Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea

Acting

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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).

Beginning in 1929, O'Shea operated the Oscar O'Shea Players repertory theater company in the Embassy…

Filmography

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One Sunday Afternoon ★ 7.0 One Sunday Afternoon 1948 My Wild Irish Rose ★ 6.0 My Wild Irish Rose 1947 Sport of Kings ★ 10.0 Sport of Kings 1947 The Brute Man ★ 4.6 The Brute Man 1946 Personality Kid ★ 10.0 Personality Kid 1946 Without Reservations ★ 6.2 Without Reservations 1946 Senorita from the West ★ 6.0 Senorita from the West 1945 Bewitched ★ 5.4 Bewitched 1945 Here Come the Waves ★ 5.3 Here Come the Waves 1944 Mystery of the Riverboat ★ 6.5 Mystery of the Riverboat 1944 Haunted Harbor ★ 7.0 Haunted Harbor 1944 The Mummy's Ghost ★ 5.6 The Mummy's Ghost 1944 South of Dixie ★ 10.0 South of Dixie 1944 Her Primitive Man ★ 7.5 Her Primitive Man 1944 Happy Land ★ 7.1 Happy Land 1943 Corvette K-225 ★ 6.2 Corvette K-225 1943 Two Tickets to London ★ 7.5 Two Tickets to London 1943 City Without Men ★ 5.7 City Without Men 1943 Half Way to Shanghai ★ 6.0 Half Way to Shanghai 1942 Henry Aldrich, Editor ★ 6.5 Henry Aldrich, Editor 1942 The Postman Didn't Ring ★ 7.0 The Postman Didn't Ring 1942 I Was Framed ★ 5.0 I Was Framed 1942 The Bashful Bachelor ★ 6.3 The Bashful Bachelor 1942 Dudes Are Pretty People ★ 8.0 Dudes Are Pretty People 1942 Torpedo Boat ★ 7.5 Torpedo Boat 1942 Fly By Night ★ 6.7 Fly By Night 1942 The Tell-Tale Heart ★ 6.6 The Tell-Tale Heart 1941 The Officer and the Lady ★ 8.0 The Officer and the Lady 1941 Riders of the Purple Sage ★ 7.0 Riders of the Purple Sage 1941 Lydia ★ 6.5 Lydia 1941 Harmon of Michigan ★ 7.5 Harmon of Michigan 1941 Blossoms in the Dust ★ 6.7 Blossoms in the Dust 1941 Ringside Maisie ★ 5.6 Ringside Maisie 1941 Mutiny in the Arctic ★ 7.5 Mutiny in the Arctic 1941 Sleepers West ★ 6.4 Sleepers West 1941 Four Mothers ★ 6.8 Four Mothers 1941 The Phantom Submarine ★ 6.3 The Phantom Submarine 1940 Always a Bride ★ 5.4 Always a Bride 1940 Wildcat Bus ★ 5.5 Wildcat Bus 1940 Stranger on the Third Floor ★ 6.5 Stranger on the Third Floor 1940 Pier 13 ★ 5.7 Pier 13 1940 Susan and God ★ 6.5 Susan and God 1940 You Can't Fool Your Wife ★ 5.5 You Can't Fool Your Wife 1940 20 Mule Team ★ 6.6 20 Mule Team 1940 Forty Little Mothers ★ 6.5 Forty Little Mothers 1940 Zanzibar ★ 9.0 Zanzibar 1940 Of Mice and Men ★ 7.3 Of Mice and Men 1939 Missing Evidence ★ 6.5 Missing Evidence 1939 The Night of Nights ★ 8.0 The Night of Nights 1939 The Roaring Twenties ★ 7.5 The Roaring Twenties 1939 Those High Grey Walls ★ 6.4 Those High Grey Walls 1939 The Star Maker ★ 7.0 The Star Maker 1939 She Married a Cop ★ 6.8 She Married a Cop 1939 Tell No Tales ★ 5.4 Tell No Tales 1939 Invitation to Happiness ★ 7.0 Invitation to Happiness 1939 S.O.S Tidal Wave ★ 6.8 S.O.S Tidal Wave 1939 Lucky Night ★ 6.8 Lucky Night 1939 Big Town Czar ★ 7.0 Big Town Czar 1939 Undercover Agent ★ 4.2 Undercover Agent 1939 Love Affair ★ 7.0 Love Affair 1939 King of the Turf ★ 7.0 King of the Turf 1939 Angels with Dirty Faces ★ 7.5 Angels with Dirty Faces 1938 The Shining Hour ★ 6.7 The Shining Hour 1938 Stablemates ★ 6.3 Stablemates 1938 Youth Takes a Fling ★ 5.5 Youth Takes a Fling 1938 Campus Cinderella ★ 6.0 Campus Cinderella 1938 Racket Busters ★ 5.6 Racket Busters 1938 Rebellious Daughters ★ 6.0 Rebellious Daughters 1938 The Main Event ★ 8.0 The Main Event 1938 Numbered Woman ★ 7.0 Numbered Woman 1938 Snow Gets in Your Eyes ★ 6.5 Snow Gets in Your Eyes 1938 Hold That Kiss ★ 7.0 Hold That Kiss 1938 International Crime ★ 5.5 International Crime 1938 King of the Newsboys ★ 4.8 King of the Newsboys 1938 Border Wolves ★ 8.0 Border Wolves 1938 The Canary Comes Across ★ 5.3 The Canary Comes Across 1938 Mannequin ★ 6.0 Mannequin 1938 Love Is a Headache ★ 6.5 Love Is a Headache 1938 Man-Proof ★ 5.1 Man-Proof 1938 Rosalie ★ 6.0 Rosalie 1937