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.
Known for
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Llewellyn
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Wilson
The Twilight Zone
Attendant
M Squad
Mr. Cleary
The Whistler
Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
Thriller
The Butler
Beloved Enemy
Patrick Callahan
Highway Patrol
Morning Glory
Actor (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Wardrobe Attendant
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Laboratory Technician
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Plainclothesman (Uncredited)
Black Saddle
Bowen
State Trooper
Hollywood Boulevard
Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Neighbor
A Star Is Born
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
Policeman
The Wild One
Sawyer (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
Police Officer (uncredited)
High Tension
Ship's Mate
The Great Man's Lady
Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Destroyer
Postman
Crash Donovan
Patrolman (uncredited)
The Light That Failed
Bullock
Special Agent
Roark (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Five Came Back
Mike Mulvaney (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
Laborer (uncredited)
All the King's Men
Politician (uncredited)
The Drunkard
First Drunk
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Police Guard (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
Officer #1
Blue, White, and Perfect
Police Sergeant
The Glass Key
Politician (uncredited)
Romance of the Redwoods
Yerkes
The Big Steal
Purser (uncredited)
The Midnight Sun
Grand Duke Sergius of Russia
Always Goodbye
Cop (uncredited)
The House Across the Bay
Prison Guard
High Speed
Paul Whipple
The Man from Brodney's
Robert Browne
Exposure
Van Avery - City Editor
Women in the Wind
Cleveland Official (uncredited)
The Escape
Neighbor
Mission to Moscow
Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
Law of the Plainsman
Old Man
Secret Service of the Air
Guard Cooper
Call Her Savage
Fireman (Uncredited)
Mothers Cry
Frank Williams
Dodge City
Conductor (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
Jailer (uncredited)
East of the River
Policeman (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
Committee Man
Trouble for Two
Purser (Uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Detective (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
Doorman
His Family Tree
Seated Pub Sailor
Wolf Call
RCMP Sergeant
American Madness
This Gun for Hire
Conductor (uncredited)
Proud Flesh
Patrick O'Malley
Public Hero Number 1
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Key Witness
Detective Norris (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Man Outside the Club (uncredited)
Redhead from Manhattan
Cop
Music for Madame
Policeman (Uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
The Old West
Townsman (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor
Detective (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
Bar Patron
Dust Be My Destiny
Bailiff (uncredited)
The Penal Code
Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
Before Dawn
Detective Brady (uncredited)
Dinty
Jack North
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Jonathan Taylor
Champagne Charlie
Ship's Officer
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Sybil Vane
A Man of Sentiment
Officer Ryan
The Missing Juror
Priest (Uncredited)
The Law of the North
Cpl. John Emerson
Brass
Harry Baldwin
The Reckoning
Bob
A Fugitive from Justice
Policeman (uncredited)
Gang Busters
Police Chemist Crandall
Parachute Jumper
Pilot (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
Third Officer (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
Night Life in Reno
District Attorney
The Mine with the Iron Door
Hugh Edwards
The Eternal Struggle
Bucky O'Harra
Happiness
Fermoy MacDonough
The Saint's Double Trouble
Express Man (uncredited)
The Fighting Marshal
Deputy Ed Myers
Smashing the Money Ring
Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
Slippy McGee
Lawrence Mayne
Frisco Jenny
Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
Blonde Inspiration
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Night of Nights
Actor (uncredited)
Girl in Danger
Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Policeman
Lucky Cisco Kid
Minor Role
The Phantom Creeps
AMI Chief
I Love That Man
Prison Interne
False Kisses
Mule Train
Charley Stewart (uncredited)
The Man from Colorado
Citizen (uncredited)
The Bank Dick
Cop (uncredited)
Attorney for the Defense
Dr. Strong
Perch of the Devil
Gregory Compton
The Reckless Moment
Bank Guard (uncredited)
The Fighting Marines
Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1]
Parnell
Irishman
Go and Get It
Kirk Connelly
We're Only Human
Police Officer Jordan
The Virginian
Steve
Girl in 313
Bartender
Invisible Stripes
Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
The Sky Spider
Jim Morgan
The Tell-Tale Step
Hugh Graham
Love on a Budget
Townsman
Fools Highway
Mike Kildare
Let Us Live
Captain (uncredited)
Speed Madness
McCarey
Homicide Squad
Man
The Fighting American
Bill Pendleton
Those We Love
Daley
Perils of Pauline
Tim Sullivan
Reg'lar Fellers
Mr. Dugan Sr.
The Shadow of the Eagle
Ames
Pirate Treasure
John Craig
My Wild Irish Rose
Conn, The Shaughraun
Hit-the-Trail Holliday
Kent B. Wurst
Rocky Mountain Rangers
Captain Taylor
Heir to Trouble
Mining Engineer
The Man I Love
D.J. McCarthy
Her Boy
Charlie Turner
Paddy O'Day
Immigration Officer Tom Wilson
Let Women Alone
Tom Benham
Pals of the Pecos
Dan Burke
Sailor's Holiday
Love Past Thirty
Lon Burt
The Great Hospital Mystery
Detective
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
Doc Blaine
The Fighting Gentleman
Dot Moran
McQuade of the Traffic Squad
Pat McQuade
36 Hours to Kill
G-Man
My Old Dutch
Joe Brown
The Costume Falls
They Made Her a Spy
Intelligence Service Man
The Red Glove
Kern Thodes (early chapters)
The Blooming Angel
Chester Framm
The Lightning Warrior
Sheriff A. W. Brown
He Couldn't Say No
Policeman in Car
Persons in Hiding
Deputy Driver (uncredited)
The Last Hour
Philip Logan
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Editor Gunnigan
Riot Squad
Det. Bob Larkin
The Fighting Cub
Quiet Please, Murder
Guard Killed in Library
Batman
Cop
Duck Soup
Cop
Thru Different Eyes
Coroner
The Big Noise
Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited)
Sundown Rider
Lafe Armstrong
Klondike
Burke
The Fall Guy
Charles Newton
Laughing at Life
Detective Agency Official
Bob Hampton of Placer
Lt. Brant
She Hired a Husband
Tom Dunstan
Bread
Roy Beardsley
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Officer Jim
Law of the Range
Mr. Howard
Pleasure Before Business
Days of Wine and Roses
Tenant (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
Party Guest (uncredited)
Remember the Night
Jury Member (uncredited)
The Secret Of St. Ives
Sergeant (uncredited)
Gladiola
Emergency Squad
Fire Captain
The Prussian Cur
Jimmie O'Grady
Double Up
Jim Bowers
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Racket Man
Postman
Castle on the Hudson
Guard (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
Police Sergeant
The Love That Lives
Jimmy
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Mr. Wilson (archive footage)
All for Old Ireland
Murder in the Big House
Guard (uncredited)
False Evidence
Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley)
The Breath of the Gods
T. Caraway Dodge
One Mysterious Night
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
The Voice of the Violin
Everything I Have Is Yours
Conductor (Uncredited)
A Game Chicken
Rush Thompson
Shooting High
Lem Pritchard
Anybody's Blonde
Reporter
Alibi
Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
The Beauty Prize
George Brady
The Heart of Humanity
Clancy
Steel Against the Sky
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
Patrolman
Cause for Divorce
Howard Metcliffe
Wanted: Jane Turner
Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited)
Spangles
Dick Hale
Stunt Pilot
Sheehan
The Whirlwind
Pat Patrick
The Perfect Clue
Police Officer
The Teaser
James McDonald
On Dangerous Paths
Roger Sterritt
Worldly Goods
Fred Hopper
The Breaking Point
Phillip Bradley