[1] American Catholic Who's Who (1964).Father: William O'Brien
Mother: Margaret McGovern
Wife: Eloise Taylor (m. 23-Jan-1931, until his death, one child, three adopted)
Daughter: Mavourneen
Daughter: Brigid
Son: Patrick Sean
Son: Terence Kevin
High School: Marquette Academy, Milwaukee, WI
University: Marquette University (dropped out)
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Co-Founder (1937-)
Hollywood Anti-Nazi League
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6200 Hollywood Blvd. (television)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 1529 Vine St. (motion pictures)
Prostate Surgery Oct-1983
Irish Ancestry
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Ragtime (20-Nov-1981)
Scout's Honor (30-Sep-1980)
The End (10-May-1978) · Ben Lawson
Billy Jack Goes to Washington (16-Apr-1977) · President of Senate
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) · Vincent Ricks
Criminal Lawyer (23-Aug-1951)
The Fireball (7-Oct-1950)
A Dangerous Profession (10-Dec-1949) · Joe Farley
The Boy with Green Hair (16-Nov-1948) · Gramp
Fighting Father Dunne (12-May-1948)
Riff-Raff (28-Jun-1947) · Dan
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) · Maj. Steve Lockhart
His Butler's Sister (26-Nov-1943)
The Iron Major (25-Oct-1943) · Frank Cavanaugh
Bombardier (13-May-1943) · Chick Davis
The Navy Comes Through (27-Oct-1942)
Broadway (8-May-1942)
Knute Rockne All American (4-Oct-1940) · Knute Rockne
Flowing Gold (24-Aug-1940) · Hap O'Connor
Escape to Glory (20-May-1940)
Torrid Zone (18-May-1940) · Steve Case
'Til We Meet Again (13-Apr-1940) · Steve Burke
Castle on the Hudson (17-Feb-1940) · Warden Long
The Fighting 69th (26-Jan-1940) · Fr. Duffy
Slightly Honorable (22-Dec-1939) · John Webb
Indianapolis Speedway (14-Jul-1939) · Joe Greer
The Kid from Kokomo (19-May-1939) · Billy Murphy
Off the Record (21-Jan-1939)
Angels with Dirty Faces (24-Nov-1938)
Garden of the Moon (23-Sep-1938) · John Quinn
Boy Meets Girl (27-Aug-1938) · J. C. Benson
Cowboy from Brooklyn (9-Jul-1938) · Roy Chadwick
Women Are Like That (23-Apr-1938) · Bill Landin
Submarine D-1 (27-Nov-1937) · Butch Rogers
Back in Circulation (25-Sep-1937)
San Quentin (3-Aug-1937)
Slim (24-Jun-1937) · Red Blayd
The Great O'Malley (13-Feb-1937) · Jim O'Malley
China Clipper (11-Aug-1936) · Dave Logan
Public Enemy's Wife (8-Jul-1936)
I Married a Doctor (25-Apr-1936) · Dr. Wm. P. Kennicott
Ceiling Zero (16-Jan-1936)
Page Miss Glory (7-Sep-1935) · Click Wiley
The Irish in Us (31-Jul-1935) · Pat O'Hara
Oil for the Lamps of China (8-Jun-1935)
In Caliente (25-May-1935)
Devil Dogs of the Air (9-Feb-1935) · Lt. Brannigan
Flirtation Walk (28-Nov-1934) · "Scrapper" Thornhhill
Here Comes the Navy (28-Jun-1934) · Biff
Twenty Million Sweethearts (27-Apr-1934) · Rush
Gambling Lady (31-Mar-1934) · Charlie Lang
I've Got Your Number (3-Feb-1934)
College Coach (4-Nov-1933)
Bombshell (11-Oct-1933) · Brogan
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
Flying High (14-Nov-1931)
Consolation Marriage (29-Oct-1931) · Steve Porter
The Front Page (19-Mar-1931) · Hildy Johnson
Honor Among Lovers (28-Feb-1931)
Author of books:
The Wind at My Back (1964, memoir)
AKA William Joseph Patrick O'Brien