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Dave O'Brien

Dave O'Brien

Actor · Born 1912-05-31 · Big Spring, Texas, USA

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dave O'Brien (born David Poole Fronabarger, May 31, 1912 – November 8, 1969) was an American film actor, director, and writer. O'Brien was best known to movie audiences in the 1940s as the hero of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedy short film series Pete Smith Specialties narrated by Pete Smith. O'Brien wrote and directed many of these subjects under the name David Barclay. He also appeared in many low-budget Westerns, often billed as Tex O'Brien. In 1942, O'Brien starred in the movie serial Captain Midnight. Modern audiences perhaps best remember O'Brien as a frantic dope addict in the 1936 low-budget exploitation film Tell Your Children (better known under its reissue title, Reefer Madness). As a writer for The Red Skelton Show, O'Brien shared an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 1961 and shared a nomination for the same award in 1963. O'Brien died, aged 57, of a heart attack while competing in a yachting race.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. 42nd Street (1933) — Chorus Boy (uncredited)
  2. Tell Your Children (1938) — Ralph
  3. Kiss Me Kate (1953) — Ralph
  4. The Devil Bat (1940) — Johnny Layton
  5. The Sign of the Cross (1932) — Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
  6. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
  7. The Dawn Patrol (1930) — Pilot (uncredited)
  8. Bowery at Midnight (1942) — Det. Pete Crawford
  9. T.V. of Tomorrow (1953) — Man on TV
  10. Madam Satan (1930) — Zeppelin Reveler
  11. Spooks Run Wild (1941) — Jeff Dixon
  12. New Frontier (1939) — Jason Braddock
  13. Wonder Bar (1934) — Chorus Boy (uncredited)
  14. Hot Saturday (1932) — Party Guest (Uncredited)
  15. Rasputin and the Empress (1932) — Soldier (uncredited)
  16. Boys of the City (1940) — Knuckles Dolan
  17. Devil and the Deep (1932) — Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
  18. That Gang of Mine (1940) — Knuckles Dolan
  19. College Coach (1933) — Student on Tennis Court (uncredited)
  20. Murder at the Vanities (1934) — Chorus Boy (uncredited)
  21. The Phantom of 42nd Street (1945) — Tony Woolrich
  22. One Man's Journey (1933) — Dance Extra (uncredited)
  23. Search for Beauty (1934) — Talent Contestant (uncredited)
  24. Murder by Invitation (1941) — Michael, the chauffeur
  25. Consolation Marriage (1931) — Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited)
  26. Wyoming Outlaw (1939) — Acacia Park Game Warden
  27. 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942) — Sgt. Phil Lyons
  28. You Can't Win (1948) — Harried Homeowner
  29. Flying Wild (1941) — Tom Lawson
  30. Movie Pests (1944) — Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest
  31. Gangsters of the Frontier (1944) — Dave Wyatt
  32. College Humor (1933) — Student
  33. Yukon Flight (1940) — Constable Kelly
  34. Tomorrow's Children (1934) — Interne (uncredited)
  35. No More Ladies (1935) — Party Guest (uncredited)
  36. Forbidden Trails (1941) — Jim Cramer
  37. Woman Wanted (1935) — Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited)
  38. East Side Kids (1940) — Knuckles Dolan
  39. Is My Face Red? (1932) — Chorus Boy (uncredited)
  40. Wanted - A Master (1936) — Dog's Master (uncredited)

Directed

  1. You Can't Win (1948) — Director
  2. Wrong Way Butch (1950) — Director
  3. Sure Cures (1946) — Director
  4. Did'ja Know? (1950) — Director
  5. Diamond Demon (1947) — Director
  6. I Love My Mother-In-Law But... (1948) — Director
  7. Reducing (1952) — Director
  8. Things We Can Do Without (1953) — Director
  9. I Love My Wife BUT! (1947) — Director
  10. Cash Stashers (1953) — Director
  11. Camera Sleuth (1951) — Director
  12. Film Antics (1954) — Director
  13. Do Someone a Favor! (1954) — Director
  14. Bargain Madness (1951) — Director
  15. Ice Aces (1948) — Director
  16. Treasures from Trash (1946) — Director
  17. Bowling Tricks (1948) — Director
  18. Ain't It Aggravatin' (1954) — Director
  19. Crashing the Movies (1950) — Director
  20. Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 (1946) — Director
  21. The Fall Guy (1955) — Director
  22. Let's Cogitate (1948) — Director
  23. Just Suppose (1948) — Director
  24. Have You Ever Wondered? (1947) — Director
  25. Musiquiz (1952) — Director
  26. Super Cue Men (1949) — Director
  27. Out for Fun (1954) — Director
  28. Those Good Old Days (1949) — Director
  29. I Love My Husband, But! (1946) — Director
  30. A Wife's Life (1950) — Director
  31. I Love Children, But! (1952) — Director
  32. Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13 (1947) — Director
  33. Football Thrills No. 10 (1947) — Director
  34. Surfboard Rhythm (1947) — Director
  35. Neighbor Pests (1947) — Director
  36. We Can Dream, Can't We? (1949) — Director
  37. The Man Around the House (1955) — Director
  38. Just What I Needed (1955) — Director
  39. Pest Control (1950) — Director
  40. The Mosconi Story (1953) — Director