Known For
Acting
Born
May 31, 1912
Died
Nov 08, 1969
Place of Birth
Big Spring, Texas, USA
Credits
201 titles
Dave 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.
Known For
Filmography
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)
The Desperados Are in Town
Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Conductor
MGM Parade
The Fall Guy
Himself as Various Characters (archive footage)
Just What I Needed
Harry Horseknuckle
The Man Around the House
Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)
Film Antics
Director
Meet the O'Briens
Dave
Out for Fun
Businessman Seeking Relaxation
Do Someone a Favor!
George Dibson
Tennessee Champ
Luke MacWade
Ain't It Aggravatin'
Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead
Things We Can Do Without
Thaddeus E. Thud III
Kiss Me Kate
Ralph
Cash Stashers
A Shmoe Named Joe
Dogs 'n Ducks
Screenplay
T.V. of Tomorrow
Man on TV
The Mosconi Story
Director
I Love Children, But!
The Daddy
Reducing
Man on Bench (uncredited)
Musiquiz
Director
The Red Skelton Show
Writer
Bargain Madness
Director
Camera Sleuth
Writer
Wrong Way Butch
Butch
A Wife's Life
George T. Hardnose (uncredited)
Did'ja Know?
Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant
Crashing the Movies
Director
Pest Control
Cruising Wolf
We Can Dream, Can't We?
Director
Those Good Old Days
Super Cue Men
Director
Let's Cogitate
Oliver T. Aseltafel
Ice Aces
Writer
Just Suppose
Husband (uncredited)
You Can't Win
Harried Homeowner
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
The Son-In-Law / Husband
Bowling Tricks
Director
Have You Ever Wondered?
Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer
Surfboard Rhythm
Director
Football Thrills No. 10
Director
Neighbor Pests
I Love My Wife BUT!
The Husband
Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13
Director
Diamond Demon
Director
I Love My Husband, But!
The Husband
Sure Cures
Xavier T. Schneckendorf