Pat O'Brien
American film actor (1899-1983)
- Born
- 11 November 1899, Milwaukee
- Died
- 15 October 1983
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupation
- actor, stage actor, film actor
- Films here
- 2
William Joseph Patrick O'Brien (November 11, 1899 – October 15, 1983) was an American film actor with more than 100 screen credits. Of Irish descent, he often played Irish and Irish-American characters and was referred to as "Hollywood's Irishman in Residence" in the press. One of the best-known screen actors of the 1930s and 1940s, he played priests, cops, military figures, pilots, and reporters. He is especially well-remembered for his roles in Knute Rockne, All American (1940), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and Some Like It Hot (1959). He was frequently paired onscreen with Hollywood star and close friend James Cagney. O'Brien also appeared on stage and television.
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | The Personality Kid | Cast |
| 1935 | The Irish in Us | Cast |
Frequent collaborators
- James Cagney
- Frank McHugh
- Allen Jenkins
- J. Farrell MacDonald
- Mary Gordon
- Bess Flowers
- Charles Sullivan
- Emmett Vogan
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1790788 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.