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Dave O'Brien

Dave O'Brien

Acting Born May 31, 1912 -- Died Nov 08, 1969 · Big Spring, Texas, USA

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 a...

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Tell Your Children
4.3
movie
Tell Your Children
as Ralph
1938
Kiss Me Kate
6.5
movie
Kiss Me Kate
as Ralph
1953
The Devil Bat
5.3
movie
The Devil Bat
as Johnny Layton
1940
The Sign of the Cross
6.2
movie
The Sign of the Cross
as Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
1932
That's Entertainment, Part II
6.9
movie
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
Bowery at Midnight
5.0
movie
Bowery at Midnight
as Det. Pete Crawford
1942
The Dawn Patrol
6.7
movie
The Dawn Patrol
as Pilot (uncredited)
1930
Spooks Run Wild
4.9
movie
Spooks Run Wild
as Jeff Dixon
1941
Madam Satan
5.8
movie
Madam Satan
as Zeppelin Reveler
1930
T.V. of Tomorrow
6.5
movie
T.V. of Tomorrow
as Man on TV
1953
New Frontier
5.6
movie
New Frontier
as Jason Braddock
1939
Wonder Bar
5.9
movie
Wonder Bar
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1934