Patrick McAlinney

Patrick McAlinney
McAlinney in an episode of One Step Beyond (1961)
Born(1913-11-09)9 November 1913
Lammy, Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland
Died22 August 1990(1990-08-22) (aged 76)
UK
OccupationActor

Patrick Andrew McAlinney (9 November 1913 – 22 August 1990) was an Irish character actor who starred in many British dramas and sitcoms. His most memorable roles included a brother on the hit sitcom Oh, Brother!, which starred Derek Nimmo, Mr. O'Reilly in The Tomorrow People and Dr. Daley in Bless Me, Father.

His stage work included the original production of Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker in London's West End, and its subsequent fourteen month Broadway run, in 1945–1947.