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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 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.

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)

The Desperados Are in Town
as Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown

The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Conductor

MGM Parade
The Fall Guy
as Himself as Various Characters (archive footage)
Just What I Needed
as Harry Horseknuckle
The Man Around the House
as Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)

Meet the O'Briens
as Dave
Out for Fun
as Businessman Seeking Relaxation
Do Someone a Favor!
as George Dibson

Tennessee Champ
as Luke MacWade
Ain't It Aggravatin'
as Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead

Things We Can Do Without
as Thaddeus E. Thud III

Kiss Me Kate
as Ralph

Cash Stashers
as A Shmoe Named Joe

T.V. of Tomorrow
as Man on TV

I Love Children, But!
as The Daddy

Reducing
as Man on Bench (uncredited)

Wrong Way Butch
as Butch
A Wife's Life
as George T. Hardnose (uncredited)

Did'ja Know?
as Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant
Pest Control
as Cruising Wolf
Those Good Old Days

Let's Cogitate
as Oliver T. Aseltafel

Just Suppose
as Husband (uncredited)

You Can't Win
as Harried Homeowner
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
as The Son-In-Law / Husband
Have You Ever Wondered?
as Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer
Neighbor Pests
I Love My Wife BUT!
as The Husband
I Love My Husband, But!
as The Husband

Sure Cures
as Xavier T. Schneckendorf

Treasures from Trash
as Alonzo T. Mousebrain
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
as Horace

Studio Visit
as O'Brien

Flaming Bullets
as Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson

Frontier Fugitives
as Dave Wyatt

Three in the Saddle
as Dave Wyatt

Enemy of the Law
as Dave Wyatt

The Phantom of 42nd Street
as Tony Woolrich

The Man Who Walked Alone
as Marion Scott

Marked for Murder
as Dave Wyatt

The Whispering Skull
as Dave Wyatt

Tahiti Nights
as Jack
Safety Sleuth
as Careless Man

Dead or Alive
as Dave Wyatt

Gangsters of the Frontier
as Dave Wyatt

Gunsmoke Mesa
as Tex Wyatt

Brand of the Devil
as Tex Wyatt

Movie Pests
as Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest

Spook Town
as Tex Wyatt

The Pinto Bandit
as Tex Wyatt
Sportsman's Memories
as Fabian Tecumseh 'Joe' Funk (uncredited)

Guns of the Law
as Tex Wyatt

Outlaw Roundup
as Tex Wyatt

Boss of Rawhide
as Tex Wyatt

The Return of the Rangers
as Tex Wyatt

Trail of Terror
as Tex Wyatt / Curly Wyatt