Where to watch Dave O'Brien in the UK
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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 a…
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- MGM Parade (1955) Cast
- Madam Satan (1930) as Zeppelin Reveler
- Kiss Me Kate (1953) as Ralph
- The Sign of the Cross (1932) as Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
- Woman Wanted (1935) as Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited)
- New Frontier (1939) as Jason Braddock
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
- Hot Saturday (1932) as Party Guest (Uncredited)
- Gift of Gab (1934) as Dancer (uncredited)
- Undercover Agent (1939) as Billiards Player
- College Coach (1933) as Student on Tennis Court (uncredited)
- Pick-up (1933) as Party Boy (uncredited)
- Buried Alive (1939) as Carson
- Yukon Flight (1940) as Constable Kelly
- Is My Face Red? (1932) as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)
- The Spider's Web (1938) Stunts
- Crashing Thru (1939) as Fred Chambers
- College Humor (1933) as Student
- Student Tour (1934) as Student
- The World Changes (1933) as Otto Peterson (uncredited)
- We're Rich Again (1934) as Pete (uncredited)
- Devil and the Deep (1932) as Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
- One Man's Journey (1933) as Dance Extra (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936) as George Baldwin
- Sky Raiders (1941) Stunts
- 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942) as Sgt. Phil Lyons
- Spooks Run Wild (1941) as Jeff Dixon
- Flying High (1931) as Dancer (uncredited)
- Music in the Air (1934) as Karl Roder (singing voice) (uncredited)
- Sky Bandits (1940) as Constable Kelly
- Tahiti Nights (1944) as Jack
- Doubting Thomas (1935) as Member of Audience
- Billy the Kid in Santa Fe (1941) as Texas Joe
- Wyoming Outlaw (1939) as Acacia Park Game Warden
- Roar of the Dragon (1932) as Submarine Crewman
- 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Wonder Bar (1934) as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
- Tennessee Champ (1954) as Luke MacWade
- Spook Town (1944) as Tex Wyatt
- The Phantom of 42nd Street (1945) as Tony Woolrich
- Good News (1930) as Student
- Flying Wild (1941) as Tom Lawson
- Double Trouble (1941) as Sparky Barton
- Ship Cafe (1935) as Young Man (uncredited)
- The Girl on the Front Page (1936) as Nightclub Patron
- Bargain Madness (1951) Director
- The Devil Bat (1940) as Johnny Layton
- Rollin' Westward (1939) as Ranch hand Red
- Frontier Fugitives (1945) as Dave Wyatt
- Bowery at Midnight (1942) as Det. Pete Crawford
- Rasputin and the Empress (1932) as Soldier (uncredited)
- Guns of the Law (1944) as Tex Wyatt
- Outlaws' Paradise (1939) as Henchman Meggs
- Fighting Mad (1939) as Constable Kelly
- Outlaw Roundup (1944) as Tex Wyatt
- Forbidden Trails (1941) as Jim Cramer
- Tell Your Children (1938) as Ralph
- 70,000 Witnesses (1932) as Football Player (uncredited)
- The Dawn Patrol (1930) as Pilot (uncredited)
- Trigger Smith (1939) as Duke
- No More Ladies (1935) as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Water Rustlers (1939) as Bob Lawson
- The Spider Returns (1941) as Jackson, Wentworth's Aide
- On Your Toes (1939) as Man in Audience
- Search for Beauty (1934) as Talent Contestant (uncredited)
- Born to Be Wild (1938) as Trucker (uncredited)
- The Arizona Kid (1939) as Soldier
- Frontier Scout (1938) as Steve Norris
- Whirlwind Horseman (1938) as Henchman Slade
- The Gunman From Bodie (1941) as Joe Martin
- Consolation Marriage (1931) as Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited)
- Fighting Valley (1943) as Tex Wyatt
- Starlight Over Texas (1938) as Henchman
- Danger Ahead (1940) as Corporal Kelly
- Sitting Pretty (1933) as Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
- Mutiny in the Big House (1939) as Daniels
- She Married Her Boss (1935) as Shopper
- Phantom Rancher (1940) as Henchman Lucke
- The Desperados Are in Town (1956) as Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
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Most-watched Dave O'Brien films currently: Madam Satan (1930), Kiss Me Kate (1953), The Sign of the Cross (1932), Woman Wanted (1935), New Frontier (1939).
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Selected TV credits: MGM Parade (1955).
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