Dave O'Brien
Acting
Born May 31, 1912 · Big Spring, Texas, USA
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 a…
Known For · 40 titles
MGM Parade
Double Trouble
Flaming Bullets
42nd Street
That's Entertainment, Part II
Do Someone a Favor!
Carry Harry
Forbidden Trails
Kiss Me Kate
The Sign of the Cross
Wonder Bar
Rasputin and the Empress
She Married Her Boss
Three in the Saddle
Fighting Valley
The Big Parade of Comedy
Madam Satan
Lightnin' Crandall
Pick-up
Spooks Run Wild
Bowery at Midnight
Captain Midnight
Undercover Agent
The Phantom of 42nd Street
Tell Your Children
Where the Buffalo Roam
Pest Control
Victory Quiz
College Humor
The World Changes
Water Rustlers
Safety Sleuth
Murder at the Vanities
Gangsters of the Frontier
Just Suppose
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
No More Ladies
Roar of the Dragon
Born to Be Wild
Isle Of Destiny