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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.
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Constable Kelly
Tony Woolrich
Ralph
Det. Pete Crawford
Soldier
Knuckles Dolan
Zeppelin Reveler
Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
Dave Dodge
Dave Wyatt
Ralph
Joe Martin
(archive footage)
Whitey - Navy Radio Man
Tex Wyatt
Soldier (uncredited)
Shopper
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Marion Scott
Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)
Dave Wyatt
Pilot (uncredited)
Tex Wyatt
Johnny Layton
Michael, the chauffeur
Jason Braddock
Ralph Spencer
Tom Martin
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Tex Wyatt
Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited)
Dave Wyatt
Man in Audience
Jeff Dixon
Tex Wyatt
Dancer (uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
Bart
Talent Contestant (uncredited)
Knuckles Dolan
Jeff
Miles Hanover
Jeff
Fred Chambers
Carson
Knuckles Dolan
Dave Wyatt
Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited)
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Conductor
Dave Wyatt
Dancer (uncredited)
Luke MacWade
Red Baker - Henchman
Student on Tennis Court (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jerry Morgan
Tex Wyatt
Jackson, Wentworth's Aide
Henchman Slade
Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
Jack
Sgt. Phil Lyons
Trucker (uncredited)
Tex Wyatt
Bob Adams
Billiards Player
Dave Wyatt
Party Boy (uncredited)
Jim Cramer
George Baldwin
Henchman
Member of Audience
Interne (uncredited)
Bat
Tex Wyatt
Corporal Kelly
Constable Kelly
Tex Wyatt / Curly Wyatt
Henchman Lucke
Man on TV
Constable Kelly
Sgt. Callahan
Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson
Mason - Bookkeeper
Daniels
Student
Student
Nightclub Patron
Bob Swane
Dance Extra (uncredited)
Nelson
Submarine Crewman
Tex Wyatt
Duke
Dave Wyatt
Ranch hand Red
Tex Wyatt
Tommy Shannon
Constable Kelly
Steve Davis
Texas Joe
Dr. Jerry Leonard
Young Man (uncredited)
Acacia Park Game Warden
Terry Navarro
Det. Jameson [Chs. 4-7]
Tex Wyatt
Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
Football Player (uncredited)
Bob Lawson
Tom Lawson
Jeff Gray
Tex Wyatt
Tex Alden
Buzz Weston
Jeff
U. S. Marine
Charlie
Student
Falstaff Pratt the Indestructible Man
Stanley Phillips
Tex Wyatt
Steve Norris
Pete (uncredited)
Henchman Meggs
Henchman Trigger
Frank Gordon
Dick Williams
The Husband
Sparky Barton
Detective Waters
Man on Bench (uncredited)
Tex Wyatt
Henchman Gale
Ed Arden
Himself as Various Characters (archive footage)
Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest
Thaddeus E. Thud III
Arthur - Harry's Friend
The Husband
Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant
Jim Dana
Captain Albright / Captain Midnight
Johnny Henessey
A Shmoe Named Joe
Xavier T. Schneckendorf
Dog's Master (uncredited)
Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)
O'Brien
The Husband
Careless Man
Husband (uncredited)
Jeff Travis
George Dibson
The Daddy
Fabian Tecumseh 'Joe' Funk (uncredited)
Alonzo T. Mousebrain
Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead
The Son-In-Law / Husband
Businessman Seeking Relaxation
Horace
Joe Thunderstruck
Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer
Butch
Oliver T. Aseltafel
Harried Homeowner
George T. Hardnose (uncredited)
Harry Horseknuckle