Dave O'Brien

Dave O'Brien

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Big Spring, Texas, USA
    Birthday
    5/31/1912
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
0
The Devil Bat
The Devil Bat
5.3
Million Dollar Racket
Million Dollar Racket
6
Spooks Run Wild
Spooks Run Wild
4.8
Song of the Buckaroo
Song of the Buckaroo
0
Tell Your Children
Tell Your Children
4.3
Those Good Old Days
0
Man's Country
Man's Country
0
Bowery at Midnight
Bowery at Midnight
5.1
Born to Be Wild
Born to Be Wild
7
The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross
6.1
Neighbor Pests
0
The Secret of Treasure Island
The Secret of Treasure Island
4
Let's Cogitate
Let's Cogitate
0
Trigger Smith
Trigger Smith
0
The Kettles in the Ozarks
The Kettles in the Ozarks
6.4
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
0
Flying Wild
Flying Wild
5.9
On the Spot
On the Spot
5.3
Forbidden Trails
Forbidden Trails
5.4
Frontier Scout
Frontier Scout
4.5
Riders of the Sage
Riders of the Sage
5
Whirlwind Horseman
Whirlwind Horseman
4
Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar
6.2
Crashing Thru
Crashing Thru
6
Enemy of the Law
Enemy of the Law
5
Gangsters of the Frontier
Gangsters of the Frontier
3.8
Frontier Fugitives
Frontier Fugitives
0
The Phantom of 42nd Street
The Phantom of 42nd Street
4.5
Consolation Marriage
Consolation Marriage
6.1
Down Texas Way
Down Texas Way
0
The Man Who Walked Alone
The Man Who Walked Alone
5.5
Queen of the Yukon
Queen of the Yukon
5
The Black Coin
The Black Coin
6
Law and Order
Law and Order
6
Brothers of the West
Brothers of the West
6
Daughter of the Tong
Daughter of the Tong
5
Utah Trail
Utah Trail
5
Where the Buffalo Roam
Where the Buffalo Roam
5
The Singing Cowgirl
The Singing Cowgirl
5
One Man's Journey
One Man's Journey
7.1
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
6
Gun Packer
Gun Packer
0
Out for Fun
0
Phantom Rancher
Phantom Rancher
3.5
Drifting Westward
Drifting Westward
0
Flaming Lead
Flaming Lead
4
Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight
5
Good News
Good News
5
T.V. of Tomorrow
T.V. of Tomorrow
6.3
Hot Saturday
Hot Saturday
6.6
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
4.6
Water Rustlers
Water Rustlers
4
Flying High
Flying High
4.8
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted
6.3
College Humor
College Humor
5.6
The Whispering Skull
The Whispering Skull
6.5
On Your Toes
On Your Toes
3.9
Roar of the Dragon
Roar of the Dragon
6.2
Guns of the Law
Guns of the Law
5
Code of the Cactus
Code of the Cactus
5.5
Outlaws' Paradise
Outlaws' Paradise
0
Undercover Agent
Undercover Agent
4.8
Wyoming Outlaw
Wyoming Outlaw
5.8
New Frontier
New Frontier
5.5
Fighting Mad
Fighting Mad
4
The Fighting Renegade
The Fighting Renegade
5.7
The Arizona Kid
The Arizona Kid
5.8
Mutiny in the Big House
Mutiny in the Big House
4.4
Billy the Kid Wanted
Billy the Kid Wanted
5.7
The Pinto Bandit
The Pinto Bandit
0
Double Trouble
Double Trouble
0
Texas Wildcats
Texas Wildcats
0
Danger Ahead
Danger Ahead
0
Murder on the Yukon
Murder on the Yukon
3.5
The Texas Marshal
The Texas Marshal
0
Yukon Flight
Yukon Flight
3.9
Sky Bandits
Sky Bandits
5
Rollin' Westward
Rollin' Westward
5
Trail of Terror
Trail of Terror
0
Tahiti Nights
Tahiti Nights
0
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
Bad Men of Thunder Gap
0
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
4
Things We Can Do Without
Things We Can Do Without
8
Carry Harry
0
That Gang of Mine
That Gang of Mine
5.6
Boys of the City
Boys of the City
5.4
Search for Beauty
Search for Beauty
5.9
East Side Kids
East Side Kids
7
Prisoner of Japan
Prisoner of Japan
4.3
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
6.8
Ain't It Aggravatin'
6
Did'ja Know?
Did'ja Know?
6
The Rangers Take Over
The Rangers Take Over
6
The Gunman From Bodie
The Gunman From Bodie
7
Rough Riding Rhythm
Rough Riding Rhythm
0
The Cowboy from Sundown
The Cowboy from Sundown
0
Student Tour
Student Tour
5
Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty
7.5
Tomorrow's Children
Tomorrow's Children
5.2
Gift of Gab
Gift of Gab
1
College Coach
College Coach
4.3
Son of the Navy
Son of the Navy
5.5
Isle Of Destiny
Isle Of Destiny
5
I Love My Husband, But!
0
Movie Pests
Movie Pests
5.6
Sure Cures
Sure Cures
5
The Fall Guy
6
Hold That Woman!
Hold That Woman!
5
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
0
Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities
5.4
We're Rich Again
We're Rich Again
4
Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas
7
Is My Face Red?
Is My Face Red?
5
Pick-up
Pick-up
4.8
The Girl on the Front Page
The Girl on the Front Page
0
The Deadly Game
The Deadly Game
6
Border Buckaroos
Border Buckaroos
0
Boss of Rawhide
Boss of Rawhide
5.5
The Spider Returns
The Spider Returns
8.7
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
4.5
Studio Visit
Studio Visit
3.5
Sheriff of Sage Valley
Sheriff of Sage Valley
5.6
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
4
Gun Code
Gun Code
0
Fighting Valley
Fighting Valley
0
The Return of the Rangers
The Return of the Rangers
0
West of Texas
West of Texas
0
Brand of the Devil
Brand of the Devil
5
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive
5.3
Outlaw Roundup
Outlaw Roundup
0
Marked for Murder
Marked for Murder
4.2
Gunsmoke Mesa
Gunsmoke Mesa
1
Spook Town
Spook Town
0
Three in the Saddle
Three in the Saddle
0
Flaming Bullets
Flaming Bullets
5
Starlight Over Texas
Starlight Over Texas
0
The Desperados Are in Town
The Desperados Are in Town
0
Murder by Invitation
Murder by Invitation
5.6
Lightnin' Crandall
Lightnin' Crandall
3
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol
6.6
I Love My Wife BUT!
7.5
A Wife's Life
6
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
7.3
Cash Stashers
6
I Love Children, But!
I Love Children, But!
0
Just What I Needed
0
The Man Around the House
0
Rasputin and the Empress
Rasputin and the Empress
5.2
Wrong Way Butch
Wrong Way Butch
5.8
You Can't Win
You Can't Win
3.7
Do Someone a Favor!
0
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
6.8
Just Suppose
6
Reducing
2
Have You Ever Wondered?
0
Victory Quiz
6
Calling All Pa's
6
Safety Sleuth
0
King of the Stallions
King of the Stallions
6
Treasures from Trash
Treasures from Trash
8
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
6.3
70,000 Witnesses
70,000 Witnesses
4.8
Ship Cafe
Ship Cafe
0
Seventh Column
Seventh Column
0
Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me Kate
6.4
Wanted - A Master
Wanted - A Master
6.2
No More Ladies
No More Ladies
5.1
Sportsman's Memories
0
Tennessee Champ
Tennessee Champ
5.8
The Yanks Are Coming
The Yanks Are Coming
4.5
Logo
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