Dave O'Brien
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
as Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
as Ralph
42nd Street (1933)
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Double Trouble (1941)
as Sparky Barton
Wonder Bar (1934)
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Flaming Bullets (1945)
as Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson
Pick-up (1933)
as Party Boy (uncredited)
Three in the Saddle (1945)
as Dave Wyatt
Where the Buffalo Roam (1938)
as Jeff Gray
Lightnin' Crandall (1937)
as Tommy Shannon
Forbidden Trails (1941)
as Jim Cramer
She Married Her Boss (1935)
as Shopper
King of the Stallions (1942)
Actor
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
as Jeff Dixon
Fighting Valley (1943)
as Tex Wyatt
Rough Riding Rhythm (1937)
as Detective Waters
Undercover Agent (1939)
as Billiards Player
T.V. of Tomorrow (1953)
as Man on TV
Born to Be Wild (1938)
as Trucker (uncredited)
Water Rustlers (1939)
as Bob Lawson
Captain Midnight (1942)
as Captain Albright / Captain Midnight
Lover Come Back (1931)
as Pool Party Boy (uncredited)
Isle Of Destiny (1940)
as Whitey - Navy Radio Man
Meet the O'Briens (1954)
as Dave
Tomorrow's Children (1934)
as Interne (uncredited)
Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)
as Dave Wyatt
The World Changes (1933)
as Otto Peterson (uncredited)
Just Suppose (1948)
as Husband (uncredited)
Dead or Alive (1944)
as Dave Wyatt
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Deadly Game (1941)
as Ralph Spencer
College Humor (1933)
as Student
Treasures from Trash (1946)
as Alonzo T. Mousebrain
Victory Quiz (1942)
Actor
Pest Control (1950)
as Cruising Wolf
Wanted - A Master (1936)
as Dog's Master (uncredited)
New Frontier (1939)
as Jason Braddock
Tell Your Children (1938)
as Ralph
That Gang of Mine (1940)
as Knuckles Dolan
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)
The Pinto Bandit (1944)
as Tex Wyatt
The Rangers Take Over (1942)
as Tex Wyatt
Devil and the Deep (1932)
as Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
The Desperados Are in Town (1956)
as Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
The Singing Cowgirl (1938)
as Dick Williams
Law and Order (1942)
as Jeff Travis
The Gunman From Bodie (1941)
as Joe Martin
A Wife's Life (1950)
as George T. Hardnose (uncredited)
Man's Country (1938)
as Bat
Studio Visit (1946)
as O'Brien
Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Madam Satan (1930)
as Zeppelin Reveler
Enemy of the Law (1945)
as Dave Wyatt
The Devil Bat (1940)
as Johnny Layton
The Man Around the House (1955)
as Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)
Safety Sleuth (1944)
as Careless Man
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Neighbor Pests (1947)
Actor
Hold That Woman! (1940)
as Miles Hanover
Music in the Air (1934)
as Karl Roder (singing voice) (uncredited)
Ain't It Aggravatin' (1954)
as Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead
Woman Wanted (1935)
as Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited)
Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
as Daniels
Carry Harry (1942)
as Arthur - Harry's Friend
Gunsmoke Mesa (1944)
as Tex Wyatt
Prisoner of Japan (1942)
as U. S. Marine
Those Good Old Days (1949)
Actor
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
as Pilot (uncredited)
The Texas Marshal (1941)
as Buzz Weston
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 (1946)
as Horace
Hot Saturday (1932)
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
East Side Kids (1940)
as Knuckles Dolan
The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
as Marion Scott
I Love My Mother-In-Law But... (1948)
as The Son-In-Law / Husband
Riders of the Sage (1939)
as Tom Martin
What About Daddy? (1942)
as The Husband
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)
as George Baldwin
Have You Ever Wondered? (1947)
as Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer
We're Rich Again (1934)
as Pete (uncredited)
I Love My Wife BUT! (1947)
as The Husband
Boss of Rawhide (1943)
as Tex Wyatt
Is My Face Red? (1932)
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Roar of the Dragon (1932)
as Submarine Crewman
Bowery at Midnight (1942)
as Det. Pete Crawford
Daughter of the Tong (1939)
as Jerry Morgan
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns (1942)
as Jeff
The Cowboy from Sundown (1940)
as Steve Davis
Queen of the Yukon (1940)
as Bob Adams
The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
as Conductor
Son of the Navy (1940)
as Nelson
No More Ladies (1935)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Code of the Cactus (1939)
as Bob Swane
Sheriff of Sage Valley (1942)
as Jeff
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Do Someone a Favor! (1954)
as George Dibson
Flying High (1931)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Flaming Lead (1939)
as Frank Gordon
Sportsman's Memories (1944)
as Fabian Tecumseh 'Joe' Funk (uncredited)
One Man's Journey (1933)
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
Murder on the Yukon (1940)
as Constable Kelly
Let's Cogitate (1948)
as Oliver T. Aseltafel
Brand of the Devil (1944)
as Tex Wyatt
Sitting Pretty (1933)
as Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
Ship Cafe (1935)
as Young Man (uncredited)
Guns of the Law (1944)
as Tex Wyatt
Billy the Kid Wanted (1941)
as Jeff
The Phantom of 42nd Street (1945)
as Tony Woolrich
On Your Toes (1939)
as Man in Audience
The Whispering Skull (1944)
as Dave Wyatt
The Arizona Kid (1939)
as Soldier
Outlaw Roundup (1944)
as Tex Wyatt
Boys of the City (1940)
as Knuckles Dolan
Out for Fun (1954)
as Businessman Seeking Relaxation
Gift of Gab (1934)
as Dancer (uncredited)
The Fall Guy (1955)
as Himself as Various Characters (archive footage)
On the Spot (1940)
as Charlie
The Black Coin (1936)
as Terry Navarro
Bad Men of Thunder Gap (1943)
as Tex Wyatt
Wrong Way Butch (1950)
as Butch
Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
as Acacia Park Game Warden
Tennessee Champ (1954)
as Luke MacWade
The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)
as Det. Jameson [Chs. 4-7]
Sky Bandits (1940)
as Constable Kelly
Tahiti Nights (1944)
as Jack
College Coach (1933)
as Student on Tennis Court (uncredited)
I Love Children, But! (1952)
as The Daddy
Fighting Mad (1939)
as Constable Kelly
The Girl on the Front Page (1936)
as Nightclub Patron
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe (1941)
as Texas Joe
Murder by Invitation (1941)
as Michael, the chauffeur
The Spider Returns (1941)
as Jackson, Wentworth's Aide
70,000 Witnesses (1932)
as Football Player (uncredited)
Song of the Buckaroo (1938)
as Tex Alden
Rollin' Westward (1939)
as Ranch hand Red
Consolation Marriage (1931)
as Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited)
Good News (1930)
as Student
Gun Packer (1938)
as Red Baker - Henchman
Frontier Fugitives (1945)
as Dave Wyatt
Down Texas Way (1942)
as Dave Dodge
Spook Town (1944)
as Tex Wyatt
Phantom Rancher (1940)
as Henchman Lucke
The Return of the Rangers (1943)
as Tex Wyatt
Gun Code (1940)
as Henchman Gale
You Can't Win (1948)
as Harried Homeowner
Crashing Thru (1939)
as Fred Chambers
Whirlwind Horseman (1938)
as Henchman Slade
Student Tour (1934)
as Student
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
as Sgt. Phil Lyons
Welcome Home (1935)
as Stanley Phillips
Just What I Needed (1955)
as Harry Horseknuckle
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto (1941)
as Jim Dana
Trail of Terror (1943)
as Tex Wyatt / Curly Wyatt
Utah Trail (1938)
as Mason - Bookkeeper
Doubting Thomas (1935)
as Member of Audience
Brothers of the West (1937)
as Bart
The Fighting Renegade (1939)
as Dr. Jerry Leonard
Calling All Pa's (1942)
as Joe Thunderstruck
Texas Wildcats (1939)
as Ed Arden
Border Buckaroos (1943)
as Tex Wyatt
Trigger Smith (1939)
as Duke
Movie Pests (1944)
as Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest
Flying Wild (1941)
as Tom Lawson
Frontier Scout (1938)
as Steve Norris
Seventh Column (1943)
as Falstaff Pratt the Indestructible Man
Things We Can Do Without (1953)
as Thaddeus E. Thud III
The Yanks Are Coming (1942)
as Sgt. Callahan
Outlaws' Paradise (1939)
as Henchman Meggs
Buried Alive (1939)
as Carson
Danger Ahead (1940)
as Corporal Kelly
Starlight Over Texas (1938)
as Henchman
Marked for Murder (1945)
as Dave Wyatt
West of Texas (1943)
as Tex Wyatt
I Love My Husband, But! (1946)
as The Husband
Drifting Westward (1939)
as Henchman Trigger
Yukon Flight (1940)
as Constable Kelly
Million Dollar Racket (1937)
as Johnny Henessey
Sure Cures (1946)
as Xavier T. Schneckendorf
Cash Stashers (1953)
as A Shmoe Named Joe
Did'ja Know? (1950)
as Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant
Search for Beauty (1934)
as Talent Contestant (uncredited)
Reducing (1952)
as Man on Bench (uncredited)