Pat O'Malley
Acting
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.
Born: September 2, 1890
Place of Birth: Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
as Tenant (uncredited)
as The Butler
as Mr. Llewellyn
as Mr. Wilson
as Attendant
as Old Man
as Bowen
as Neighbor
as Mr. Cleary
as Doc Blaine
as Wardrobe Attendant
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 Bank Guard (uncredited)
as Politician (uncredited)
as Purser (uncredited)
as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
as Committee Man
as Officer Jim
as Citizen (uncredited)
as Detective Norris (uncredited)
as Priest (Uncredited)
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
as Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
as Postman
as Jim Bowers
as Postman
as Cop
as Cop
as Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
as Guard Killed in Library
as Detective (uncredited)
as Jonathan Taylor
as Politician (uncredited)
as Coroner
as Conductor (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
as Police Chemist Crandall
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
as Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
as Police Sergeant
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
as Officer Murphy (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Mr. Dugan Sr.
as Officer #1
as Mr. Howard
as Dan Burke
as Policeman
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
as Editor Gunnigan
as Cop (uncredited)
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Laborer (uncredited)
as Minor Role
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Bartender
as Captain Taylor
as Patrolman
as Lem Pritchard
as Prison Guard
as Guard (uncredited)
as Express Man (uncredited)
as Jury Member (uncredited)
as Laboratory Technician
as Fire Captain
as Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
as Bullock
as Actor (uncredited)
as Jailer (uncredited)
as Policeman
as Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
as Neighbor
as Bailiff (uncredited)
as Bar Patron
as Police Guard (uncredited)
as Sheehan
as Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
as RCMP Sergeant
as Cleveland Official (uncredited)
as Intelligence Service Man
as Conductor (uncredited)
as Captain (uncredited)
as Yerkes
as Police Sergeant
as Guard Cooper
as Deputy Driver (uncredited)
as AMI Chief
as Cop (uncredited)
as Policeman in Car
as Townsman
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
as Policeman (Uncredited)
as Police Officer (uncredited)
as Irishman
as Detective
as Patrick Callahan
as Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)
as Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
as Patrolman (uncredited)
as G-Man
as Ship's Mate
as Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)
as Purser (Uncredited)
as Ship's Officer
as Immigration Officer Tom Wilson
as Third Officer (uncredited)
as Police Officer Jordan
as Mining Engineer
as Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1]
as Seated Pub Sailor
as Roark (uncredited)
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
as First Drunk
as Police Officer
as Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
as John Craig
as Tim Sullivan
as Officer Ryan
as Actor (uncredited)
as Detective Brady (uncredited)
as Det. Bob Larkin
as Detective Agency Official
as Prison Interne
as Pat Patrick
as Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
as Pilot (uncredited)
as Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
as Lafe Armstrong
as Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
as Fireman (Uncredited)
as Dot Moran
as Daley
as Burke
as Van Avery - City Editor
as McCarey
as Dr. Strong
as Paul Whipple
as Bob
as Ames
as Deputy Ed Myers
as Sheriff A. W. Brown
as District Attorney
as Reporter
as Jim Morgan
as Man
as Frank Williams
as Charles Newton
as D.J. McCarthy
as Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
as Dick Hale
as Joe Brown
as Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
as James McDonald
as Patrick O'Malley
as Tom Benham
as Hugh Edwards
as Roy Beardsley
as Bill Pendleton
as Fermoy MacDonough
as Mike Kildare
as Robert Browne
as Bucky O'Harra
as Howard Metcliffe
as Steve
as Lawrence Mayne
as Harry Baldwin
as Philip Logan
as Conn, The Shaughraun
as Rush Thompson
as Lt. Brant
as Jack North
as T. Caraway Dodge
as Kirk Connelly
as Chester Framm
as Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)
as Kern Thodes (early chapters)
as Clancy
as Jimmie O'Grady
as Kent B. Wurst
as Charlie Turner
as Jimmy
as Hugh Graham
as Cpl. John Emerson
as Roger Sterritt
as Pat McQuade