Oscar O'Shea
Acting
Born October 7, 1881 · Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oscar O'Shea (8 October 1881 – 6 April 1960), born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, was a Canadian-American character actor with over 100 film appearances from 1937 to 1953. O'Shea was a comic actor who earned a million dollars but lost it all in the Great Depression. His first straight role came in a Federal Theatre Project production of It Can't Happen Here, a play based on the novel of the same name. His first film was Captains Courageous (1937). Beginning in 1929, O'Shea operated the Oscar O'Shea Players repertory theater company in the Embassy The…
Known For · 40 titles
MGM Parade
Captains Courageous
Always a Bride
The Roaring Twenties
Here Come the Waves
Rosalie
Angels with Dirty Faces
Without Reservations
Love Affair
Ringside Maisie
Stranger on the Third Floor
Dudes Are Pretty People
Undercover Agent
The Mummy's Ghost
I Was Framed
The Tell-Tale Heart
Blossoms in the Dust
You Can't Fool Your Wife
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Of Mice and Men
Sport of Kings
Double Wedding
Susan and God
Corvette K-225
Her Primitive Man
The Bashful Bachelor
Love Is a Headache
One Sunday Afternoon
Fly By Night
You're Only Young Once
The Shining Hour
South of Dixie
The Phantom Submarine
Those High Grey Walls
Mystery of the Riverboat
Tell No Tales
Invitation to Happiness
Lydia
Four Mothers
Big City