Photo: Elmer Fryer / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Pat O'Brien, born on November 11, 1899 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, was a stage actor and film actor. Pat O'Brien died on October 15, 1983, aged 83. Schooling on record includes Marquette University. Recorded honors include Daytime Emmy Award and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
My Take
Pat O'Brien is exactly the kind of golden-age craftsman I love to champion. The Milwaukee-born, Marquette-educated actor stacked up over a hundred screen credits playing priests, cops, soldiers, pilots and reporters, earning the press nickname 'Hollywood's Irishman in Residence.' What strikes me is the dependability. He rarely needed to be the star to make a film better; his presence gave the 1930s and 1940s their texture, the working spine beneath the marquee names. That Walk of Fame star feels less like a reward and more like an acknowledgment of sheer reliable labor. Decades after his death, he's still on screen in those old pictures, quietly doing the job.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pat O'Brien
- Name (Japanese)
- パット・オブライエン
- Reading
- ぱっと・おぶらいえん
- Born
- November 11, 1899 – October 15, 1983
- Origin
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
2. Background
- University
- Marquette University
Awards & achievements
- Daytime Emmy Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Pat O'Brien born?
Pat O'Brien was born on November 11, 1899.
When did Pat O'Brien die?
Pat O'Brien died on October 15, 1983, aged 83.
Where was Pat O'Brien from?
Pat O'Brien was from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
What did Pat O'Brien do?
Pat O'Brien worked as actor, stage actor, film actor.
Where did Pat O'Brien study?
Pat O'Brien attended Marquette University.
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