Dave O'Brien
b. 1912 — d. 1969 (aged 57)
Big Spring, Texas, USA
Actor
Director
Writer
Dave O'Brien (born David Poole Fronabarger) was a star in "B" Westerns who later became a successful comedy writer (under the name David Barclay) and television director. O'Brien is notable as one of the relatively few success stories to emerge out of the drek of poverty row, where he worked for nearly a decade before landing work, and gaining mainstream popularity, in Pete Smith's series of comedic novelty shorts at MGM.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 3.3
Huyendo del halcón
1973 Writer
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★ 7.0
Clown Alley
1966 Writer
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Red Skelton Timex Special
1960 Writer
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The Red Skelton Chevy Special
1959 Writer
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★ 6.5
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956 Actor
Conductor
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★ 6.0
The Desperados Are in Town
1956 Actor
Mr. Brown
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★ 6.5
MGM Parade
1955 Director
Writer
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★ 6.1
The Fall Guy
1955 Director
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★ 6.2
The Man Around the House
1955 Actor
Director
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Hugo Hightonsils - the Husband
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★ 5.9
Just What I Needed
1955 Actor
Director
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The Fall Guy
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Keep Young
1955 Actor
Director
The Average Joe
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VistaVision Visits Hawaii
1955 Director
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★ 5.6
Tennessee Champ
1954 Actor
Luke MacWade
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★ 6.2
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954 Actor
Director
Writer
Parking Space Hog
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★ 6.4
Do Someone a Favor!
1954 Actor
Director
Writer
George Dibson
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★ 6.5
Film Antics
1954 Director
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★ 5.2
Out for Fun
1954 Actor
Director
Writer
Businessman seeking Relaxation
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★ 4.2
Meet the O'Briens
1954 Actor
Writer
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Adventures of a Handyman
1954 Actor
Director
The Husband
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★ 7.2
T.V. of Tomorrow
1953 Actor
Man on TV
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★ 5.7
Things We Can Do Without
1953 Actor
Director
Writer
Thaddeus E. Thud III
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★ 5.8
Cash Stashers
1953 Actor
Director
Writer
Joe Shmoe
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★ 5.8
Dogs 'n Ducks
1953 Writer
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★ 6.4
Landlording It
1953 Actor
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Silas Q. Softheart
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★ 6.6
It Would Serve 'Em Right
1953 Actor
Director
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Chris Crusty
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The Mosconi Story
1953 Director
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The Postman
1953 Actor
Director
Postman
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★ 6.0
I Love Children But...
1952 Actor
Director
Writer
The Daddy
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★ 5.0
Reducing
1952 Actor
Director
Writer
Man on Bench
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★ 7.0
Encounter
1952 Writer
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★ 6.0
Musiquiz
1952 Director
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★ 4.3
Pedestrian Safety
1952 Actor
Director
Dumb Pedestrian
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★ 5.8
It Could Happen to You
1952 Actor
Director
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Sweet Memories
1952 Actor
Director
The Husband
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Gymnastic Rhythm
1952 Director
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Keep It Clean
1952 Actor
Director
Fall Guy
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Football Thrills No. 15
1952 Director
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★ 8.1
The Red Skelton Hour
1951 Writer
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★ 5.9
Bargain Madness
1951 Director
Writer
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★ 6.2
Camera Sleuth
1951 Director
Writer
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★ 5.4
Fixin' Fool
1951 Actor
Director
Husband
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★ 5.3
Mealtime Magic
1951 Director
Writer
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★ 7.6
Bandage Bait
1951 Actor
Director
Writer
Butch
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That's What You Think
1951 Actor
Director
The Husband
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In Case You're Curious
1951 Actor
Director
The Husband
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Football Thrills No. 14: Football Thrills of 1951
1951 Director
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★ 6.2
Wrong Way Butch
1950 Actor
Director
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Butch
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★ 5.7
Did'ja Know?
1950 Actor
Director
Writer
Patient
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★ 6.4
Pest Control
1950 Actor
Director
Writer
Man in Tux
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★ 6.0
A Wife's Life
1950 Actor
Director
Writer
George T. Hardnose - Husband
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Wanted: One Egg
1950 Actor
Director
The Husband
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Table Toppers
1950 Director
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That's His Story
1950 Actor
Director
Alibier
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★ 6.0
Those Good Old Days
1949 Actor
Director
Writer
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★ 6.4
Sports Oddities
1949 Actor
Bowler with Cube Ball
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★ 5.4
Super Cue Men
1949 Director
Writer
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How Come?
1949 Actor
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Writer
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What I Want Next
1949 Actor
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Dipsy Inventor
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We Can Dream, Can't We?
1949 Actor
Director
Stooge
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★ 5.7
You Can't Win
1948 Actor
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Harried Homeowner
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★ 5.8
I Love My Mother-in-Law But...
1948 Actor
Director
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Husband
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★ 5.8
Let's Cogitate
1948 Actor
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Photographer
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★ 6.3
Ice Aces
1948 Director
Writer
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★ 6.1
Just Suppose
1948 Actor
Director
Writer
Husband
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★ 6.0
Why Is It?
1948 Actor
Director
Writer
Man
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★ 7.9
Bowling Tricks
1948 Director
Writer
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★ 7.2
Diamond Demon
1947 Director
Writer
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★ 5.9
I Love My Wife But!
1947 Actor
Director
Writer
Husband
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★ 6.0
Have You Ever Wondered?
1947 Actor
Director
Writer
Man at Gumball Machine
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★ 5.0
Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13
1947 Actor
Writer
Roller Skate Maker
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★ 5.9
Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12
1947 Writer
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★ 6.8
Pet Peeves
1947 Actor
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Writer
Fall Guy
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★ 5.2
Surfboard Rhythm
1947 Director
Writer
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★ 4.8
Football Thrills No. 10
1947 Director
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★ 6.7
Neighbor Pests
1947 Actor
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The Pest
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★ 6.0
What D'ya Know?
1947 Actor
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Stooge
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★ 5.6
Sure Cures
1946 Actor
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Xavier T. Schneckendorf
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★ 6.2
Studio Visit
1946 Actor
O'Brien - Film Director
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★ 6.5
I Love My Husband, But!
1946 Actor
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The Husband
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★ 6.0
Treasures from Trash
1946 Actor
Director
Writer
Alonzo T. Mousebrain
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★ 5.9
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946 Actor
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Director
Horace
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Sports Sticklers
1946 Director
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Playing by Ear
1946 Director
Writer
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★ 5.3
The Phantom of 42nd Street
1945 Actor
Tony Woolrich
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★ 5.7
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945 Actor
Cpl. Marion Scott
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★ 5.4
Flaming Bullets
1945 Actor
Steve Carson
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★ 5.8
Enemy of the Law
1945 Actor
Dave Wyatt
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★ 5.2
Frontier Fugitives
1945 Actor
Ranger Dave Wyatt
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★ 5.1
Marked for Murder
1945 Actor
Dve Wyatt - Texas Ranger
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★ 6.2
Three in the Saddle
1945 Actor
Ranger Dave Wyatt
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Bus Pests
1945 Actor
Pest
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★ 6.6
Movie Pests
1944 Actor
Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest
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★ 5.6
Gangsters of the Frontier
1944 Actor
Dave Wyatt
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★ 5.3
Brand of the Devil
1944 Actor
Tex Wyatt
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★ 6.0
Dead or Alive
1944 Actor
Dave Wyatt
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★ 5.8
The Whispering Skull
1944 Actor
Dave Wyatt
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★ 5.7
Guns of the Law
1944 Actor
Texas Ranger Tex Wyatt
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★ 5.4
Spook Town
1944 Actor
Texas Ranger Tex Wyatt
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★ 5.3
The Pinto Bandit
1944 Actor
Texas Ranger Tex Wyatt
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★ 4.5
Gunsmoke Mesa
1944 Actor
Texas Ranger Tex Wyatt