Cast
Dave O'Brien
Acting
Cast
Dave O'Brien
Known for
Acting
Born
1912-05-31
From
Big Spring, Texas, USA
Died
1969-11-08
Also known as David Poole Fronabarger, David Fronabarger, David O'Brien
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'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.
The Sign of the Cross
as Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
Ship Cafe
as Young Man (uncredited)
Rollin' Westward
as Ranch hand Red
Texas Wildcats
as Ed Arden
Forbidden Trails
as Jim Cramer
42nd Street
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Cash Stashers
as A Shmoe Named Joe
Tell Your Children
as Ralph
Tahiti Nights
as Jack
Woman Wanted
as Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited)
Buried Alive
as Carson
Flaming Lead
as Frank Gordon
Student Tour
as Student
Victory Quiz
Studio Visit
as O'Brien
Good News
as Student
Seventh Column
as Falstaff Pratt the Indestructible Man
Pest Control
as Cruising Wolf
Madam Satan
as Zeppelin Reveler
Kiss Me Kate
as Ralph
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Isle Of Destiny
as Whitey - Navy Radio Man
Carry Harry
as Arthur - Harry's Friend
Pick-up
as Party Boy (uncredited)
One Man's Journey
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
Captain Midnight
as Captain Albright / Captain Midnight
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)
Wonder Bar
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Fighting Mad
as Constable Kelly
Fighting Valley
as Tex Wyatt
Hot Saturday
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Undercover Agent
as Billiards Player
Rasputin and the Empress
as Soldier (uncredited)
Gunsmoke Mesa
as Tex Wyatt
Double Trouble
as Sparky Barton
College Humor
as Student
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Marion Scott
Doubting Thomas
as Member of Audience
The Singing Cowgirl
as Dick Williams
Devil and the Deep
as Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
The Fall Guy
as Himself as Various Characters (archive footage)
70,000 Witnesses
as Football Player (uncredited)
The Dawn Patrol
as Pilot (uncredited)
The Devil Bat
as Johnny Layton
Tomorrow's Children
as Interne (uncredited)
Gun Code
as Henchman Gale
New Frontier
as Jason Braddock
Murder at the Vanities
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
The Deadly Game
as Ralph Spencer
Flying High
as Dancer (uncredited)
Gun Packer
as Red Baker - Henchman
Wyoming Outlaw
as Acacia Park Game Warden
The World Changes
as Otto Peterson (uncredited)
Music in the Air
as Karl Roder (singing voice) (uncredited)
Mutiny in the Big House
as Daniels
Water Rustlers
as Bob Lawson
Bowery at Midnight
as Det. Pete Crawford
Welcome Home
as Stanley Phillips
Murder on the Yukon
as Constable Kelly
Sure Cures
as Xavier T. Schneckendorf
Hold That Woman!
as Miles Hanover
A Wife's Life
as George T. Hardnose (uncredited)
Crashing Thru
as Fred Chambers
East Side Kids
as Knuckles Dolan
We're Rich Again
as Pete (uncredited)
Riders of the Sage
as Tom Martin
Flying Wild
as Tom Lawson
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as Sgt. Phil Lyons
Boss of Rawhide
as Tex Wyatt
Is My Face Red?
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Tennessee Champ
as Luke MacWade
On Your Toes
as Man in Audience
Law and Order
as Jeff Travis
She Married Her Boss
as Shopper
Whirlwind Horseman
as Henchman Slade
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
as Tex Wyatt
That Gang of Mine
as Knuckles Dolan
The Girl on the Front Page
as Nightclub Patron
College Coach
as Student on Tennis Court (uncredited)
Boys of the City
as Knuckles Dolan
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
Where the Buffalo Roam
as Jeff Gray
The Spider Returns
as Jackson, Wentworth's Aide
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
as Texas Joe
T.V. of Tomorrow
as Man on TV
Man's Country
as Bat
No More Ladies
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Conductor
Spooks Run Wild
as Jeff Dixon
Frontier Fugitives
as Dave Wyatt
Murder by Invitation
as Michael, the chauffeur
Roar of the Dragon
as Submarine Crewman
Billy the Kid Wanted
as Jeff
Million Dollar Racket
as Johnny Henessey
Three in the Saddle
as Dave Wyatt
Brand of the Devil
as Tex Wyatt
The Phantom of 42nd Street
as Tony Woolrich
The Whispering Skull
as Dave Wyatt
Utah Trail
as Mason - Bookkeeper
Down Texas Way
as Dave Dodge
The Fighting Renegade
as Dr. Jerry Leonard
The Desperados Are in Town
as Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
The Cowboy from Sundown
as Steve Davis
Born to Be Wild
as Trucker (uncredited)
Wanted - A Master
as Dog's Master (uncredited)
Spook Town
as Tex Wyatt
Treasures from Trash
as Alonzo T. Mousebrain
The Gunman From Bodie
as Joe Martin
Phantom Rancher
as Henchman Lucke
Flaming Bullets
as Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson
Son of the Navy
as Nelson
Outlaw Roundup
as Tex Wyatt
West of Texas
as Tex Wyatt
The Arizona Kid
as Soldier
Consolation Marriage
as Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited)
Sheriff of Sage Valley
as Jeff
I Love My Wife BUT!
as The Husband
Search for Beauty
as Talent Contestant (uncredited)
Movie Pests
as Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest
Frontier Scout
as Steve Norris
Trigger Smith
as Duke
Dead or Alive
as Dave Wyatt
Do Someone a Favor!
as George Dibson
Gangsters of the Frontier
as Dave Wyatt
Enemy of the Law
as Dave Wyatt
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
as Jim Dana
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
as Jeff
Wrong Way Butch
as Butch
The Black Coin
as Terry Navarro
Let's Cogitate
as Oliver T. Aseltafel
Lightnin' Crandall
as Tommy Shannon
Marked for Murder
as Dave Wyatt
Sky Bandits
as Constable Kelly
Brothers of the West
as Bart
On the Spot
as Charlie
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as George Baldwin
Ain't It Aggravatin'
as Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead
Gift of Gab
as Dancer (uncredited)
Danger Ahead
as Corporal Kelly
Yukon Flight
as Constable Kelly
Trail of Terror
as Tex Wyatt / Curly Wyatt
The Rangers Take Over
as Tex Wyatt
Rough Riding Rhythm
as Detective Waters
The Return of the Rangers
as Tex Wyatt
The Texas Marshal
as Buzz Weston
Outlaws' Paradise
as Henchman Meggs
Code of the Cactus
as Bob Swane
Prisoner of Japan
as U. S. Marine
The Secret of Treasure Island
as Det. Jameson [Chs. 4-7]
Sitting Pretty
as Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
The Yanks Are Coming
as Sgt. Callahan
The Pinto Bandit
as Tex Wyatt
Sportsman's Memories
as Fabian Tecumseh 'Joe' Funk (uncredited)
Drifting Westward
as Henchman Trigger
Safety Sleuth
as Careless Man
What About Daddy?
as The Husband
I Love My Husband, But!
as The Husband
Queen of the Yukon
as Bob Adams
Starlight Over Texas
as Henchman
Border Buckaroos
as Tex Wyatt
Daughter of the Tong
as Jerry Morgan
Guns of the Law
as Tex Wyatt
The Man Around the House
as Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)
Calling All Pa's
as Joe Thunderstruck
King of the Stallions
Lover Come Back
as Pool Party Boy (uncredited)
Reducing
as Man on Bench (uncredited)
Just Suppose
as Husband (uncredited)
You Can't Win
as Harried Homeowner
Song of the Buckaroo
as Tex Alden
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
as The Son-In-Law / Husband
Things We Can Do Without
as Thaddeus E. Thud III
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
as Horace
Out for Fun
as Businessman Seeking Relaxation
I Love Children, But!
as The Daddy
Meet the O'Briens
as Dave
Did'ja Know?
as Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant
Those Good Old Days
Just What I Needed
as Harry Horseknuckle
Have You Ever Wondered?
as Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer