Cast

Pat O'Brien

1899 – 1983

Active years (films on this site)

1933–1981

Genres

DramaComedyMysteryCrimeFilm-Noir

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodBritish CinemaCzechoslovak New WaveNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Victor Fleming1 filmMichael Curtiz1 filmJoseph Losey1 filmBilly Wilder1 filmMiloš Forman1 film

Biography

William Joseph Patrick O'Brien was an American film actor with more than 100 screen credits. Of Irish descent, he often played Irish and Irish-American characters and was referred to as "Hollywood's Irishman in Residence" in the press. One of the best-known screen actors of the 1930s and 1940s, he played priests, cops, military figures, pilots, and reporters. He is especially well-remembered for his roles in Knute Rockne, All American (1940), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and Some Like It Hot (1959). He was frequently paired onscreen with Hollywood star and close friend James Cagney. O'Brien also appeared on stage and television.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Daytime Emmy Award

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

5 films on this site

1. Bombshell 1933 · Victor Fleming · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
2. Angels with Dirty Faces 1938 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
3. The Boy with Green Hair 1948 · Joseph Losey · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
4. Some Like It Hot 1959 · Billy Wilder · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
5. Ragtime 1981 · Miloš Forman · IMDb 7.3 · Cast