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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).
A tough, female reporter tries to get a story on the head of a crime syndicate and when the new police commissioner is murdered, she tries to get the evidence she needs for her story by getting in with the mobsters right-hand man. Director: Howard Higgin | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Mae Clarke, Morgan Wallace, Bradley Page.
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 · Beloved Actor Pat O'Brien Dies of Heart Attack. By Eve Zibart. October 15, 1983 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Actor Pat O'Brien, whose film portrayals of gruff, heart-of-gold Irish cops and...
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.
American actor Pat O'Brien could never remember just why he wanted to go on stage; it just sort of happened naturally, just as his college football activities at Marquette University and his enlistment in the Navy for World War I.
Biography. 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.
Pat O'Brien was a film actor who made over 100 movies in a long career, often playing Irish characters, although he, himself was American born and bred. Biography. Pat O'Brien was born William Joseph Patrick O'Brien on November 11, 1899 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin into an Irish-American family. All four of his grandparents were immigrants from Ireland.
