Dave O'Brien

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: Acting

Born: Big Spring, Texas, USA, 1912-05-31

Died: 1969-11-08

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1930	The Dawn Patrol	Pilot (uncredited)	67
2	1930	Good News	Student	50
3	1930	Madam Satan	Zeppelin Reveler	58
4	1931	Flying High	Dancer (uncredited)	48
5	1931	Consolation Marriage	Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited)	61
6	1932	Is My Face Red?	Chorus Boy (uncredited)	50
7	1932	Roar of the Dragon	Submarine Crewman	60
8	1932	70,000 Witnesses	Football Player (uncredited)	48
9	1932	Hot Saturday	Party Guest (Uncredited)	65
10	1932	The Sign of the Cross	Christian on Stairway (uncredited)	62
11	1932	Rasputin and the Empress	Soldier (uncredited)	53
12	1933	Pick-up	Party Boy (uncredited)	48
13	1933	College Humor	Student	56
14	1933	One Man's Journey	Dance Extra (uncredited)	71
15	1933	College Coach	Student on Tennis Court (uncredited)	42
16	1933	Sitting Pretty	Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)	75
17	1934	Search for Beauty	Talent Contestant (uncredited)	59
18	1934	Wonder Bar	Chorus Boy (uncredited)	61
19	1934	Murder at the Vanities	Chorus Boy (uncredited)	55
20	1934	Tomorrow's Children	Interne (uncredited)	46
21	1934	We're Rich Again	Pete (uncredited)	40
22	1934	Gift of Gab	Dancer (uncredited)	10
23	1934	Student Tour	Student	50
24	1935	No More Ladies	Party Guest (uncredited)	51
25	1935	Doubting Thomas	Member of Audience	70
26	1935	Woman Wanted	Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited)	63
27	1935	Welcome Home	Stanley Phillips	0
28	1935	She Married Her Boss	Shopper	70
29	1935	Ship Cafe	Young Man (uncredited)	0
30	1936	The Adventures of Frank Merriwell	George Baldwin	40
31	1936	The Black Coin	Terry Navarro	60
32	1936	The Girl on the Front Page	Nightclub Patron	0
33	1936	Wanted - A Master	Dog's Master (uncredited)	64
34	1937	Lightnin' Crandall	Tommy Shannon	20
35	1937	Brothers of the West	Bart	60
36	1937	Rough Riding Rhythm	Detective Waters	0
37	1937	Million Dollar Racket	Johnny Henessey	60
38	1938	Born to Be Wild	Trucker (uncredited)	70
39	1938	The Secret of Treasure Island	Det. Jameson [Chs. 4-7]	40
40	1938	Whirlwind Horseman	Henchman Slade	40
41	1938	The Singing Cowgirl	Dick Williams	50
42	1938	Tell Your Children	Ralph	43
43	1938	Man's Country	Bat	0
44	1938	Utah Trail	Mason - Bookkeeper	50
45	1938	Starlight Over Texas	Henchman	0
46	1938	Frontier Scout	Steve Norris	45
47	1938	Where the Buffalo Roam	Jeff Gray	50
48	1938	Gun Packer	Red Baker - Henchman	0
49	1938	Song of the Buckaroo	Tex Alden	0
50	1939	Water Rustlers	Bob Lawson	25
51	1939	Drifting Westward	Henchman Trigger	0
52	1939	Code of the Cactus	Bob Swane	55
53	1939	Rollin' Westward	Ranch hand Red	50
54	1939	Trigger Smith	Duke	0
55	1939	Texas Wildcats	Ed Arden	0
56	1939	Outlaws' Paradise	Henchman Meggs	0
57	1939	Undercover Agent	Billiards Player	39
58	1939	Wyoming Outlaw	Acacia Park Game Warden	56
59	1939	Riders of the Sage	Tom Martin	50
60	1939	New Frontier	Jason Braddock	55
61	1939	Daughter of the Tong	Jerry Morgan	42
62	1939	The Fighting Renegade	Dr. Jerry Leonard	57
63	1939	The Arizona Kid	Soldier	58
64	1939	On Your Toes	Man in Audience	39
65	1939	Mutiny in the Big House	Daniels	44
66	1939	Flaming Lead	Frank Gordon	40
67	1939	Fighting Mad	Constable Kelly	30
68	1939	Buried Alive	Carson	47
69	1939	Crashing Thru	Fred Chambers	60
70	1940	Yukon Flight	Constable Kelly	39
71	1940	Danger Ahead	Corporal Kelly	0
72	1940	East Side Kids	Knuckles Dolan	67
73	1940	Murder on the Yukon	Constable Kelly	35
74	1940	Isle Of Destiny	Whitey - Navy Radio Man	50
75	1940	Son of the Navy	Nelson	55
76	1940	Phantom Rancher	Henchman Lucke	35
77	1940	On the Spot	Charlie	55
78	1940	Hold That Woman!	Miles Hanover	50
79	1940	Sky Bandits	Constable Kelly	50
80	1940	Boys of the City	Knuckles Dolan	50
81	1940	Gun Code	Henchman Gale	0
82	1940	Queen of the Yukon	Bob Adams	50
83	1940	The Cowboy from Sundown	Steve Davis	0
84	1940	That Gang of Mine	Knuckles Dolan	56
85	1940	The Devil Bat	Johnny Layton	53
86	1941	Flying Wild	Tom Lawson	59
87	1941	Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto	Jim Dana	0
88	1941	The Spider Returns	Jackson, Wentworth's Aide	87
89	1941	Murder by Invitation	Michael, the chauffeur	56
90	1941	Billy the Kid in Santa Fe	Texas Joe	40
91	1941	The Texas Marshal	Buzz Weston	0
92	1941	The Deadly Game	Ralph Spencer	60
93	1941	The Gunman From Bodie	Joe Martin	40
94	1941	Billy the Kid Wanted	Jeff	57
95	1941	Spooks Run Wild	Jeff Dixon	49
96	1941	Double Trouble	Sparky Barton	0
97	1941	Forbidden Trails	Jim Cramer	54
98	1942	Captain Midnight	Captain Albright / Captain Midnight	50
99	1942	What About Daddy?	The Husband	0
100	1942	Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns	Jeff	45
101	1942	Victory Quiz		60
102	1942	Down Texas Way	Dave Dodge	0
103	1942	Prisoner of Japan	U. S. Marine	43
104	1942	Law and Order	Jeff Travis	60
105	1942	Sheriff of Sage Valley	Jeff	56
106	1942	Carry Harry	Arthur - Harry's Friend	0
107	1942	King of the Stallions		60
108	1942	Calling All Pa's	Joe Thunderstruck	60
109	1942	Bowery at Midnight	Det. Pete Crawford	51
110	1942	The Yanks Are Coming	Sgt. Callahan	45
111	1942	'Neath Brooklyn Bridge	Sgt. Phil Lyons	64
112	1942	The Rangers Take Over	Tex Wyatt	60
113	1943	Bad Men of Thunder Gap	Tex Wyatt	0
114	1943	West of Texas	Tex Wyatt	0
115	1943	Border Buckaroos	Tex Wyatt	0
116	1943	Seventh Column	Falstaff Pratt the Indestructible Man	0
117	1943	Fighting Valley	Tex Wyatt	0
118	1943	Trail of Terror	Tex Wyatt / Curly Wyatt	0
119	1943	The Return of the Rangers	Tex Wyatt	0
120	1943	Boss of Rawhide	Tex Wyatt	55
121	1944	Outlaw Roundup	Tex Wyatt	0
122	1944	Guns of the Law	Tex Wyatt	50
123	1944	Sportsman's Memories	Fabian Tecumseh 'Joe' Funk (uncredited)	0
124	1944	The Pinto Bandit	Tex Wyatt	0
125	1944	Spook Town	Tex Wyatt	0
126	1944	Movie Pests	Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest	56
127	1944	Brand of the Devil	Tex Wyatt	50
128	1944	Gunsmoke Mesa	Tex Wyatt	10
129	1944	Gangsters of the Frontier	Dave Wyatt	38
130	1944	Dead or Alive	Dave Wyatt	43
131	1944	Safety Sleuth	Careless Man	0
132	1944	Tahiti Nights	Jack	0
133	1944	The Whispering Skull	Dave Wyatt	47
134	1945	Marked for Murder	Dave Wyatt	42
135	1945	The Man Who Walked Alone	Marion Scott	55
136	1945	The Phantom of 42nd Street	Tony Woolrich	45
137	1945	Enemy of the Law	Dave Wyatt	50
138	1945	Three in the Saddle	Dave Wyatt	0
139	1945	Frontier Fugitives	Dave Wyatt	0
140	1945	Flaming Bullets	Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson	50
141	1946	Studio Visit	O'Brien	35
142	1946	Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11	Horace	0
143	1946	Treasures from Trash	Alonzo T. Mousebrain	80
144	1946	Sure Cures	Xavier T. Schneckendorf	50
145	1946	I Love My Husband, But!	The Husband	0
146	1947	I Love My Wife BUT!	The Husband	75
147	1947	Neighbor Pests		0
148	1947	Have You Ever Wondered?	Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer	0
149	1948	I Love My Mother-In-Law But...	The Son-In-Law / Husband	73
150	1948	You Can't Win	Harried Homeowner	43
151	1948	Just Suppose	Husband (uncredited)	60
152	1948	Let's Cogitate	Oliver T. Aseltafel	50
153	1949	Those Good Old Days		0
154	1950	Did'ja Know?	Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant	60
155	1950	A Wife's Life	George T. Hardnose (uncredited)	60
156	1950	Wrong Way Butch	Butch	58
157	1952	Reducing	Man on Bench (uncredited)	20
158	1952	I Love Children, But!	The Daddy	0
159	1953	T.V. of Tomorrow	Man on TV	64
160	1953	Cash Stashers	A Shmoe Named Joe	60
161	1953	Kiss Me Kate	Ralph	64
162	1953	Things We Can Do Without	Thaddeus E. Thud III	80
163	1954	Ain't It Aggravatin'	Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead	60
164	1954	Tennessee Champ	Luke MacWade	58
165	1954	Do Someone a Favor!	George Dibson	0
166	1954	Out for Fun	Businessman Seeking Relaxation	0
167	1955	The Man Around the House	Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)	0
168	1955	Just What I Needed	Harry Horseknuckle	0
169	1955	The Fall Guy	Himself as Various Characters (archive footage)	60
170	1956	The Kettles in the Ozarks	Conductor	64
171	1956	The Desperados Are in Town	Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown	0
172	1964	The Big Parade of Comedy	Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)	63
173	1976	That's Entertainment, Part II	(archive footage)	69
174	2006	42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage	Self (archive footage)	60

Dave O'Brien

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