Acting
Pat O'Brien
- Titles
- 127movies29TV shows
- Career
Active from 1930 to 1981, busiest in 1932 with 9 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 88top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Some Like It Hot81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Wholesome4.2average 3.3
- Politics3.4average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
- Crime4.3average 3.7
- Romance4.4average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism3.7average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
- Fantasy0.7, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 11
- Historical Drama 8
- Social Commentary 8
- Character-Driven 6
- Musical Comedy 3
- Lighthearted 3
- Redemption Story 3
- 1940s Setting 2
- Western 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Sentimental 2
- Pre-Code Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Frank McHughActor'Til We Meet Again, The Fighting 69th, The Irish in Us, Marine Raiders, Devil Dogs of the Air, +6 more
Lloyd BaconDirectorKnute Rockne All American, In Caliente, The Irish in Us, San Quentin, Devil Dogs of the Air, +5 more
James CagneyActorAngels with Dirty Faces, Ragtime, The Fighting 69th, The Irish in Us, Torrid Zone, +4 more
Barton MacLaneActorTown Tamer, Bombardier, Ceiling Zero, Secret Command, San Quentin, +4 more
Henry O'NeillActorKnute Rockne All American, Castle on the Hudson, 'Til We Meet Again, The Great O'Malley, Flirtation Walk, +4 more- WWarren DuffWriterAngels with Dirty Faces, 'Til We Meet Again, A Dangerous Profession, The Iron Major, Marine Raiders, +4 more
Ann SheridanActorAngels with Dirty Faces, Castle on the Hudson, The Great O'Malley, Torrid Zone, San Quentin, +2 more
Ray EnrightDirectorSlim, The Iron Major, China Clipper, I've Got Your Number, Twenty Million Sweethearts, +2 more
Arthur EdesonCinematographerCastle on the Hudson, Ceiling Zero, Devil Dogs of the Air, Here Comes the Navy, Cowboy from Brooklyn, +2 more- AAdolph DeutschComposerSome Like It Hot, Castle on the Hudson, The Fighting 69th, Torrid Zone, The Kid from Kokomo, +1 more
- WWilliam HolmesEditorCeiling Zero, San Quentin, Flirtation Walk, Indianapolis Speedway, Submarine D-1, +1 more
- GGeorge BarnesCinematographerThe Boy with Green Hair, In Caliente, The Irish in Us, Flirtation Walk, Gambling Lady, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
1271980s
2 titles · average score 71
71
as Delmas
as Mr. Caboose
1970s
13 titles · average score 63
77
TV show
58
as Ben Lawson
54
as President of the Senate
as Jimmy, the morgue attendant
75
TV show
as Emory
as Hallelujah Harry
as Sgt. McGll
TV show
70
TV show
39
as Pat O’Brien
1960s
11 titles · average score 63
58
as Captain Oren Hayes
61
as Judge Murcott
69
TV show
65
TV show · as Inspector Dan Zarilla / Lt. John Curwood
69
TV show · as J. Jimerson Jones / Doc Bigelow
59
as Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
TV show
TV show
TV show · as Mike Breen
1950s
19 titles · average score 64
81
as Detective Mulligan
72
as John Gorman
52
as Bart Crosbie
as Gus Linden
as Frank Wallace
48
TV show · as Ed Talbot / Police Lieutenant Moore
50
as Lt. Cmdr. Hale
73
TV show · as Lt. V. Keever
62
as Det. Vincent Ricks
as James 'Jimmy' Regan
57
as Father O'Hara
as Martin Martin
1940s
26 titles · average score 62
58
as Joe Farley
64
as Gramp Fry
65
as Dan Hammer
60
as George Steele
66
as Sam Gallagher
57
as Chick Davis
70
as Martin Murphy
64
as Knute Rockne
60
as Father Duffy
65
as Steve Case
67
as Warden Walter Long
65
as Steve Burke
1930s
56 titles · average score 60
77
as Jerry Connolly
65
as Capt. Stephen Jameson
65
as Click Wiley
69
as Pat O'Hara
68
as Stephen Chase
61
as Larry MacArthur
64
as Charlie Lang
60
as Biff Martin
61
as Detective Butch Saunders
71
as Matt Brown
54
as Matt Kelly
65
as Hildy Johnson