Dave O'Brien
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.
Movies starring Dave O'Brien (179)
Himself As Various Characters (Archive Footage)
Harry Horseknuckle
Hugo Hightonsil (Uncredited)
Businessman Seeking Relaxation
George Dibson
Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead
A Shmoe Named Joe
Man On Bench (Uncredited)
George T. Hardnose (Uncredited)
Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant
Cruising Wolf
Husband (Uncredited)
The Son-In-Law / Husband
Husband / Driver / Man At Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer
The Husband
The Husband
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Careless Man
Fabian Tecumseh 'Joe' Funk (Uncredited)
Joe Thunderstruck
Arthur - Harry's Friend
Movies Made by Dave O'Brien (41)
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