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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.
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...
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...
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
Oct 15, 1983 · SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Veteran actor Pat O'Brien, who often played a fast-talking Irish charmer and starred with Ronald Reagan in 'Knute Rockne, All American,' died of a heart attack...
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 ...
Oct 16, 1983 · O'Brien died Saturday of a massive heart attack at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, where he underwent prostate surgery earlier in the week. He was 83. One of the first calls his widow made...
