Biography
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.
Acted in 213
2010s
- 2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
1970s
- 1972
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
Doc Blaine
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
Small Town Girl
Doorman
- 1952
Everything I Have Is Yours
Conductor (Uncredited)
The Old West
Townsman (uncredited)
- 1950
The Killer That Stalked New York
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
Alias Nick Beal
Committee Man
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Officer Jim
- 1948
- 1947
Key Witness
Detective Norris (uncredited)
- 1946
- 1944
The Missing Juror
Priest (uncredited)
One Mysterious Night
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
The Whistler
Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
Sailor's Holiday
Movie
The Racket Man
Postman
- 1943
Double Up
Jim Bowers
Destroyer
Postman
Redhead from Manhattan
Cop
Mission to Moscow
Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder
Guard Killed in Library
- 1942
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Jonathan Taylor
The Glass Key
Politician (uncredited)
Thru Different Eyes
Coroner
This Gun for Hire
Conductor (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House
Guard (uncredited)
Gang Busters
Police Chemist Crandall
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
Blue, White and Perfect
Police Sergeant
- 1941
Steel Against the Sky
Construction Worker (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Reg'lar Fellers
Mr. Dugan Sr.
Cracked Nuts
Officer #1
Law of the Range
Mr. Howard
Pals of the Pecos
Dan Burke
Double Date
Policeman
The Great Mr. Nobody
Policeman
Blonde Inspiration
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Editor Gunnigan
The Bank Dick
Cop (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
East of the River
Policeman (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
Laborer (uncredited)
Lucky Cisco Kid
Minor Role
A Fugitive from Justice
Policeman (uncredited)
Girl in 313
Bartender
Rocky Mountain Rangers
Captain Taylor
Tear Gas Squad
Patrolman
Shooting High
Lem Pritchard
The House Across the Bay
Prison Guard
Castle on the Hudson
Guard (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
Express Man (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Laboratory Technician
Emergency Squad
Fire Captain
1930s
- 1939
The Light That Failed
Bullock
The Night of Nights
Actor (uncredited)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Policeman
Smashing the Money Ring
Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
The Escape
Neighbor
Dust Be My Destiny
Bailiff (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Police Guard (uncredited)
Stunt Pilot
Sheehan
Five Came Back
Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
Wolf Call
RCMP Sergeant
Women in the Wind
Cleveland Official (uncredited)
They Made Her a Spy
Intelligence Service Man
Let Us Live
Captain (uncredited)
Romance of the Redwoods
Yerkes
Sergeant Madden
Police Sergeant
Secret Service of the Air
Guard Cooper
Persons in Hiding
Deputy Driver (uncredited)
- 1938
Always Goodbye
Cop (uncredited)
He Couldn't Say No
Policeman in Car
Love on a Budget
Townsman
- 1937
Alcatraz Island
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Music for Madame
Policeman (Uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
Police Officer (uncredited)
Parnell
Irishman
The Great Hospital Mystery
Detective
- 1936
Wanted: Jane Turner
Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
Crash Donovan
Patrolman (uncredited)
36 Hours to Kill
G-Man
High Tension
Ship's Mate
The Big Noise
Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)
Trouble for Two
Purser (Uncredited)
Champagne Charlie
Ship's Officer
Exclusive Story
Third Officer (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
Immigration Officer Tom Wilson
- 1935
We're Only Human
Police Officer Jordan
Heir to Trouble
Mining Engineer
The Fighting Marines
Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1]
His Family Tree
Seated Pub Sailor
Special Agent
Roark (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Men of the Hour
Police Captain
The Drunkard
First Drunk
The Perfect Clue
Police Officer
- 1934
Girl in Danger
Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor
Detective (uncredited)
Pirate Treasure
John Craig
- 1933
Perils of Pauline
Tim Sullivan
A Man of Sentiment
Officer Ryan
Morning Glory
Actor (uncredited)
Before Dawn
Detective Brady (uncredited)
Riot Squad
Det. Bob Larkin
Laughing at Life
Detective Agency Official
I Love That Man
Prison Interne
The Whirlwind
Pat Patrick
Frisco Jenny
Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
- 1932
Sundown Rider
Lafe Armstrong
The Penal Code
Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
Call Her Savage
Fireman (Uncredited)
The Fighting Gentleman
Dot Moran
Those We Love
Daley
Klondike
Burke
Exposure
Van Avery - City Editor
American Madness
Movie
Speed Madness
McCarey
Attorney for the Defense
Dr. Strong
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Broadcast Sergeant (uncredited)
High Speed
Paul Whipple
The Reckoning
Bob
- 1931
The Fighting Marshal
Deputy Ed Myers
The Lightning Warrior
Sheriff A. W. Brown
Night Life in Reno
District Attorney
Anybody's Blonde
Reporter
The Sky Spider
Jim Morgan
Homicide Squad
Man
- 1930
Mothers Cry
Frank Williams
The Fall Guy
Charles Newton
1920s
- 1929
The Man I Love
D.J. McCarthy
Alibi
Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
- 1927
Pleasure Before Business
Movie
Perch of the Devil
Gregory Compton
- 1926
Spangles
Dick Hale
My Old Dutch
Joe Brown
The Midnight Sun
Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
Watch Your Wife
James Langham
- 1925
The Teaser
James McDonald
Proud Flesh
Patrick O'Malley
Let Women Alone
Tom Benham
- 1924
Worldly Goods
Fred Hopper
The Mine with the Iron Door
Hugh Edwards
Bread
Roy Beardsley
The Fighting American
Bill Pendleton
Happiness
Fermoy MacDonough
Fools Highway
Mike Kildare
- 1923
The Man from Brodney's
Robert Browne
The Eternal Struggle
Bucky O'Harra
Cause for Divorce
Howard Metcliffe
The Virginian
Steve
Slippy McGee
Lawrence Mayne
Brass
Harry Baldwin
The Last Hour
Philip Logan
- 1922
My Wild Irish Rose
Conn, The Shaughraun
A Game Chicken
Rush Thompson
- 1921
The Ten Dollar Raise
Jimmy
Bob Hampton of Placer
Lt. Brant
The Breaking Point
Phillip Bradley
- 1920
Dinty
Jack North
The Breath of the Gods
T. Caraway Dodge
Go and Get It
Kirk Connelly
The Blooming Angel
Chester Framm
1910s
- 1919
False Evidence
Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)
The Red Glove
Kern Thodes (early chapters)
- 1918
The Heart of Humanity
Clancy
She Hired a Husband
Tom Dunstan
The Prussian Cur
Jimmie O'Grady
Hit-the-Trail Holliday
Kent B. Wurst
Her Boy
Charlie Turner
- 1917
The Love That Lives
Jimmy
The Tell-Tale Step
Hugh Graham
The Law of the North
Cpl. John Emerson
- 1915
Gladiola
Movie
On Dangerous Paths
Roger Sterritt
All for Old Ireland
Movie
McQuade of the Traffic Squad
Pat McQuade
The Voice of the Violin
Movie