AKA William Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Born: 11-Nov-1899Birthplace: Milwaukee, WIDied: 15-Oct-1983Location of death: Santa Monica, CACause of death: Heart FailureRemains: Buried, Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, CA
Gender: MaleReligion: Roman Catholic [1]Race or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Actor
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Angels with Dirty Faces
Military service: US Navy (enlisted 1918)
Supporter of Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War.
Father: William O'BrienMother: Margaret McGovernWife: Eloise Taylor (m. 23-Jan-1931, until his death, one child, three adopted)Daughter: MavourneenDaughter: BrigidSon: Patrick SeanSon: Terence Kevin
High School: Marquette Academy, Milwaukee, WI University: Marquette University (dropped out)
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Co-Founder (1937-) Hollywood Walk of Fame 6200 Hollywood Blvd. (television) Hollywood Walk of Fame 1529 Vine St. (motion pictures) Irish Ancestry
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Ragtime (20-Nov-1981) The End (10-May-1978) · Ben Lawson Billy Jack Goes to Washington (16-Apr-1977) The Phynx (6-May-1970) · Himself The Over-the-Hill Gang (7-Oct-1969) Town Tamer (7-Jul-1965) Some Like It Hot (29-Mar-1959) · Mulligan The Last Hurrah (24-Oct-1958) · John Gorman Kill Me Tomorrow (May-1957) Inside Detroit (Jan-1956) Ring of Fear (24-Jul-1954) Jubilee Trail (15-May-1954) Okinawa (28-Feb-1952) The People Against O'Hara (1-Sep-1951) Criminal Lawyer (23-Aug-1951) The Fireball (7-Oct-1950) A Dangerous Profession (10-Dec-1949) The Boy with Green Hair (16-Nov-1948) Fighting Father Dunne (12-May-1948) Riff-Raff (28-Jun-1947) Crack-Up (6-Sep-1946) · George Steele Man Alive (16-Nov-1945) Having Wonderful Crime (12-Apr-1945) Secret Command (30-Jul-1944) Marine Raiders (30-Jun-1944) His Butler's Sister (26-Nov-1943) The Iron Major (25-Oct-1943) · Frank Cavanaugh Bombardier (13-May-1943) · Maj. Chick Davis The Navy Comes Through (27-Oct-1942) Broadway (8-May-1942) Knute Rockne All American (4-Oct-1940) · Knute Rockne Escape to Glory (20-May-1940) Torrid Zone (18-May-1940) 'Til We Meet Again (13-Apr-1940) Castle on the Hudson (17-Feb-1940) The Fighting 69th (26-Jan-1940) · Fr. Francis J. Duffy Slightly Honorable (22-Dec-1939) · John Webb Indianapolis Speedway (14-Jul-1939) The Kid from Kokomo (19-May-1939) · Billy Murphy Angels with Dirty Faces (24-Nov-1938) Garden of the Moon (23-Sep-1938) · John Quinn Boy Meets Girl (27-Aug-1938) San Quentin (3-Aug-1937) Slim (24-Jun-1937) The Great O'Malley (13-Feb-1937) · Jim O'Malley China Clipper (11-Aug-1936) Public Enemy's Wife (8-Jul-1936) Ceiling Zero (16-Jan-1936) Page Miss Glory (7-Sep-1935) The Irish in Us (31-Jul-1935) Oil for the Lamps of China (8-Jun-1935) In Caliente (25-May-1935) Devil Dogs of the Air (9-Feb-1935) · Lt. William R. Brannigan Flirtation Walk (28-Nov-1934) Here Comes the Navy (28-Jun-1934) · Biff Twenty Million Sweethearts (27-Apr-1934) Gambling Lady (31-Mar-1934) · Charlie Lang College Coach (4-Nov-1933) Bombshell (11-Oct-1933) Bureau of Missing Persons (8-Sep-1933) The World Gone Mad (15-Apr-1933) Air Mail (3-Nov-1932) Virtue (24-Oct-1932) American Madness (4-Aug-1932) Hell's House (30-Jan-1932) · Matt Kelly Consolation Marriage (29-Oct-1931) · Steve Porter The Front Page (19-Mar-1931) Honor Among Lovers (28-Feb-1931)
Author of books: The Wind at My Back (1964, memoir)
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