Pat O'Malley
1890-09-02 ( 134 years old ) in Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA

Often confused with the British-born comic actor J. Pat O'Malley, who is the better remembered, silent dramatic film star Pat O'Malley had an enduring career that stands on its own. He was of solid Irish-American stock, born in Forest City, Pennsylvania, in 1890. A one-time railroad switchman, he also had circus experience by the time he discovered an interest in movie making. He began with the Kalem Studio in 1913 and appeared in a few Irish films before signing on with Thomas Edison's company in 1914. The following year, he married actress Lillian Wilkes, and three of their children, Eileen, Mary Katherine, and Sheila, would become actors as well. His brother Charles O'Malley was a sometime actor, appearing in westerns on occasion. His first identifiable film is The Alien (1913). He began freelancing in 1916 and from then on, appeared in scores of silents as both a rugged and romantic lead, some classic films being The Heart of Humanity (1918), My Wild Irish Rose (1922), and The Virginian (1923). He did not age well come sound pictures, and he was quickly relegated to supporting parts. He appeared in hundreds upon hundreds of bits (mostly unbilled) until 1956, when he retired. He died a decade later.

Movies

A Star Is Born 1954-10-01
The Wild One 1953-12-30
The Old West 1952-09-29
Mule Train 1950-02-22
The Big Steal 1949-07-01
Key Witness 1947-10-09
The Whistler 1944-03-30
The Racket Man 1944-01-18
Double Up 1943-12-29
Destroyer 1943-08-19
Batman 1943-07-16
Duck Soup 1942-12-18
Gentleman Jim 1942-11-14
The Glass Key 1942-09-08
Gang Busters 1942-03-31
Honky Tonk 1941-10-01
Cracked Nuts 1941-07-02
The Bank Dick 1940-11-29
Girl in 313 1940-05-31
Tear Gas Squad 1940-05-04
Shooting High 1940-04-25
The Escape 1939-10-05
Stunt Pilot 1939-06-30
Five Came Back 1939-06-23
Wolf Call 1939-05-22
Dodge City 1939-04-08
Let Us Live 1939-03-29
Always Goodbye 1938-06-24
Ever Since Eve 1937-07-15
Parnell 1937-06-04
Beloved Enemy 1936-12-25
Crash Donovan 1936-08-01
High Tension 1936-07-10
The Big Noise 1936-06-22
Paddy O'Day 1936-01-17
Special Agent 1935-09-14
The Drunkard 1935-04-03
Girl in Danger 1934-09-11
Morning Glory 1933-08-18
Before Dawn 1933-08-04
Riot Squad 1933-07-25
The Whirlwind 1933-04-13
Frisco Jenny 1933-01-14
Sundown Rider 1932-12-30
The Penal Code 1932-12-23
Those We Love 1932-09-11
Klondike 1932-08-29
Exposure 1932-08-20
Speed Madness 1932-07-29
High Speed 1932-04-02
The Reckoning 1932-02-15
The Sky Spider 1931-10-01
Homicide Squad 1931-08-01
Mothers Cry 1930-12-04
The Fall Guy 1930-06-15
The Man I Love 1929-05-25
Alibi 1929-04-20
Spangles 1926-11-07
My Old Dutch 1926-05-23
The Teaser 1925-09-06
Proud Flesh 1925-04-27
Bread 1924-08-04
Happiness 1924-03-09
Fools Highway 1924-03-01
The Virginian 1923-09-29
Slippy McGee 1923-06-11
Brass 1923-03-04
The Last Hour 1923-01-01
A Game Chicken 1922-02-26
False Kisses 1921-11-21
Dinty 1920-11-21
Go and Get It 1920-07-18
False Evidence 1919-04-21
The Red Glove 1919-03-17
Her Boy 1918-01-28
Gladiola 1915-10-15