1890-09-02 Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA
Often confused with the British-born comic actor J. Pat O'Malley, who is the better remembered, silent dramatic film star Pat O'Malley had an enduring career that stands on its own. He was of solid Irish-American stock, born in Forest City, Pennsylvania, in 1890. A one-time railroad switchman, he also had circus experience by the time he discovered an interest in movie making. He began with the Kalem Studio in 1913 and appeared in a few Irish films before signing on with Thomas Edison's company in 1914. The following year, he married actress Lillian Wilkes, and three of their children, Eileen, Mary Katherine, and Sheila, would become actors as well. His brother Charles O'Malley was a sometime actor, appearing in westerns on occasion. His first identifiable film is The Alien (1913). He began freelancing in 1916 and from then on, appeared in scores of silents as both a rugged and romantic lead, some classic films being The Heart of Humanity (1918), My Wild Irish Rose (1922), and The Virginian (1923). He did not age well come sound pictures, and he was quickly relegated to supporting parts. He appeared in hundreds upon hundreds of bits (mostly unbilled) until 1956, when he retired. He died a decade later.
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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration | Mr. Wilson (archive footage) | 2019-11-14 |
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Days of Wine and Roses | Tenant (uncredited) | 1963-02-04 |
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Blackjack Ketchum Desperado | Doc Blaine | 1956-04-01 |
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A Star Is Born | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
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Small Town Girl | Doorman | 1953-04-10 |
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The Wild One | Sawyer (uncredited) | 1953-12-30 |
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Everything I Have Is Yours | Conductor (Uncredited) | 1952-10-31 |
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The Bad and the Beautiful | Man Outside the Club (uncredited) | 1952-12-25 |
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The Old West | Townsman (uncredited) | 1952-09-29 |
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Mule Train | Charley Stewart (uncredited) | 1950-02-22 |
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The Killer That Stalked New York | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1950-10-06 |
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The Doolins of Oklahoma | Deputy Marshal (uncredited) | 1949-05-27 |
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The Reckless Moment | Bank Guard (uncredited) | 1949-12-09 |
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The Big Steal | Purser (uncredited) | 1949-07-01 |
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All the King's Men | Politician (uncredited) | 1949-11-16 |
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Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Officer Jim | 1949-03-02 |
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Alias Nick Beal | Committee Man | 1949-03-04 |
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The Secret Of St. Ives | Sergeant (uncredited) | 1949-06-30 |
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The Man from Colorado | Citizen (uncredited) | 1948-08-07 |
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Key Witness | Detective Norris (uncredited) | 1947-10-09 |
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The Whistler | Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited) | 1944-03-30 |
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The Racket Man | Postman | 1944-01-18 |
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The Missing Juror | Priest (uncredited) | 1944-11-16 |
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One Mysterious Night | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1944-10-21 |
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Sailor's Holiday | 1944-02-24 | |
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Redhead from Manhattan | Cop | 1943-05-06 |
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Destroyer | Postman | 1943-08-19 |
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Mission to Moscow | Irish-American in Montage (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
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Quiet Please, Murder | Guard Killed in Library | 1943-03-19 |
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Batman | Cop | 1943-07-16 |
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Double Up | Jim Bowers | 1943-12-29 |
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Thru Different Eyes | Coroner | 1942-06-19 |
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Blue, White and Perfect | Police Sergeant | 1942-01-06 |
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Over My Dead Body | Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley) | 1942-01-15 |
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Duck Soup | Cop | 1942-12-18 |
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This Gun for Hire | Conductor (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
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Gentleman Jim | Detective (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
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Two Yanks in Trinidad | Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1942-03-26 |
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Murder in the Big House | Guard (uncredited) | 1942-04-11 |
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Deep in the Heart of Texas | Jonathan Taylor | 1942-09-25 |
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Gang Busters | Police Chemist Crandall | 1942-03-31 |
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The Glass Key | Politician (uncredited) | 1942-09-08 |
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Honky Tonk | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1941-10-01 |
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Pals of the Pecos | Dan Burke | 1941-04-07 |
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Law of the Range | Mr. Howard | 1941-06-20 |
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Double Date | Policeman | 1941-03-14 |
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Steel Against the Sky | Construction Worker (uncredited) | 1941-12-13 |
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Cracked Nuts | Officer #1 | 1941-07-02 |
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Blonde Inspiration | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1941-02-07 |
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Reg'lar Fellers | Mr. Dugan Sr. | 1941-09-05 |
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The Great Man's Lady | Officer Murphy (uncredited) | 1941-10-31 |
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The Great Mr. Nobody | Policeman | 1941-02-15 |
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A Fugitive from Justice | Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-06-15 |
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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Laboratory Technician | 1940-01-11 |
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A Volta do Besouro Verde | Editor Gunnigan | 1940-12-24 |
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Remember the Night | Jury Member (uncredited) | 1940-01-19 |
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Lucky Cisco Kid | Minor Role | 1940-06-28 |
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The House Across the Bay | Prison Guard | 1940-03-01 |
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The Saint's Double Trouble | Express Man (uncredited) | 1940-01-26 |
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East of the River | Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-11-09 |
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A Dispatch from Reuters | Laborer (uncredited) | 1940-10-19 |
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Rocky Mountain Rangers | Captain Taylor | 1940-05-24 |
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Tear Gas Squad | Patrolman | 1940-05-04 |
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Girl in 313 | Bartender | 1940-05-31 |
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Little Nellie Kelly | Mounted Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-11-22 |
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Castle on the Hudson | Guard (uncredited) | 1940-02-17 |
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Shooting High | Lem Pritchard | 1940-04-25 |
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The Bank Dick | Cop (uncredited) | 1940-11-29 |
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Emergency Squad | Fire Captain | 1940-01-05 |
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Wolf Call | RCMP Sergeant | 1939-05-22 |
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Frontier Marshal | Bar Patron | 1939-07-28 |
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Sergeant Madden | Police Sergeant | 1939-03-24 |
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Romance of the Redwoods | Yerkes | 1939-03-29 |
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Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Police Guard (uncredited) | 1939-07-07 |
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The Housekeeper's Daughter | Policeman | 1939-10-26 |
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The Roaring Twenties | Jailer (uncredited) | 1939-10-28 |
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The Escape | Neighbor | 1939-10-05 |
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Dust Be My Destiny | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
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Dodge City | Conductor (uncredited) | 1939-04-08 |
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Secret Service of the Air | Guard Cooper | 1939-03-04 |
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The Light That Failed | Bullock | 1939-12-24 |
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Stunt Pilot | Sheehan | 1939-06-30 |
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Invisible Stripes | Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
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The Phantom Creeps | AMI Chief | 1939-01-07 |
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Persons in Hiding | Deputy Driver (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
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Smashing the Money Ring | Second Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited) | 1939-10-21 |
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They Made Her a Spy | Intelligence Service Man | 1939-04-14 |
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Let Us Live | Captain (uncredited) | 1939-03-29 |
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Women in the Wind | Cleveland Official (uncredited) | 1939-04-15 |
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Five Came Back | Mike Mulvaney (uncredited) | 1939-06-23 |
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The Night of Nights | Actor (uncredited) | 1939-12-01 |
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Love on a Budget | Townsman | 1938-03-04 |
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Always Goodbye | Cop (uncredited) | 1938-06-24 |
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He Couldn't Say No | Policeman in Car | 1938-03-19 |
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The Great Hospital Mystery | Detective | 1937-05-14 |
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Music for Madame | Policeman (Uncredited) | 1937-10-08 |
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Parnell | Irishman | 1937-06-04 |
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Alcatraz Island | Prison Guard (uncredited) | 1937-10-13 |
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Ever Since Eve | Police Officer (uncredited) | 1937-07-15 |
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Exclusive Story | Third Officer (uncredited) | 1936-01-17 |
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Hollywood Boulevard | Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron | 1936-08-20 |
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The Big Noise | Boyle, Policeman with Kerrigan (uncredited) | 1936-06-22 |
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Paddy O'Day | Immigration Officer Tom Wilson | 1936-01-17 |
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Champagne Charlie | Ship's Officer | 1936-05-06 |
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Trouble for Two | Purser (Uncredited) | 1936-05-29 |
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Crash Donovan | Patrolman (uncredited) | 1936-08-01 |
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Wanted: Jane Turner | Joe - Lansing's Assistant (uncredited) | 1936-12-04 |
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36 Hours to Kill | G-Man | 1936-07-24 |
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Beloved Enemy | Patrick Callahan | 1936-12-25 |
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High Tension | Ship's Mate | 1936-07-10 |
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The Fighting Marines | Capt. Grayson [Ch. 1] | 1935-11-22 |
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Men of the Hour | Police Captain | 1935-05-05 |
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The Perfect Clue | Police Officer | 1935-03-13 |
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His Family Tree | Seated Pub Sailor | 1935-09-29 |
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Heir to Trouble | Mining Engineer | 1935-12-17 |
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Public Hero Number 1 | Federal Agent (uncredited) | 1935-05-31 |
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We're Only Human | Police Officer Jordan | 1935-12-27 |
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The Drunkard | First Drunk | 1935-04-03 |
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Special Agent | Roark (uncredited) | 1935-09-14 |
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Love Past Thirty | Lon Burt | 1934-02-14 |
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Girl in Danger | Police Sgt. Rollins (uncredited) | 1934-09-11 |
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The Crime Doctor | Detective (uncredited) | 1934-03-14 |
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Pirate Treasure | John Craig | 1934-01-29 |
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I Love That Man | Prison Interne | 1933-07-07 |
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The Whirlwind | Pat Patrick | 1933-04-13 |
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Morning Glory | Actor (uncredited) | 1933-08-18 |
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Laughing at Life | Detective Agency Official | 1933-07-12 |
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Perils of Pauline | Tim Sullivan | 1933-11-05 |
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A Man of Sentiment | Officer Ryan | 1933-09-15 |
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Frisco Jenny | Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan | 1933-01-14 |
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Mystery of the Wax Museum | Plainclothesman (Uncredited) | 1933-02-18 |
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Before Dawn | Detective Brady (uncredited) | 1933-08-04 |
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Riot Squad | Det. Bob Larkin | 1933-07-25 |
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Parachute Jumper | Pilot (uncredited) | 1933-01-28 |
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American Madness | 1932-08-15 | |
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The Trial of Vivienne Ware | Broadcast Sergeant (uncredited) | 1932-05-01 |
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Speed Madness | McCarey | 1932-07-29 |
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High Speed | Paul Whipple | 1932-04-02 |
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Those We Love | Daley | 1932-09-11 |
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Call Her Savage | Fireman (Uncredited) | 1932-11-24 |
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Sundown Rider | Lafe Armstrong | 1932-12-30 |
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Attorney for the Defense | Dr. Strong | 1932-05-21 |
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The Shadow of the Eagle | Ames | 1932-02-01 |
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The Penal Code | Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender | 1932-12-23 |
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Exposure | Van Avery - City Editor | 1932-08-20 |
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Klondike | Burke | 1932-08-29 |
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The Reckoning | Bob | 1932-02-15 |
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The Fighting Gentleman | Dot Moran | 1932-10-07 |
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The Fighting Marshal | Deputy Ed Myers | 1931-11-25 |
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The Sky Spider | Jim Morgan | 1931-10-01 |
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Night Life in Reno | District Attorney | 1931-11-01 |
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Homicide Squad | Man | 1931-08-01 |
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Anybody's Blonde | Reporter | 1931-11-01 |
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Die Maske fällt | 1931-02-05 | |
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The Lightning Warrior | Sheriff A. W. Brown | 1931-11-01 |
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Mothers Cry | Frank Williams | 1930-12-04 |
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The Fall Guy | Charles Newton | 1930-06-15 |
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Alibi | Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon | 1929-04-20 |
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The Man I Love | D.J. McCarthy | 1929-05-25 |
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The House of Scandal | Pat Regan | 1928-04-01 |
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Perch of the Devil | Gregory Compton | 1927-03-06 |
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A Bowery Cinderella | Larry Dugan | 1927-11-01 |
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Pleasure Before Business | 1927-04-20 | |
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The Slaver | Dick Farnum | 1927-12-07 |
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Woman’s Law | Trooper Bucky O'Hare | 1927-08-15 |
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My Old Dutch | Joe Brown | 1926-05-23 |
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The Midnight Sun | Grand Duke Sergius of Russia | 1926-04-23 |
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Watch Your Wife | James Langham | 1926-04-04 |
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Spangles | Dick Hale | 1926-11-07 |
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Let Women Alone | Tom Benham | 1925-01-04 |
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Proud Flesh | Patrick O'Malley | 1925-04-27 |
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The Teaser | James McDonald | 1925-09-06 |
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Tomorrow's Love | Robert Stanley | 1925-01-05 |
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The Fighting Cub | 1925-07-27 | |
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Fools Highway | Mike Kildare | 1924-03-01 |
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Worldly Goods | Fred Hopper | 1924-11-24 |
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Happiness | Fermoy MacDonough | 1924-03-09 |
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The Fighting American | Bill Pendleton | 1924-05-26 |
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The Beauty Prize | George Brady | 1924-05-14 |
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Bread | Roy Beardsley | 1924-08-04 |
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The Mine with the Iron Door | Hugh Edwards | 1924-10-02 |
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The Eternal Struggle | Bucky O'Harra | 1923-10-08 |
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The Man from Brodney's | Robert Browne | 1923-12-16 |
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The Last Hour | Philip Logan | 1923-01-01 |
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The Virginian | Steve | 1923-09-29 |
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Cause for Divorce | Howard Metcliffe | 1923-10-06 |
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Brass | Harry Baldwin | 1923-03-04 |
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Slippy McGee | Lawrence Mayne | 1923-06-11 |
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A Game Chicken | Rush Thompson | 1922-02-26 |
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My Wild Irish Rose | Conn, The Shaughraun | 1922-08-30 |
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The Breaking Point | Phillip Bradley | 1921-02-14 |
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The Ten Dollar Raise | Jimmy | 1921-06-26 |
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False Kisses | 1921-11-21 | |
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Bob Hampton of Placer | Lt. Brant | 1921-05-01 |
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Dinty | Jack North | 1920-11-21 |
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The Blooming Angel | Chester Framm | 1920-02-08 |
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Go and Get It | Kirk Connelly | 1920-07-18 |
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The Breath of the Gods | T. Caraway Dodge | 1920-07-25 |
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The Red Glove | Kern Thodes (early chapters) | 1919-03-17 |
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False Evidence | Richard MacTavish (as Patrick O'Malley) | 1919-04-21 |
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Her Boy | Charlie Turner | 1918-01-28 |
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Hit-the-Trail Holliday | Kent B. Wurst | 1918-06-16 |
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She Hired a Husband | Tom Dunstan | 1918-12-16 |
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The Heart of Humanity | Clancy | 1918-12-21 |
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The Prussian Cur | Jimmie O'Grady | 1918-09-01 |
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The Love That Lives | Jimmy | 1917-07-09 |
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Your Obedient Servant | 1917-09-15 | |
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The Law of the North | Cpl. John Emerson | 1917-04-02 |
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The Tell-Tale Step | Hugh Graham | 1917-05-28 |
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The Picture of Dorian Gray | Sybil Vane | 1916-06-01 |
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All for Old Ireland | 1915-07-13 | |
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Gladiola | 1915-10-15 | |
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McQuade of the Traffic Squad | Pat McQuade | 1915-06-12 |
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The Voice of the Violin | 1915-03-05 | |
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On Dangerous Paths | Roger Sterritt | 1915-07-23 |
