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