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Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley

Actor · 1890 – 1966 · 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.

Movies24

  • Movie7.1

    A Star Is Born

    1954 · 340 votes

  • Movie7.0

    All the King's Men

    1949 · 249 votes

  • Movie7.0

    This Gun for Hire

    1942 · 198 votes

  • Movie7.3

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    1952 · 313 votes

  • Movie6.5

    The Wild One

    1953 · 346 votes

  • Movie7.5

    Days of Wine and Roses

    1963 · 217 votes

  • Movie7.4

    Remember the Night

    1940 · 130 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Mystery of the Wax Museum

    1933 · 157 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Dodge City

    1939 · 115 votes

  • Movie7.5

    The Roaring Twenties

    1939 · 276 votes

  • Movie6.8

    A Volta do Besouro Verde

    The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

    1940 · 6 votes

  • Movie6.9

    The Man from Colorado

    1948 · 51 votes

  • Movie10.0
  • Movie5.8
  • Movie5.4

    Steel Against the Sky

    1941 · 5 votes

  • Movie5.8
  • Movie6.2

    Invisible Stripes

    1939 · 29 votes

  • Movie6.2
  • Movie6.2

    East of the River

    1940 · 8 votes

  • Movie6.8

    The Reckless Moment

    1949 · 141 votes

  • Movie6.8

    The Doolins of Oklahoma

    1949 · 11 votes

  • Movie4.6

    Parnell

    1937 · 9 votes

  • Movie6.6
  • Movie6.1

Series10

  • TV8.5

    The Twilight Zone

    1959 · 1.1K votes

  • TV7.8

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955 · 268 votes

  • TV6.7

    Thriller

    1960 · 20 votes

  • TV6.2

    Highway Patrol

    1955 · 11 votes

  • TV6.9

    Maude

    1972 · 38 votes

  • TV5.7

    State Trooper

    1956 · 7 votes

  • TV5.4

    M Squad

    1957 · 7 votes

  • TV6.2

    Black Saddle

    1959 · 5 votes

  • TV7.3

    Law of the Plainsman

    1959 · 3 votes

  • TV6.8