Dave O'Brien

Dave O'Brien

Date of Birth:

May 31, 1912

Place of Birth:

Big Spring, Texas, USA

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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.

O'Brien died, aged 57, of a heart attack while competing in a yachting race.

filmography:

Is My Face Red? Is My Face Red?

1932

Pick-up Pick-up

1933

The Girl on the Front Page The Girl on the Front Page

1936

The Deadly Game The Deadly Game

1941

Doubting Thomas Doubting Thomas

1935

We're Rich Again We're Rich Again

1934

Hold That Woman! Hold That Woman!

1940

Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11

1946

Murder at the Vanities Murder at the Vanities

1934

Border Buckaroos Border Buckaroos

1943

Boss of Rawhide Boss of Rawhide

1943

Gun Code Gun Code

1940

Fighting Valley Fighting Valley

1943

The Return of the Rangers The Return of the Rangers

1943

West of Texas West of Texas

1943

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

1941

Sheriff of Sage Valley Sheriff of Sage Valley

1942

The Spider Returns The Spider Returns

1941

Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns

1942

Studio Visit Studio Visit

1946

The Fall Guy The Fall Guy

1955

Sure Cures Sure Cures

1946

Did'ja Know? Did'ja Know?

1950

The Rangers Take Over The Rangers Take Over

1942

The Gunman From Bodie The Gunman From Bodie

1941

Rough Riding Rhythm Rough Riding Rhythm

1937

Ain't It Aggravatin' Ain't It Aggravatin'

1954

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

1942

Search for Beauty Search for Beauty

1934

East Side Kids East Side Kids

1940

Prisoner of Japan Prisoner of Japan

1942

The Cowboy from Sundown The Cowboy from Sundown

1940

Student Tour Student Tour

1934

Isle Of Destiny Isle Of Destiny

1940

I Love My Husband, But! I Love My Husband, But!

1946

Movie Pests Movie Pests

1944

Son of the Navy Son of the Navy

1940

College Coach College Coach

1933

Sitting Pretty Sitting Pretty

1933

Tomorrow's Children Tomorrow's Children

1934

Gift of Gab Gift of Gab

1934

Brand of the Devil Brand of the Devil

1944

Dead or Alive Dead or Alive

1944

Victory Quiz Victory Quiz

1942

Calling All Pa's Calling All Pa's

1942

Safety Sleuth Safety Sleuth

1944

King of the Stallions King of the Stallions

1942

Have You Ever Wondered? Have You Ever Wondered?

1947

Reducing Reducing

1952

Do Someone a Favor! Do Someone a Favor!

1954

That's Entertainment, Part II That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

Just Suppose Just Suppose

1948

Treasures from Trash Treasures from Trash

1946

The Big Parade of Comedy The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

No More Ladies No More Ladies

1935

Sportsman's Memories Sportsman's Memories

1944

Tennessee Champ Tennessee Champ

1954

The Yanks Are Coming The Yanks Are Coming

1942

Wanted - A Master Wanted - A Master

1936

Kiss Me, Kate Kiss Me, Kate

1953

70,000 Witnesses 70,000 Witnesses

1932

Ship Cafe Ship Cafe

1935

Seventh Column Seventh Column

1943

You Can't Win You Can't Win

1948

Wrong Way Butch Wrong Way Butch

1950

Flaming Bullets Flaming Bullets

1945

Starlight Over Texas Starlight Over Texas

1938

The Desperados Are in Town The Desperados Are in Town

1956

Murder by Invitation Murder by Invitation

1941

Three in the Saddle Three in the Saddle

1945

Spook Town Spook Town

1944

Outlaw Roundup Outlaw Roundup

1944

Marked for Murder Marked for Murder

1945

Gunsmoke Mesa Gunsmoke Mesa

1944

Lightnin' Crandall Lightnin' Crandall

1937

The Dawn Patrol The Dawn Patrol

1930

Just What I Needed Just What I Needed

1955

The Man Around the House The Man Around the House

1955

Rasputin and the Empress Rasputin and the Empress

1932

I Love Children, But! I Love Children, But!

1952

Cash Stashers Cash Stashers

1953

I Love My Wife BUT! I Love My Wife BUT!

1947

A Wife's Life A Wife's Life

1950

I Love My Mother-In-Law But... I Love My Mother-In-Law But...

1948

Boys of the City Boys of the City

1940

That Gang of Mine That Gang of Mine

1940

Frontier Fugitives Frontier Fugitives

1945

The Phantom of 42nd Street The Phantom of 42nd Street

1945

Consolation Marriage Consolation Marriage

1931

Down Texas Way Down Texas Way

1942

Gangsters of the Frontier Gangsters of the Frontier

1944

Enemy of the Law Enemy of the Law

1945

Whirlwind Horseman Whirlwind Horseman

1938

Wonder Bar Wonder Bar

1934

Crashing Thru Crashing Thru

1939

The Man Who Walked Alone The Man Who Walked Alone

1945

Queen of the Yukon Queen of the Yukon

1940

Where the Buffalo Roam Where the Buffalo Roam

1938

The Singing Cowgirl The Singing Cowgirl

1938

One Man's Journey One Man's Journey

1933

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

2006

Utah Trail Utah Trail

1938

Daughter of the Tong Daughter of the Tong

1939

The Black Coin The Black Coin

1936

Law and Order Law and Order

1942

Brothers of the West Brothers of the West

1937

Riders of the Sage Riders of the Sage

1939

Frontier Scout Frontier Scout

1938

Those Good Old Days Those Good Old Days

1949

Man's Country Man's Country

1938

Bowery at Midnight Bowery at Midnight

1942

Born to Be Wild Born to Be Wild

1938

Tell Your Children Tell Your Children

1938

Song of the Buckaroo Song of the Buckaroo

1938

The Devil Bat The Devil Bat

1940

Million Dollar Racket Million Dollar Racket

1937

Spooks Run Wild Spooks Run Wild

1941

The Sign of the Cross The Sign of the Cross

1932

Neighbor Pests Neighbor Pests

1947

Flying Wild Flying Wild

1941

On the Spot On the Spot

1940

Forbidden Trails Forbidden Trails

1941

Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto

1941

The Kettles in the Ozarks The Kettles in the Ozarks

1956

The Secret of Treasure Island The Secret of Treasure Island

1938

Let's Cogitate Let's Cogitate

1948

Trigger Smith Trigger Smith

1939

Gun Packer Gun Packer

1938

Out for Fun Out for Fun

1954

The Pinto Bandit The Pinto Bandit

1944

Double Trouble Double Trouble

1941

Texas Wildcats Texas Wildcats

1939

Danger Ahead Danger Ahead

1940

Billy the Kid Wanted Billy the Kid Wanted

1941

Mutiny in the Big House Mutiny in the Big House

1939

Fighting Mad Fighting Mad

1939

The Fighting Renegade The Fighting Renegade

1939

The Arizona Kid The Arizona Kid

1939

Murder on the Yukon Murder on the Yukon

1940

The Texas Marshal The Texas Marshal

1941

Bad Men of Thunder Gap Bad Men of Thunder Gap

1943

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

1936

Things We Can Do Without Things We Can Do Without

1953

Carry Harry Carry Harry

1942

Tahiti Nights Tahiti Nights

1944

Trail of Terror Trail of Terror

1943

Yukon Flight Yukon Flight

1940

Sky Bandits Sky Bandits

1940

Rollin' Westward Rollin' Westward

1939

New Frontier New Frontier

1939

Wyoming Outlaw Wyoming Outlaw

1939

T.V. of Tomorrow T.V. of Tomorrow

1953

Hot Saturday Hot Saturday

1932

Buried Alive Buried Alive

1939

Water Rustlers Water Rustlers

1939

Good News Good News

1930

Captain Midnight Captain Midnight

1942

Phantom Rancher Phantom Rancher

1940

Drifting Westward Drifting Westward

1939

Flaming Lead Flaming Lead

1939

Flying High Flying High

1931

Woman Wanted Woman Wanted

1935

Code of the Cactus Code of the Cactus

1939

Outlaws' Paradise Outlaws' Paradise

1939

Undercover Agent Undercover Agent

1939

Guns of the Law Guns of the Law

1944

Roar of the Dragon Roar of the Dragon

1932

College Humor College Humor

1933

The Whispering Skull The Whispering Skull

1944

On Your Toes On Your Toes

1939

Welcome Home Welcome Home

1935

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