
Dave O'Brien
Biography
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'B…
Known For
Kiss Me Kate
Ralph
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Sign of the Cross
Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
The Devil Bat
Johnny Layton
The Dawn Patrol
Pilot (uncredited)
T.V. of Tomorrow
Man on TV
Tell Your Children
Ralph
Hot Saturday
Party Guest (Uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (180)
Movies (179)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976as (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964as Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956as Conductor
The Desperados Are in Town
1956as Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
The Man Around the House
1955as Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)
Just What I Needed
1955as Harry Horseknuckle
The Fall Guy
1955as Himself as Various Characters (archive footage)
Tennessee Champ
1954as Luke MacWade
Do Someone a Favor!
1954as George Dibson
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954as Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead
Out for Fun
1954as Businessman Seeking Relaxation
Meet the O'Briens
1954as Dave
Kiss Me Kate
1953as Ralph
T.V. of Tomorrow
1953as Man on TV
Cash Stashers
1953as A Shmoe Named Joe
Things We Can Do Without
1953as Thaddeus E. Thud III
Reducing
1952as Man on Bench (uncredited)
I Love Children, But!
1952as The Daddy
Wrong Way Butch
1950as Butch
A Wife's Life
1950as George T. Hardnose (uncredited)
Did'ja Know?
1950as Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant
Those Good Old Days
1949
Just Suppose
1948as Husband (uncredited)
Let's Cogitate
1948as Oliver T. Aseltafel
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948as The Son-In-Law / Husband
You Can't Win
1948as Harried Homeowner
Have You Ever Wondered?
1947as Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer
I Love My Wife BUT!
1947as The Husband
Neighbor Pests
1947Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946as Horace
Treasures from Trash
1946as Alonzo T. Mousebrain
Sure Cures
1946as Xavier T. Schneckendorf
Studio Visit
1946as O'Brien
I Love My Husband, But!
1946as The Husband
Enemy of the Law
1945as Dave Wyatt
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945as Marion Scott
Three in the Saddle
1945as Dave Wyatt
Flaming Bullets
1945as Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson
The Phantom of 42nd Street
1945as Tony Woolrich
Frontier Fugitives
1945as Dave Wyatt
Marked for Murder
1945as Dave Wyatt
Guns of the Law
1944as Tex Wyatt
Gangsters of the Frontier
1944as Dave Wyatt
Safety Sleuth
1944as Careless Man
The Pinto Bandit
1944as Tex Wyatt
Tahiti Nights
1944as Jack
Outlaw Roundup
1944as Tex Wyatt
Dead or Alive
1944as Dave Wyatt
Brand of the Devil
1944as Tex Wyatt
Spook Town
1944as Tex Wyatt
Sportsman's Memories
1944as Fabian Tecumseh 'Joe' Funk (uncredited)
Gunsmoke Mesa
1944as Tex Wyatt
Movie Pests
1944as Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest
The Whispering Skull
1944as Dave Wyatt
The Return of the Rangers
1943as Tex Wyatt
Trail of Terror
1943as Tex Wyatt / Curly Wyatt
Boss of Rawhide
1943as Tex Wyatt
Fighting Valley
1943as Tex Wyatt
Border Buckaroos
1943as Tex Wyatt
West of Texas
1943as Tex Wyatt
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
1943as Tex Wyatt
Seventh Column
1943as Falstaff Pratt the Indestructible Man
Sheriff of Sage Valley
1942as Jeff
Calling All Pa's
1942as Joe Thunderstruck
Prisoner of Japan
1942as U. S. Marine
Captain Midnight
1942as Captain Albright / Captain Midnight
Victory Quiz
1942
The Yanks Are Coming
1942as Sgt. Callahan
What About Daddy?
1942as The Husband
Carry Harry
1942as Arthur - Harry's Friend
Bowery at Midnight
1942as Det. Pete Crawford
Law and Order
1942as Jeff Travis
The Rangers Take Over
1942as Tex Wyatt
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
1942as Jeff
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942as Sgt. Phil Lyons
Down Texas Way
1942as Dave Dodge
King of the Stallions
1942
The Gunman From Bodie
1941as Joe Martin
Billy the Kid Wanted
1941as Jeff
Double Trouble
1941as Sparky Barton
Forbidden Trails
1941as Jim Cramer
Flying Wild
1941as Tom Lawson
Spooks Run Wild
1941as Jeff Dixon
The Deadly Game
1941as Ralph Spencer
Murder by Invitation
1941as Michael, the chauffeur
The Texas Marshal
1941as Buzz Weston
The Spider Returns
1941as Jackson, Wentworth's Aide
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
1941as Texas Joe
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
1941as Jim Dana
Phantom Rancher
1940as Henchman Lucke
That Gang of Mine
1940as Knuckles Dolan
The Devil Bat
1940as Johnny Layton
Yukon Flight
1940as Constable Kelly
Son of the Navy
1940as Nelson
Isle Of Destiny
1940as Whitey - Navy Radio Man
The Cowboy from Sundown
1940as Steve Davis
Boys of the City
1940as Knuckles Dolan
Hold That Woman!
1940as Miles Hanover
On the Spot
1940as Charlie
Queen of the Yukon
1940as Bob Adams
East Side Kids
1940as Knuckles Dolan
Sky Bandits
1940as Constable Kelly
Danger Ahead
1940as Corporal Kelly
Murder on the Yukon
1940as Constable Kelly
Gun Code
1940as Henchman Gale
Daughter of the Tong
1939as Jerry Morgan
Outlaws' Paradise
1939as Henchman Meggs
New Frontier
1939as Jason Braddock
Undercover Agent
1939as Billiards Player
Texas Wildcats
1939as Ed Arden
Crashing Thru
1939as Fred Chambers
Rollin' Westward
1939as Ranch hand Red
On Your Toes
1939as Man in Audience
Wyoming Outlaw
1939as Acacia Park Game Warden
The Arizona Kid
1939as Soldier
Buried Alive
1939as Carson
Water Rustlers
1939as Bob Lawson
Drifting Westward
1939as Henchman Trigger
Fighting Mad
1939as Constable Kelly
Mutiny in the Big House
1939as Daniels
Riders of the Sage
1939as Tom Martin
Code of the Cactus
1939as Bob Swane
Flaming Lead
1939as Frank Gordon
The Fighting Renegade
1939as Dr. Jerry Leonard
Trigger Smith
1939as Duke
Song of the Buckaroo
1938as Tex Alden
Gun Packer
1938as Red Baker - Henchman
Tell Your Children
1938as Ralph
Whirlwind Horseman
1938as Henchman Slade
Where the Buffalo Roam
1938as Jeff Gray
The Singing Cowgirl
1938as Dick Williams
The Secret of Treasure Island
1938as Det. Jameson [Chs. 4-7]
Starlight Over Texas
1938as Henchman
Born to Be Wild
1938as Trucker (uncredited)
Man's Country
1938as Bat
Frontier Scout
1938as Steve Norris
Utah Trail
1938as Mason - Bookkeeper
Lightnin' Crandall
1937as Tommy Shannon
Brothers of the West
1937as Bart
Rough Riding Rhythm
1937as Detective Waters
Million Dollar Racket
1937as Johnny Henessey
The Black Coin
1936as Terry Navarro
The Girl on the Front Page
1936as Nightclub Patron
Wanted - A Master
1936as Dog's Master (uncredited)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936as George Baldwin
Woman Wanted
1935as Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited)
Ship Cafe
1935as Young Man (uncredited)
Doubting Thomas
1935as Member of Audience
She Married Her Boss
1935as Shopper
No More Ladies
1935as Party Guest (uncredited)
Welcome Home
1935as Stanley Phillips
Gift of Gab
1934as Dancer (uncredited)
Wonder Bar
1934as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
We're Rich Again
1934as Pete (uncredited)
Music in the Air
1934as Karl Roder (singing voice) (uncredited)
Tomorrow's Children
1934as Interne (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
1934as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Student Tour
1934as Student
Search for Beauty
1934as Talent Contestant (uncredited)
College Humor
1933as Student
Sitting Pretty
1933as Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
College Coach
1933as Student on Tennis Court (uncredited)
Pick-up
1933as Party Boy (uncredited)
The World Changes
1933as Otto Peterson (uncredited)
One Man's Journey
1933as Dance Extra (uncredited)
Hot Saturday
1932as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
1932as Soldier (uncredited)
The Sign of the Cross
1932as Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
70,000 Witnesses
1932as Football Player (uncredited)
Devil and the Deep
1932as Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
Is My Face Red?
1932as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Roar of the Dragon
1932as Submarine Crewman
Flying High
1931as Dancer (uncredited)
Consolation Marriage
1931as Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
1931as Pool Party Boy (uncredited)
Good News
1930as Student
The Dawn Patrol
1930as Pilot (uncredited)
Madam Satan
1930as Zeppelin Reveler
Television (1)
Crew (81)
Movies (81)
The Man Around the House
1955Director
The Man Around the House
1955Screenplay
The Man Around the House
1955Story
Just What I Needed
1955Director
Just What I Needed
1955Screenplay
The Fall Guy
1955Director
Film Antics
1954Director
Do Someone a Favor!
1954Director
Do Someone a Favor!
1954Screenplay
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954Director
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954Story
Out for Fun
1954Director
Out for Fun
1954Writer
Meet the O'Briens
1954Producer
Meet the O'Briens
1954Teleplay
The Mosconi Story
1953Director
Dogs 'n Ducks
1953Original Story
Dogs 'n Ducks
1953Screenplay
Cash Stashers
1953Director
Cash Stashers
1953Screenplay
Cash Stashers
1953Story
Things We Can Do Without
1953Director
Things We Can Do Without
1953Screenplay
Things We Can Do Without
1953Story
Reducing
1952Director
Reducing
1952Original Story
Reducing
1952Screenplay
Musiquiz
1952Director
I Love Children, But!
1952Director
I Love Children, But!
1952Writer
Bargain Madness
1951Director
Bargain Madness
1951Writer
Camera Sleuth
1951Director
Camera Sleuth
1951Writer
Wrong Way Butch
1950Director
Wrong Way Butch
1950Original Story
Wrong Way Butch
1950Screenplay
Crashing the Movies
1950Director
A Wife's Life
1950Director
A Wife's Life
1950Screenplay
A Wife's Life
1950Story
Did'ja Know?
1950Director
Did'ja Know?
1950Screenplay
Pest Control
1950Director
We Can Dream, Can't We?
1949Director
Super Cue Men
1949Director
Those Good Old Days
1949Director
Just Suppose
1948Director
Just Suppose
1948Writer
Bowling Tricks
1948Director
Ice Aces
1948Director
Ice Aces
1948Writer
Let's Cogitate
1948Director
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948Director
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948Original Story
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948Screenplay
You Can't Win
1948Director
You Can't Win
1948Writer
Have You Ever Wondered?
1947Director
Have You Ever Wondered?
1947Writer
Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13
1947Director
I Love My Wife BUT!
1947Director
I Love My Wife BUT!
1947Screenplay
I Love My Wife BUT!
1947Story
Diamond Demon
1947Director
Diamond Demon
1947Writer
Neighbor Pests
1947Director
Football Thrills No. 10
1947Director
Surfboard Rhythm
1947Director
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946Director
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946Writer
Treasures from Trash
1946Director
Treasures from Trash
1946Screenplay
Sure Cures
1946Director
Sure Cures
1946Writer
I Love My Husband, But!
1946Director
I Love My Husband, But!
1946Screenplay
I Love My Husband, But!
1946Story
Sky Raiders
1941Stunts
The Iron Claw
1941Stunts
The Spider's Web
1938Stunts
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