11/10/1899
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA:
Pat O’Brien (né le 11 novembre 1899 à Milwaukee, Wisconsin ; décédé le 15 octobre 1983 à Santa Monica, Californie ; de son vrai nom William Joseph Patrick O’Brien) était un acteur américain d’origine irlandaise, ayant notamment joué aux côtés de James Cagney et Spencer Tracy. O’Brien se lia d’amitié avec Spencer Tracy à l’école. Tous deux souhaitaient initialement devenir prêtres, mais s’inscrivirent ensuite à l’Académie militaire de Marquette. Ils finirent par se tourner vers le théâtre. Il joua notamment à Broadway. Un de ses plus grands succès fut la pièce *The Front Page* de Ben Hecht, dans laquelle il interpréta le rôle de Walter Burns. Lorsque la pièce fut adaptée au cinéma par Lewis Milestone en 1931, sous le même titre, Adolphe Menjou incarna Burns, et O’Brien interpréta le rôle d’Hildy Johnson. Ce rôle marqua le début de sa carrière d’acteur. … Si O’Brien interprétait généralement l’ami du protagoniste dans les grands films, il tenait souvent lui-même le rôle principal dans les films plus modestes. Il interprétait fréquemment ses rôles avec un accent irlandais, qu'il ne parlait pas dans la vie. Bien qu'il ait renoncé à devenir prêtre catholique, il portait souvent la soutane dans ses films. L'exemple le plus célèbre est le film culte de Michael Curtiz, *Chicago*, où il apparaît aux côtés de James Cagney dans le rôle du Père Connelly. O'Brien a partagé l'écran avec Cagney à huit reprises dans les années 1930, et leur dernier film ensemble, *Ragtime* (1981), a marqué leur première collaboration en quarante ans. Cagney et O'Brien se sont rencontrés en 1926 et sont restés amis toute leur vie. Dans les années 1950, les propositions de films se sont raréfiées pour O'Brien, qui a dû se concentrer sur la télévision. Son vieil ami Spencer Tracy a eu beaucoup de mal à lui obtenir un second rôle dans son film *The Last Hurrah*. L'un de ses rares succès durant cette période fut la comédie de Billy Wilder, *Certains l'aiment chaud*, où – comme dans beaucoup d'autres films – il incarnait un commissaire de police qui dominait les dix premières minutes de ce classique, avant de n'apparaître que deux fois de façon mineure. O'Brien continua à jouer jusqu'à peu avant sa mort et totalisa près de 150 apparitions au cinéma et à la télévision.
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Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013) as Self (archive footage) |
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You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) as Self (archive footage) |
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Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? (2005) as Self (archive footage) |
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Dill Scallion (1999) as Self |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (1981) as Self |
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Ragtime (1981) as Delmas |
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Scout's Honor (1980) as Mr. Caboose |
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The End (1978) as Ben Lawson |
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Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977) as President of the Senate |
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Kiss Me... Kill Me (1976) as Jimmy, the morgue attendant |
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The Sky's the Limit (1975) as Abner Therman |
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Amanda Fallon (1973) as Emory |
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The Adventures of Nick Carter (1972) as Hallelujah Harry |
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Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972) as Sgt. McGll |
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The Phynx (1970) as Pat O’Brien |
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The Over the Hill Gang (1969) as Captain Oren Hayes |
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Town Tamer (1965) as Judge Murcott |
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The Road to Hong Kong (1962) as Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited) |
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Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe (1962) as Narrator |
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I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959) as Self |
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Some Like It Hot (1959) as Detective Mulligan |
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The Last Hurrah (1958) as John Gorman |
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Kill Me Tomorrow (1957) as Bart Crosbie |
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Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957) as Sheriff Kyle Bickford |
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Inside Detroit (1955) as Gus Linden |
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Ring of Fear (1954) as Frank Wallace |
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Jubilee Trail (1954) as Ernest 'Texas' Conway |
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Okinawa (1952) as Lt. Cmdr. Hale |
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The People Against O'Hara (1951) as Det. Vincent Ricks |
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Criminal Lawyer (1951) as James 'Jimmy' Regan |
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The Hills of Ireland (1951) as Self - Narrator |
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The Fireball (1950) as Father O'Hara |
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Johnny One-Eye (1950) as Martin Martin |
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A Dangerous Profession (1949) as Joe Farley |
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The Boy with Green Hair (1948) as Gramp Fry |
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Fighting Father Dunne (1948) as Father Peter J. Dunne |
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Blow-Ups of 1947 (1947) as Self |
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Riff-Raff (1947) as Dan Hammer |
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Crack-Up (1946) as George Steele |
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Perilous Holiday (1946) as Patrick Nevil |
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Man Alive (1945) as Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride |
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Having Wonderful Crime (1945) as Michael J. Malone |
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Secret Command (1944) as Sam Gallagher |
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Marine Raiders (1944) as Maj. Steve Lockhart |
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His Butler's Sister (1943) as Martin Murphy |
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The Iron Major (1943) as Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh |
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Bombardier (1943) as Chick Davis |
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The Navy Comes Through (1942) as Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory |
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Flight Lieutenant (1942) as Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle |
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Broadway (1942) as Dan McCorn |
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Two Yanks in Trinidad (1942) as Tim Reardon |
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Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Breakdowns of 1940 (1940) as Self |
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Knute Rockne All American (1940) as Knute Rockne |
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Flowing Gold (1940) as Ian 'Hap' O'Connor |
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Escape to Glory (1940) as Mike Farrough |
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Torrid Zone (1940) as Steve Case |
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'Til We Meet Again (1940) as Steve Burke |
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Castle on the Hudson (1940) as Warden Walter Long |
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The Fighting 69th (1940) as Father Duffy |
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Breakdowns of 1939 (1939) as Self |
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Slightly Honorable (1939) as John Webb |
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The Night of Nights (1939) as Dan O'Farrell |
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Indianapolis Speedway (1939) as Joe Greer |
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The Kid from Kokomo (1939) as William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy |
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Off the Record (1939) as Thomas "Breezy" Elliott |
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Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) as Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Swingtime in the Movies (1938) as Himself (uncredited) |
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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) as Jerry Connolly |
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Garden of the Moon (1938) as John Quinn |
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Boy Meets Girl (1938) as J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson |
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Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) as Roy Chadwick |
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Out Where the Stars Begin (1938) as Pat O'Brien |
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Women Are Like That (1938) as Bill Landin |
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Breakdowns of 1937 (1937) as Self |
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Submarine D-1 (1937) as Butch Rogers |
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Back in Circulation (1937) as Bill Morgan |
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Slim (1937) as Red Blayd |
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San Quentin (1937) as Capt. Stephen Jameson |
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The Great O'Malley (1937) as James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley |
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Breakdowns of 1936 (1936) as Self |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936) as Self |
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China Clipper (1936) as Dave Logan |
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Public Enemy's Wife (1936) as Lee Laird |
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I Married a Doctor (1936) as Dr. William P. Kennicott |
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Ceiling Zero (1936) as Jake L. Lee |
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A Dream Comes True (1935) as Himself (uncredited) |
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Things You Never See on the Screen (1935) as Self |
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Stars Over Broadway (1935) as Al McGillevray |
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Page Miss Glory (1935) as Click Wiley |
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The Irish in Us (1935) as Pat O'Hara |
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Oil for the Lamps of China (1935) as Stephen Chase |
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In Caliente (1935) as Larry MacArthur |
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Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) as Lieut. Brannigan |
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A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935) as Himself (uncredited) |
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Flirtation Walk (1934) as "Scrapper" Thornhhill |
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I Sell Anything (1934) as "Spot Cash" Cutler |
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Studio Highlights (1934) as Self (archive footage) |
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Here Comes the Navy (1934) as Biff Martin |
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The Personality Kid (1934) as Ritzy |
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Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) as Rush Blake |
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Gambling Lady (1934) as Charlie Lang |
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I've Got Your Number (1934) as Terry Riley |
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Screen Snapshots No. 11 (1934) as Himself |
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College Coach (1933) as Coach Gore |
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Bombshell (1933) as Jim Brogan |
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Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) as Detective Butch Saunders |
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The World Gone Mad (1933) as Andy Terrell |
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Destination Unknown (1933) as Matt Brennan |
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Laughter in Hell (1933) as Barney Slaney |
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Air Mail (1932) as Duke Talbot |
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Virtue (1932) as Jimmy Doyle |
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Flaming Gold (1932) as Ben Lear |
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American Madness (1932) as Matt Brown |
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Hollywood Speaks (1932) as Jimmy Reed |
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The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932) as Frank Deane |
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Scandal for Sale (1932) as Waddell |
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The Final Edition (1932) as Sam Bradshaw |
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Hell's House (1932) as Matt Kelly |
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Consolation Marriage (1931) as Steve Porter |
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Flying High (1931) as Sport Wardell |
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Personal Maid (1931) as Peter Shea |
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The Front Page (1931) as Hildy Johnson |
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Crimes Square (1931) as Marty |
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Honor Among Lovers (1931) as Conroy (uncredited) |
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Compliments of the Season (1930) as Police Detective (uncredited) |
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My Mistake (1930) as |
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The Voice of Hollywood (1930) as Self/Host |