Pat O'Brien (actor)
Year Title Role
1930 The Nightingale
1930 My Mistake
1930 Compliments of the Season
1931 Pat O'Brien in Crimes Square
1931 Honor Among Lovers Conroy
1931 The Front Page Hildy Johnson
1931 Personal Maid Peter Shea
1931 Consolation Marriage Steve Porter
1931 Flying High Sport Wardell
1932 Hell 's House Matt Kelly
1932 The Final Edition Sam Bradshaw
1932 Scandal for Sale Waddell
1932 The Strange Case of Clara Deane Frank Deane
1932 Hollywood Speaks Jimmy Reed
1932 American Madness Matt Brown
1932 Flaming Gold Ben Lear
1932 Virtue Jimmy Doyle
1932 Air Mail Duke Talbot
1933 Laughter in Hell Barney Slaney
1933 Destination Unknown Matt Brennan
Filmography
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William Joseph Patrick O'Brien (November 11, 1899 - October 15, 1983) 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 legend James Cagney. O'Brien also appeared on stage and television.