Some Like It Hot
1959
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William Joseph Patrick O'Brien ( Irish: Pádraig Ó Briain; November 11, 1899 – October 15, 1983) was an American film actor with more than 100 screen credits. Of Irish descent, he often played Irish and Irish-American characters and was referred to as "Hollywood's Irishman in Residence" in the press. One of the best-known screen actors of ...
Oct 16, 1983 · Pat O'Brien, the actor who played policemen, priests and the Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne opposite Ronald Reagan's portrayal of a dying football player, ''the Gipper,'' died of a heart...
Oct 16, 1983 · October 15, 1983 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Actor Pat O'Brien, whose film portrayals of gruff, heart-of-gold Irish cops and priests were so popular that lesser character actors became known as the...
Pat O'Brien. Actor: Some Like It Hot. Although he came to be called "Hollywood's Irishman in Residence"--and, along with good friends James Cagney, Allen Jenkins, Frank McHugh and a few others were called "The Irish Mafia"--and he often played Irish immigrants, Pat O'Brien was US-born and -bred. As a young boy the devoutly Roman Catholic O'Brien considered entering the seminary to study for ...
- November 11, 1899
- October 15, 1983
Pat O'Brien excelled in roles as beneficent men but could also give convincing performances as wise guys or con artists. He was a most popular film star during the 1930s and 1940s. Over almost five decades, he co-starred in nine films with Cagney, including his own screen swansong, Ragtime (1981). Born November 11, 1899. Died October 15, 1983 ...
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- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Santa Monica, California, USA
Sep 8, 2014 · O’Brien: A relapse is a death sentence when you’re that far along. People say the program doesn’t work. People say the program doesn’t work. The program works but what doesn’t work is ...
May 27, 2018 · In early 1920, he married a young Hollywood starlet; by the end of that year, the marriage — and O’Brien’s life — ended with a gunshot in a Los Angeles hotel room. Although officials declared his death a suicide, O’Brien’s relatives and friends contended he had been murdered. The question never was officially resolved.
