Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley

Date of Birth:

Sep 02, 1890

Place of Birth:

Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA

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 and romantic lead, some classic films being The Heart of Humanity (1918), My Wild Irish Rose (1922), and The Virginian (1923). He did not age well come sound pictures, and he was quickly relegated to supporting parts. He appeared in hundreds upon hundreds of bits (mostly unbilled) until 1956, when he retired. He died a decade later.

filmography:

Brass Brass

1923

Duck Soup Duck Soup

1942

Double Up Double Up

1943

Batman Batman

1943

Spangles Spangles

1926

Destroyer Destroyer

1943

Gladiola Gladiola

1915

Alibi Alibi

1929

Bread Bread

1924

High Speed High Speed

1932

The Escape The Escape

1939

Dodge City Dodge City

1939

Riot Squad Riot Squad

1933

Klondike Klondike

1932

Exposure Exposure

1932

Happiness Happiness

1924

Dinty Dinty

1920

Honky Tonk Honky Tonk

1941

Wolf Call Wolf Call

1939

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