Dave O'Brien
Acting
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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…
Filmography
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42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
The Desperados Are in Town
1956
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
MGM Parade
1955
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy
1955
Just What I Needed
Just What I Needed
1955
The Man Around the House
The Man Around the House
1955
Meet the O'Briens
1954
Out for Fun
Out for Fun
1954
Do Someone a Favor!
Do Someone a Favor!
1954
Tennessee Champ
1954
Ain't It Aggravatin'
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954
Things We Can Do Without
1953
Kiss Me Kate
1953
Cash Stashers
1953
T.V. of Tomorrow
1953
I Love Children, But!
1952
Reducing
1952
Wrong Way Butch
1950
A Wife's Life
A Wife's Life
1950
Did'ja Know?
1950
Pest Control
Pest Control
1950
Those Good Old Days
Those Good Old Days
1949
Let's Cogitate
1948
Just Suppose
1948
You Can't Win
1948
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948
Have You Ever Wondered?
Have You Ever Wondered?
1947
Neighbor Pests
Neighbor Pests
1947
I Love My Wife BUT!
I Love My Wife BUT!
1947
I Love My Husband, But!
I Love My Husband, But!
1946
Sure Cures
1946
Treasures from Trash
1946
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946
Studio Visit
1946
Flaming Bullets
1945
Frontier Fugitives
1945
Three in the Saddle
1945
Enemy of the Law
1945
The Phantom of 42nd Street
1945
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
Marked for Murder
1945
The Whispering Skull
1944
Tahiti Nights
1944
Safety Sleuth
Safety Sleuth
1944
Dead or Alive
1944
Gangsters of the Frontier
1944
Gunsmoke Mesa
1944
Brand of the Devil
1944
Movie Pests
1944
Spook Town
1944
The Pinto Bandit
1944
Sportsman's Memories
Sportsman's Memories
1944
Guns of the Law
1944
Outlaw Roundup
1944
Boss of Rawhide
1943
The Return of the Rangers
1943
Trail of Terror
1943
Fighting Valley
1943
Seventh Column
1943
Border Buckaroos
1943
West of Texas
1943
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
1943
The Rangers Take Over
1942
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942
The Yanks Are Coming
1942
Bowery at Midnight
1942
Calling All Pa's
1942
King of the Stallions
1942
Carry Harry
Carry Harry
1942
Sheriff of Sage Valley
1942
Law and Order
1942
Prisoner of Japan
1942
Down Texas Way
1942
Victory Quiz
1942
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
1942
What About Daddy?
1942
Captain Midnight
1942