Dave O'Brien

Actor

Born: May 31, 1912
Died: November 8, 1969 (age 57)
From: Big Spring, Texas, USA

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…

Filmography (195)

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)
The Desperados Are in Town (1956)
Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
Conductor
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1955)
Director
Just What I Needed
Just What I Needed (1955)
Director
The Man Around the House
The Man Around the House (1955)
Director
Film Antics (1954)
Director
Meet the O'Briens (1954)
Dave
Out for Fun
Out for Fun (1954)
Director
Do Someone a Favor!
Do Someone a Favor! (1954)
Director
Tennessee Champ (1954)
Luke MacWade
Ain't It Aggravatin' (1954)
Director
Things We Can Do Without (1953)
Director
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Ralph
Cash Stashers (1953)
Director
T.V. of Tomorrow (1953)
Man on TV
The Mosconi Story
The Mosconi Story (1953)
Director
I Love Children, But! (1952)
Director
Reducing (1952)
Director
Musiquiz
Musiquiz (1952)
Director
Bargain Madness (1951)
Director
Camera Sleuth (1951)
Director
Wrong Way Butch (1950)
Director
A Wife's Life
A Wife's Life (1950)
Director
Did'ja Know? (1950)
Director
Crashing the Movies (1950)
Director
Pest Control
Pest Control (1950)
Director
We Can Dream, Can't We?
We Can Dream, Can't We? (1949)
Director