Dave O'Brien
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 31, 1912, Big Spring, Texas, USA
- Died
- November 8, 1969
- Movies
- 223
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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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2006 | 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage | Self (archive footage) |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage) |
| 1956 | The Desperados Are in Town | Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown |
| 1956 | The Kettles in the Ozarks | Conductor |
| 1955 | The Fall Guy | Himself as Various Characters (archive footage) |
| 1955 | Just What I Needed | Harry Horseknuckle |
| 1955 | The Man Around the House | Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Meet the O'Briens | Dave |
| 1954 | Out for Fun | Businessman Seeking Relaxation |
| 1954 | Do Someone a Favor! | George Dibson |
| 1954 | Tennessee Champ | Luke MacWade |
| 1954 | Ain't It Aggravatin' | Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead |
| 1953 | Things We Can Do Without | Thaddeus E. Thud III |
| 1953 | Kiss Me Kate | Ralph |
| 1953 | Cash Stashers | A Shmoe Named Joe |
| 1953 | T.V. of Tomorrow | Man on TV |
| 1952 | I Love Children, But! | The Daddy |
| 1952 | Reducing | Man on Bench (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Wrong Way Butch | Butch |
| 1950 | A Wife's Life | George T. Hardnose (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Did'ja Know? | Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant |
| 1950 | Pest Control | Cruising Wolf |
| 1949 | Those Good Old Days | |
| 1948 | Let's Cogitate | Oliver T. Aseltafel |
| 1948 | Just Suppose | Husband (uncredited) |
| 1948 | You Can't Win | Harried Homeowner |
| 1948 | I Love My Mother-In-Law But... | The Son-In-Law / Husband |
| 1947 | Have You Ever Wondered? | Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer |
| 1947 | Neighbor Pests | |
| 1947 | I Love My Wife BUT! | The Husband |
| 1946 | I Love My Husband, But! | The Husband |
| 1946 | Sure Cures | Xavier T. Schneckendorf |
| 1946 | Treasures from Trash | Alonzo T. Mousebrain |
| 1946 | Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 | Horace |
| 1946 | Studio Visit | O'Brien |
| 1945 | Flaming Bullets | Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson |
| 1945 | Frontier Fugitives | Dave Wyatt |
| 1945 | Three in the Saddle | Dave Wyatt |
| 1945 | Enemy of the Law | Dave Wyatt |
| 1945 | The Phantom of 42nd Street | Tony Woolrich |
| 1945 | The Man Who Walked Alone | Marion Scott |
| 1945 | Marked for Murder | Dave Wyatt |
| 1944 | The Whispering Skull | Dave Wyatt |
| 1944 | Tahiti Nights | Jack |
| 1944 | Safety Sleuth | Careless Man |
| 1944 | Dead or Alive | Dave Wyatt |
| 1944 | Gangsters of the Frontier | Dave Wyatt |
| 1944 | Gunsmoke Mesa | Tex Wyatt |
| 1944 | Brand of the Devil | Tex Wyatt |
| 1944 | Movie Pests | Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest |
| 1944 | Spook Town | Tex Wyatt |
| 1944 | The Pinto Bandit | Tex Wyatt |
| 1944 | Sportsman's Memories | Fabian Tecumseh 'Joe' Funk (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Guns of the Law | Tex Wyatt |
| 1944 | Outlaw Roundup | Tex Wyatt |
| 1943 | Boss of Rawhide | Tex Wyatt |
| 1943 | The Return of the Rangers | Tex Wyatt |
| 1943 | Trail of Terror | Tex Wyatt / Curly Wyatt |
| 1943 | Fighting Valley | Tex Wyatt |
| 1943 | Seventh Column | Falstaff Pratt the Indestructible Man |
| 1943 | Border Buckaroos | Tex Wyatt |
| 1943 | West of Texas | Tex Wyatt |
| 1943 | Bad Men of Thunder Gap | Tex Wyatt |
| 1942 | The Rangers Take Over | Tex Wyatt |
| 1942 | 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge | Sgt. Phil Lyons |
| 1942 | The Yanks Are Coming | Sgt. Callahan |
| 1942 | Bowery at Midnight | Det. Pete Crawford |
| 1942 | Calling All Pa's | Joe Thunderstruck |
| 1942 | King of the Stallions | |
| 1942 | Carry Harry | Arthur - Harry's Friend |
| 1942 | Sheriff of Sage Valley | Jeff |
| 1942 | Law and Order | Jeff Travis |
| 1942 | Prisoner of Japan | U. S. Marine |
| 1942 | Down Texas Way | Dave Dodge |
| 1942 | Victory Quiz | |
| 1942 | Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns | Jeff |
| 1942 | What About Daddy? | The Husband |
| 1942 | Captain Midnight | Captain Albright / Captain Midnight |
| 1941 | Forbidden Trails | Jim Cramer |
| 1941 | Double Trouble | Sparky Barton |
| 1941 | Spooks Run Wild | Jeff Dixon |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid Wanted | Jeff |
| 1941 | The Gunman From Bodie | Joe Martin |
| 1941 | The Deadly Game | Ralph Spencer |
| 1941 | The Texas Marshal | Buzz Weston |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid in Santa Fe | Texas Joe |
| 1941 | Murder by Invitation | Michael, the chauffeur |
| 1941 | The Spider Returns | Jackson, Wentworth's Aide |
| 1941 | Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto | Jim Dana |
| 1941 | Flying Wild | Tom Lawson |
| 1940 | The Devil Bat | Johnny Layton |
| 1940 | That Gang of Mine | Knuckles Dolan |
| 1940 | The Cowboy from Sundown | Steve Davis |
| 1940 | Queen of the Yukon | Bob Adams |
| 1940 | Gun Code | Henchman Gale |
| 1940 | Boys of the City | Knuckles Dolan |
| 1940 | Sky Bandits | Constable Kelly |
| 1940 | Hold That Woman! | Miles Hanover |
| 1940 | On the Spot | Charlie |
| 1940 | Phantom Rancher | Henchman Lucke |
| 1940 | Son of the Navy | Nelson |
| 1940 | Isle Of Destiny | Whitey - Navy Radio Man |
| 1940 | Murder on the Yukon | Constable Kelly |
| 1940 | East Side Kids | Knuckles Dolan |
| 1940 | Danger Ahead | Corporal Kelly |
| 1940 | Yukon Flight | Constable Kelly |
| 1939 | Crashing Thru | Fred Chambers |
| 1939 | Buried Alive | Carson |
| 1939 | Fighting Mad | Constable Kelly |
| 1939 | Flaming Lead | Frank Gordon |
| 1939 | Mutiny in the Big House | Daniels |
| 1939 | On Your Toes | Man in Audience |
| 1939 | The Arizona Kid | Soldier |
| 1939 | The Fighting Renegade | Dr. Jerry Leonard |
| 1939 | Daughter of the Tong | Jerry Morgan |
| 1939 | New Frontier | Jason Braddock |
| 1939 | Riders of the Sage | Tom Martin |
| 1939 | Wyoming Outlaw | Acacia Park Game Warden |
| 1939 | Undercover Agent | Billiards Player |
| 1939 | Outlaws' Paradise | Henchman Meggs |
| 1939 | Texas Wildcats | Ed Arden |
| 1939 | Trigger Smith | Duke |
| 1939 | Rollin' Westward | Ranch hand Red |
| 1939 | Code of the Cactus | Bob Swane |
| 1939 | Drifting Westward | Henchman Trigger |
| 1939 | Water Rustlers | Bob Lawson |
| 1938 | Song of the Buckaroo | Tex Alden |
| 1938 | Gun Packer | Red Baker - Henchman |
| 1938 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Jeff Gray |
| 1938 | Frontier Scout | Steve Norris |
| 1938 | Starlight Over Texas | Henchman |
| 1938 | Utah Trail | Mason - Bookkeeper |
| 1938 | Man's Country | Bat |
| 1938 | Tell Your Children | Ralph |
| 1938 | The Singing Cowgirl | Dick Williams |
| 1938 | Whirlwind Horseman | Henchman Slade |
| 1938 | The Secret of Treasure Island | Det. Jameson [Chs. 4-7] |
| 1938 | Born to Be Wild | Trucker (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Million Dollar Racket | Johnny Henessey |
| 1937 | Rough Riding Rhythm | Detective Waters |
| 1937 | Brothers of the West | Bart |
| 1937 | Lightnin' Crandall | Tommy Shannon |
| 1936 | Wanted - A Master | Dog's Master (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Girl on the Front Page | Nightclub Patron |
| 1936 | The Black Coin | Terry Navarro |
| 1936 | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | George Baldwin |
| 1935 | Ship Cafe | Young Man (uncredited) |
| 1935 | She Married Her Boss | Shopper |
| 1935 | Welcome Home | Stanley Phillips |
| 1935 | Woman Wanted | Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Doubting Thomas | Member of Audience |
| 1935 | No More Ladies | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Music in the Air | Karl Roder (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Student Tour | Student |
| 1934 | Gift of Gab | Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1934 | We're Rich Again | Pete (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Tomorrow's Children | Interne (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Murder at the Vanities | Chorus Boy (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Wonder Bar | Chorus Boy (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Search for Beauty | Talent Contestant (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The World Changes | Otto Peterson (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Sitting Pretty | Assistant Cameraman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | College Coach | Student on Tennis Court (uncredited) |
| 1933 | One Man's Journey | Dance Extra (uncredited) |
| 1933 | College Humor | Student |
| 1933 | Pick-up | Party Boy (uncredited) |
| 1933 | 42nd Street | Chorus Boy (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Rasputin and the Empress | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Sign of the Cross | Christian on Stairway (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Hot Saturday | Party Guest (Uncredited) |
| 1932 | 70,000 Witnesses | Football Player (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Devil and the Deep | Submarine Crewman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Roar of the Dragon | Submarine Crewman |
| 1932 | Is My Face Red? | Chorus Boy (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Consolation Marriage | Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Flying High | Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Lover Come Back | Pool Party Boy (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Madam Satan | Zeppelin Reveler |
| 1930 | Good News | Student |
| 1930 | The Dawn Patrol | Pilot (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1955 | The Fall Guy | Director |
| 1955 | Just What I Needed | Director, Screenplay |
| 1955 | The Man Around the House | Director, Screenplay |
| 1954 | Film Antics | Director |
| 1954 | Meet the O'Briens | Producer |
| 1954 | Out for Fun | Writer, Director |
| 1954 | Do Someone a Favor! | Director, Screenplay |
| 1954 | Ain't It Aggravatin' | Director |
| 1953 | Things We Can Do Without | Director, Screenplay |
| 1953 | Cash Stashers | Director, Screenplay |
| 1953 | Dogs 'n Ducks | Screenplay |
| 1953 | The Mosconi Story | Director |
| 1952 | I Love Children, But! | Director, Writer |
| 1952 | Reducing | Director, Screenplay |
| 1952 | Musiquiz | Director |
| 1951 | Bargain Madness | Director, Writer |
| 1951 | Camera Sleuth | Director, Writer |
| 1950 | Wrong Way Butch | Director, Screenplay |
| 1950 | A Wife's Life | Director, Screenplay |
| 1950 | Did'ja Know? | Director, Screenplay |
| 1950 | Crashing the Movies | Director |
| 1950 | Pest Control | Director |
| 1949 | We Can Dream, Can't We? | Director |
| 1949 | Those Good Old Days | Director |
| 1949 | Super Cue Men | Director |
| 1948 | Let's Cogitate | Director |
| 1948 | Ice Aces | Writer, Director |
| 1948 | Just Suppose | Director, Writer |
| 1948 | You Can't Win | Writer, Director |
| 1948 | I Love My Mother-In-Law But... | Director, Screenplay |
| 1948 | Bowling Tricks | Director |
| 1947 | Have You Ever Wondered? | Director, Writer |
| 1947 | Surfboard Rhythm | Director |
| 1947 | Football Thrills No. 10 | Director |
| 1947 | Neighbor Pests | Director |
| 1947 | I Love My Wife BUT! | Director, Screenplay |
| 1947 | Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13 | Director |
| 1947 | Diamond Demon | Director, Writer |
| 1946 | I Love My Husband, But! | Director, Screenplay |
| 1946 | Sure Cures | Writer, Director |
| 1946 | Treasures from Trash | Director, Screenplay |
| 1946 | Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 | Director, Writer |
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