Dave O'Brien
Acting
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'B…
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Tell Your Children
1938
Ralph
Kiss Me Kate
1953
Ralph
The Devil Bat
1940
Johnny Layton
The Sign of the Cross
1932
Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
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Bowery at Midnight
1942
Det. Pete Crawford
The Dawn Patrol
1930
Pilot (uncredited)
Spooks Run Wild
1941
Jeff Dixon
Madam Satan
1930
Zeppelin Reveler
T.V. of Tomorrow
1953
Man on TV
New Frontier
1939
Jason Braddock
Wonder Bar
1934
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Hot Saturday
1932
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Rasputin and the Empress
1932
Soldier (uncredited)
That Gang of Mine
1940
Knuckles Dolan
Boys of the City
1940
Knuckles Dolan
College Coach
1933
Student on Tennis Court (uncredited)
Devil and the Deep
1932
Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
The Phantom of 42nd Street
1945
Tony Woolrich
One Man's Journey
1933
Dance Extra (uncredited)