G. Pat Collins


G. Pat Collins, also known as George Pat Collins or Pat Collins was an American actor of the stage and screen.

Biography

Collins was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1895.
After serving in the United States Army during World War I, Collins began his acting career in the New York theater scene. His first Broadway appearance was in the 1922 play, The Bootleggers, a short-lived comedy which was produced at the 39th Street Theatre in November and December of that year. He would appear in ten plays between 1922 and 1938.
His film career would last slightly longer, mostly as a character actor or in smaller roles, from 1928 through 1958, during which time he appeared in over 100 films. Collins often played earnest roles like police or military officers. His first film was a silent picture, the 1928 film, The Racket, which stars Louis Wolheim, and in which Collins had a featured role. It would be the only silent film he would make. Two years later, in 1930, Collins would have a featured role in another film with Wolheim, the classic All Quiet on the Western Front.
In 1922 he would marry the silent film actress, Billie Rhodes, and the two would remain married until Collins death. After finishing work on They Died With Their Boots On, in which he had a small role, Collins took a break from the film industry, and at the age of 47 re-enlisted in the armed services for the duration of World War II. He would return to films with a small role in 1947's Easy Come, Easy Go. Collins would continue to act in films through 1958, mostly in supporting and small roles. His final film would be in the Glenn Ford 1958 vehicle, The Sheepman.
He died on August 5, 1959, in Los Angeles, aged 63.

Filmography

  • The Racket as Patrolman Johnson
  • Half Marriage as Detective Bob Mulhall
  • All Quiet on the Western Front as Bertinck
  • Be Yourself! as McCloskey
  • Big Money as Smiley
  • Manslaughter as John Drummond
  • Only Saps Work as Rafferty
  • The Vice Squad as Pete - Detective
  • The Lawyer's Secret as Motorcycle Officer
  • A Woman of Experience as Submarine Captain Franz
  • No Limit as Charlie
  • Wicked as Cop #2
  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Wilson
  • Central Park as Gangster Spud
  • 20,000 Years in Sing Sing as Mike - Death Row Convict
  • Hold 'Em Jail as Whitey
  • Girl Missing as Crawford
  • Picture Snatcher as Hennessy
  • The Mayor of Hell as Brandon
  • Heroes for Sale as Leader of Agitators
  • Parachute Jumper as om Crowley
  • The Silk Express as Train Guard Harry Burns
  • Fog as Mullaney
  • He Was Her Man
  • Manhattan Melodrama as Killer in Prison
  • A Very Honorable Guy as Red Hendrickson
  • The Big Shakedown as Gyp
  • Keep 'Em Rolling as Sergeant Tom Randall
  • Friends of Mr. Sweeney as Soda Jerk
  • The Personality Kid as Ed
  • The Crime Doctor as Walters
  • The Girl from Missouri
  • The Captain Hates the Sea as Donlin
  • West of the Pecos as Sam Sawtelle
  • Black Fury as Lefty - Company Policeman
  • Alibi Ike as Lieutenant
  • The Case of the Curious Bride as Ferry Pilot
  • Baby Face Harrington as Hank
  • West Point of the Air as Lieutenant Kelly
  • Night Life of the Gods as Times Square Policeman
  • People Will Talk as Duffy
  • Mister Dynamite as Rod
  • It Had to Happen as Workman
  • Robin Hood of El Dorado as Doc
  • 15 Maiden Lane as Fake Detective
  • Anything Goes as Purser
  • Let's Make a Million
  • Parole! as Police Sergeant
  • With Love and Kisses as Joe
  • Souls at Sea as Slaver
  • Carnival Queen as Bert MacGregor
  • Bad Guy as Griffith - Prison Electrician
  • Between Two Women as Mr. Hendry
  • Double Wedding as Mounted Policeman
  • Invisible Stripes as Alec - New 'Fish'
  • Charlie McCarthy, Detective as McNeil
  • Little Old New York as Minor Role
  • Brother Orchid as Tim O'Hara
  • King of the Lumberjacks as Mr. Gregg, Parole Officer
  • Navy Blues as Chief Petty Officer
  • They Died with Their Boots On as Corporal
  • Easy Come, Easy Go asDesk Sergeant
  • Jungle Patrol as Sgt. Hanley
  • The Naked City as Charles Meade - Parole Officer
  • Romance on the High Seas as Detective Humphrey
  • Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! as Mike Malone
  • The Snake Pit as Attendant
  • Up in Central Park as Ward Heeler
  • The Dark Past as Al's Father
  • The Clay Pigeon as Abbott
  • Flaming Fury as Battalion Fire Chief
  • The Fountainhead asJury Foreman
  • Scene of the Crime as Detective Edward Joseph Monigan
  • Top o' the Morning as Bartender
  • White Heat as The Reader
  • The Woman on Pier 13 as Charles Dover
  • Father Makes Good as Mr. Joe Sweeney
  • Indian Territory as Jim Colton
  • Sideshow
  • Southside 1-1000 as Hugh B. Pringle - Treasury Agent
  • Triple Trouble as Bat Armstrong
  • Gambling House as Homicide Detective Jenson
  • The Whip Hand as Nelson - Gate Guard
  • On Dangerous Ground as Sgt. Wendell
  • The Las Vegas Story as Stickman
  • The Pride of St. Louis as Marty
  • French Peep Show
  • Sky Full of Moon as Foreman
  • The Wild North as Bartender
  • Above and Beyond as Maj. Gen. Creston
  • The Clown as Actor as the Carpenter
  • Francis Covers the Big Town as Bailiff
  • The Great Diamond Robbery as Nightwatchman Connelly
  • Three Hours to Kill as Townsman
  • Betrayed Women as Hostage Guard
  • The Big Tip Off as Bartender at Scoop's
  • The Naked Street as Mr. Hough
  • Night Freight as Kelly
  • Ten Wanted Men as Queen Hotel Bartender
  • The Fastest Gun Alive
  • Yaqui Drums as Bartender
  • Beau James as 1st Policeman
  • Screaming Mimi as Elmer - Engineer
  • The Sheepman as Detective Guerney