927

Spangles
Dick Hale
1926

My Old Dutch
Joe Brown
1926

The Midnight Sun
Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
1926

The Teaser
James McDonald
1925
The Fighting Cub
1925

Proud Flesh
Patrick O'Malley
1925

Let Women Alone
Tom Benham
1925

The Mine with the Iron Door
Hugh Edwards
1924

Bread
Roy Beardsley
1924

The Fighting American
Bill Pendleton
1924
The Beauty Prize
George Brady
1924

Happiness
Fermoy MacDonough
1924

Fools Highway
Mike Kildare
1924

The Man from Brodney's
Robert Browne
1923

The Eternal Struggle
Bucky O'Harra
1923

Cause for Divorce
Howard Metcliffe
1923

The Virginian
Steve
1923

Slippy McGee
Lawrence Mayne
1923

Brass
Harry Baldwin
1923

The Last Hour
Philip Logan
1923

My Wild Irish Rose
Conn, The Shaughraun
1922

A Game Chicken
Rush Thompson
1922

False Kisses
1921

Bob Hampton of Placer
Lt. Brant
1921

Dinty
Jack North
1920

The Breath of the Gods
T. Caraway Dodge
1920

Go and Get It
Kirk Connelly
1920

The Blooming Angel
Chester Framm
1920

False Evidence
Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)
1919

The Red Glove
Kern Thodes (early chapters)
1919

The Heart of Humanity
Clancy
1918

The Prussian Cur
Jimmie O'Grady
1918

Hit-the-Trail Holliday
Kent B. Wurst
1918

Her Boy
Charlie Turner
1918

The Love That Lives
Jimmy
1917

The Tell-Tale Step
Hugh Graham
1917

The Law of the North
Cpl. John Emerson
1917
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Sybil Vane
1916

Gladiola
1915

On Dangerous Paths
Roger Sterritt
1915

All for Old Ireland
1915

McQuade of the Traffic Squad
Pat McQuade
1915

The Voice of the Violin
1915