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Pat O'Malley
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…
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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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2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Movie Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
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1972
Maude
TV show Bert
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1963
Days of Wine and Roses
Movie Tenant (uncredited)
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1960
Thriller
TV show The Butler
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1959
The Twilight Zone
TV show Mr. Llewellyn
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1959
Law of the Plainsman
TV show Old Man
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1959
Black Saddle
TV show Bowen
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1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
TV show Neighbor
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1957
M Squad
TV show Mr. Cleary
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1956
State Trooper
TV show
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1956
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
Movie Doc Blaine
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1955
Highway Patrol
TV show
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1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV show Wardrobe Attendant
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1954
A Star Is Born
Movie Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
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1953
The Wild One
Movie Sawyer (uncredited)
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1953
Small Town Girl
Movie Doorman
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1952
The Bad and the Beautiful
Movie Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
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1952
Everything I Have Is Yours
Movie Conductor (Uncredited)
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1952
The Old West
Movie Townsman (uncredited)
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1950
The Killer That Stalked New York
Movie Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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1950
Mule Train
Movie Charley Stewart (uncredited)
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1949
The Reckless Moment
Movie Bank Guard (uncredited)
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1949
All the King's Men
Movie Politician (uncredited)
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1949
The Big Steal
Movie Purser (uncredited)
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1949
The Secret Of St. Ives
Movie Sergeant (uncredited)
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1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Movie Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
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1949
Alias Nick Beal
Movie Committee Man
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1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Movie Officer Jim
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1948
The Man from Colorado
Movie Citizen (uncredited)
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1947
Key Witness
Movie Detective Norris (uncredited)
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1944
The Missing Juror
Movie Priest (uncredited)
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1944
One Mysterious Night
Movie Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
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1944
The Whistler
Movie Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
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1944
Sailor's Holiday
Movie
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1944
The Racket Man
Movie Postman
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1943
Double Up
Movie Jim Bowers
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1943
Destroyer
Movie Postman
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1943
Batman
Movie Cop
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1943
Redhead from Manhattan
Movie Cop
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1943
Mission to Moscow
Movie Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
