Dave O'Brien
Former chorus boy who would become a star in "B" westerns, and later a successful comedy writer (under the name David Barclay) and TV director. O'Brien is notable as one of the relatively few success stories to emerge out of the drek of poverty row, where he blissfully worked for nearly a decade before landing work in the hypo-nasal Pete Smith's series of novelty shorts at MGM. In the mid-50's he gravitated toward comedy writing working on the Red Skelton Show, striking up a longtime friendship with series co-writer Sherwood Schwartz.
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- Born:
- May 31, 1912 In Big Spring, Texas, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 151
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Dawn Patrol 1930-07-10
- Latest Project:
- Movie 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage 2006-03-21
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage | Self (archive footage) | 2006-03-21 |
| Movie | True Colors | Student (uncredited) | 1991-03-15 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
| Movie | The Legend of Boggy Creek | Mr. Turner | 1972-08-01 |
| Movie | The Big Parade of Comedy | Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage) | 1964-09-02 |
| Movie | The Kettles in the Ozarks | Conductor | 1956-04-01 |
| Movie | The Desperados Are in Town | Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown | 1956-11-01 |
| Movie | The Man Around the House | Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited) | 1955-01-01 |
| Movie | Just What I Needed | Harry Horseknuckle | 1955-04-15 |
| Movie | Tennessee Champ | Luke MacWade | 1954-03-03 |
| Movie | Ain't It Aggravatin' | Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead | 1954-02-06 |
| Movie | T.V. of Tomorrow | Man on TV | 1953-06-06 |
| Movie | Things We Can Do Without | Thaddeus E. Thud III | 1953-12-05 |
| Movie | Kiss Me Kate | Ralph | 1953-11-26 |
| Movie | I Love My Mother-In-Law But... | The Son-In-Law / Husband | 1948-02-07 |
| Movie | I Love My Wife BUT! | The Husband | 1947-04-05 |
| Movie | I Love My Husband, But! | The Husband | 1946-12-07 |
| Movie | Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 | Horace | 1946-05-18 |
| Movie | Studio Visit | O'Brien | 1946-05-11 |
| Movie | Sure Cures | Xavier T. Schneckendorf | 1946-11-02 |
| Movie | The Phantom of 42nd Street | Tony Woolrich | 1945-05-02 |
| Movie | Marked for Murder | Dave Wyatt | 1945-02-08 |
| Movie | The Man Who Walked Alone | Marion Scott | 1945-03-15 |
| Movie | Enemy of the Law | Dave Wyatt | 1945-05-07 |
| Movie | Three in the Saddle | Dave Wyatt | 1945-07-26 |
| Movie | Flaming Bullets | Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson | 1945-10-14 |
| Movie | Frontier Fugitives | Dave Wyatt | 1945-09-01 |
| Movie | Spook Town | Tex Wyatt | 1944-06-03 |
| Movie | The Pinto Bandit | Tex Wyatt | 1944-04-26 |
| Movie | Movie Pests | Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest | 1944-07-08 |
| Movie | Guns of the Law | Tex Wyatt | 1944-03-30 |
| Movie | Outlaw Roundup | Tex Wyatt | 1944-02-10 |
| Movie | Brand of the Devil | Tex Wyatt | 1944-07-30 |
| Movie | The Whispering Skull | Dave Wyatt | 1944-12-29 |
| Movie | Dead or Alive | Dave Wyatt | 1944-11-09 |
| Movie | Gangsters of the Frontier | Dave Wyatt | 1944-09-22 |
| Movie | Gunsmoke Mesa | Tex Wyatt | 1944-09-01 |
| Movie | West of Texas | Tex Wyatt | 1943-05-10 |
| Movie | Bad Men of Thunder Gap | Tex Wyatt | 1943-03-05 |
| Movie | Border Buckaroos | Tex Wyatt | 1943-06-15 |
| Movie | Fighting Valley | Tex Wyatt | 1943-08-08 |
| Movie | Boss of Rawhide | Tex Wyatt | 1943-11-20 |
| Movie | The Return of the Rangers | Tex Wyatt | 1943-10-26 |
| Movie | Trail of Terror | Tex Wyatt / Curly Wyatt | 1943-09-06 |
| Movie | Law and Order | Jeff Travis | 1942-08-21 |
| Movie | Down Texas Way | Dave Dodge | 1942-05-22 |
| Movie | Captain Midnight | Captain Albright / Captain Midnight | 1942-02-15 |
| Movie | Sheriff of Sage Valley | Jeff | 1942-09-02 |
| Movie | Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns | Jeff | 1942-05-01 |
| Movie | Prisoner of Japan | U. S. Marine | 1942-07-22 |
| Movie | 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge | Sgt. Phil Lyons | 1942-11-20 |
| Movie | Carry Harry | Arthur - Harry's Friend | 1942-09-03 |
| Movie | The Yanks Are Coming | Sgt. Callahan | 1942-11-09 |
| Movie | The Rangers Take Over | Tex Wyatt | 1942-12-25 |
| Movie | Bowery at Midnight | Det. Pete Crawford | 1942-10-30 |
| Movie | King of the Stallions | 1942-09-18 | |
| Movie | Billy the Kid in Santa Fe | Texas Joe | 1941-07-11 |
| Movie | The Texas Marshal | Buzz Weston | 1941-07-12 |
| Movie | The Spider Returns | Jackson, Wentworth's Aide | 1941-05-09 |
| Movie | Flying Wild | Tom Lawson | 1941-03-10 |
| Movie | Murder by Invitation | Michael, the chauffeur | 1941-06-30 |
| Movie | The Deadly Game | Ralph Spencer | 1941-08-08 |
| Movie | The Gunman From Bodie | Joe Martin | 1941-09-19 |
| Movie | Forbidden Trails | Jim Cramer | 1941-12-25 |
| Movie | Double Trouble | Sparky Barton | 1941-11-21 |
| Movie | Spooks Run Wild | Jeff Dixon | 1941-10-24 |
| Movie | Billy the Kid Wanted | Jeff | 1941-10-03 |
| Movie | Son of the Navy | Nelson | 1940-03-30 |
| Movie | Phantom Rancher | Henchman Lucke | 1940-03-31 |
| Movie | Isle Of Destiny | Whitey - Navy Radio Man | 1940-03-08 |
| Movie | Yukon Flight | Constable Kelly | 1940-01-02 |
| Movie | Danger Ahead | Corporal Kelly | 1940-01-22 |
| Movie | East Side Kids | Knuckles Dolan | 1940-02-10 |
| Movie | Murder on the Yukon | Constable Kelly | 1940-02-25 |
| Movie | On the Spot | Charlie | 1940-06-11 |
| Movie | The Cowboy from Sundown | Steve Davis | 1940-09-05 |
| Movie | That Gang of Mine | Knuckles Dolan | 1940-09-23 |
| Movie | The Devil Bat | Johnny Layton | 1940-12-13 |
| Movie | Queen of the Yukon | Bob Adams | 1940-08-26 |
| Movie | Hold That Woman! | Miles Hanover | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | Gun Code | Henchman Gale | 1940-08-03 |
| Movie | Sky Bandits | Constable Kelly | 1940-07-06 |
| Movie | Boys of the City | Knuckles Dolan | 1940-07-15 |
| Movie | Texas Wildcats | Ed Arden | 1939-04-09 |
| Movie | Outlaws' Paradise | Henchman Meggs | 1939-04-18 |
| Movie | Wyoming Outlaw | Acacia Park Game Warden | 1939-06-27 |
| Movie | Trigger Smith | Duke | 1939-03-22 |
| Movie | Undercover Agent | Billiards Player | 1939-04-19 |
| Movie | Code of the Cactus | Bob Swane | 1939-02-25 |
| Movie | Riders of the Sage | Tom Martin | 1939-08-01 |
| Movie | Water Rustlers | Bob Lawson | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | Drifting Westward | Henchman Trigger | 1939-01-25 |
| Movie | Rollin' Westward | Ranch hand Red | 1939-03-01 |
| Movie | Daughter of the Tong | Jerry Morgan | 1939-08-28 |
| Movie | New Frontier | Jason Braddock | 1939-08-10 |
| Movie | Fighting Mad | Constable Kelly | 1939-11-05 |
| Movie | Buried Alive | Carson | 1939-11-06 |
| Movie | Crashing Thru | Fred Chambers | 1939-12-11 |
| Movie | Mutiny in the Big House | Daniels | 1939-10-24 |
| Movie | Flaming Lead | Frank Gordon | 1939-11-01 |
| Movie | On Your Toes | Man in Audience | 1939-10-14 |
| Movie | The Fighting Renegade | Dr. Jerry Leonard | 1939-08-31 |
| Movie | The Arizona Kid | Soldier | 1939-09-28 |
| Movie | Tell Your Children | Ralph | 1938-06-15 |
| Movie | The Singing Cowgirl | Dick Williams | 1938-06-02 |
| Movie | Born to Be Wild | Trucker (uncredited) | 1938-02-16 |
| Movie | The Secret of Treasure Island | Det. Jameson [Chs. 4-7] | 1938-03-17 |
| Movie | Man's Country | Bat | 1938-07-06 |
| Movie | Whirlwind Horseman | Henchman Slade | 1938-04-29 |
| Movie | Gun Packer | Red Baker - Henchman | 1938-11-16 |
| Movie | Utah Trail | Mason - Bookkeeper | 1938-08-12 |
| Movie | Where the Buffalo Roam | Jeff Gray | 1938-10-12 |
| Movie | Song of the Buckaroo | Tex Alden | 1938-12-07 |
| Movie | Frontier Scout | Steve Norris | 1938-09-16 |
| Movie | Starlight Over Texas | Henchman | 1938-09-06 |
| Movie | Brothers of the West | Bart | 1937-06-29 |
| Movie | Lightnin' Crandall | Tommy Shannon | 1937-03-24 |
| Movie | Rough Riding Rhythm | Detective Waters | 1937-08-14 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Racket | Johnny Henessey | 1937-09-30 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | George Baldwin | 1936-01-13 |
| Movie | The Girl on the Front Page | Nightclub Patron | 1936-09-26 |
| Movie | The Black Coin | Terry Navarro | 1936-09-01 |
| Movie | No More Ladies | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1935-06-14 |
| Movie | Woman Wanted | Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited) | 1935-08-02 |
| Movie | Doubting Thomas | Member of Audience | 1935-07-10 |
| Movie | She Married Her Boss | Shopper | 1935-09-19 |
| Movie | Ship Cafe | Young Man (uncredited) | 1935-11-09 |
| Movie | Murder at the Vanities | 1934-05-18 | |
| Movie | Search for Beauty | Talent Contestant (uncredited) | 1934-02-02 |
| Movie | Wonder Bar | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 1934-03-31 |
| Movie | We're Rich Again | Pete (uncredited) | 1934-07-13 |
| Movie | Tomorrow's Children | Interne (uncredited) | 1934-07-02 |
| Movie | Student Tour | Student | 1934-10-05 |
| Movie | Gift of Gab | Dancer (uncredited) | 1934-09-01 |
| Movie | Pick-up | Party Boy (uncredited) | 1933-03-24 |
| Movie | College Humor | Student | 1933-07-05 |
| Movie | One Man's Journey | Dance Extra (uncredited) | 1933-08-31 |
| Movie | Sitting Pretty | Assistant Cameraman (uncredited) | 1933-11-23 |
| Movie | College Coach | Student on Tennis Court (uncredited) | 1933-11-04 |
| Movie | Roar of the Dragon | Submarine Crewman | 1932-07-08 |
| Movie | Is My Face Red? | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 1932-06-17 |
| Movie | 70,000 Witnesses | Football Player (uncredited) | 1932-09-09 |
| Movie | The Sign of the Cross | Christian on Stairway (uncredited) | 1932-11-30 |
| Movie | Pack Up Your Troubles | Extra (uncredited) | 1932-09-16 |
| Movie | Rasputin and the Empress | Soldier (uncredited) | 1932-12-23 |
| Movie | Hot Saturday | Party Guest (Uncredited) | 1932-10-28 |
| Movie | Flying High | Dancer (uncredited) | 1931-11-14 |
| Movie | Consolation Marriage | Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited) | 1931-11-21 |
| Movie | The Dawn Patrol | Pilot (uncredited) | 1930-07-10 |
| Movie | Good News | Student | 1930-08-22 |
| Movie | Madam Satan | Zeppelin Reveler | 1930-09-20 |