Dave O'Brien
Born in Big Spring, Texas, USA — May 31 1912• Died Nov 08 1969
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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 a…
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MGM Parade
Tomorrow's Children
Interne (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)
Kiss Me Kate
Ralph
Wonder Bar
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
Soldier (uncredited)
Tell Your Children
Ralph
College Humor
Student
Forbidden Trails
Jim Cramer
The Sign of the Cross
Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Madam Satan
Zeppelin Reveler
Gun Code
Henchman Gale
Down Texas Way
Dave Dodge
On Your Toes
Man in Audience
Code of the Cactus
Bob Swane
Woman Wanted
Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited)
The Fighting Renegade
Dr. Jerry Leonard
Music in the Air
Karl Roder (singing voice) (uncredited)
The Dawn Patrol
Pilot (uncredited)
Student Tour
Student
The Arizona Kid
Soldier
Camera Sleuth
Writing
Ship Cafe
Young Man (uncredited)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
George Baldwin
Devil and the Deep
Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
The World Changes
Otto Peterson (uncredited)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Self (archive footage)
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Conductor
Wyoming Outlaw
Acacia Park Game Warden
She Married Her Boss
Shopper
The Phantom of 42nd Street
Tony Woolrich
Is My Face Red?
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Spooks Run Wild
Jeff Dixon
That Gang of Mine
Knuckles Dolan
Flaming Lead
Frank Gordon
The Spider Returns
Jackson, Wentworth's Aide
Law and Order
Jeff Travis
On the Spot
Charlie
Born to Be Wild
Trucker (uncredited)
Danger Ahead
Corporal Kelly
70,000 Witnesses
Football Player (uncredited)
No More Ladies
Party Guest (uncredited)
Texas Wildcats
Ed Arden
Starlight Over Texas
Henchman
Hold That Woman!
Miles Hanover
Bowery at Midnight
Det. Pete Crawford
Queen of the Yukon
Bob Adams
College Coach
Student on Tennis Court (uncredited)
Flying High
Dancer (uncredited)
Sheriff of Sage Valley
Jeff
Just Suppose
Husband (uncredited)
Roar of the Dragon
Submarine Crewman
Sky Bandits
Constable Kelly
Good News
Student
The Texas Marshal
Buzz Weston
Gun Packer
Red Baker - Henchman
Hot Saturday
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Tahiti Nights
Jack
Boss of Rawhide
Tex Wyatt
The Deadly Game
Ralph Spencer
Billy the Kid Wanted
Jeff
One Man's Journey
Dance Extra (uncredited)
The Spider's Web
Crew
Sitting Pretty
Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
Rollin' Westward
Ranch hand Red
Buried Alive
Carson
The Whispering Skull
Dave Wyatt
The Secret of Treasure Island
Det. Jameson [Chs. 4-7]
Double Trouble
Sparky Barton
Movie Pests
Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest
Diamond Demon
Writing
The Devil Bat
Johnny Layton
Fighting Mad
Constable Kelly
New Frontier
Jason Braddock
Son of the Navy
Nelson
Murder by Invitation
Michael, the chauffeur
Undercover Agent
Billiards Player
Spook Town
Tex Wyatt
Phantom Rancher
Henchman Lucke
Fighting Valley
Tex Wyatt
Daughter of the Tong
Jerry Morgan
Brand of the Devil
Tex Wyatt
Flying Wild
Tom Lawson
Enemy of the Law
Dave Wyatt
Welcome Home
Stanley Phillips
East Side Kids
Knuckles Dolan
The Fall Guy
Himself as Various Characters (archive footage)
Man's Country
Bat
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
Jim Dana
Mutiny in the Big House
Daniels
Doubting Thomas
Member of Audience
Did'ja Know?
Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant
Lightnin' Crandall
Tommy Shannon
Pick-up
Party Boy (uncredited)
The Rangers Take Over
Tex Wyatt
Tennessee Champ
Luke MacWade
The Desperados Are in Town
Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
Tex Wyatt
Million Dollar Racket
Johnny Henessey
Gangsters of the Frontier
Dave Wyatt
The Man Who Walked Alone
Marion Scott
Marked for Murder
Dave Wyatt
Murder on the Yukon
Constable Kelly
Where the Buffalo Roam
Jeff Gray
Wanted - A Master
Dog's Master (uncredited)
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Texas Joe
Isle Of Destiny
Whitey - Navy Radio Man
The Pinto Bandit
Tex Wyatt
Trigger Smith
Duke
The Girl on the Front Page
Nightclub Patron
Search for Beauty
Talent Contestant (uncredited)
We're Rich Again
Pete (uncredited)
The Cowboy from Sundown
Steve Davis
Sky Raiders
Crew
Trail of Terror
Tex Wyatt / Curly Wyatt
Song of the Buckaroo
Tex Alden
Utah Trail
Mason - Bookkeeper
Riders of the Sage
Tom Martin
The Singing Cowgirl
Dick Williams
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
Jeff
The Gunman From Bodie
Joe Martin
Whirlwind Horseman
Henchman Slade
Gift of Gab
Dancer (uncredited)
Dead or Alive
Dave Wyatt
Outlaw Roundup
Tex Wyatt
Prisoner of Japan
U. S. Marine
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Sgt. Phil Lyons
Consolation Marriage
Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited)
Frontier Fugitives
Dave Wyatt
Three in the Saddle
Dave Wyatt
Sportsman's Memories
Fabian Tecumseh 'Joe' Funk (uncredited)
Water Rustlers
Bob Lawson
Frontier Scout
Steve Norris
Border Buckaroos
Tex Wyatt
The Iron Claw
Crew
Film Antics
Directing
Rough Riding Rhythm
Detective Waters
West of Texas
Tex Wyatt
T.V. of Tomorrow
Man on TV
The Return of the Rangers
Tex Wyatt
Gunsmoke Mesa
Tex Wyatt
Crashing Thru
Fred Chambers
Treasures from Trash
Alonzo T. Mousebrain
I Love My Wife BUT!
The Husband
Flaming Bullets
Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
The Son-In-Law / Husband
The Black Coin
Terry Navarro
Lover Come Back
Pool Party Boy (uncredited)
Reducing
Man on Bench (uncredited)
Sure Cures
Xavier T. Schneckendorf
The Yanks Are Coming
Sgt. Callahan
Calling All Pa's
Joe Thunderstruck
Guns of the Law
Tex Wyatt
Cash Stashers
A Shmoe Named Joe
Musiquiz
Directing
Carry Harry
Arthur - Harry's Friend
Drifting Westward
Henchman Trigger
Captain Midnight
Captain Albright / Captain Midnight
Boys of the City
Knuckles Dolan
Yukon Flight
Constable Kelly
Outlaws' Paradise
Henchman Meggs
Wrong Way Butch
Butch
What About Daddy?
The Husband
Ice Aces
Writing
I Love My Husband, But!
The Husband
Studio Visit
O'Brien
Bargain Madness
Writing
Meet the O'Briens
Dave
King of the Stallions
Have You Ever Wondered?
Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer
Brothers of the West
Bart
Dogs 'n Ducks
Writing
Crashing the Movies
Directing
Safety Sleuth
Careless Man
The Man Around the House
Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)
Neighbor Pests
A Wife's Life
George T. Hardnose (uncredited)
Ain't It Aggravatin'
Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead
Seventh Column
Falstaff Pratt the Indestructible Man
Let's Cogitate
Oliver T. Aseltafel
Do Someone a Favor!
George Dibson
Just What I Needed
Harry Horseknuckle
Bowling Tricks
Directing
Victory Quiz
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
Horace
Those Good Old Days
Super Cue Men
Directing
Things We Can Do Without
Thaddeus E. Thud III
The Mosconi Story
Directing
Surfboard Rhythm
Directing
Football Thrills No. 10
Directing
Out for Fun
Businessman Seeking Relaxation
We Can Dream, Can't We?
Directing
Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13
Directing
You Can't Win
Harried Homeowner
Pest Control
Cruising Wolf
I Love Children, But!
The Daddy