Photo: Elmer Fryer / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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.
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
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- University
- Marquette University
Awards & achievements
- Daytime Emmy Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Pat O'Brien born?
November 11, 1899 – October 15, 1983.
Where is Pat O'Brien from?
Pat O'Brien is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
What does Pat O'Brien do?
Pat O'Brien works as actor, stage actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.