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Pat O'Malley (actor)

American stage and film actor (1890–1966)

Pat O'Malley
O'Malley and daughter Eileen, 1922
Born	Patrick Henry O'Malley Jr. (1890-09-03)September 3, 1890 Forest City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 21, 1966(1966-05-21) (aged 75) Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Resting place	San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation	actor
Years active	1908–1964
Spouse	Lillian Wilkes

Not to be confused with English actor J. Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley (September 3, 1890 – May 21, 1966) was an American vaudeville and stage performer prior to starting a prolific film career at the age of sixteen. He later had a career in television.^[1]

Career

O'Malley was born as Patrick Henry O'Malley Jr. in Forest City, Pennsylvania. He had circus experience by the time he discovered an interest in motion pictures. His screen career dates from the days of Kalem and Edison Studios.^[2] From 1918 to 1927 he appeared in scores of silent films as both a leading man and a character actor i.e.: The Heart of Humanity, My Wild Irish Rose, The Virginian and in the adaptation of bestseller Brothers Under the Skin.

O'Malley saw his career decline with the advent of sound. He was quickly relegated to supporting parts, and appeared in some four-hundred films in bit parts and supporting roles. He guest starred in the early musical series Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town on CBS. O'Malley remained on call into the early 1960s for such TV shows as The Twilight Zone and such films as Days of Wine and Roses.

Family

In 1915, O'Malley married actress Lillian Wilkes (died December 15, 1976). The couple had three children: Sheila, Eileen and Kathleen. O'Malley had a brother Charles O'Malley (1897-1958) who was an actor and assistant director.^[3]

Death

O'Malley died of a heart attack in 1966 at the age of 75. His interment was at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.

Partial filmography

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1916) as Sybil Vane
The Love That Lives (1916) as Jimmy
Hit-The-Trail Holliday (1918) as Kent B. Wurst
The Prussian Cur (1918) as Jimmie O'Grady
The Red Glove (1919) as Kern Thodes
Go and Get It (1920) as Kirk Connelly
Dinty (1920) as Jack North
The Prospector's Vengeance (Short) (1920) as Joe
The Breath of the Gods (1920) as T. Caraway Dodge
A Game Chicken (1922) as Rush Thompson
The Virginian (1923) as Steve
Brass (1923) as Harry Baldwin
The Mine with the Iron Door (1924) as Hugh Edwards
The Beauty Prize (1924) as George Brady
Happiness (1924) as Fermoy MacDonough
Bread (1924) as Roy Beardsley
The Fighting American (1924) as Bill Pendleton
Proud Flesh (1925) as Pat O'Malley
The White Desert (1925) as Barry
The Teaser (1925) as James McDonald
Spangles (1926) as Dick Hale aka Dick Radley
Pleasure Before Business (1927) as Dr. Burke
The Man I Love (1929) as D.J. McCarthy
The Fall Guy (1930) as Charles Newton
The Fighting Marshal (1931) as Deputy Ed Myers
High Speed (1932) as Paul Whipple
The Shadow of the Eagle (1932) as Ames
Those We Love (1932) as Daley
Frisco Jenny (1932) as O'Hoolihan
The Whirlwind (1933) as Pat Patrick
The Fighting Marines (1935) as Captain Grayson
Men of the Hour (1935) as Police Captain
Hollywood Boulevard (1936) as Pago Pago Patron
The Roaring Twenties (1939) as Jailer (uncredited)
Law of the Range (1941) as Mr. Howard
The Wild One (1953) as Sawyer (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) (Season 4 Episode 28: "The Impossible Dream") as Wardrobe Attendant

References

^ Who Was Who on Screen p.353 2nd Edition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt ISBN 0-8352-0914-8
^ Pat O'Malley, AllMovie.com
^ Silent Film Necrology p.403 2ndEdition c.2001 Eugene M. Vazzana ISBN 0-7864-1059-0