Patrick Thomas O'Brien

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Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Born1951 (age 73–74)
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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 The Personals Jay
1989 UHF Satan
1989–1992Saved by the Bell Mr. Dewey
1991Driven to KillMobsters
1992 Home Improvement Ink
1993 Airborne Uncle Louis
1994 Wagons East Stranger
1995 The Brady Bunch Movie Auctioneer
1995 Forget Paris Angry Fan
1995 Girl in the Cadillac Ticket man
1997 Eight Days a Week Erica's Father
1997 Kiss the Girls Reporter #4
1998 Dead Man on Campus Priest
1998 Pleasantville Roy
1999 Me and Will Hick two
1999 Stuart Little Uncle Stretch
2000 The Brainiacs.com Mr. Greenmail
2002 Catch Me If You Can Mr. Hendricks
2002Co-IncidenceTowny
2003 Intolerable Cruelty Bailiff
2003 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Mr. Gertrude
2004 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Father Newell
2004 Monk Brent Donovan
2008 Uncross the Stars Priest
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Dr. Rose
2009 Mr. Nobody Dr. Weinstein
2015The Public DomainBert Pohle
2017Project EdenStephen Erickson
2020–2021Saved by the BellMr. Dewey
2023Rescuing ChristmasChuck

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.


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