Dave O'Brien
Dave O'Brien
Person

Dave O'Brien

Actor 1912-05-31 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 ...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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42nd Street

42nd Street

1933 · Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Tell Your Children

Tell Your Children

1938 · Ralph

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

1953 · Ralph

The Devil Bat

The Devil Bat

1940 · Johnny Layton

The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross

1932 · Christian on Stairway (uncredited)

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol

1930 · Pilot (uncredited)

Bowery at Midnight

Bowery at Midnight

1942 · Det. Pete Crawford

Madam Satan

Madam Satan

1930 · Zeppelin Reveler

T.V. of Tomorrow

T.V. of Tomorrow

1953 · Man on TV

New Frontier

New Frontier

1939 · Jason Braddock

Spooks Run Wild

Spooks Run Wild

1941 · Jeff Dixon

Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday

1932 · Party Guest (Uncredited)

Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

1934 · Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Devil and the Deep

Devil and the Deep

1932 · Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress

1932 · Soldier (uncredited)

Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities

1934 · Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Boys of the City

Boys of the City

1940 · Knuckles Dolan

College Coach

College Coach

1933 · Student on Tennis Court (uncredited)

That Gang of Mine

That Gang of Mine

1940 · Knuckles Dolan