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Patrick Thomas O'Brien | |
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Born | 1951 (age 73–74) Wisconsin U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1976–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]
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.
Year | Film | Role | Director | Credited as | Notes |
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1982 | The Personals | Joyce Gibson | Peter Markle | Patrick O'Brien | |
1989 | UHF | Satan | Jay Levey | Patrick O'Brian | |
1991 | Driven to Kill | Mobster | Josh Gazarian | Patrick 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 Man | Lucas Platt | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | ||
1997 | Eight Days a Week | Erica's Father | Michael Davis | Patrick O'Brien | |
976-WISH | Spade | David L. Bertman | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | Short film | |
Kiss the Girls | Reporter | Gary Fleder | Patrick T. O'Brien | ||
1998 | Dead Man on Campus | Priest | Alan Cohn | Patrick T. O'Brien | |
Pleasantville | Roy | Gary Ross | Patrick T. O'Brien | ||
A Perfect Pitch | James | Bruce Worrilow | Patrick 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. Kelly | Kelly Sandefur | Patrick 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 Bruce | Jason Ward | Patrick 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. Weinstein | Rob Perez | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | |
2014 | Huske | Lars | Joshua Robertson | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | Short film |
2015 | The Public Domain | Bert Pohle | Patrick Coyle | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | |
2017 | Project Eden | Stephen Erickson | Ashlee Jensen and Terrance M. Young | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | |
2018 | Adulthood | Jimmy Slater (future) | Justin and Kristin Schaack | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | Short film |
Fairy Tail | Priest | Justin and Kristin Schaack | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | Short film | |
2021 | The Last Son | Bartender | Tim Sutton | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | |
Sold Out | Wayne | Tim Dahlseld | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | ||
2022 | Angry Neighbors | Jeff Jefferson | Warren Brock | Patrick Thomas O'Brien |
Year(s) | Title | Role(s) | Credited as | Notes |
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1983 | Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues | Jenkins | Patrick O'Brien | TV movie |
Jennifer Slept Here | Minister | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E7 "Trading Faces" | |
1986 | Easy Street | Don Martin | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S1E12 "Demon Child '86" |
1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Ritchie | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E7 "Body and Soul" |
Hooperman | Man in Tie | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E11 "Deck the Cell with Bars of Folly" | |
1987–1988 | Night Court | Man No. 2; Ernie Carter | Patrick O'Brien; Patrick T. O'Brien | S4E17 "Christine's Friend"; S5E12 "Dan, the Walking Time Bomb" |
1988 | The Facts of Life | Mr. Copeland | Patrick T. O'Brien | S9E23 "The Beginning of the End" |
1988–1996 | Married... with Children | Wally; Bob Thompson | Patrick T. O'Brien | S2E15 "Build a Better Mousetrap"; S11E2 "Children of the Corns" |
1989 | Have Faith | Mr. Mahaffey | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S1E4 "Bingo" |
1989–1992 | Saved by the Bell (original series) | Mr. Dewey | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | 4 episodes |
1990 | 1st & Ten | Anthony Smalss | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S5E13 "Earn This One for Ernie" |
Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Mr. Kubiac | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E2 "Operation Kubiac" | |
Life Goes On | Father McMichaels | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S2E1 "Honeymoon from Hell" | |
Camp Cucamonga | Virgil | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | TV movie | |
The New Dragnet | Wally Tilson | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E2 "The Living Victim" | |
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake | Jim Allen | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | TV movie | |
1991 | Babes | Rusty | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E16 "Babes in Boyland" |
Equal Justice | Thornell Katz | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S1E2 "Without Prejudice" | |
Switched at Birth | Dr. Purchio | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E1 | |
Marilyn and Me | Casting Director | Patrick O'Brien | TV movie | |
The Wonder Years | Mr. Santa | Patrick O'Brien | S5E9 "Christmas Party" | |
1992 | Home Improvement | Eugene "Ink" Ingram | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E16 "Jill's Birthday" |
The Larry Sanders Show | Carl Henckel | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E13 "Hey Now" | |
1992–1996 | Picket Fences | John Vermette; Kurt | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S1E8 "Sacred Hearts"; S4E13 "My Romance" |
1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Barker | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S1E8 "The Green, Green Glow of Home" |
1994 | Getting By | Butler | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S2E15 "The Rich Guy" |
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is | Desk Clerk | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | TV movie | |
Babylon 5 | Cart Owner | Patrick O'Brien | S1E17 "Legacies" | |
Baywatch | Tom | Patrick O'Brien | S5E1 "Livin' on the Fault Line: Part 1"; S5E2 "Livin' on the Fault Line: Part 2" | |
The Boys Are Back | Teacher | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S1E6 "The Good, the Bad and the Hansens" | |
1995 | Maybe This Time | James Howell | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E11 "Judgment Day" |
1995–1996 | Night Stand with Dick Dietrick | Neil | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E3 "Crime Show"; S1E52 "Clip Show" |
1996 | Caroline in the City | Councilman Hardy | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E13 "Caroline and the Twenty-Eight-Pound Walleye" |
Cybill | Tweedy Man | Patrick T. O'Brien | S2E15 "Lowenstein's Lament" | |
Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Mr. Dewey | Patrick T. O'Brien | S4E6 "Little Hero" | |
The John Larroquette Show | Mr. Hunter | Patrick O'Brien | S4E3 "Bathing with Ernest Hemingway" | |
1997 | Boston Common | Ron | Patrick T. O'Brien | S2E14 "A Night in Camelot" |
The Naked Truth | Lab Man | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S2E9 "The Birds" | |
Step by Step | Reverend | Patrick T. O'Brien | S6E14 "Future Shock" | |
Family Matters | Mr. Denton | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S9E9 "A Pain in Harassment" | |
Union Square | Kenny | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E8 "Jack Gets a Hot Tip" | |
Working | Carl | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S1E8 "Top O' the World Ma" | |
1997–1998 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Index Man; Cupid | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E20 "Meeting Dad's Girlfriend"; S2E3 "Dummy for Love"; S2E17 "The Equalizer" |
1998 | The Wayans Bros. | Mr. Webster | Patrick O'Brien | S4E11 "All in the Family Feud" |
Silk Stalkings | Mr. Petrie | Patrick T. O'Brien | S8E6 "Hidden Agenda" | |
Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Patrick O'Brien | S2E7 "Boom" | ||
1999 | Sliders | Jake | Patrick T. O'Brien | S4E17 "Data World" |
7th Heaven | Professor Valentine | Patrick T. O'Brien | S4E5 "With Honors" | |
Dharma & Greg | Roger | Patrick T. O'Brien | S3E9 "Law & Disorder" | |
2001 | For Your Love | Mr. Spencer | Patrick T. O'Brien | S4E9 "The Model Client" |
The West Wing | Hanson | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S2E22 "Two Cathedrals" | |
State of Grace | Bill | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E6 "Crime and Self-Punishment" | |
Dead Last | Jack | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S1E7 "Gastric Distress" | |
Providence | Dr. Smithers | Patrick O'Brien | S4E3 "Impulse Control" | |
Roswell | Minister | Patrick T. O'Brien | S3E6 "To Have and to Hold" | |
Reba | Mr. Devaney | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E8 "Don't Know Much About History" | |
2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Edward Cormier | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S2E15 "Burden of Proof" |
Felicity | Dan Waldron | Patrick O'Brien | S4E15 "The Paper Chase" | |
Son of the Beach | Chip's Poopie | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S3E14 "Bad News, Mr. Johnson" | |
MDs | Mr. Lumly | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S1E5 "Cruel and Unusual" | |
Push, Nevada | Patrick Thomas O'Brein (sic) | S1E6 "S.O.S." | ||
2003 | ER | Carmichael | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S9E13 "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" |
L.A. Dragnet | Janitor | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S1E2 "The Big Ruckus" | |
Carnivàle | Clark | Patrick T. O'Brien | S1E2 "After the Ball Is Over" | |
Malcolm in the Middle | Dad Driver | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S5E7 "Christmas Trees" | |
2004 | JAG | Alfred | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S9E14 "People vs. SecNav" |
Gilmore Girls | Brian's Dad | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S4E19 "Afterboom" | |
Monk | Brent Donovan | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S3E7 "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month" | |
Phil of the Future | Mr. Fleet | Patrick O'Brien | S1E12 "You Say Toe-Mato" | |
Dr. Vegas | Burns | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S1E3 "Dead Man, Live Bet" | |
2006 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Associate | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S2E8 "The Gang Runs for Office" |
Drake & Josh | Minister | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | S4E6 "The Great Doheny" | |
2015 | Theater People | Peter | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | 9 episodes |
2016 | Love Always, Santa | Ferris Wheel Operator | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | TV movie |
2020–2021 | Saved by the Bell (2020 reboot) | Mr. Dewey | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | 4 episodes |
2021 | Breakdowns | Patrick | Patrick Thomas O'Brien | TV movie |
2023 | Rescuing Christmas | Chuck | Patrick O'Brien | TV movie |