Birthday
1912/05/31
Day of death
1969/11/08 (57 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Big Spring, Texas, USA
Also know as
David 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 Barclay
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'B...Read more
(1935) Welcome Home
as Stanley Phillips
(1940) The Devil Bat
as Johnny Layton
(1937) Million Dollar Racket
as Johnny Henessey
(1941) Spooks Run Wild
as Jeff Dixon
(1938) Song of the Buckaroo
as Tex Alden
(1938) Tell Your Children
as Ralph
(1949) Those Good Old Days
as ---
(1938) Man's Country
as Bat
(1942) Bowery at Midnight
as Det. Pete Crawford
(1938) Born to Be Wild
as Trucker (uncredited)
(1932) The Sign of the Cross
as Christian on Stairway (uncredited)
(1947) Neighbor Pests
as ---
(1938) The Secret of Treasure Island
as Det. Jameson [Chs. 4-7]
(1948) Let's Cogitate
as Oliver T. Aseltafel
(1939) Trigger Smith
as Duke
(1956) The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Conductor
(1941) Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
as Jim Dana
(1941) Flying Wild
as Tom Lawson
(1940) On the Spot
as Charlie
(1941) Forbidden Trails
as Jim Cramer
(1938) Frontier Scout
as Steve Norris
(1939) Riders of the Sage
as Tom Martin
(1938) Whirlwind Horseman
as Henchman Slade
(1934) Wonder Bar
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
(1939) Crashing Thru
as Fred Chambers
(1945) Enemy of the Law
as Dave Wyatt
(1944) Gangsters of the Frontier
as Dave Wyatt
(1945) Frontier Fugitives
as Dave Wyatt
(1945) The Phantom of 42nd Street
as Tony Woolrich
(1931) Consolation Marriage
as Man Picking Up Stack of Newspapers (uncredited)
(1942) Down Texas Way
as Dave Dodge
(1945) The Man Who Walked Alone
as Marion Scott
(1940) Queen of the Yukon
as Bob Adams
(1936) The Black Coin
as Terry Navarro
(1942) Law and Order
as Jeff Travis
(1937) Brothers of the West
as Bart
(1939) Daughter of the Tong
as Jerry Morgan
(1938) Where the Buffalo Roam
as Jeff Gray
(1938) Utah Trail
as Mason - Bookkeeper
(1938) The Singing Cowgirl
as Dick Williams
(1933) One Man's Journey
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
(2006) 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
(1938) Gun Packer
as Red Baker - Henchman
(1954) Out for Fun
as Businessman Seeking Relaxation
(1940) Phantom Rancher
as Henchman Lucke
(1939) Drifting Westward
as Henchman Trigger
(1939) Flaming Lead
as Frank Gordon
(1942) Captain Midnight
as Captain Albright / Captain Midnight
(1930) Good News
as Student
(1953) T.V. of Tomorrow
as Man on TV
(1939) Buried Alive
as Carson
(1932) Hot Saturday
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
(1939) Water Rustlers
as Bob Lawson
(1931) Flying High
as Dancer (uncredited)
(1935) Woman Wanted
as Steve - Tap Dancer at Baxter's Party (uncredited)
(1933) College Humor
as Student
(1944) The Whispering Skull
as Dave Wyatt
(1939) On Your Toes
as Man in Audience
(1932) Roar of the Dragon
as Submarine Crewman
(1944) Guns of the Law
as Tex Wyatt
(1939) Code of the Cactus
as Bob Swane
(1939) Undercover Agent
as Billiards Player
(1939) Outlaws' Paradise
as Henchman Meggs
(1939) Wyoming Outlaw
as Acacia Park Game Warden
(1939) New Frontier
as Jason Braddock
(1939) Fighting Mad
as Constable Kelly
(1939) The Fighting Renegade
as Dr. Jerry Leonard
(1939) The Arizona Kid
as Soldier
(1939) Mutiny in the Big House
as Daniels
(1941) Billy the Kid Wanted
as Jeff
(1941) Double Trouble
as Sparky Barton
(1944) The Pinto Bandit
as Tex Wyatt
(1939) Texas Wildcats
as Ed Arden
(1940) Danger Ahead
as Corporal Kelly
(1940) Murder on the Yukon
as Constable Kelly
(1941) The Texas Marshal
as Buzz Weston
(1940) Yukon Flight
as Constable Kelly
(1940) Sky Bandits
as Constable Kelly
(1939) Rollin' Westward
as Ranch hand Red
(1943) Trail of Terror
as Tex Wyatt / Curly Wyatt
(1944) Tahiti Nights
as Jack
(1943) Bad Men of Thunder Gap
as Tex Wyatt
(1936) The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as George Baldwin
(1953) Things We Can Do Without
as Thaddeus E. Thud III
(1942) Carry Harry
as Arthur - Harry's Friend
(1940) That Gang of Mine
as Knuckles Dolan
(1940) Boys of the City
as Knuckles Dolan
(1934) Search for Beauty
as Talent Contestant (uncredited)
(1940) East Side Kids
as Knuckles Dolan
(1942) Prisoner of Japan
as U. S. Marine
(1942) 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
as Sgt. Phil Lyons
(1954) Ain't It Aggravatin'
as Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead
(1950) Did'ja Know?
as Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant
(1942) The Rangers Take Over
as Tex Wyatt
(1941) The Gunman From Bodie
as Joe Martin
(1937) Rough Riding Rhythm
as Detective Waters
(1940) The Cowboy from Sundown
as Steve Davis
(1934) Student Tour
as Student
(1933) Sitting Pretty
as Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
(1934) Tomorrow's Children
as Interne (uncredited)
(1934) Gift of Gab
as Dancer (uncredited)
(1933) College Coach
as Student on Tennis Court (uncredited)
(1940) Son of the Navy
as Nelson
(1940) Isle Of Destiny
as Whitey - Navy Radio Man
(1944) Movie Pests
as Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest
(1955) The Fall Guy
as Himself as Various Characters (archive footage)
(1946) I Love My Husband, But!
as The Husband
(1946) Sure Cures
as Xavier T. Schneckendorf
(1940) Hold That Woman!
as Miles Hanover
(1946) Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
as Horace
(1934) Murder at the Vanities
as ---
(1934) We're Rich Again
as Pete (uncredited)
(1935) Doubting Thomas
as Member of Audience
(1932) Is My Face Red?
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
(1933) Pick-up
as Party Boy (uncredited)
(1936) The Girl on the Front Page
as Nightclub Patron
(1941) The Deadly Game
as Ralph Spencer
(1943) Border Buckaroos
as Tex Wyatt
(1943) Boss of Rawhide
as Tex Wyatt
(1941) The Spider Returns
as Jackson, Wentworth's Aide
(1942) Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
as Jeff
(1946) Studio Visit
as O'Brien
(1942) Sheriff of Sage Valley
as Jeff
(1940) Gun Code
as Henchman Gale
(1941) Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
as Texas Joe
(1943) Fighting Valley
as Tex Wyatt
(1943) The Return of the Rangers
as Tex Wyatt
(1943) West of Texas
as Tex Wyatt
(1944) Brand of the Devil
as Tex Wyatt
(1944) Dead or Alive
as Dave Wyatt
(1944) Outlaw Roundup
as Tex Wyatt
(1945) Marked for Murder
as Dave Wyatt
(1944) Gunsmoke Mesa
as Tex Wyatt
(1944) Spook Town
as Tex Wyatt
(1945) Three in the Saddle
as Dave Wyatt
(1945) Flaming Bullets
as Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson
(1938) Starlight Over Texas
as Henchman
(1956) The Desperados Are in Town
as Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
(1941) Murder by Invitation
as Michael, the chauffeur
(1937) Lightnin' Crandall
as Tommy Shannon
(1930) The Dawn Patrol
as Pilot (uncredited)
(1947) I Love My Wife BUT!
as The Husband
(1950) A Wife's Life
as George T. Hardnose (uncredited)
(1948) I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
as The Son-In-Law / Husband
(1953) Cash Stashers
as A Shmoe Named Joe
(1952) I Love Children, But!
as The Daddy
(1955) Just What I Needed
as Harry Horseknuckle
(1955) The Man Around the House
as Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)
(1932) Rasputin and the Empress
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1950) Wrong Way Butch
as Butch
(1948) You Can't Win
as Harried Homeowner
(1954) Do Someone a Favor!
as George Dibson
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1948) Just Suppose
as Husband (uncredited)
(1952) Reducing
as Man on Bench (uncredited)
(1947) Have You Ever Wondered?
as Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer
(1942) Victory Quiz
as ---
(1942) Calling All Pa's
as Joe Thunderstruck
(1944) Safety Sleuth
as Careless Man
(1942) King of the Stallions
as ---
(1946) Treasures from Trash
as Alonzo T. Mousebrain
(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy
as Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)
(1932) 70,000 Witnesses
as Football Player (uncredited)
(1935) Ship Cafe
as Young Man (uncredited)
(1943) Seventh Column
as Falstaff Pratt the Indestructible Man
(1953) Kiss Me Kate
as Ralph
(1936) Wanted - A Master
as Dog's Master (uncredited)
(1935) No More Ladies
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1944) Sportsman's Memories
as Fabian Tecumseh 'Joe' Funk (uncredited)
(1954) Tennessee Champ
as Luke MacWade
(1942) The Yanks Are Coming
as Sgt. Callahan
(1935) She Married Her Boss
as Shopper
(1930) Madam Satan
as Zeppelin Reveler