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