Deceased
How Did Dave O'Brien Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 57Also known asDavid Poole Fronabarger, David Fronabarger, David O'Brien, Dave O'Brian, Dave Tex O'Brien, Dave 'Tex' O'Brien, Tex O'Brien, Tex Coe, David Barclay, Dave BarclayGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn31/05/1912Born inBig Spring, Texas, USADied08/11/1969Died inSanta Catalina IslandCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ3017220 ↗TMDb#118633 ↗
Dave O'Brien was an American film actor, stunt man, film director, and Emmy awarded comedy writer. He was well known for his portrayal, in the 1942 serial films of the title character in Captain Midnight, performer and comedy writer in the Pete Smith Specialties and as one of Red Skelton's comedy writers.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie | (archive footage) | 64 |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of ComedyMovie | Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage) | 52 |
| 1956 | The Kettles in the OzarksMovie | Conductor | 44 |
| 1956 | The Desperados Are in TownMovie | Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown | 44 |
| 1955 | MGM ParadeSeries | — | 43 |
| 1953 | Kiss Me KateMovie | Ralph | 41 |
| 1944 | Movie PestsMovie | Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest | 32 |
| 1944 | Outlaw RoundupMovie | Tex Wyatt | 32 |
| 1943 | Bad Men of Thunder GapMovie | Tex Wyatt | 31 |
| 1943 | Boss of RawhideMovie | Tex Wyatt | 31 |
| 1942 | Sheriff of Sage ValleyMovie | Jeff | 30 |
| 1942 | Billy the Kid's Smoking GunsMovie | Jeff | 30 |
| 1942 | The Rangers Take OverMovie | Tex Wyatt | 30 |
| 1942 | 'Neath Brooklyn BridgeMovie | Sgt. Phil Lyons | 30 |
| 1941 | Double TroubleMovie | Sparky Barton | 29 |
| 1941 | Buzzy and the Phantom PintoMovie | Jim Dana | 29 |
| 1941 | The Gunman From BodieMovie | Joe Martin | 29 |
| 1941 | Spooks Run WildMovie | Jeff Dixon | 29 |
| 1941 | Flying WildMovie | Tom Lawson | 29 |
| 1940 | Queen of the YukonMovie | Bob Adams | 28 |
| 1940 | Son of the NavyMovie | Nelson | 28 |
| 1940 | Danger AheadMovie | Corporal Kelly | 28 |
| 1940 | Boys of the CityMovie | Knuckles Dolan | 28 |
| 1940 | That Gang of MineMovie | Knuckles Dolan | 28 |
| 1939 | On Your ToesMovie | Man in Audience | 27 |
| 1939 | Riders of the SageMovie | Tom Martin | 27 |
| 1938 | Tell Your ChildrenMovie | Ralph | 26 |
| 1938 | Where the Buffalo RoamMovie | Jeff Gray | 26 |
| 1938 | Born to Be WildMovie | Trucker (uncredited) | 26 |
| 1936 | The Girl on the Front PageMovie | Nightclub Patron | 24 |
| 1935 | She Married Her BossMovie | Shopper | 23 |
| 1935 | Ship CafeMovie | Young Man (uncredited) | 23 |
| 1934 | Student TourMovie | Student | 22 |
| 1934 | Murder at the VanitiesMovie | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 22 |
| 1934 | Gift of GabMovie | Dancer (uncredited) | 22 |
| 1934 | Music in the AirMovie | Karl Roder (singing voice) (uncredited) | 22 |
| 1933 | Pick-upMovie | Party Boy (uncredited) | 21 |
| 1933 | 42nd StreetMovie | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 21 |
| 1933 | The World ChangesMovie | Otto Peterson (uncredited) | 21 |
| 1933 | One Man's JourneyMovie | Dance Extra (uncredited) | 21 |
| 1932 | The Sign of the CrossMovie | Christian on Stairway (uncredited) | 20 |
| 1932 | Hot SaturdayMovie | Party Guest (Uncredited) | 20 |
| 1932 | Devil and the DeepMovie | Submarine Crewman (uncredited) | 20 |
| 1932 | Rasputin and the EmpressMovie | Soldier (uncredited) | 20 |
| 1930 | Good NewsMovie | Student | 18 |
| 1930 | Madam SatanMovie | Zeppelin Reveler | 18 |