Pat O'Malley
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.
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Movies (41)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
2019
Days of Wine and Roses
as Tenant (uncredited)
1963
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
as Doc Blaine
1956
A Star Is Born
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1954
The Wild One
as Sawyer (uncredited)
1953
Small Town Girl
as Doorman
1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
1952
Everything I Have Is Yours
as Conductor (Uncredited)
1952
The Old West
as Townsman (uncredited)
1952
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1950
Mule Train
as Charley Stewart (uncredited)
1950
The Reckless Moment
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
1949
All the King's Men
as Politician (uncredited)
1949
The Big Steal
as Purser (uncredited)
1949
The Secret Of St. Ives
as Sergeant (uncredited)
1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
1949
Alias Nick Beal
as Committee Man
1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Officer Jim
1949
The Man from Colorado
as Citizen (uncredited)
1948
Key Witness
as Detective Norris (uncredited)
1947
The Missing Juror
as Priest (Uncredited)
1944
One Mysterious Night
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
1944
The Whistler
as Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
1944
Sailor's Holiday
1944
The Racket Man
as Postman
1944
Double Up
as Jim Bowers
1943
Destroyer
as Postman
1943
Batman
as Cop
1943
Redhead from Manhattan
as Cop
1943
Mission to Moscow
as Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
1943
Quiet Please, Murder
as Guard Killed in Library
1943
Duck Soup
as Cop
1942
Gentleman Jim
as Detective (uncredited)
1942
Deep in the Heart of Texas
as Jonathan Taylor
1942
The Glass Key
as Politician (uncredited)
1942
Thru Different Eyes
as Coroner
1942
This Gun for Hire
as Conductor (uncredited)
1942
Murder in the Big House
as Guard (uncredited)
1942
Gang Busters
as Police Chemist Crandall
1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
1942
Over My Dead Body
as Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
1942
TV Shows (9)
Thriller
as The Butler
1960
The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Llewellyn
1959
Law of the Plainsman
as Old Man
1959
Black Saddle
as Bowen
1959
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Neighbor
1958
M Squad
as Mr. Cleary
1957
State Trooper
1956
Highway Patrol
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Wardrobe Attendant
1955