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