From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaDave OBrien (born David Poole Fronabarger, May 31, 1912 – November 8, 1969) was an American film actor, director, and writer.OBrien 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. OBrien wrote and directed many of these subjects under the name David Barclay. He also appeared in many low-budget Westerns, often billed as Tex OBrien. In 1942, OBrien starred in the movie serial Captain Midnight.Modern audiences perhaps best remember OBrien 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, OBrien shared an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 1961 and shared a nomination for the same award in 1963.OBrien died, aged 57, of a heart attack while competing in a yachting race.
Stanley Phillips
Filme 1935
Johnny Layton
Filme 1940
Johnny Henessey
Filme 1937
Jeff Dixon
Filme 1941
Tex Alden
Filme 1938
Ralph
Filme 1938
Filme 1949
Bat
Filme 1938
Det. Pete Crawford
Filme 1942
Trucker (uncredited)
Filme 1938
Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
Filme 1932
Filme 1947
Det. Jameson [Chs. 4-7]
Filme 1938
Oliver T. Aseltafel
Filme 1948
Duke
Filme 1939
Conductor
Filme 1956
Jim Dana
Filme 1941
Tom Lawson
Filme 1941
Charlie
Filme 1940
Jim Cramer
Filme 1941
Steve Norris
Filme 1938
Tom Martin
Filme 1939
Henchman Slade
Filme 1938
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Filme 1934
Fred Chambers
Filme 1939
Dave Wyatt
Filme 1944
Dave Wyatt
Filme 1945
Dave Wyatt
Filme 1945
Tony Woolrich
Filme 1945
Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited)
Filme 1931
Dave Dodge
Filme 1942
Marion Scott
Filme 1945
Bob Adams
Filme 1940
Terry Navarro
Filme 1936
Jeff Travis
Filme 1942
Bart
Filme 1937
Jerry Morgan
Filme 1939
Jeff Gray
Filme 1938
Mason - Bookkeeper
Filme 1938
Dick Williams
Filme 1938
Dance Extra (uncredited)
Filme 1933
Self (archive footage)
Filme 2006
Red Baker - Henchman
Filme 1938
Businessman Seeking Relaxation
Filme 1954
Henchman Lucke
Filme 1940
Henchman Trigger
Filme 1939
Frank Gordon
Filme 1939
Captain Albright / Captain Midnight
Filme 1942
Student
Filme 1930
Man on TV
Filme 1953
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Filme 1932
Carson
Filme 1939
Bob Lawson
Filme 1939
Dancer (uncredited)
Filme 1931
Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited)
Filme 1935
Student
Filme 1933
Dave Wyatt
Filme 1944
Man in Audience
Filme 1939
Submarine Crewman
Filme 1932
Tex Wyatt
Filme 1944
Bob Swane
Filme 1939
Henchman Meggs
Filme 1939
Billiards Player
Filme 1939
Acacia Park Game Warden
Filme 1939
Jason Braddock
Filme 1939
Constable Kelly
Filme 1939
Dr. Jerry Leonard
Filme 1939
Daniels
Filme 1939
Jeff
Filme 1941
Sparky Barton
Filme 1941
Tex Wyatt
Filme 1944
Ed Arden
Filme 1939
Corporal Kelly
Filme 1940
Constable Kelly
Filme 1940
Buzz Weston
Filme 1941
Constable Kelly
Filme 1940
Constable Kelly
Filme 1940
Ranch hand Red
Filme 1939
Tex Wyatt / Curly Wyatt
Filme 1943
Jack
Filme 1944
George Baldwin
Filme 1936
Thaddeus E. Thud III
Filme 1953
Arthur - Harry's Friend
Filme 1942
Knuckles Dolan
Filme 1940
Knuckles Dolan
Filme 1940
Talent Contestant (uncredited)
Filme 1934
Knuckles Dolan
Filme 1940
U. S. Marine
Filme 1942
Sgt. Phil Lyons
Filme 1942
Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead
Filme 1954
Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant
Filme 1950
Tex Wyatt
Filme 1942
Joe Martin
Filme 1941
Detective Waters
Filme 1937
Steve Davis
Filme 1940
Student
Filme 1934
Interne (uncredited)
Filme 1934
Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
Filme 1933
Dancer (uncredited)
Filme 1934
Student on Tennis Court (uncredited)
Filme 1933
Nelson
Filme 1940
Whitey - Navy Radio Man
Filme 1940
Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest
Filme 1944
Himself as Various Characters (archive footage)
Filme 1955
Xavier T. Schneckendorf
Filme 1946
The Husband
Filme 1946
Miles Hanover
Filme 1940
Horace
Filme 1946
Filme 1934
Pete (uncredited)
Filme 1934
Member of Audience
Filme 1935
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Filme 1932
Party Boy (uncredited)
Filme 1933
Ralph Spencer
Filme 1941
Tex Wyatt
Filme 1943
Tex Wyatt
Filme 1943
Jackson, Wentworth's Aide
Filme 1941
Jeff
Filme 1942
O'Brien
Filme 1946
Jeff
Filme 1942
Texas Joe
Filme 1941
Henchman Gale
Filme 1940
Tex Wyatt
Filme 1943
Tex Wyatt
Filme 1943
Tex Wyatt
Filme 1943
Tex Wyatt
Filme 1944
Dave Wyatt
Filme 1944
Tex Wyatt
Filme 1944
Dave Wyatt
Filme 1945
Tex Wyatt
Filme 1944
Tex Wyatt
Filme 1944
Dave Wyatt
Filme 1945
Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson
Filme 1945
Henchman
Filme 1938
Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
Filme 1956
Michael, the chauffeur
Filme 1941
Tommy Shannon
Filme 1937
Pilot (uncredited)
Filme 1930
The Husband
Filme 1947
George T. Hardnose (uncredited)
Filme 1950
The Son-In-Law / Husband
Filme 1948
A Shmoe Named Joe
Filme 1953
The Daddy
Filme 1952
Harry Horseknuckle
Filme 1955
Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)
Filme 1955
Soldier (uncredited)
Filme 1932
Butch
Filme 1950
Harried Homeowner
Filme 1948
George Dibson
Filme 1954
(archive footage)
Filme 1976
Husband (uncredited)
Filme 1948
Man on Bench (uncredited)
Filme 1952
Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer
Filme 1947
Filme 1942
Joe Thunderstruck
Filme 1942
Careless Man
Filme 1944
Filme 1942
Alonzo T. Mousebrain
Filme 1946
Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)
Filme 1964
Football Player (uncredited)
Filme 1932
Young Man (uncredited)
Filme 1935
Falstaff Pratt the Indestructible Man
Filme 1943
Dog's Master (uncredited)
Filme 1936
Party Guest (uncredited)
Filme 1935
Fabian Tecumseh 'Joe' Funk (uncredited)
Filme 1944
Luke MacWade
Filme 1954
Sgt. Callahan
Filme 1942
Shopper
Filme 1935
Zeppelin Reveler
Filme 1930