James Cagney (center) and O'Brien (right) in Angels with Dirty Faces

Pat O'Brien (November 11, 1899 – October 15, 1983) was an American movie actor with over 100 screen credits. O'Brien was born William Joseph Patrick O'Brien to an Irish American Catholic family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] He attended Marquette University. Image File history File links AngelswDirtyFaces. ... Image File history File links AngelswDirtyFaces. ... Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 film which tells the story of two boys, growing up in the slums of New York City, who take different paths -- one becomes a gangster, one a priest. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Irish Americans are residents or citizens of the United States who claim Irish ancestry. ... Nickname: The City of Festivals, The Brew City, The Cream City, The Nations Watering Hole Official website: http://www. ... Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university in the United States. ...

O'Brien appeared with James Cagney in eight movies including Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) and Cagney's last film Ragtime (1981). He began appearing in movies (many times playing Irish cops or priests) in the 1930s, starting with the role of ace reporter Hildy Johnson in the original version of The Front Page in 1931. He memorably appeared in the highly successful 1946 suspense film, Crack-Up and played the lead in The Personality Kid (1934). He may be best remembered for his role as a police detective opposite George Raft in Some Like It Hot (1959) and the title role as a football coach in Knute Rockne, All American (1940), where he gave the speech to "win just one for the Gipper," referring to recently deceased football player George Gipp, portrayed in the film by a young Ronald Reagan (the origin of countless later references to President Reagan as "the Gipper"). O'Brien's movie career more or less ended in the early 1950s when he was apparently partially blacklisted but could continue to get work in television; O'Brien later claimed to be completely flummoxed about this in his autobiography The Wind At My Back. His close friend Spencer Tracy had to fight the studio to get a small role for O'Brien in Tracy's film The Last Hurrah in 1958. James Cagney was part of the Legends of Hollywood USPS stamp series. ... Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 film which tells the story of two boys, growing up in the slums of New York City, who take different paths -- one becomes a gangster, one a priest. ... See also: 1937 in film 1937 1939 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of Dorothy in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. ... Ragtime is an American musical genre, enjoying its peak popularity around the years 1900–1918. ... // Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. ... See also: 1929 in film 1930 1931 in film 1930s in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films The Indians Are Coming Madam Satan Der Blaue Engel Academy Awards Best Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front - Universal Studios Best Actress: Norma Shearer - The Divorcee... The Front Page was originally a play written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. ... See also: 1945 in film 1946 1947 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Bells of St. ... Crack-Up is a 1946 film in the film noir style. ... Raft in They Drive by Night George Raft (September 26, 1895 - November 24, 1980) was an American film actor most closely identified with his portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. ... Some Like It Hot is a 1959 comedy film cowritten and directed by Billy Wilder. ... Knute Rockne, All American is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of Knute Rockne, perhaps the most famous of all of the football coaches at Notre Dame, one of the most successful football programs in history. ... See also: 1939 in film 1940 1941 in film 1940s in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Walt Disneys animated film Pinocchio is released. ... George The Gipper Gipp (February 18, 1895 – December 14, 1920) was a famous college football player who played for the University of Notre Dame. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan aka Paul Wall (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Spencer Tracy Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. ... Edwin OConnor (1918 - 1968) was an American journalist and novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1962 for The Edge of Sadness (1961). ...

External links

• Pat O'Brien at The Internet Movie Database
• Pat O'Brien's Gravesite