Dave O'Brien


Actor
Dave O'Brien

About

Also Known As
Tex O'Brien, Dave "Tex" O'Brien, Dave O'Brian, David Barclay, David O'Brien
Birth Place
Big Spring, Texas, USA
Born
May 31, 1912
Died
November 08, 1969

Biography

Dave O'Brien was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. O'Brien's career in acting began with his roles in various films like "The Black Coin" (1936), "Reefer Madness" (1936) and "Lightnin' Crandall" (1937) with Bob Steele. He also appeared in "Frontier Scout" (1938), "Whirlwind Horseman" (1938) and the western "The Utah Trail" (1938) with Tex Ritter. He continued to work ...

Biography

Dave O'Brien was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. O'Brien's career in acting began with his roles in various films like "The Black Coin" (1936), "Reefer Madness" (1936) and "Lightnin' Crandall" (1937) with Bob Steele. He also appeared in "Frontier Scout" (1938), "Whirlwind Horseman" (1938) and the western "The Utah Trail" (1938) with Tex Ritter. He continued to work steadily in film throughout the forties, appearing in the Bobby Jordan comedy "That Gang of Mine" (1940), the James Dunn drama "Son of the Navy" (1940) and "Sky Bandits" (1940). He also appeared in "Yukon Flight" (1940). In the latter half of his career, he tackled roles in "Return of the Rangers" (1944), "Gunsmoke Mesa" (1944) and "Outlaw Roundup" (1944). He also appeared in "Guns of the Law" (1944) and "Gangsters of the Frontier" (1944). O'Brien was most recently credited in "Secret Societies" (History, 2000-01). O'Brien won an Outstanding Writing Achievement In Comedy Primetime Emmy Award for "The Red Skelton Show" in 1961. O'Brien was nominated for an Outstanding Writing Achievement In Comedy Primetime Emmy Award for "The Red Skelton Show" in 1962. O'Brien passed away in November 1969 at the age of 57.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)
Mr. [Charles] Turner
Black Sun (1969)
Eliott
The Desperados Are in Town (1956)
Dock Lapman
The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
Conductor
Tennessee Champ (1954)
Luke MacWade
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Ralph
Marked for Murder (1945)
Dave Wyatt
Three in the Saddle (1945)
Dave Wyatt
Frontier Fugitives (1945)
Dave Wyatt
Flaming Bullets (1945)
Dave Wyatt/Steve Carlson
Enemy of the Law (1945)
Dave Wyatt
The Phantom of 42nd Street (1945)
Tony Woolrich
The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
Cpt. Marion Scott
The Whispering Skull (1944)
Dave Wyatt [also known as Reno Carson]
Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)
Dave Wyatt
Dead or Alive (1944)
Dave Wyatt
Tahiti Nights (1944)
Jack
Gunsmoke Mesa (1944)
Tex Wyatt
Outlaw Roundup (1944)
Tex Wyatt
The Pinto Bandit (1944)
Tex Wyatt
Brand of the Devil (1944)
Tex Wyatt
Guns of the Law (1944)
Tex Wyatt
Spook Town (1944)
Tex Wyatt
Salute to the Marines (1943)
Sergeant
Bad Men of Thunder Gap (1943)
Tex Wyatt
West of Texas (1943)
Tex Wyatt
Fighting Valley (1943)
Tex Wyatt
Border Buckaroos (1943)
Tex Wyatt
Return of the Rangers (1943)
Tex Wyatt
Boss of Rawhide (1943)
Tex Wyatt
Trail of Terror (1943)
Tex Wyatt/Curly Wyatt
Down Texas Way (1942)
Dave
Bowery at Midnight (1942)
Pete Crawford
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
Sergeant Lyons
Prisoner of Japan (1942)
U.S. Marine
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns (1942)
Jeff
King of the Stallions (1942)
Steve Mason
The Yanks Are Coming (1942)
Sergeant Callahan
The Rangers Take Over (1942)
Tex Wyatt
Sheriff of Sage Valley (1942)
Jeff
Law and Order (1942)
Jeff
Captain Midnight (1942)
Forbidden Trails (1941)
Jim Cramer
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe (1941)
Texas Joe [Vincent]
Murder by Invitation (1941)
Michael
The Deadly Game (1941)
Ralph Spencer
The Texas Marshal (1941)
Buzz
The Phantom Pinto (1941)
Jim Dana
Billy the Kid Wanted (1941)
Jeff
Flying Wild (1941)
Tom
Double Trouble (1941)
Sparky Marshall
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
Jeff Dixon
The Gunman from Bodie (1941)
Joe Martin
The Texas Marshall (1941)
The Spider Returns (1941)
That Gang of Mine (1940)
Knuckles
Cowboy from Sundown (1940)
Hold That Woman! (1940)
Miles Hanover
On the Spot (1940)
Danger Ahead (1940)
Corporal Kelly
Gun Code (1940)
Gale
Sky Bandits (1940)
Kelly
Queen of the Yukon (1940)
Bob [Adams]
The Kid from Santa Fe (1940)
Chester
Son of the Navy (1940)
Nelson
Phantom Rancher (1940)
Luke
East Side Kids (1940)
Knuckles Dolan
Yukon Flight (1940)
Constable Kelly
Buzzy Rides the Range (1940)
Ken Blair
Boys of the City (1940)
Knuckles [Dolan]
Devil Bat (1940)
Johnny Layton
Murder on the Yukon (1940)
Constable Kelly
Daughter of the Tong (1939)
Jerry Morgan
Fighting Mad (1939)
Constable Kelly
Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
Daniels
Buried Alive (1939)
Carson
New Frontier (1939)
Jason
Sundown on the Prairie (1939)
Denny
Rollin' Westward (1939)
Red
Drifting Westward (1939)
Trigger
Riders of the Sage (1939)
Tom Martin
Texas Wildcats (1939)
Editor Arden
Outlaw's Paradise (1939)
Meggs
Code of the Cactus (1939)
Bob Swane
The Fighting Renegade (1939)
Jerry Leonard
Trigger Smith (1939)
Duke
Flaming Lead (1939)
Frank Gordon
Crashing Thru (1939)
Fred [Chambers]
Water Rustlers (1939)
Bob Lawson
The Singing Cowgirl (1939)
Dick Williams
Song of the Buckaroo (1938)
Alden
Man's Country (1938)
Bert
Whirlwind Horseman (1938)
Slade
Where the Buffalo Roam (1938)
Jeff [Grey]
Brothers of the West (1938)
Davy
Rough Riding Rhythm (1938)
Detective Waters
The Utah Trail (1938)
Mason
The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)
Frontier Scout (1938)
Steve Norris
When You're in Love (1937)
Dancer
Lightnin' Crandall (1937)
Tommy Shannon
Navy Spy (1937)
Navy officer
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937)
"Dreamy" Charles Nolan
Million Dollar Racket (1937)
Johnny Henessey
The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936)
Student doctor
Tell Your Children (1936)
Ralph [Wiley]
The Black Coin (1936)
Red Salute (1935)
Student
Ship Cafe (1935)
Young man
Welcome Home (1935)
Stanley Phillips
No More Ladies (1935)
Guest
She Married Her Boss (1935)
The Gay Deception (1935)
Bellhop
The Little Colonel (1935)
Frank Randolph
Fighting Youth (1935)
Rooter
Student Tour (1934)
Student
The Hell Cat (1934)
Polo player
42nd Street (1933)
Chorus boy
Footlight Parade (1933)
Chorus boy
Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
Bass Gerhardt

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Munich (2005)
B Camera 2d Assistant

Music (Feature Film)

Spook Town (1944)
Composer
Guns of the Law (1944)
Composer
Return of the Rangers (1943)
Composer
West of Texas (1943)
Composer
Border Buckaroos (1943)
Composer
Boss of Rawhide (1943)
Composer
Trail of Terror (1943)
Composer

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Music in the Air (1934)
Voice double for Douglass Montgomery

Cast (Special)

Ask Me Again (1989)
Exiles Who Never Left Home: The Mexican-American Promise (1984)
Narration
The Heiress (1961)
Arthur Townsend

Writer (Special)

The Red Skelton Chevy Special (1959)
Writer

Special Thanks (Special)

The Red Skelton Chevy Special (1959)
Writer

Misc. Crew (Special)

Baseball: Stories from the Pressbox (2001)
Sound
Secret Societies (2001)
Sound
Area 51: Beyond Top Secret (2000)
Sound

Director (Short)

The Man Around the House (1955)
Director
Just What I Needed (1955)
Director
The Fall Guy (1955)
Director
Film Antics (1954)
Director
Do Someone a Favor! (1954)
Director
Cash Stashers (1953)
Director
Things We Can Do Without (1953)
Director
Reducing (1952)
Director
Bargain Madness (1951)
Director
Camera Sleuth (1950)
Director
Did'ja Know? (1950)
Director
A Wife's Life (1950)
Director
Why Is It? (1948)
Director
You Can't Win (1948)
Director
Diamond Demon (1947)
Director
Have You Ever Wondered? (1947)
Director
Treasures from Trash (1946)
Director
Sure Cures (1946)
Director
"Equestrian Quiz" What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 (1946)
Director

Cast (Short)

Just What I Needed (1955)
The Man Around the House (1955)
The Fall Guy (1955)
Ain't It Aggravatin'? (1954)
Do Someone a Favor! (1954)
Cash Stashers (1953)
Things We Can Do Without (1953)
Reducing (1952)
I Love Children But... (1952)
Pest Control (1950)
Wrong Way Butch (1950)
A Wife's Life (1950)
Did'ja Know? (1950)
Why Is It? (1948)
You Can't Win (1948)
I Love My Mother-in-Law But... (1948)
Just Suppose (1948)
Early Sports Quiz (1947)
Have You Ever Wondered? (1947)
I Love My Husband BUT! (1946)
Treasures from Trash (1946)
Sure Cures (1946)
Studio Visit (1946)
Himself
I Love My Wife BUT! (1946)
Sportsman's Memories (1944)
Movie Pests (1944)
Seventh Column (1943)
First Aid (1943)
Who's Superstitious? (1943)
Calling All Pa's (1942)
VICTORY QUIZ (1942)
Famous Boners (1942)

Writer (Short)

Just What I Needed (1955)
Writer
Just What I Needed (1955)
Story Editor
The Man Around the House (1955)
Story By
Do Someone a Favor! (1954)
Writer
Ain't It Aggravatin'? (1954)
Writer
Dogs 'n Ducks (1953)
Writer
Cash Stashers (1953)
Writer
Reducing (1952)
Writer
Bargain Madness (1951)
Writer
Camera Sleuth (1950)
Writer
A Wife's Life (1950)
Writer
Did'ja Know? (1950)
Writer
Why Is It? (1948)
Writer
You Can't Win (1948)
Writer
Diamond Demon (1947)
Writer
Have You Ever Wondered? (1947)
Writer
Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12 (1947)
Screenplay
"Equestrian Quiz" What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 (1946)
Writer
Sure Cures (1946)
Writer

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Kennedy (1983)

Life Events

Bibliography