Pat O'Brien

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Pat O'Brien

Acting November 10, 1899

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Pat O'Brien (born William Joseph Patrick O'Brien) was an American stage, screen, radio, and television actor. He was a star during the first several years of his film career, the…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

8.1 1959 Movie
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

7.0 1950 TV Show
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

6.8 1962 TV Show
Happy Days

Happy Days

7.6 1974 TV Show
The Virginian

The Virginian

6.5 1962 TV Show
Studio One

Studio One

5.4 1948 TV Show
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8 1948 TV Show
Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

7.5 1938 Movie
Climax!

Climax!

3.8 1954 TV Show
McCloud

McCloud

7.2 1970 TV Show

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Pat O'Brien (born William Joseph Patrick O'Brien) was an American stage, screen, radio, and television actor. He was a star during the first several years of his film career, the height of his popularity being during the 1930s and 1940s.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2013
    Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2008
    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 2005
    Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 1999
    Dill Scallion

    Movie Self

  5. 1995
    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 1983
    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  7. 1981
    James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy

    Movie Self

  8. 1981
    Ragtime

    Movie Delmas

  9. 1980
    Scout's Honor

    Movie Mr. Caboose

  10. 1978
    WKRP in Cincinnati

    TV show

  11. 1978
    The End

    Movie Ben Lawson

  12. 1977
    Billy Jack Goes to Washington

    Movie President of the Senate

  13. 1976
    Kiss Me... Kill Me

    Movie Jimmy, the morgue attendant

  14. 1975
    The Sky's the Limit

    Movie Abner Therman

  15. 1974
    Happy Days

    TV show

  16. 1973
    Amanda Fallon

    Movie Emory

More credits
  1. 1972
    Banyon

    TV show

  2. 1972
    The Adventures of Nick Carter

    Movie Hallelujah Harry

  3. 1972
    Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

    Movie Sgt. McGll

  4. 1971
    Alias Smith and Jones

    TV show

  5. 1970
    The Phynx

    Movie Pat O’Brien

  6. 1970
    McCloud

    TV show

  7. 1969
    The Over the Hill Gang

    Movie Captain Oren Hayes

  8. 1965
    Town Tamer

    Movie Judge Murcott

  9. 1965
    Branded

    TV show

  10. 1963
    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    TV show Lt. John Curwood

  11. 1963
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    TV show

  12. 1962
    Going My Way

    TV show

  13. 1962
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    TV show Self

  14. 1962
    The Merv Griffin Show

    TV show Self

  15. 1962
    The Virginian

    TV show J. Jimerson Jones

  16. 1962
    The Road to Hong Kong

    Movie Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)

  17. 1962
    Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe

    Movie Narrator

  18. 1961
    The Mike Douglas Show

    TV show Self - Co-Host

  19. 1960
    The Best of the Post

    TV show Mike Breen

  20. 1960
    Harrigan and Son

    TV show

  21. 1959
    I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

    Movie Self

  22. 1959
    Some Like It Hot

    Movie Detective Mulligan

  23. 1958
    The Last Hurrah

    Movie John Gorman

  24. 1958
    Kraft Music Hall

    TV show Self