Pat O'Malley

About

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...

Known for

The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959ThrillerSeries • 1960Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955Highway PatrolSeries • 1955State TrooperSeries • 1956MaudeSeries • 1972M SquadSeries • 1957Black SaddleSeries • 1959Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerSeries • 1958Law of the PlainsmanSeries • 1959Days of Wine and RosesMovie • 1963All the King's MenMovie • 1949A Star Is BornMovie • 1954The Phantom CreepsMovie • 1939The Bad and the BeautifulMovie • 1952The Wild OneMovie • 1953BatmanMovie • 1943This Gun for HireMovie • 1942The Roaring TwentiesMovie • 1939Gentleman JimMovie • 1942Morning GloryMovie • 1933Mystery of the Wax MuseumMovie • 1933The Bank DickMovie • 1940Dodge CityMovie • 1939