Pat O'Malley (actor)

Patrick H. O'Malley Jr.
O'Malley with Pauline Starke in My Wild Irish Rose (1922)
Born	September 3, 1890 Forest City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 21, 1966 (aged 75) Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Other names	Pat O'Malley
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1908-1964

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 16.

Career

Born as Patrick Henry O'Malley Jr. in Forest City, Pennsylvania, O'Malley 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. 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.

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

• The Boston Tea Party (1915)
• Nan O' the Backwoods (1915)
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (1916)
• The Love That Lives (1916)
• 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)
• The Breath of the Gods (1920)
• A Game Chicken (1922)
• The Virginian (1923)
• Brass (1923)
• The Mine with the Iron Door (1924)
• The Beauty Prize (1924)
• Happiness (1924)
• Proud Flesh (1925)
• The White Desert (1925)
• The Teaser (1925)
• Spangles (1926)
• Pleasure Before Business (1927)
• The Man I Love (1929)
• The Fall Guy (1930)
• The Fighting Marshal (1931)
• The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
• The Reckoning (1932)
• High Speed (1932)
• Those We Love (1932)
• Frisco Jenny (1932)
• 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

• Pat O'Malley at the Internet Movie Database