Birth Day: 1890-09-02
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.
Credits
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As Mr. Wilson (archive footage) -
As Tenant (uncredited) -
As Doc Blaine -
As Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) -
As Sawyer (uncredited) -
As Doorman -
As Man Outside the Club (uncredited) -
As Conductor (Uncredited) -
As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Police Sergeant (uncredited) -
As Charley Stewart (uncredited) -
As Officer Jim -
As Politician (uncredited) -
As Bank Guard (uncredited) -
As Committee Man -
As Sergeant (uncredited)
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As Purser (uncredited) -
As Deputy Marshal (uncredited) -
As Citizen (uncredited) -
As Detective Norris (uncredited) -
As Police Sergeant (Uncredited) -
As Postman -
As Priest (uncredited) -
As Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited) -
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As Cop -
As Irish-American in Montage (uncredited) -
As Cop -
As Jim Bowers -
As Guard Killed in Library -
As Postman -
As Police Chemist Crandall -
As Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley) -
As Jonathan Taylor -
As Politician (uncredited) -
As Police Sergeant -
As Conductor (uncredited) -
As Coroner -
As Cop
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As Lieutenant (uncredited) -
As Guard (uncredited) -
As Detective (uncredited) -
As Police Sergeant (uncredited) -
As Officer #1 -
As Dan Burke -
As Officer Murphy (uncredited) -
As Mr. Howard -
As Policeman -
As Mr. Dugan Sr. -
As Party Guest (uncredited) -
As Construction Worker (uncredited) -
As Express Man (uncredited) -
As Prison Guard -
As Mounted Policeman (uncredited) -
As Fire Captain -
As Laboratory Technician -
As Jury Member (uncredited) -
As Editor Gunnigan -
As Minor Role -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Patrolman -
As Lem Pritchard -
As Laborer (uncredited) -
As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Captain Taylor -
As Guard (uncredited) -
As Bartender -
As Neighbor -
As Jailer (uncredited) -
As AMI Chief -
As Police Sergeant -
As Bullock -
As RCMP Sergeant -
As Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited) -
As Actor (uncredited) -
As Deputy Driver (uncredited) -
As Yerkes -
As Bailiff (uncredited) -
As Policeman -
As Bar Patron -
As Police Guard (uncredited) -
As Sheehan -
As Mike Mulvaney (uncredited) -
As Cleveland Official (uncredited) -
As Intelligence Service Man -
As Conductor (uncredited) -
As Captain (uncredited) -
As Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited) -
As Guard Cooper -
As Policeman in Car -
As Townsman -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Irishman -
As Detective -
As Police Officer (uncredited) -
As Prison Guard (uncredited) -
As Policeman (Uncredited) -
As Ship's Mate -
As G-Man -
As Third Officer (uncredited) -
As Patrolman (uncredited) -
As Ship's Officer -
As Purser (Uncredited) -
As Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited) -
As Immigration Officer Tom Wilson -
As Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited) -
As Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron -
As Patrick Callahan -
As Federal Agent (uncredited) -
As Roark (uncredited) -
As Police Captain -
As Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1] -
As Police Officer Jordan -
As First Drunk -
As Police Officer -
As Seated Pub Sailor -
As Mining Engineer -
As Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited) -
As Lon Burt
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As Detective (uncredited) -
As John Craig -
As Plainclothesman (Uncredited) -
As Detective Agency Official -
As Prison Interne -
As Det. Bob Larkin -
As Detective Brady (uncredited) -
As Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan -
As Officer Ryan -
As Tim Sullivan -
As Actor (uncredited) -
As Pat Patrick -
As Pilot (uncredited) -
As Ames -
As Fireman (Uncredited) -
As McCarey -
As Burke -
As Daley -
As Bob -
As Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender -
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As Paul Whipple -
As Lafe Armstrong -
As Broadcast Sergeant (uncredited) -
As Van Avery - City Editor -
As Dot Moran -
As Dr. Strong -
As Jim Morgan -
As Man -
As Reporter -
As Deputy Ed Myers -
As Sheriff A. W. Brown -
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As District Attorney -
As Charles Newton -
As Frank Williams -
As D.J. McCarthy -
As Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon -
As Gregory Compton -
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As James Langham
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As Grand Duke Sergius of Russia -
As Dick Hale -
As Joe Brown -
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As James McDonald -
As Patrick O'Malley -
As Tom Benham -
As Roy Beardsley -
As Hugh Edwards -
As Fred Hopper -
As George Brady
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As Fermoy MacDonough -
As Bill Pendleton -
As Mike Kildare -
As Lawrence Mayne -
As Steve -
As Philip Logan -
As Howard Metcliffe -
As Robert Browne -
As Bucky O'Harra -
As Harry Baldwin -
As Rush Thompson -
As Conn, The Shaughraun -
As Lt. Brant -
As Jimmy -
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As Phillip Bradley -
As T. Caraway Dodge -
As Kirk Connelly -
As Jack North -
As Chester Framm -
As Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley) -
As Kern Thodes (early chapters) -
As Jimmie O'Grady -
As Charlie Turner -
As Kent B. Wurst -
As Clancy -
As Tom Dunstan -
As Cpl. John Emerson -
As Hugh Graham -
As Jimmy -
As Sybil Vane
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As Roger Sterritt -
As Pat McQuade -
