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