Dave O'Brien (I) (1912–1969)

Writer | Actor | Director

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Former chorus boy who would become a star in "B" westerns, and later a successful comedy writer (...

Born:
Died: (age 57)

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  • Loretta Andrews, Margaret Carthew, Virginia Dabney, Marlo Dwyer, Ruth Eddings, Bess Flowers, Eddie Foy Jr., Muriel Gordon, Peggy Graves, Amo Ingraham, Al Jolson, Marie Marks, Lorraine Marshall, Dave O'Brien, Dennis O'Keefe, Donna Mae Roberts, Rosalie Roy, Victoria Vinton, Renee Whitney, Miriam Marlin, Mildred Dixon, Elizabeth Cooke, and Elizabeth Cook in Wonder Bar (1934)
  • Dolores del Rio, Ricardo Cortez, Loretta Andrews, Margaret Carthew, Virginia Dabney, Marlo Dwyer, Ruth Eddings, Bess Flowers, Eddie Foy Jr., Muriel Gordon, Peggy Graves, Amo Ingraham, Marie Marks, Lorraine Marshall, Dave O'Brien, Dennis O'Keefe, Donna Mae Roberts, Rosalie Roy, Victoria Vinton, Renee Whitney, Miriam Marlin, Mildred Dixon, Marietta Myers, Vivian Wilson, Elizabeth Cooke, and Elizabeth Cook in Wonder Bar (1934)
  • Dolores del Rio, Ricardo Cortez, Loretta Andrews, Margaret Carthew, Virginia Dabney, Marlo Dwyer, Ruth Eddings, Bess Flowers, Eddie Foy Jr., Muriel Gordon, Peggy Graves, Amo Ingraham, Al Jolson, Marie Marks, Lorraine Marshall, Dave O'Brien, Dennis O'Keefe, Dick Powell, Donna Mae Roberts, Rosalie Roy, Victoria Vinton, Renee Whitney, Miriam Marlin, Mildred Dixon, Marietta Myers, Vivian Wilson, Elizabeth Cooke, and Elizabeth Cook in Wonder Bar (1934)
  • Ellen Hall, Reed Howes, Charles King, James Newill, Dave O'Brien, and Guy Wilkerson in Brand of the Devil (1944)
  • Kay Aldridge and Dave O'Brien in The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
  • Lorraine Miller, Dave O'Brien, and Tex Ritter in Three in the Saddle (1945)

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Filmography

All Filmography

Videos

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy.

Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.

Did You Know

Trivia

During O'Brien's early days doing movie bits, he supplemented his income by singing in supper clubs like the Hotel Roosevelt, Pyramid Cafe, and Embassy Roof.

Quotes

[Just prior to his death] I've had a full, enjoyable life, and I wouldn't have had it any other way.

Trademark

Delightful appearances in miscellaneous fun shorts.

Nickname

Tex

Star Sign

Gemini

Personal Details

Born

David Poole Fronabarger

Big Spring, Texas, USA

Died

(age 57)
Catalina Island, California, USA

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)

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