Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty was an American film actor born on March 8, 1897, in Washington, District of Columbia. Active during the late 1930s and early 1940s, Flaherty appeared in two credited film roles. In Only Angels Have Wings [1939], Flaherty played Mike, a supporting part in the aviation drama directed by Howard Hawks. The film, set among pilots in a remote South American airfield, featured Flaherty as one of the grounded crew members navigating personal and professional challenges.

Flaherty’s second known on-screen appearance came in Ball of Fire [1941], where Flaherty appeared as Deputy, an uncredited role in the comedy directed by Howard Hawks. The film centered on a group of scholars who encounter a nightclub performer, with Flaherty contributing a minor but recognizable presence in the ense…