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 ...
- Actor
- William Joseph Patrick O'Brien, November 11, 1899, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
- 1925–1983
- October 15, 1983 (aged 83), Santa Monica, California, U.S.
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 ...
- January 1, 1
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- January 1, 1
- Santa Monica, California, USA
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 attack today.
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 ...
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Apr 10, 2024 · As found in O’Brien’s autobiography, The Wind at My Back: The Life and Times of Pat O’Brien, his three favorite movie roles were those in The Front Page, Knute Rockne All American, and William Keighley’s adventure drama The Fighting 69th, co-starring James Cagney and George Brent. Pat O’Brien died at age 83 on Oct. 15, 1983, in Santa ...
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William Joseph Patrick O'Brien 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 the 1930s and 1940s, he played priests, cops, military figures, pilots, and reporters. He is especially well-remembered ...
