Dave O'Brien
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.
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- Born:
- May 31, 1912 In Big Spring, Texas, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 166
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Dawn Patrol 1930-07-10
- Latest Project:
- Movie True Colors 1991-03-15
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | True Colors | Student (uncredited) | 1991-03-15 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
| Movie | The Legend of Boggy Creek | Mr. Turner | 1972-08-01 |
| Movie | The Big Parade of Comedy | Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage) | 1964-09-02 |
| Movie | The Kettles in the Ozarks | Conductor | 1956-04-01 |
| Movie | The Desperados Are in Town | Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown | 1956-11-01 |
| Movie | The Man Around the House | Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited) | 1955-01-01 |
| Movie | Just What I Needed | Harry Horseknuckle | 1955-04-15 |
| Movie | The Fall Guy | Himself as Various Characters (archive footage) | 1955-06-04 |
| Movie | Ain't It Aggravatin' | Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead | 1954-02-06 |
| Movie | Tennessee Champ | Luke MacWade | 1954-03-03 |
| Movie | Do Someone a Favor! | George Dibson | 1954-04-10 |
| Movie | T.V. of Tomorrow | Man on TV | 1953-06-06 |
| Movie | Cash Stashers | A Shmoe Named Joe | 1953-08-29 |
| Movie | Kiss Me, Kate | Ralph | 1953-11-26 |
| Movie | Things We Can Do Without | Thaddeus E. Thud III | 1953-12-05 |
| Movie | Reducing | Man on Bench (uncredited) | 1952-03-22 |
| Movie | I Love Children, But! | The Daddy | 1952-12-27 |
| Movie | Did'ja Know? | Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant | 1950-05-06 |
| Movie | A Wife's Life | George T. Hardnose (uncredited) | 1950-09-01 |
| Movie | Wrong Way Butch | Butch | 1950-09-02 |
| Movie | I Love My Mother-In-Law But... | The Son-In-Law / Husband | 1948-02-07 |
| Movie | Just Suppose | Husband (uncredited) | 1948-07-17 |
| Movie | You Can't Win | Harried Homeowner | 1948-05-29 |
| Movie | I Love My Wife BUT! | The Husband | 1947-04-05 |
| Movie | Have You Ever Wondered? | Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer | 1947-12-13 |
| Movie | Studio Visit | O'Brien | 1946-05-11 |
| Movie | Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 | Horace | 1946-05-18 |
| Movie | Treasures from Trash | Alonzo T. Mousebrain | 1946-06-08 |
| Movie | I Love My Husband, But! | The Husband | 1946-12-07 |
| Movie | Sure Cures | Xavier T. Schneckendorf | 1946-11-02 |
| Movie | The Man Who Walked Alone | Marion Scott | 1945-03-15 |
| Movie | Marked for Murder | Dave Wyatt | 1945-02-08 |
| Movie | The Phantom of 42nd Street | Tony Woolrich | 1945-05-02 |
| Movie | Three in the Saddle | Dave Wyatt | 1945-07-26 |
| Movie | Enemy of the Law | Dave Wyatt | 1945-05-07 |
| Movie | Flaming Bullets | Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson | 1945-10-14 |
| Movie | Frontier Fugitives | Dave Wyatt | 1945-09-01 |
| Movie | Spook Town | Tex Wyatt | 1944-06-03 |
| Movie | Movie Pests | Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest | 1944-07-08 |
| Movie | The Pinto Bandit | Tex Wyatt | 1944-04-26 |
| Movie | Outlaw Roundup | Tex Wyatt | 1944-02-10 |
| Movie | Brand of the Devil | Tex Wyatt | 1944-07-30 |
| Movie | Guns of the Law | Tex Wyatt | 1944-03-30 |
| Movie | The Whispering Skull | Dave Wyatt | 1944-12-29 |
| Movie | Gunsmoke Mesa | Tex Wyatt | 1944-09-01 |
| Movie | Tahiti Nights | Jack | 1944-12-28 |
| Movie | Safety Sleuth | Careless Man | 1944-11-25 |
| Movie | Dead or Alive | Dave Wyatt | 1944-11-09 |
| Movie | Gangsters of the Frontier | Dave Wyatt | 1944-09-22 |
| Movie | West of Texas | Tex Wyatt | 1943-05-10 |
| Movie | Bad Men of Thunder Gap | Tex Wyatt | 1943-03-05 |
| Movie | Border Buckaroos | Tex Wyatt | 1943-06-15 |
| Movie | Seventh Column | Falstaff Pratt the Indestructible Man | 1943-07-31 |
| Movie | Boss of Rawhide | Tex Wyatt | 1943-11-20 |
| Movie | Trail of Terror | Tex Wyatt / Curly Wyatt | 1943-09-06 |
| Movie | The Return of the Rangers | Tex Wyatt | 1943-10-26 |
| Movie | Fighting Valley | Tex Wyatt | 1943-08-08 |
| Movie | Prisoner of Japan | U. S. Marine | 1942-07-22 |
| Movie | Law and Order | Jeff Travis | 1942-08-21 |
| Movie | Down Texas Way | Dave Dodge | 1942-05-22 |
| Movie | Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns | Jeff | 1942-05-01 |
| Movie | Captain Midnight | Captain Albright / Captain Midnight | 1942-02-15 |
| Movie | Sheriff of Sage Valley | Jeff | 1942-09-02 |
| Movie | Victory Quiz | 1942-05-09 | |
| Movie | The Yanks Are Coming | Sgt. Callahan | 1942-11-09 |
| Movie | 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge | Sgt. Phil Lyons | 1942-11-20 |
| Movie | Carry Harry | Arthur - Harry's Friend | 1942-09-03 |
| Movie | Bowery at Midnight | Det. Pete Crawford | 1942-10-30 |
| Movie | The Rangers Take Over | Tex Wyatt | 1942-12-25 |
| Movie | Calling All Pa's | Joe Thunderstruck | 1942-10-24 |
| Movie | King of the Stallions | 1942-09-18 | |
| Movie | Murder by Invitation | Michael, the chauffeur | 1941-06-30 |
| Movie | Billy the Kid in Santa Fe | Texas Joe | 1941-07-11 |
| Movie | The Texas Marshal | Buzz Weston | 1941-07-12 |
| Movie | Flying Wild | Tom Lawson | 1941-03-10 |
| Movie | The Spider Returns | Jackson, Wentworth's Aide | 1941-05-09 |
| Movie | Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto | Jim Dana | 1941-05-05 |
| Movie | Double Trouble | Sparky Barton | 1941-11-21 |
| Movie | Forbidden Trails | Jim Cramer | 1941-12-25 |
| Movie | Spooks Run Wild | Jeff Dixon | 1941-10-24 |
| Movie | The Deadly Game | Ralph Spencer | 1941-08-08 |
| Movie | Billy the Kid Wanted | Jeff | 1941-10-03 |
| Movie | The Gunman From Bodie | Joe Martin | 1941-09-19 |
| Movie | Isle Of Destiny | Whitey - Navy Radio Man | 1940-03-08 |
| Movie | Son of the Navy | Nelson | 1940-03-30 |
| Movie | Murder on the Yukon | Constable Kelly | 1940-02-25 |
| Movie | Danger Ahead | Corporal Kelly | 1940-01-22 |
| Movie | On the Spot | Charlie | 1940-06-11 |
| Movie | Yukon Flight | Constable Kelly | 1940-01-02 |
| Movie | East Side Kids | Knuckles Dolan | 1940-02-10 |
| Movie | Phantom Rancher | Henchman Lucke | 1940-03-31 |
| Movie | The Cowboy from Sundown | Steve Davis | 1940-09-05 |
| Movie | That Gang of Mine | Knuckles Dolan | 1940-09-23 |
| Movie | Hold That Woman! | Miles Hanover | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | Queen of the Yukon | Bob Adams | 1940-08-26 |
| Movie | The Devil Bat | Johnny Layton | 1940-12-13 |
| Movie | Gun Code | Henchman Gale | 1940-08-03 |
| Movie | Sky Bandits | Constable Kelly | 1940-07-06 |
| Movie | Boys of the City | Knuckles Dolan | 1940-07-15 |
| Movie | Texas Wildcats | Ed Arden | 1939-04-09 |
| Movie | Outlaws' Paradise | Henchman Meggs | 1939-04-18 |
| Movie | Wyoming Outlaw | Acacia Park Game Warden | 1939-06-27 |
| Movie | Trigger Smith | Duke | 1939-03-22 |
| Movie | Undercover Agent | Billiards Player | 1939-04-19 |
| Movie | Code of the Cactus | Bob Swane | 1939-02-25 |
| Movie | Riders of the Sage | Tom Martin | 1939-08-01 |
| Movie | Water Rustlers | Bob Lawson | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | Drifting Westward | Henchman Trigger | 1939-01-25 |
| Movie | Rollin' Westward | Ranch hand Red | 1939-03-01 |
| Movie | Buried Alive | Carson | 1939-11-06 |
| Movie | Flaming Lead | Frank Gordon | 1939-11-01 |
| Movie | New Frontier | Jason Braddock | 1939-08-10 |
| Movie | Crashing Thru | Fred Chambers | 1939-12-11 |
| Movie | Mutiny in the Big House | Daniels | 1939-10-24 |
| Movie | Fighting Mad | Constable Kelly | 1939-11-05 |
| Movie | On Your Toes | Man in Audience | 1939-10-14 |
| Movie | Daughter of the Tong | Jerry Morgan | 1939-08-28 |
| Movie | The Fighting Renegade | Dr. Jerry Leonard | 1939-08-31 |
| Movie | The Arizona Kid | Soldier | 1939-09-28 |
| Movie | The Singing Cowgirl | Dick Williams | 1938-06-02 |
| Movie | Tell Your Children | Ralph | 1938-06-15 |
| Movie | Whirlwind Horseman | Henchman Slade | 1938-04-29 |
| Movie | Born to Be Wild | Trucker (uncredited) | 1938-02-16 |
| Movie | Man's Country | Bat | 1938-07-06 |
| Movie | The Secret of Treasure Island | Det. Jameson [Chs. 4-7] | 1938-03-17 |
| Movie | Gun Packer | Red Baker - Henchman | 1938-11-16 |
| Movie | Utah Trail | Mason - Bookkeeper | 1938-08-12 |
| Movie | Song of the Buckaroo | Tex Alden | 1938-12-07 |
| Movie | Where the Buffalo Roam | Jeff Gray | 1938-10-12 |
| Movie | Starlight Over Texas | Henchman | 1938-09-06 |
| Movie | Frontier Scout | Steve Norris | 1938-09-16 |
| Movie | Lightnin' Crandall | Tommy Shannon | 1937-03-24 |
| Movie | Brothers of the West | Bart | 1937-06-29 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Racket | Johnny Henessey | 1937-09-30 |
| Movie | Rough Riding Rhythm | Detective Waters | 1937-08-14 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | George Baldwin | 1936-01-13 |
| Movie | The Black Coin | Terry Navarro | 1936-09-01 |
| Movie | Wanted - A Master | Dog's Master (uncredited) | 1936-12-26 |
| Movie | The Girl on the Front Page | Nightclub Patron | 1936-09-26 |
| Movie | No More Ladies | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1935-06-14 |
| Movie | Doubting Thomas | Member of Audience | 1935-07-10 |
| Movie | Woman Wanted | Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited) | 1935-08-02 |
| Movie | Ship Cafe | Young Man (uncredited) | 1935-11-09 |
| Movie | Murder at the Vanities | 1934-05-18 | |
| Movie | Search for Beauty | Talent Contestant (uncredited) | 1934-02-02 |
| Movie | Wonder Bar | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 1934-03-31 |
| Movie | We're Rich Again | Pete (uncredited) | 1934-07-13 |
| Movie | Tomorrow's Children | Interne (uncredited) | 1934-07-02 |
| Movie | Student Tour | Student | 1934-10-05 |
| Movie | Gift of Gab | Dancer (uncredited) | 1934-09-01 |
| Movie | Pick-up | Party Boy (uncredited) | 1933-03-24 |
| Movie | College Humor | Student | 1933-07-05 |
| Movie | One Man's Journey | Dance Extra (uncredited) | 1933-08-31 |
| Movie | College Coach | Student on Tennis Court (uncredited) | 1933-11-04 |
| Movie | Sitting Pretty | Assistant Cameraman (uncredited) | 1933-11-23 |
| Movie | Roar of the Dragon | Submarine Crewman | 1932-07-08 |
| Movie | Is My Face Red? | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 1932-06-17 |
| Movie | 70,000 Witnesses | Football Player (uncredited) | 1932-09-09 |
| Movie | Rasputin and the Empress | Soldier (uncredited) | 1932-12-23 |
| Movie | Hot Saturday | Party Guest (Uncredited) | 1932-10-28 |
| Movie | The Sign of the Cross | Christian on Stairway (uncredited) | 1932-11-30 |
| Movie | Flying High | Dancer (uncredited) | 1931-11-14 |
| Movie | Consolation Marriage | Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited) | 1931-11-21 |
| Movie | The Dawn Patrol | Pilot (uncredited) | 1930-07-10 |
| Movie | Good News | Student | 1930-08-22 |