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