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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.
- 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 was a US-born actor who often played Irish roles in movies and TV shows. He co-starred with James Cagney in nine films, sang in several musicals, and produced some of his own projects.
- January 1, 1
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- January 1, 1
- Santa Monica, California, USA
Pat O'Brien was a popular US-born actor who often played Irish roles in films and co-starred with James Cagney. He was also a producer, a friend of Spencer Tracy and a devout Catholic.
- November 11, 1899
- October 15, 1983
An aspiring starlet is dissuaded from taking her own life by a powerful gossip columnist who decides to take her on as his protege. Together they build up her "image," but are soon side-tracked when he is accused of muder. Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Genevieve Tobin, Pat O'Brien, Lucien Prival, Rita La Roy.
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).
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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 · 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 priests were so popular that lesser character actors became...