Dave O'Brien
Known for Acting · 182 credits
- Born
- 1912-05-31
- Died
- 1969-11-08
- Place of birth
- Big Spring, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- David Poole Fronabarger · David Fronabarger · David O'Brien · Dave O'Brian · Dave Tex O'Brien · Dave 'Tex' 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'Brien starred in the movie serial Captain Midnight.
Modern audiences perhaps best remember O'Brien as a frantic dope addict in the 1936 low-budget exploitation film Tell Your Children (better known under its reissue title, Reefer Madness).
As a writer for The Red Skelton Show, O'Brien shared an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 1961 and shared a nomination for the same award in 1963.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (181)
Double Trouble
1941
as Sparky Barton
Flaming Bullets
1945
as Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson
Fighting Valley
1943
as Tex Wyatt
Carry Harry
1942
as Arthur - Harry's Friend
Pick-up
1933
as Party Boy (uncredited)
Lightnin' Crandall
1937
as Tommy Shannon
Three in the Saddle
1945
as Dave Wyatt
Wonder Bar
1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Do Someone a Favor!
1954
as George Dibson
Water Rustlers
1939
as Bob Lawson
Forbidden Trails
1941
as Jim Cramer
Undercover Agent
1939
as Billiards Player
Captain Midnight
1942
as Captain Albright / Captain Midnight
Studio Visit
1946
as O'Brien
Pest Control
1950
as Cruising Wolf
She Married Her Boss
1935
as Shopper
The Sign of the Cross
1932
as Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
The Dawn Patrol
1930
as Pilot (uncredited)
Kiss Me Kate
1953
as Ralph
Victory Quiz
1942
Where the Buffalo Roam
1938
as Jeff Gray
Safety Sleuth
1944
as Careless Man
Just Suppose
1948
as Husband (uncredited)
42nd Street
1933
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
T.V. of Tomorrow
1953
as Man on TV
That Gang of Mine
1940
as Knuckles Dolan
Gangsters of the Frontier
1944
as Dave Wyatt
On Your Toes
1939
as Man in Audience
The Phantom of 42nd Street
1945
as Tony Woolrich
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
as Soldier (uncredited)
Spooks Run Wild
1941
as Jeff Dixon
Law and Order
1942
as Jeff Travis
Meet the O'Briens
1954
as Dave
I Love My Wife BUT!
1947
as The Husband
Frontier Fugitives
1945
as Dave Wyatt
New Frontier
1939
as Jason Braddock
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946
as Horace
Have You Ever Wondered?
1947
as Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer
A Wife's Life
1950
as George T. Hardnose (uncredited)
Tell Your Children
1938
as Ralph
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)
Neighbor Pests
1947
Music in the Air
1934
as Karl Roder (singing voice) (uncredited)
Tomorrow's Children
1934
as Interne (uncredited)
What About Daddy?
1942
as The Husband
No More Ladies
1935
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Bowery at Midnight
1942
as Det. Pete Crawford
The Fall Guy
1955
as Himself as Various Characters (archive footage)
Riders of the Sage
1939
as Tom Martin
Dead or Alive
1944
as Dave Wyatt
Prisoner of Japan
1942
as U. S. Marine
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
as Conductor
Madam Satan
1930
as Zeppelin Reveler
Isle Of Destiny
1940
as Whitey - Navy Radio Man
Devil and the Deep
1932
as Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
Hot Saturday
1932
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Flying High
1931
as Dancer (uncredited)
Man's Country
1938
as Bat
Let's Cogitate
1948
as Oliver T. Aseltafel
The Man Around the House
1955
as Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954
as Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead
Search for Beauty
1934
as Talent Contestant (uncredited)
Consolation Marriage
1931
as Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited)
Flying Wild
1941
as Tom Lawson
The Pinto Bandit
1944
as Tex Wyatt
Tennessee Champ
1954
as Luke MacWade
Frontier Scout
1938
as Steve Norris
College Humor
1933
as Student
Phantom Rancher
1940
as Henchman Lucke
Sportsman's Memories
1944
as Fabian Tecumseh 'Joe' Funk (uncredited)
Rough Riding Rhythm
1937
as Detective Waters
Enemy of the Law
1945
as Dave Wyatt
Wyoming Outlaw
1939
as Acacia Park Game Warden
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948
as The Son-In-Law / Husband
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Sitting Pretty
1933
as Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
1931
as Pool Party Boy (uncredited)
The Spider Returns
1941
as Jackson, Wentworth's Aide
The Deadly Game
1941
as Ralph Spencer
Wanted - A Master
1936
as Dog's Master (uncredited)
The Girl on the Front Page
1936
as Nightclub Patron
The Singing Cowgirl
1938
as Dick Williams
Billy the Kid Wanted
1941
as Jeff
Out for Fun
1954
as Businessman Seeking Relaxation
Treasures from Trash
1946
as Alonzo T. Mousebrain
Those Good Old Days
1949
Born to Be Wild
1938
as Trucker (uncredited)
Movie Pests
1944
as Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest
Crashing Thru
1939
as Fred Chambers
Whirlwind Horseman
1938
as Henchman Slade
The Whispering Skull
1944
as Dave Wyatt
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
as George Baldwin
King of the Stallions
1942
Boys of the City
1940
as Knuckles Dolan
Roar of the Dragon
1932
as Submarine Crewman
The World Changes
1933
as Otto Peterson (uncredited)
Gift of Gab
1934
as Dancer (uncredited)
The Rangers Take Over
1942
as Tex Wyatt
Son of the Navy
1940
as Nelson
The Arizona Kid
1939
as Soldier
The Desperados Are in Town
1956
as Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
Hold That Woman!
1940
as Miles Hanover
Outlaws' Paradise
1939
as Henchman Meggs
Woman Wanted
1935
as Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited)
Student Tour
1934
as Student
On the Spot
1940
as Charlie
We're Rich Again
1934
as Pete (uncredited)
Doubting Thomas
1935
as Member of Audience
Buried Alive
1939
as Carson
Good News
1930
as Student
Code of the Cactus
1939
as Bob Swane
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942
as Sgt. Phil Lyons
Down Texas Way
1942
as Dave Dodge
Daughter of the Tong
1939
as Jerry Morgan
East Side Kids
1940
as Knuckles Dolan
College Coach
1933
as Student on Tennis Court (uncredited)
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
1943
as Tex Wyatt
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
as Marion Scott
About Dave O'Brien
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'Brien starred in the movie serial Captain Midnight.… With 182 credits spanning from 1930 to 2006, Dave O'Brien has appeared in 181 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Dave O'Brien Movies
- Double Trouble (1941) — as Sparky Barton
- Flaming Bullets (1945) — as Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson
- Fighting Valley (1943) — as Tex Wyatt
- Carry Harry (1942) — as Arthur - Harry's Friend
- Pick-up (1933) — as Party Boy (uncredited)
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