Patrick Thomas O'Brien

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Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Born1951 (age 7374)
Wisconsin U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1976–present

Patrick Thomas O'Brien (born 1951) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the role of Mr. Dewey, the math teacher from Saved by the Bell . [1]

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Life and career

O'Brien was born in Wisconsin and graduated from Regis High School in Eau Claire. He then attended the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire receiving his B.A. in 1975. [1] O'Brien has appeared in several films including The Personals , Airborne , Stuart Little , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , Catch Me If You Can and Kiss the Girls . Despite several movie appearances, the majority of O'Brien's career has centered on television, which has included appearances on Monk , It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , Sabrina the Teenage Witch , Gilmore Girls , The West Wing , Married... with Children , Baywatch , Boston Common , Parker Lewis Can't Lose , Saved by the Bell , and Home Improvement . [2] He moved to Minneapolis in 2004 and has been performing, directing, and producing for various theaters in the Twin Cities.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleDirectorCredited asNotes
1982 The Personals Joyce Gibson Peter Markle Patrick O'Brien
1989 UHF Satan Jay LeveyPatrick O'Brian
1991 Driven to Kill MobsterJosh GazarianPatrick O'Brien
1993 Airborne Uncle Louis Rob Bowman Patrick O'Brien
1994 Wagons East Stranger Peter Markle Patrick Thomas O'Brien
1995 The Brady Bunch Movie Auctioneer Betty Thomas Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Forget Paris Angry Fan Billy Crystal Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Girl in the Cadillac Ticket ManLucas PlattPatrick Thomas O'Brien
1997 Eight Days a Week Erica's Father Michael Davis Patrick O'Brien
976-WISH SpadeDavid L. BertmanPatrick Thomas O'Brien Short film
Kiss the Girls Reporter Gary Fleder Patrick T. O'Brien
1998 Dead Man on Campus PriestAlan CohnPatrick T. O'Brien
Pleasantville Roy Gary Ross Patrick T. O'Brien
A Perfect Pitch JamesBruce WorrilowPatrick O'Brien Short film
1999 Me and Will Hick #2 Melissa Behr and Sherrie Rose Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Stuart Little Uncle Stretch Rob Minkoff Patrick O'Brien
2000 The Brainiacs.com Mr. Greenmail Blair Treu Patrick T. O'Brien Direct-to-video release
2002 Catch Me If You Can Mr. Hendricks Steven Spielberg Patrick T. O'Brien
Co-incidence Towny Cristian YoungMiller Patrick Thomas O'Brien
2003 Inhabited Mr. KellyKelly SandefurPatrick O'Brien Direct-to-video release
Intolerable Cruelty Bailiff Joel and Ethan Coen Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Mr. Gertrude Sam Weisman Patrick Thomas O'Brien
2004 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Father Newell Robert Luketic Patrick O'Brien
2008 The Last Days of Limbo Father BruceJason WardPatrick Thomas O'Brien Short film
Uncross the Stars Priest Kenny Golde Patrick O'Brien
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Dr. Rose David Fincher Patrick Thomas O'Brien
2009 Nobody Dr. WeinsteinRob PerezPatrick Thomas O'Brien
2014 Huske LarsJoshua RobertsonPatrick Thomas O'Brien Short film
2015 The Public Domain Bert PohlePatrick CoylePatrick Thomas O'Brien
2017 Project Eden Stephen EricksonAshlee Jensen and Terrance M. YoungPatrick Thomas O'Brien
2018 Adulthood Jimmy Slater (future)Justin and Kristin SchaackPatrick Thomas O'Brien Short film
Fairy Tail PriestJustin and Kristin SchaackPatrick Thomas O'Brien Short film
2021 The Last Son BartenderTim SuttonPatrick Thomas O'Brien
Sold Out WayneTim DahlseldPatrick Thomas O'Brien
2022 Angry Neighbors Jeff JeffersonWarren BrockPatrick Thomas O'Brien

Television

Year(s)TitleRole(s)Credited asNotes
1983 Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues JenkinsPatrick O'Brien TV movie
Jennifer Slept Here MinisterPatrick T. O'BrienS1E7 "Trading Faces"
1986 Easy Street Don MartinPatrick Thomas O'BrienS1E12 "Demon Child '86"
1987 Jake and the Fatman RitchiePatrick T. O'BrienS1E7 "Body and Soul"
Hooperman Man in TiePatrick T. O'BrienS1E11 "Deck the Cell with Bars of Folly"
1987–1988 Night Court Man No. 2; Ernie CarterPatrick O'Brien; Patrick T. O'BrienS4E17 "Christine's Friend"; S5E12 "Dan, the Walking Time Bomb"
1988 The Facts of Life Mr. CopelandPatrick T. O'BrienS9E23 "The Beginning of the End"
1988–1996 Married... with Children Wally; Bob ThompsonPatrick T. O'BrienS2E15 "Build a Better Mousetrap"; S11E2 "Children of the Corns"
1989 Have Faith Mr. MahaffeyPatrick Thomas O'BrienS1E4 "Bingo"
1989–1992 Saved by the Bell (original series) Mr. DeweyPatrick Thomas O'Brien4 episodes
1990 1st & Ten Anthony SmalssPatrick Thomas O'BrienS5E13 "Earn This One for Ernie"
Parker Lewis Can't Lose Mr. KubiacPatrick T. O'BrienS1E2 "Operation Kubiac"
Life Goes On Father McMichaelsPatrick Thomas O'BrienS2E1 "Honeymoon from Hell"
Camp Cucamonga VirgilPatrick Thomas O'Brien TV movie
The New Dragnet Wally TilsonPatrick T. O'BrienS1E2 "The Living Victim"
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake Jim AllenPatrick Thomas O'Brien TV movie
1991 Babes RustyPatrick T. O'BrienS1E16 "Babes in Boyland"
Equal Justice Thornell KatzPatrick Thomas O'BrienS1E2 "Without Prejudice"
Switched at Birth Dr. PurchioPatrick T. O'BrienS1E1
Marilyn and Me Casting DirectorPatrick O'Brien TV movie
The Wonder Years Mr. SantaPatrick O'BrienS5E9 "Christmas Party"
1992 Home Improvement Eugene "Ink" IngramPatrick T. O'BrienS1E16 "Jill's Birthday"
The Larry Sanders Show Carl HenckelPatrick T. O'BrienS1E13 "Hey Now"
1992–1996 Picket Fences John Vermette; KurtPatrick Thomas O'BrienS1E8 "Sacred Hearts"; S4E13 "My Romance"
1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman BarkerPatrick Thomas O'BrienS1E8 "The Green, Green Glow of Home"
1994 Getting By ButlerPatrick Thomas O'BrienS2E15 "The Rich Guy"
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is Desk ClerkPatrick Thomas O'Brien TV movie
Babylon 5 Cart OwnerPatrick O'BrienS1E17 "Legacies"
Baywatch TomPatrick O'BrienS5E1 "Livin' on the Fault Line: Part 1"; S5E2 "Livin' on the Fault Line: Part 2"
The Boys Are Back TeacherPatrick Thomas O'BrienS1E6 "The Good, the Bad and the Hansens"
1995 Maybe This Time James HowellPatrick T. O'BrienS1E11 "Judgment Day"
1995–1996 Night Stand with Dick Dietrick NeilPatrick T. O'BrienS1E3 "Crime Show"; S1E52 "Clip Show"
1996 Caroline in the City Councilman HardyPatrick T. O'BrienS1E13 "Caroline and the Twenty-Eight-Pound Walleye"
Cybill Tweedy ManPatrick T. O'BrienS2E15 "Lowenstein's Lament"
Saved by the Bell: The New Class Mr. DeweyPatrick T. O'BrienS4E6 "Little Hero"
The John Larroquette Show Mr. HunterPatrick O'BrienS4E3 "Bathing with Ernest Hemingway"
1997 Boston Common RonPatrick T. O'BrienS2E14 "A Night in Camelot"
The Naked Truth Lab ManPatrick Thomas O'BrienS2E9 "The Birds"
Step by Step ReverendPatrick T. O'BrienS6E14 "Future Shock"
Family Matters Mr. DentonPatrick Thomas O'BrienS9E9 "A Pain in Harassment"
Union Square KennyPatrick T. O'BrienS1E8 "Jack Gets a Hot Tip"
Working CarlPatrick Thomas O'BrienS1E8 "Top O' the World Ma"
1997–1998 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Index Man; CupidPatrick T. O'BrienS1E20 "Meeting Dad's Girlfriend"; S2E3 "Dummy for Love"; S2E17 "The Equalizer"
1998 The Wayans Bros. Mr. WebsterPatrick O'BrienS4E11 "All in the Family Feud"
Silk Stalkings Mr. PetriePatrick T. O'BrienS8E6 "Hidden Agenda"
Pensacola: Wings of Gold Patrick O'BrienS2E7 "Boom"
1999 Sliders JakePatrick T. O'BrienS4E17 "Data World"
7th Heaven Professor ValentinePatrick T. O'BrienS4E5 "With Honors"
Dharma & Greg RogerPatrick T. O'BrienS3E9 "Law & Disorder"
2001 For Your Love Mr. SpencerPatrick T. O'BrienS4E9 "The Model Client"
The West Wing HansonPatrick Thomas O'BrienS2E22 "Two Cathedrals"
State of Grace BillPatrick T. O'BrienS1E6 "Crime and Self-Punishment"
Dead Last JackPatrick Thomas O'BrienS1E7 "Gastric Distress"
Providence Dr. SmithersPatrick O'BrienS4E3 "Impulse Control"
Roswell MinisterPatrick T. O'BrienS3E6 "To Have and to Hold"
Reba Mr. DevaneyPatrick T. O'BrienS1E8 "Don't Know Much About History"
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Edward CormierPatrick Thomas O'BrienS2E15 "Burden of Proof"
Felicity Dan WaldronPatrick O'BrienS4E15 "The Paper Chase"
Son of the Beach Chip's PoopiePatrick Thomas O'BrienS3E14 "Bad News, Mr. Johnson"
MDs Mr. LumlyPatrick Thomas O'BrienS1E5 "Cruel and Unusual"
Push, Nevada Patrick Thomas O'Brein (sic)S1E6 "S.O.S."
2003 ER CarmichaelPatrick Thomas O'BrienS9E13 "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"
L.A. Dragnet JanitorPatrick Thomas O'BrienS1E2 "The Big Ruckus"
Carnivàle ClarkPatrick T. O'BrienS1E2 "After the Ball Is Over"
Malcolm in the Middle Dad DriverPatrick Thomas O'BrienS5E7 "Christmas Trees"
2004 JAG AlfredPatrick Thomas O'BrienS9E14 "People vs. SecNav"
Gilmore Girls Brian's DadPatrick Thomas O'BrienS4E19 "Afterboom"
Monk Brent DonovanPatrick Thomas O'BrienS3E7 "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month"
Phil of the Future Mr. FleetPatrick O'BrienS1E12 "You Say Toe-Mato"
Dr. Vegas BurnsPatrick Thomas O'BrienS1E3 "Dead Man, Live Bet"
2006 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia AssociatePatrick Thomas O'BrienS2E8 "The Gang Runs for Office"
Drake & Josh MinisterPatrick Thomas O'BrienS4E6 "The Great Doheny"
2015 Theater People PeterPatrick Thomas O'Brien9 episodes
2016 Love Always, Santa Ferris Wheel OperatorPatrick Thomas O'Brien TV movie
2020–2021 Saved by the Bell (2020 reboot) Mr. DeweyPatrick Thomas O'Brien4 episodes
2021 Breakdowns PatrickPatrick Thomas O'Brien TV movie
2023 Rescuing Christmas ChuckPatrick O'Brien TV movie

References

  1. 1 2 Dienger, Rebecca (May 1, 2011). "Actor Patrick O'Brien takes center stage". University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire . Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  2. "Patrick Thomas O'Brien". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved July 18, 2021.