Pat O'Malley
AKA: Patrick H. O'Malley Jr.
Birthday: 1890-09-02
Died: 1966-05-21
Birthplace: 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.
Filmography
Character: Sergeant (uncredited)
Character: Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
Character: Roger Sterritt
Character: Howard Metcliffe
Character: Police Officer
Character: Lawrence Mayne
Character: Sheriff A. W. Brown
Character: Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1]
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Character: Lafe Armstrong
Character: Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Character: Third Officer (uncredited)
Character: Gregory Compton
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Deputy Driver (uncredited)
Character: Actor (uncredited)
Character: Prison Guard (uncredited)
Character: Van Avery - City Editor
Character: Sawyer (uncredited)
Character: Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
Character: Det. Bob Larkin
Character: Patrick O'Malley
Character: Bank Guard (uncredited)
Character: Cpl. John Emerson
Character: Detective Agency Official
Character: Cop (uncredited)
Character: Charles Newton
Character: Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
Character: Mining Engineer
Character: Jimmie O'Grady
Character: Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
Character: Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
Character: Police Officer (uncredited)
Character: Police Officer Jordan
Character: Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)
Character: Patrick Callahan
Character: Seated Pub Sailor
Character: Detective Norris (uncredited)
Character: Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
Character: Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)
Character: Immigration Officer Tom Wilson
Character: Ship's Officer
Character: Policeman in Car
Character: Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Captain (uncredited)
Character: Frank Williams
Character: Conductor (uncredited)
Character: Intelligence Service Man
Character: Cleveland Official (uncredited)
Character: Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
Character: Police Guard (uncredited)
Character: Police Sergeant
Character: Bailiff (uncredited)
Character: Jailer (uncredited)
Character: Laboratory Technician
Character: Politician (uncredited)
Character: Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
Character: Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
Character: Politician (uncredited)
Character: Tenant (uncredited)
Character: Pilot (uncredited)
Character: Editor Gunnigan
Character: Jury Member (uncredited)
Character: Express Man (uncredited)
Character: District Attorney
Character: Conductor (uncredited)
Character: Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
Character: Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
Character: Guard (uncredited)
Character: Conn, The Shaughraun
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Character: Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Cop (uncredited)
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Guard (uncredited)
Character: Laborer (uncredited)
Character: Captain Taylor
Character: James McDonald
Character: Policeman (Uncredited)
Character: Police Chemist Crandall
Character: Jonathan Taylor
Character: Fermoy MacDonough
Character: Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Character: Police Sergeant
Character: Construction Worker (uncredited)
Character: Guard Killed in Library
Character: Prison Interne
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
Character: Patrolman (uncredited)
Character: Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
Character: T. Caraway Dodge
Character: Bill Pendleton
Character: Kern Thodes (early chapters)
Character: Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Character: Federal Agent (uncredited)
Character: Roark (uncredited)
Character: Citizen (uncredited)
Character: Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)
Character: Deputy Ed Myers
Character: Purser (Uncredited)
Character: Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Character: Conductor (Uncredited)
Character: Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Character: Fireman (Uncredited)
Character: Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Character: Priest (Uncredited)
Character: Detective Brady (uncredited)
Character: Charley Stewart (uncredited)
Character: Deputy Marshal (uncredited)