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Pat O'Brien

1899 - 1983

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William Joseph Patrick O'Brien (November 11, 1899 – October 15, 1983) was an American film actor with more than 100 screen credits. Of Irish descent, he often played Irish and Irish-American characters and was referred to as "Hollywood's Irishman in Residence" in the press. One of the best-known screen actors of the 1930s and 1940s, he played priests, cops, military figures, pilots, and reporters. He is especially well-remembered for his roles in Knute Rockne, All American (1940), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and Some Like It Hot (1959). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pat O'Brien is the 5,343rd most popular actor (down from 5,061st in 2019), the 8,303rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,374th in 2019) and the 2,448th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Pat O'Brien ranks 5,343 out of 13,578. Before him are Henry Lehrman, Diana Barrymore, Chad Everett, Brenda Marshall, Lola Dueñas, and K. P. A. C. Lalitha. After him are Bonnie Wright, Dylan O'Brien, Natalie Talmadge, Richard Riehle, Frank Dillane, and Vinod Khanna.

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Among people born in 1899, Pat O'Brien ranks 256. Before him are Renato Sáinz, Virgil Jacomini, Jack Beresford, Finn Ronne, Maurice Carême, and Axel Bakunts. After him are Suryakant Tripathi, Donald Johnston, Ladislav Vácha, Louis Guilloux, Panagiotis Pipinelis, and Giorgi Leonidze. Among people deceased in 1983, Pat O'Brien ranks 215. Before him are Giuliano Nostini, Semyon Ignatyev, Lutz Eigendorf, Buster Crabbe, José Bergamín, and Amadeo Ortega. After him are Qiao Guanhua, Bjarne Pettersen, Karandash, Eva Pawlik, Kalevi Kotkas, and Lisette Model.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pat O'Brien ranks 8,305 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Boxer (1940), Diana Barrymore (1921), Chad Everett (1937), Grove Karl Gilbert (1843), Frederica von Stade (1945), and Clarence Darrow (1857). After him are William Schuman (1910), Dylan O'Brien (1991), Natalie Talmadge (1896), Richard Riehle (1948), Sarah Frances Whiting (1847), and Steve Lawrence (1935).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Pat O'Brien ranks 2,449. Before him are Kevin Sussman (1970), Ken Leung (1970), Heather Thomas (1957), Susan Cabot (1927), Diana Barrymore (1921), and Chad Everett (1937). After him are Dylan O'Brien (1991), Natalie Talmadge (1896), Richard Riehle (1948), Mildred Dunnock (1901), Rita Gam (1927), and James Eckhouse (1955).

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