Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea

Actor Oct 7 (died age 78) Peterborough, Ontario, Canada 1937–1948 (11 year career)
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oscar O'Shea (8 October 1881 – 6 April 1960), born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, was a Canadian-American character actor with over 100 film appearances from 1937 to 1953. O'Shea was a comic actor who earned a million dollars but lost it all in the Great Depression. His first straight role came in a Federal Theatre Project production of It Can't Happen Here, a play based on the novel of the same name. His first film was Captains Courageous (1937). Begi…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (85)

Movies (85)

One Sunday Afternoon

One Sunday Afternoon

1948

as Toby

6.0
Sport of Kings

Sport of Kings

1947

as Judge Sellers

My Wild Irish Rose

My Wild Irish Rose

1947

as Pat Daly

6.0
The Brute Man

The Brute Man

1946

as Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)

4.5
Without Reservations

Without Reservations

1946

as Conductor (uncredited)

6.2
Personality Kid

Personality Kid

1946

as Officer O'Brien

Senorita from the West

Senorita from the West

1945

as Dusty

5.0
Bewitched

Bewitched

1945

as Capt. O'Malley

5.3
Mystery of the Riverboat

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944

as Capt. Ethan Perrin

6.0
South of Dixie

South of Dixie

1944

as Colonel Hatcher

Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man

1944

as Jonathan

6.0
Here Come the Waves

Here Come the Waves

1944

as Commodore (uncredited)

5.0
The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Ghost

1944

as Museum Watchman

5.5
Haunted Harbor

Haunted Harbor

1944

as John Galbraith [Chs. 1, 7, 15]

6.7
Two Tickets to London

Two Tickets to London

1943

as Mr. Tinkle

6.0
Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943

as Capt. Smith

6.1
Happy Land

Happy Land

1943

as Father Case (uncredited)

6.2
City Without Men

City Without Men

1943

as Joseph Barton

5.0
Half Way to Shanghai

Half Way to Shanghai

1942

as Doctor McIntyre

4.5
Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat

1942

as Captain Mike

6.0
The Postman Didn't Ring

The Postman Didn't Ring

1942

as Judge Barrington

I Was Framed

I Was Framed

1942

as Cal Beamish

4.0
Fly By Night

Fly By Night

1942

as Pa Prescott

6.4
The Bashful Bachelor

The Bashful Bachelor

1942

as Squire Skimp

4.5
Dudes Are Pretty People

Dudes Are Pretty People

1942

as Cardigan, working ranch owner

Henry Aldrich, Editor

Henry Aldrich, Editor

1942

as Judge Sanders

6.0
Harmon of Michigan

Harmon of Michigan

1941

as 'Pop' Branch

5.0
Ringside Maisie

Ringside Maisie

1941

as Conductor

4.5
Lydia

Lydia

1941

as Doctor Richards

6.5
Four Mothers

Four Mothers

1941

as George Edwards (uncredited)

6.2
Sleepers West

Sleepers West

1941

as McGowan, a Engineer

6.3
The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

1941

as First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

6.5
Mutiny in the Arctic

Mutiny in the Arctic

1941

as Capt. Bob Morrissey

5.0
Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

1941

as Dr. West

6.6
Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage

1941

as Noah Judkins

The Officer and the Lady

The Officer and the Lady

1941

as Dan Regan

6.0
The Phantom Submarine

The Phantom Submarine

1940

as Captain Velsar

6.0
Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

as The Judge

6.4
Always a Bride

Always a Bride

1940

as Uncle Dan Jarvis

4.5
Forty Little Mothers

Forty Little Mothers

1940

as Janitor at Train Station

6.2
20 Mule Team

20 Mule Team

1940

as Train Conductor

6.0
Susan and God

Susan and God

1940

as Samr (uncredited)

6.5
Zanzibar

Zanzibar

1940

as Captain Craig

You Can't Fool Your Wife

You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

as Dr. Emery

4.5
Pier 13

Pier 13

1940

as Skipper Kelly

5.0
Wildcat Bus

Wildcat Bus

1940

as Charles Dawson

4.9
She Married a Cop

She Married a Cop

1939

as Pa Duffy

5.7
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939

as Customer (uncredited)

7.5
Invitation to Happiness

Invitation to Happiness

1939

as Divorce Judge

6.0
Lucky Night

Lucky Night

1939

as Police Lieutenant

6.6
Love Affair

Love Affair

1939

as Priest (uncredited)

7.0
Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1939

as Jackson

7.3
Undercover Agent

Undercover Agent

1939

as Pat Murphy

3.7
Those High Grey Walls

Those High Grey Walls

1939

as Warden

6.2
The Night of Nights

The Night of Nights

1939

as Mr. Conway (uncredited)

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

as Sam O'Neil

4.6
Missing Evidence

Missing Evidence

1939

as John C. 'Pop' Andrews

5.0
S.O.S Tidal Wave

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

as Mike Halloran

5.7
Big Town Czar

Big Town Czar

1939

as Pa Daley

The Star Maker

The Star Maker

1939

as Mr. Flannigan

King of the Turf

King of the Turf

1939

as Bartender

7.0
Love Is a Headache

Love Is a Headache

1938

as Pop Sheeman, Stage Doorman (uncredited)

5.7
Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938
7.5
Stablemates

Stablemates

1938

as Pete Whalen

4.5
Man-Proof

Man-Proof

1938

as Gus the Bartender

4.3
Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss

1938

as Pop - Man Bringing Usher's Clothes

6.5
International Crime

International Crime

1938

as Heath

5.3
Mannequin

Mannequin

1938

as 'Pa' Cassidy

5.9
Numbered Woman

Numbered Woman

1938

as Desk Sgt. Rourke

Border Wolves

Border Wolves

1938

as Judge Coleman

The Main Event

The Main Event

1938

as Captain Rorty

Rebellious Daughters

Rebellious Daughters

1938

as Dad Elliott

4.5
The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour

1938

as Charlie Collins

6.6
Racket Busters

Racket Busters

1938

as Pop Wilson

5.1
Youth Takes a Fling

Youth Takes a Fling

1938

as Captain Walters

1.0
King of the Newsboys

King of the Newsboys

1938

as Mr. Stephens

4.0
The Canary Comes Across

The Canary Comes Across

1938

as Warden Clayton

3.5
Campus Cinderella

Campus Cinderella

1938

as Horace Howard

5.5
Snow Gets in Your Eyes

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

1938

as Gibson (uncredited)

6.0
The Good Old Soak

The Good Old Soak

1937

as Jake

Big City

Big City

1937

as John C. Andrews

7.4
Rosalie

Rosalie

1937

as Mr. Callahan

5.5
Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

1937

as Captain Walt Cushman

7.4
Double Wedding

Double Wedding

1937

as Turnkey (uncredited)

6.4
You're Only Young Once

You're Only Young Once

1937

as Sheriff (uncredited)

5.5