Pat Flaherty
Biography
Pat Flaherty was an American actor whose screen work totaled roughly 200 films. Born in Washington, D.C., he was a local athlete and coach, played professional baseball and football, and worked in music publishing. At the start of the Great Depression he moved to Hollywood as a producer for 20th Century Fox, then worked in front of the camera and as a technical advisor. His credits included Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), Sergeant York (1941), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), It Happened in Flatbush (1942) and The Jackie Robinson Story (1950). He helped William Bendix resemble Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story and Gary Cooper resemble Lou Gehrig in The Pride of the Yankees. Usually cast in blunt, muscle-bound roles, he played Fredric March's male nurse Cuddles in A Star is Born (1937). He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, ending as a major.
73years old at death
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Died New York City
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Edmund Joseph Flaherty, Edmund J. Flaherty and Pat J. Flaherty
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 18 years1934 to 1952
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A change of course
Flaherty was a popular athlete and coach in Washington, D.C., who became a professional in both baseball and football. He punted for George Halas' Chicago Bears and sat in the bullpen for John McGraw's New York Giants at the 1921 World Series.
A change of course
When the Great Depression started, Flaherty moved to Hollywood as a producer at 20th Century Fox, working for its owner Joseph P. Kennedy. After that he became an actor and technical advisor, appearing in more than 200 motion pictures.
Pat Flaherty movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre1948as Customer in Bar Who Warns Curtin and Dobbs about Pat McCormick
IMDb rating 8.2143K votes
Most often with
Howard Hawks directed three of these films, John Huston two and Raoul Walsh two. Twenty actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Howard Hawks
All films by John Huston
All films by Raoul Walsh
Also two films together14 more actors
- Monte BlueKey Largo (1948) and Gentleman Jim (1942)
- Alan MowbrayBlackbeard, the Pirate (1952) and My Man Godfrey (1936)
- Harry ShannonThe Jackie Robinson Story (1950) and The Red House (1947)
- James BurkeIt Happened in Flatbush (1942) and Twentieth Century (1934)
- Lou CostelloThe Noose Hangs High (1948) and Hit the Ice (1943)
- Noah Beery Jr.Sergeant York (1941) and Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
- Bud AbbottThe Noose Hangs High (1948) and Hit the Ice (1943)
- Minor WatsonThe Jackie Robinson Story (1950) and Gentleman Jim (1942)
- Clem BevansHarvey (1950) and Sergeant York (1941)
- William FrawleyGentleman Jim (1942) and It Happened in Flatbush (1942)
- Carole LombardMy Man Godfrey (1936) and Twentieth Century (1934)
- Joel FluellenThe Jackie Robinson Story (1950) and Hit the Ice (1943)
- Jay SilverheelsKey Largo (1948) and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- Billy WayneHarvey (1950) and The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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