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Dave O'Brien (born David Poole Fronabarger, May 31, 1912 β 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.
Filmography
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Movies 189
Director 11
Writer 3
self 2
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Clown Alley (1966)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
The Desperados Are in Town (1956)
The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
The Fall Guy (1955)
Just What I Needed (1955)
The Man Around the House (1955)
Film Antics (1954)
Out for Fun (1954)
Do Someone a Favor! (1954)
Tennessee Champ (1954)
Ain't It Aggravatin' (1954)
Things We Can Do Without (1953)
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Cash Stashers (1953)
Dogs 'n Ducks (1953)
T.V. of Tomorrow (1953)
I Love Children, But! (1952)
Reducing (1952)
Musiquiz (1952)
Bargain Madness (1951)
Camera Sleuth (1951)
Wrong Way Butch (1950)
A Wife's Life (1950)
Did'ja Know? (1950)
Crashing the Movies (1950)
Pest Control (1950)
Sports Oddities (1949)
Those Good Old Days (1949)
Super Cue Men (1949)
Let's Cogitate (1948)
Ice Aces (1948)
Just Suppose (1948)
You Can't Win (1948)
I Love My Mother-In-Law But... (1948)
Bowling Tricks (1948)
Have You Ever Wondered? (1947)
Neighbor Pests (1947)
I Love My Wife BUT! (1947)
Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13 (1947)
Diamond Demon (1947)
Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12 (1947)
I Love My Husband, But! (1946)
Sure Cures (1946)
Treasures from Trash (1946)
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 (1946)
Studio Visit (1946)
Flaming Bullets (1945)
Frontier Fugitives (1945)
Three in the Saddle (1945)
Enemy of the Law (1945)
The Phantom of 42nd Street (1945)
The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
Marked for Murder (1945)
The Whispering Skull (1944)
Tahiti Nights (1944)
Safety Sleuth (1944)
Dead or Alive (1944)
Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)
Gunsmoke Mesa (1944)
Brand of the Devil (1944)
Movie Pests (1944)
Spook Town (1944)
The Pinto Bandit (1944)
Sportsman's Memories (1944)
Guns of the Law (1944)
Outlaw Roundup (1944)
Boss of Rawhide (1943)
The Return of the Rangers (1943)
Trail of Terror (1943)
Fighting Valley (1943)
Seventh Column (1943)
Border Buckaroos (1943)
West of Texas (1943)
Bad Men of Thunder Gap (1943)
The Rangers Take Over (1942)
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
The Yanks Are Coming (1942)
Bowery at Midnight (1942)
Famous Boners (1942)
Calling All Pa's (1942)
King of the Stallions (1942)
Sheriff of Sage Valley (1942)
Law and Order (1942)
Prisoner of Japan (1942)
Down Texas Way (1942)
Victory Quiz (1942)
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns (1942)
Captain Midnight (1942)
Forbidden Trails (1941)
Double Trouble (1941)
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
Billy the Kid Wanted (1941)
The Gunman From Bodie (1941)
The Iron Claw (1941)
The Deadly Game (1941)
The Texas Marshal (1941)
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe (1941)
Murder by Invitation (1941)
The Spider Returns (1941)
Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto (1941)
Sky Raiders (1941)
Flying Wild (1941)
Buzzy Rides the Range (1940)
The Devil Bat (1940)
That Gang of Mine (1940)
The Cowboy from Sundown (1940)
Queen of the Yukon (1940)
Gun Code (1940)
Boys of the City (1940)
Sky Bandits (1940)
Hold That Woman! (1940)
On the Spot (1940)
Phantom Rancher (1940)
Son of the Navy (1940)
Isle Of Destiny (1940)
Murder on the Yukon (1940)
East Side Kids (1940)
Danger Ahead (1940)
Yukon Flight (1940)
Crashing Thru (1939)
Buried Alive (1939)
Fighting Mad (1939)
Flaming Lead (1939)
Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
On Your Toes (1939)
The Arizona Kid (1939)
The Fighting Renegade (1939)
Daughter of the Tong (1939)
New Frontier (1939)
Riders of the Sage (1939)
Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
Undercover Agent (1939)
Outlaws' Paradise (1939)
Texas Wildcats (1939)
Trigger Smith (1939)
Rollin' Westward (1939)
Code of the Cactus (1939)
Drifting Westward (1939)
Water Rustlers (1939)
Song of the Buckaroo (1938)
Gun Packer (1938)
The Spider's Web (1938)
Where the Buffalo Roam (1938)
Frontier Scout (1938)
Starlight Over Texas (1938)
Utah Trail (1938)
Man's Country (1938)
Tell Your Children (1938)
The Singing Cowgirl (1938)
Whirlwind Horseman (1938)
The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)
Born to Be Wild (1938)
Million Dollar Racket (1937)
Rough Riding Rhythm (1937)
Brothers of the West (1937)
Lightnin' Crandall (1937)
Wanted - A Master (1936)
The Girl on the Front Page (1936)
The Black Coin (1936)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)
Ship Cafe (1935)
Welcome Home (1935)
Woman Wanted (1935)
Doubting Thomas (1935)
No More Ladies (1935)
Student Tour (1934)
Gift of Gab (1934)
We're Rich Again (1934)
Tomorrow's Children (1934)
Wonder Bar (1934)
Search for Beauty (1934)
Sitting Pretty (1933)
College Coach (1933)
One Man's Journey (1933)
College Humor (1933)
Pick-up (1933)
Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Hot Saturday (1932)
70,000 Witnesses (1932)
Roar of the Dragon (1932)
Is My Face Red? (1932)
Consolation Marriage (1931)
Flying High (1931)
Good News (1930)
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1912-05-31
Deathday1969-11-08 (57 years old)
Birth NameDavid Poole Fronabarger
Birth PlaceBig Spring, United States of America
RelationshipsDorothy Short (1936-01-01 - 1954-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDavid Poole Fronabarger, David Fronabarger, David O'Brien, Dave O'Brian, Dave Tex O'Brien, Dave 'Tex' O'Brien, Tex O'Brien, Tex Coe, David Barclay, Dave Barclay
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
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