Pat O'Malley (actor)
Pat O'Malley | |
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O'Malley with Pauline Starke in My Wild Irish Rose (1922) | |
Born |
Patrick Henry O'Malley Jr. September 3, 1890 Forest City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died |
May 21, 1966 75) Van Nuys, California, U.S. | (aged
Other names | Pat O'Malley |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1908-1964 |
Patrick Henry O'Malley Jr. (September 3, 1890 – May 21, 1966) was an American vaudeville and stage performer prior to starting a prolific film career at the age of 16.
Career
Of Irish descent, O'Malley was born in Forest City, Pennsylvania, and initially worked as a railroad switch operator. He also had experience in the circus business by the time he discovered an interest in motion pictures. His screen career dates from the days of Kalem and Edison. From 1915 to 1927, he appeared in scores of silents as both a leading man and a character actor, in such classics as: The Heart of Humanity, My Wild Irish Rose, The Virginian, and in the adaptation of bestseller, Brothers Under the Skin.
O'Malley aged rather suddenly, and with the advent of sound, his career declined quite rapidly. He was then relegated to supporting parts, and appeared in some 400 films in bit parts and supporting roles. He guest starred on the early musical series Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town on CBS. In the early 1960s, O'Malley appeared in such TV shows as The Twilight Zone and such films as Days of Wine and Roses (1962).
Death
O'Malley died of a heart attack in 1966 at age 75. His interment was at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Family
In 1915 O'Malley married actress Lillian Wilkes (died December 15, 1976); the couple had three children: Sheila, Eileen and Kathleen.
Partial filmography
- All For Old Ireland (1915) as Myles Murphy
- Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr (1915) as major Kirk
- The Boston Tea Party (1915)
- Nan O' the Backwoods (1915) as Lige Peters
- The Taint (1915) as Ben Stewart
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (1916)
- The Love That Lives (1916)
- The Adopted Son (1917)
- Her Boy (1918)
- Hit-The-Trail Holliday (1918)
- The Prussian Cur (1918)
- The Heart of Humanity (1918)
- The Red Glove (1919)
- The Prospector's Vengeance (1920)
- Go and Get It (1920)
- The Breath of the Gods (1920)
- Dinty (1920)
- A Game Chicken (1922)
- My Wild Irish Rose (1922)
- Brass (1923)
- Slippy McGee (1923)
- The Virginian (1923)
- The Man from Brodney's (1923)
- Fools Highway (1924)
- Happiness (1924)
- The Beauty Prize (1924)
- The Mine with the Iron Door (1924)
- Proud Flesh (1925)
- The White Desert (1925)
- The Teaser (1925)
- Spangles (1926)
- Watch Your Wife (1926)
- The Midnight Sun (1926)
- Pleasure Before Business (1927)
- The Slaver (1927)
- Alibi (1929)
- The Man I Love (1929)
- The Fall Guy (1930)
- The Fighting Marshal (1931)
- Anybody's Blonde (1931)
- The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
- The Reckoning (1932)
- High Speed (1932)
- Those We Love (1932)
- The Fighting Gentleman (1932)
- Frisco Jenny (1932)
- Sundown Rider (1932)
- A Man of Sentiment (1933)
- The Whirlwind (1933)
- The Fighting Marines (1935)
- Wanted! Jane Turner (1936)
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) as the Jailer
- Law of the Range (1941)
- The Wild One (1953) as Sawyer
External links
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- Pat O'Malley on IMDb