Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley

Date of Birth:

Sep 02, 1890

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.

filmography:

Gang Busters Gang Busters

1942

Cracked Nuts Cracked Nuts

1941

The Racket Man The Racket Man

1944

Deep in the Heart of Texas Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942

Honky Tonk Honky Tonk

1941

Attorney for the Defense Attorney for the Defense

1932

The Shadow of the Eagle The Shadow of the Eagle

1932

The Virginian The Virginian

1923

The Teaser The Teaser

1925

Music for Madame Music for Madame

1937

Redhead from Manhattan Redhead from Manhattan

1943

Happiness Happiness

1924

Dinty Dinty

1920

Tear Gas Squad Tear Gas Squad

1940

Quiet Please, Murder Quiet Please, Murder

1943

I Love That Man I Love That Man

1933

The Eternal Struggle The Eternal Struggle

1923

Steel Against the Sky Steel Against the Sky

1941

Thru Different Eyes Thru Different Eyes

1942

Blonde Inspiration Blonde Inspiration

1941

The Costume Falls The Costume Falls

1931

Blue, White, and Perfect Blue, White, and Perfect

1942

The Great Mr. Nobody The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

Girl in 313 Girl in 313

1940

Rocky Mountain Rangers Rocky Mountain Rangers

1940

Night Life in Reno Night Life in Reno

1931

Emergency Squad Emergency Squad

1940

Anybody's Blonde Anybody's Blonde

1931

Pals of the Pecos Pals of the Pecos

1941

This Gun for Hire This Gun for Hire

1942

High Tension High Tension

1936

My Old Dutch My Old Dutch

1926

Remember the Night Remember the Night

1940

The Saint's Double Trouble The Saint's Double Trouble

1940

Speed Madness Speed Madness

1932

Love on a Budget Love on a Budget

1938

Over My Dead Body Over My Dead Body

1942

The Whistler The Whistler

1944

Little Nellie Kelly Little Nellie Kelly

1940

East of the River East of the River

1940

Castle on the Hudson Castle on the Hudson

1940

A Dispatch from Reuters A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

The Bank Dick The Bank Dick

1940

The House Across the Bay The House Across the Bay

1940

Romance of the Redwoods Romance of the Redwoods

1939

Murder in the Big House Murder in the Big House

1942

My Wild Irish Rose My Wild Irish Rose

1922

Gentleman Jim Gentleman Jim

1942

Brass Brass

1923

Duck Soup Duck Soup

1942

Everything I Have Is Yours Everything I Have Is Yours

1952

Invisible Stripes Invisible Stripes

1939

One Mysterious Night One Mysterious Night

1944

The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray

1916

Call Her Savage Call Her Savage

1932

All for Old Ireland All for Old Ireland

1915

Fools Highway Fools Highway

1924

The Great Hospital Mystery The Great Hospital Mystery

1937

False Evidence False Evidence

1919

The Fighting Marshal The Fighting Marshal

1931

Trouble for Two Trouble for Two

1936

A Game Chicken A Game Chicken

1922

Mystery of the Wax Museum Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933

The Fighting Gentleman The Fighting Gentleman

1932

The Big Steal The Big Steal

1949

Her Boy Her Boy

1918

Hit-the-Trail Holliday Hit-the-Trail Holliday

1918

The Doolins of Oklahoma The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949

Mule Train Mule Train

1950

The Blooming Angel The Blooming Angel

1920

The Missing Juror The Missing Juror

1944

Perils of Pauline Perils of Pauline

1933

Before Dawn Before Dawn

1933

Small Town Girl Small Town Girl

1953

The Voice of the Violin The Voice of the Violin

1915

The Sky Spider The Sky Spider

1931

Gladiola Gladiola

1915

The Love That Lives The Love That Lives

1917

Crash Donovan Crash Donovan

1936

Mission to Moscow Mission to Moscow

1943

Destroyer Destroyer

1943

A Fugitive from Justice A Fugitive from Justice

1940

Double Up Double Up

1943

Alias Nick Beal Alias Nick Beal

1949

Batman Batman

1943

The Midnight Sun The Midnight Sun

1926

The Breath of the Gods The Breath of the Gods

1920

The Killer That Stalked New York The Killer That Stalked New York

1950

Public Hero Number 1 Public Hero Number 1

1935

Special Agent Special Agent

1935

The Man from Colorado The Man from Colorado

1948

The Mine with the Iron Door The Mine with the Iron Door

1924

The Red Glove The Red Glove

1919

Spangles Spangles

1926

False Kisses False Kisses

1921

The Fighting Cub The Fighting Cub

1925

The Fighting American The Fighting American

1924

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

1940

Parachute Jumper Parachute Jumper

1933

The Reckless Moment The Reckless Moment

1949

Proud Flesh Proud Flesh

1925

McQuade of the Traffic Squad McQuade of the Traffic Squad

1915

The Light That Failed The Light That Failed

1939

The Heart of Humanity The Heart of Humanity

1918

Riot Squad Riot Squad

1933

Klondike Klondike

1932

Exposure Exposure

1932

The Wild One The Wild One

1953

The Drunkard The Drunkard

1935

The Penal Code The Penal Code

1932

The Reckoning The Reckoning

1932

Pirate Treasure Pirate Treasure

1934

Shooting High Shooting High

1940

Bob Hampton of Placer Bob Hampton of Placer

1921

Frisco Jenny Frisco Jenny

1933

A Man of Sentiment A Man of Sentiment

1933

The Fall Guy The Fall Guy

1930

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

1956

The Law of the North The Law of the North

1917

The Man from Brodney's The Man from Brodney's

1923

Laughing at Life Laughing at Life

1933

Always Goodbye Always Goodbye

1938

Alcatraz Island Alcatraz Island

1937

The Man I Love The Man I Love

1929

Those We Love Those We Love

1932

The Perfect Clue The Perfect Clue

1935

Let Women Alone Let Women Alone

1925

Slippy McGee Slippy McGee

1923

The Lightning Warrior The Lightning Warrior

1931

High Speed High Speed

1932

Cause for Divorce Cause for Divorce

1923

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019

The Whirlwind The Whirlwind

1933

On Dangerous Paths On Dangerous Paths

1915

The Last Hour The Last Hour

1923

The Fighting Marines The Fighting Marines

1935

The Crime Doctor The Crime Doctor

1934

The Old West The Old West

1952

Homicide Squad Homicide Squad

1931

Persons in Hiding Persons in Hiding

1939

The Night of Nights The Night of Nights

1939

Perch of the Devil Perch of the Devil

1927

Love Past Thirty Love Past Thirty

1934

Sundown Rider Sundown Rider

1932

The Great Man's Lady The Great Man's Lady

1942

The Tell-Tale Step The Tell-Tale Step

1917

Exclusive Story Exclusive Story

1936

Go and Get It Go and Get It

1920

Heir to Trouble Heir to Trouble

1935

Sergeant Madden Sergeant Madden

1939

Sailor's Holiday Sailor's Holiday

1944

Dust Be My Destiny Dust Be My Destiny

1939

The Escape The Escape

1939

The Roaring Twenties The Roaring Twenties

1939

Frontier Marshal Frontier Marshal

1939

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

1939

Mothers Cry Mothers Cry

1930

Women in the Wind Women in the Wind

1939

Five Came Back Five Came Back

1939

Stunt Pilot Stunt Pilot

1939

The Housekeeper's Daughter The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939

Lucky Cisco Kid Lucky Cisco Kid

1940

Reg'lar Fellers Reg'lar Fellers

1941

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949

Days of Wine and Roses Days of Wine and Roses

1963

Wolf Call Wolf Call

1939

American Madness American Madness

1932

The Glass Key The Glass Key

1942

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

All the King's Men All the King's Men

1949

Girl in Danger Girl in Danger

1934

Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood Boulevard

1936

Dodge City Dodge City

1939

They Made Her a Spy They Made Her a Spy

1939

Ever Since Eve Ever Since Eve

1937

We're Only Human We're Only Human

1935

Wanted: Jane Turner Wanted: Jane Turner

1936

36 Hours to Kill 36 Hours to Kill

1936

Alibi Alibi

1929

The Bad and the Beautiful The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

The Prussian Cur The Prussian Cur

1918

The Beauty Prize The Beauty Prize

1924

Bread Bread

1924

Law of the Range Law of the Range

1941

The Phantom Creeps The Phantom Creeps

1939

Beloved Enemy Beloved Enemy

1936

Champagne Charlie Champagne Charlie

1936

He Couldn't Say No He Couldn't Say No

1938

A Star Is Born A Star Is Born

1954

Let Us Live Let Us Live

1939

Paddy O'Day Paddy O'Day

1936

The Big Noise The Big Noise

1936

His Family Tree His Family Tree

1935

Secret Service of the Air Secret Service of the Air

1939

Key Witness Key Witness

1947

Smashing the Money Ring Smashing the Money Ring

1939

The Secret Of St. Ives The Secret Of St. Ives

1949

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