Dave O'Brien
Born May 31, 1912 (Age: 113)
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Big Spring, Texas, USA
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.
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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Filmography
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 93
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 63
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
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as Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)
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Age: 52
The Desperados Are in Town
1956
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as Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
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Age: 44
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
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as Conductor
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Age: 43
No Image
The Fall Guy
1955
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as Himself as Various Characters (archive footage)
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Age: 43
No Image
Just What I Needed
1955
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as Harry Horseknuckle
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Age: 42
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The Man Around the House
1955
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as Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Meet the O'Briens
1954
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as Dave
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Age: 42
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Out for Fun
1954
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as Businessman Seeking Relaxation
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Age: 41
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Do Someone a Favor!
1954
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as George Dibson
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Age: 41
Tennessee Champ
1954
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as Luke MacWade
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Age: 41
No Image
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954
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as Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead
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Age: 41
Things We Can Do Without
1953
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as Thaddeus E. Thud III
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Age: 41
Kiss Me Kate
1953
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as Ralph
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Age: 41
Cash Stashers
1953
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as A Shmoe Named Joe
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Age: 41
T.V. of Tomorrow
1953
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as Man on TV
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Age: 41
Wrong Way Butch
1950
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as Butch
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Age: 38
No Image
A Wife's Life
1950
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as George T. Hardnose (uncredited)
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Age: 38
Did'ja Know?
1950
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as Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant
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Age: 37
Flaming Bullets
1945
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as Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson
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Age: 33
Frontier Fugitives
1945
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as Dave Wyatt
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Age: 33
Three in the Saddle
1945
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as Dave Wyatt
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Age: 33
Enemy of the Law
1945
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as Dave Wyatt
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Age: 32
The Phantom of 42nd Street
1945
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as Tony Woolrich
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Age: 32
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
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as Marion Scott
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Age: 32
Marked for Murder
1945
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as Dave Wyatt
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Age: 32
The Rangers Take Over
1942
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as Tex Wyatt
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Age: 30
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942
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as Sgt. Phil Lyons
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Age: 30
The Yanks Are Coming
1942
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as Sgt. Callahan
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Age: 30
Bowery at Midnight
1942
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as Det. Pete Crawford
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Age: 30
Calling All Pa's
1942
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as Joe Thunderstruck
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Age: 30
King of the Stallions
1942
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as
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Age: 30
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Carry Harry
1942
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as Arthur - Harry's Friend
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Age: 30
Sheriff of Sage Valley
1942
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as Jeff
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Age: 30
Law and Order
1942
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as Jeff Travis
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Age: 30
Prisoner of Japan
1942
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as U. S. Marine
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Age: 30
Down Texas Way
1942
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as Dave Dodge
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Age: 29
Victory Quiz
1942
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as
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Age: 29
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
1942
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as Jeff
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Age: 29
What About Daddy?
1942
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as The Husband
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Age: 29
Captain Midnight
1942
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as Captain Albright / Captain Midnight
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Age: 29
Forbidden Trails
1941
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as Jim Cramer
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Age: 29
Double Trouble
1941
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as Sparky Barton
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Age: 29
Spooks Run Wild
1941
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as Jeff Dixon
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Age: 29
Billy the Kid Wanted
1941
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as Jeff
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Age: 29
The Gunman From Bodie
1941
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as Joe Martin
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Age: 29
The Deadly Game
1941
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as Ralph Spencer
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Age: 29
The Texas Marshal
1941
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as Buzz Weston
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Age: 29
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
1941
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as Texas Joe
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Age: 29
Murder by Invitation
1941
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as Michael, the chauffeur
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Age: 29
The Spider Returns
1941
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as Jackson, Wentworth's Aide
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Age: 28
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
1941
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as Jim Dana
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Age: 28
Flying Wild
1941
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as Tom Lawson
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Age: 28
The Sign of the Cross
1932
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as Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
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Age: 20
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
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as Soldier (uncredited)
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Age: 20
Hot Saturday
1932
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as Party Guest (Uncredited)
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Age: 20
70,000 Witnesses
1932
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as Football Player (uncredited)
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Age: 20
Devil and the Deep
1932
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as Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
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Age: 20
Roar of the Dragon
1932
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as Submarine Crewman
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Age: 20
Is My Face Red?
1932
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as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Age: 20
Consolation Marriage
1931
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as Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited)
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Age: 19
Flying High
1931
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as Dancer (uncredited)
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Age: 19
Lover Come Back
1931
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as Pool Party Boy (uncredited)
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Age: 19
Madam Satan
1930
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as Zeppelin Reveler
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Age: 18
Good News
1930
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as Student
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Age: 18
The Dawn Patrol
1930
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as Pilot (uncredited)
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Age: 18