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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.
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).
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).
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...
Pat O'Brien was born on 14 February 1948 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. He is an actor, known for Big Fat Liar (2002), BASEketball (1998) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004). He has been married to Linda since 7 July 1973.
Pat O’Brien (born William Joseph Patrick O'Brien) was an American stage, screen, radio, and television actor. He was a star during the first several years of his film career, the height of his popularity being during the 1930s and 1940s.
One of the best-known screen actors of the 1930s and 1940s, he played priests, cops, military figures, pilots, and reporters. He is especially well-remembered for his roles in Knute Rockne, All American (1940), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and Some Like It Hot (1959).
A veteran Irish-American lead and character player, Pat O'Brien is best known as one of the cynical reporters in the sterling first screen version of the Broadway play, "The Front Page" (1931), the title role (opposite Ronald Reagan) in "Knute Rockne--All American" (1940) and as Jimmy Cagney's...
Pat O’Brien ( William Joseph Patrick O'Brien; November 11, 1899 – October 15, 1983) was an American movie, radio, and stage actor. He won a Daytime Emmy Award during his career. O'Brien was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He began acting in 1920. He appeared in over 100 movies.
When Rocky becomes an idol to some of the boys, it puts…. …reporter Hildy Johnson (played by Pat O’Brien), who is quitting his job in Chicago to move to New York City with his fiancée Peggy (Mary Brian), despite the insistent protests of his editor, Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou).
