Pat O'Malley

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.

Cast

The Secret Of St. Ives

Sergeant (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Mr. Wilson (archive footage)

On Dangerous Paths

Cause for Divorce

Howard Metcliffe

The Perfect Clue

Let Women Alone

The Lightning Warrior

Sheriff A. W. Brown

The Fighting Marines

Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1]

The Crime Doctor

Detective (uncredited)

The Great Man's Lady

Officer Murphy (uncredited)

The Tell-Tale Step

Love Past Thirty

Exclusive Story

Third Officer (uncredited)

Perch of the Devil

Gregory Compton

Townsman (uncredited)

Persons in Hiding

Deputy Driver (uncredited)

The Night of Nights

Actor (uncredited)

Alcatraz Island

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Van Avery - City Editor

Sawyer (uncredited)

Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender

Det. Bob Larkin

Patrick O'Malley

The Reckless Moment

Bank Guard (uncredited)

McQuade of the Traffic Squad

The Light That Failed

The Heart of Humanity

Pirate Treasure

The Law of the North

Cpl. John Emerson

The Man from Brodney's

Laughing at Life

Detective Agency Official

Cop (uncredited)

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

Bob Hampton of Placer

Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan

A Man of Sentiment

Heir to Trouble

Mining Engineer

The Prussian Cur

The Beauty Prize

Law of the Range

The Bad and the Beautiful

Man Outside the Club (uncredited)

Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon

Police Officer (uncredited)

We're Only Human

Police Officer Jordan

Wanted: Jane Turner

Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)

36 Hours to Kill

The Phantom Creeps

Patrick Callahan

His Family Tree

Seated Pub Sailor

Secret Service of the Air

Detective Norris (uncredited)

Smashing the Money Ring

Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)

Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)

Immigration Officer Tom Wilson

Champagne Charlie

He Couldn't Say No

Policeman in Car

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Captain (uncredited)

Conductor (uncredited)

They Made Her a Spy

Intelligence Service Man

Women in the Wind

Cleveland Official (uncredited)

Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

Police Guard (uncredited)

Frontier Marshal

Sailor's Holiday

Sergeant Madden

Police Sergeant

Dust Be My Destiny

Bailiff (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties

Jailer (uncredited)

The Housekeeper's Daughter

Lucky Cisco Kid

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Laboratory Technician

All the King's Men

Politician (uncredited)

Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)

Hollywood Boulevard

Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron

Politician (uncredited)

American Madness

Reg'lar Fellers

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Days of Wine and Roses

Tenant (uncredited)

Parachute Jumper

Pilot (uncredited)

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Editor Gunnigan

Remember the Night

Jury Member (uncredited)

The Saint's Double Trouble

Express Man (uncredited)

Love on a Budget

Emergency Squad

Night Life in Reno

District Attorney

Anybody's Blonde

Pals of the Pecos

This Gun for Hire

Conductor (uncredited)

Over My Dead Body

Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)

Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)

Romance of the Redwoods

Murder in the Big House

Guard (uncredited)

My Wild Irish Rose

Conn, The Shaughraun

Detective (uncredited)

The House Across the Bay

Little Nellie Kelly

Mounted Policeman (uncredited)

Cop (uncredited)

East of the River

Policeman (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

Guard (uncredited)

A Dispatch from Reuters

Laborer (uncredited)

Rocky Mountain Rangers

Music for Madame

Policeman (Uncredited)

Redhead from Manhattan

The Shadow of the Eagle

Attorney for the Defense

Police Chemist Crandall

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Jonathan Taylor

Party Guest (uncredited)

Fermoy MacDonough

Blonde Inspiration

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

The Costume Falls

Blue, White, and Perfect

Police Sergeant

The Great Mr. Nobody

Thru Different Eyes

Steel Against the Sky

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Quiet Please, Murder

Guard Killed in Library

I Love That Man

The Eternal Struggle

A Fugitive from Justice

Policeman (uncredited)

Alias Nick Beal

Mission to Moscow

Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)

The Love That Lives

Patrolman (uncredited)

The Midnight Sun

Grand Duke Sergius of Russia

The Breath of the Gods

T. Caraway Dodge

The Fighting Cub

The Fighting American

Kern Thodes (early chapters)

The Mine with the Iron Door

The Killer That Stalked New York

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Public Hero Number 1

Federal Agent (uncredited)

Roark (uncredited)

The Man from Colorado

Citizen (uncredited)

The Voice of the Violin

Small Town Girl

The Great Hospital Mystery

Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)

The Fighting Marshal

Deputy Ed Myers

Trouble for Two

Purser (Uncredited)

All for Old Ireland

Invisible Stripes

Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

Everything I Have Is Yours

Conductor (Uncredited)

One Mysterious Night

Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Call Her Savage

Fireman (Uncredited)

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Plainclothesman (Uncredited)

The Blooming Angel

The Missing Juror

Priest (Uncredited)

Perils of Pauline

Detective Brady (uncredited)

Charley Stewart (uncredited)

The Doolins of Oklahoma

Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

The Fighting Gentleman

Purser (uncredited)

Hit-the-Trail Holliday

Actor (uncredited)

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Lieutenant (uncredited)

Pleasure Before Business

She Hired a Husband

The Breaking Point

Phillip Bradley

The Ten Dollar Raise

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

Broadcast Sergeant (uncredited)

Watch Your Wife