A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Dave 'Tex' O'Brien
Dave Barclay
Dave O'Brian
Dave Tex O'Brien
David Barclay
David Fronabarger
David O'Brien
David Poole Fronabarger
Tex Coe
Tex O'Brien
Birthplace:
Big Spring, Texas, USA
Born:
May 31, 1912
Died:
November 8, 1969
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 as a frantic dope addict in the 1936 low-budget exploitation film Tell Your Children (better known under its reissue title, Reefer Madness). As a writer for The Red Skelton Show, O'Brien shared an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 1961 and shared a nomination for the same award in 1963. O'Brien died, aged 57, of a heart attack while competing in a yachting race.
Director:
1946 Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946 I Love My Husband, But!
1946 Sure Cures
1946 Treasures from Trash
1947 Diamond Demon
1947 Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13
1947 Have You Ever Wondered?
1947 I Love My Wife BUT!
1947 Neighbor Pests
1948 Bowling Tricks
1948 I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948 Ice Aces
1948 Just Suppose
1948 Let's Cogitate
1948 You Can't Win
1949 Super Cue Men
1949 Those Good Old Days
1949 We Can Dream, Can't We?
1950 A Wife's Life
1950 Crashing the Movies
1950 Did'ja Know?
1950 Pest Control
1950 Wrong Way Butch
1951 Bargain Madness
1951 Camera Sleuth
1952 I Love Children, But!
1952 Musiquiz
1952 Reducing
1953 Cash Stashers
1953 Things We Can Do Without
1954 Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954 Do Someone a Favor!
1954 Film Antics
1954 Out for Fun
1955 Just What I Needed
1955 The Fall Guy
1955 The Man Around the House
Original Story:
1946 Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946 I Love My Husband, But!
1946 Sure Cures
1946 Treasures from Trash
1947 Diamond Demon
1947 Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13
1947 Have You Ever Wondered?
1947 I Love My Wife BUT!
1947 Neighbor Pests
1948 Bowling Tricks
1948 I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948 Ice Aces
1948 Just Suppose
1948 Let's Cogitate
1948 You Can't Win
1949 Super Cue Men
1949 Those Good Old Days
1949 We Can Dream, Can't We?
1950 A Wife's Life
1950 Crashing the Movies
1950 Did'ja Know?
1950 Pest Control
1950 Wrong Way Butch
1951 Bargain Madness
1951 Camera Sleuth
1952 I Love Children, But!
1952 Musiquiz
1952 Reducing
1953 Cash Stashers
1953 Dogs 'n Ducks
1953 Things We Can Do Without
1954 Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954 Do Someone a Favor!
1954 Film Antics
1954 Out for Fun
1955 Just What I Needed
1955 The Fall Guy
1955 The Man Around the House
Screenplay:
1946 Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946 I Love My Husband, But!
1946 Sure Cures
1946 Treasures from Trash
1947 Diamond Demon
1947 Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13
1947 Have You Ever Wondered?
1947 I Love My Wife BUT!
1947 Neighbor Pests
1948 Bowling Tricks
1948 I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948 Ice Aces
1948 Just Suppose
1948 Let's Cogitate
1948 You Can't Win
1949 Super Cue Men
1949 Those Good Old Days
1949 We Can Dream, Can't We?
1950 A Wife's Life
1950 Crashing the Movies
1950 Did'ja Know?
1950 Pest Control
1950 Wrong Way Butch
1951 Bargain Madness
1951 Camera Sleuth
1952 I Love Children, But!
1952 Musiquiz
1952 Reducing
1953 Cash Stashers
1953 Dogs 'n Ducks
1953 Things We Can Do Without
1954 Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954 Do Someone a Favor!
1954 Film Antics
1954 Out for Fun
1955 Just What I Needed
1955 The Fall Guy
1955 The Man Around the House
Story:
1946 Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946 I Love My Husband, But!
1946 Sure Cures
1946 Treasures from Trash
1947 Diamond Demon
1947 Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13
1947 Have You Ever Wondered?
1947 I Love My Wife BUT!
1947 Neighbor Pests
1948 Bowling Tricks
1948 I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948 Ice Aces
1948 Just Suppose
1948 Let's Cogitate
1948 You Can't Win
1949 Super Cue Men
1949 Those Good Old Days
1949 We Can Dream, Can't We?
1950 A Wife's Life
1950 Crashing the Movies
1950 Did'ja Know?
1950 Pest Control
1950 Wrong Way Butch
1951 Bargain Madness
1951 Camera Sleuth
1952 I Love Children, But!
1952 Musiquiz
1952 Reducing
1953 Cash Stashers
1953 Dogs 'n Ducks
1953 Things We Can Do Without
1954 Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954 Do Someone a Favor!
1954 Film Antics
1954 Out for Fun
1955 Just What I Needed
1955 The Fall Guy
1955 The Man Around the House
Stunts:
1938 The Spider's Web
1941 Sky Raiders
1941 The Iron Claw
1946 Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946 I Love My Husband, But!
1946 Sure Cures
1946 Treasures from Trash
1947 Diamond Demon
1947 Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13
1947 Have You Ever Wondered?
1947 I Love My Wife BUT!
1947 Neighbor Pests
1948 Bowling Tricks
1948 I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948 Ice Aces
1948 Just Suppose
1948 Let's Cogitate
1948 You Can't Win
1949 Super Cue Men
1949 Those Good Old Days
1949 We Can Dream, Can't We?
1950 A Wife's Life
1950 Crashing the Movies
1950 Did'ja Know?
1950 Pest Control
1950 Wrong Way Butch
1951 Bargain Madness
1951 Camera Sleuth
1952 I Love Children, But!
1952 Musiquiz
1952 Reducing
1953 Cash Stashers
1953 Dogs 'n Ducks
1953 Things We Can Do Without
1954 Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954 Do Someone a Favor!
1954 Film Antics
1954 Out for Fun
1955 Just What I Needed
1955 The Fall Guy
1955 The Man Around the House
Writer:
1938 The Spider's Web
1941 Sky Raiders
1941 The Iron Claw
1946 Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946 I Love My Husband, But!
1946 Sure Cures
1946 Treasures from Trash
1947 Diamond Demon
1947 Early Sports Quiz: What's Your I.Q. No. 13
1947 Have You Ever Wondered?
1947 I Love My Wife BUT!
1947 Neighbor Pests
1948 Bowling Tricks
1948 I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948 Ice Aces
1948 Just Suppose
1948 Let's Cogitate
1948 You Can't Win
1949 Super Cue Men
1949 Those Good Old Days
1949 We Can Dream, Can't We?
1950 A Wife's Life
1950 Crashing the Movies
1950 Did'ja Know?
1950 Pest Control
1950 Wrong Way Butch
1951 Bargain Madness
1951 Camera Sleuth
1952 I Love Children, But!
1952 Musiquiz
1952 Reducing
1953 Cash Stashers
1953 Dogs 'n Ducks
1953 Things We Can Do Without
1954 Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954 Do Someone a Favor!
1954 Film Antics
1954 Out for Fun
1955 Just What I Needed
1955 The Fall Guy
1955 The Man Around the House
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