Pat O'Malley

Known for ActingBorn 1890-09-02Died 1966-05-21Forest 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.Read more

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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

I Love That Man

The Slaver

Bread

Slippy McGee

The Man from Brodney's

The Eternal Struggle

My Wild Irish Rose

Double Up

Duck Soup

Heir to Trouble

Sundown Rider

Speed Madness

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

Anybody's Blonde

The Costume Falls

Tomorrow's Love

Happiness

Fools Highway

The Last Hour

A Game Chicken

Bob Hampton of Placer

False Kisses

The Breaking Point

The Twilight Zone

Over My Dead Body

Thru Different Eyes

Pals of the Pecos

Rocky Mountain Rangers

The Night of Nights

Love on a Budget

Crash Donovan

Men of the Hour

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Girl in Danger

The Whirlwind

The Fighting Gentleman

Homicide Squad

Pleasure Before Business

Woman’s Law

The Midnight Sun

Let Women Alone

The Beauty Prize

The Mine with the Iron Door

The Ten Dollar Raise

Days of Wine and Roses

The Racket Man

Law of the Plainsman