Portrait of Dave O'Brien

Acting

Dave O'Brien

Career

Active from 1934 to 1956, busiest in 1944 with 13 main titles.

Leading roles
69
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dave O'Brien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 10
  • Good vs Evil 6
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Action & Intrigue 3
  • Physical Comedy 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Mad Scientist 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

197
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 70
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

1 title ยท average score 65
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)

1950s

28 titles ยท average score 69
The Man Around the House
The Man Around the House (1955)

as Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)

The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1955)

Director

Film Antics
Film Antics (1954)

Director

Do Someone a Favor!
Do Someone a Favor! (1954)

as George Dibson

Ain't It Aggravatin'
Ain't It Aggravatin' (1954)

as Parking Space Hog / Apartment House Manager / Frugal Man / Harry Hollowhead

T.V. of Tomorrow
T.V. of Tomorrow (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

as Man on TV

Dogs 'n Ducks
Dogs 'n Ducks (1953)

Original Story, Screenplay

Musiquiz
Musiquiz (1952)

Director

Camera Sleuth
Camera Sleuth (1951)

Director, Writer

Pest Control
Pest Control (1950)

as Cruising Wolf

A Wife's Life
A Wife's Life (1950)

as George T. Hardnose (uncredited)

Wrong Way Butch
Wrong Way Butch (1950)

as Butch

1940s

92 titles ยท average score 55
Ice Aces
Ice Aces (1948)

Writer, Director

Just Suppose
Just Suppose (1948)

as Husband (uncredited)

Diamond Demon
Diamond Demon (1947)

Writer, Director

Have You Ever Wondered?
Have You Ever Wondered? (1947)

as Husband / Driver / Man at Gumball Machine / Toupee Wearer

Flaming Bullets
Flaming Bullets (1945)

as Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson

Three in the Saddle
Three in the Saddle (1945)

as Dave Wyatt

The Phantom of 42nd Street
The Phantom of 42nd Street (1945)
GoodWatch score 37

as Tony Woolrich

Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive (1944)

as Dave Wyatt

Gangsters of the Frontier
Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)

as Dave Wyatt

Fighting Valley
Fighting Valley (1943)

as Tex Wyatt

Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight (1942)

as Captain Albright / Captain Midnight

The Devil Bat
The Devil Bat (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Johnny Layton

1930s

75 titles ยท average score 56
Water Rustlers
Water Rustlers (1939)

as Bob Lawson

Flaming Lead
Flaming Lead (1939)

as Frank Gordon

Daughter of the Tong
Daughter of the Tong (1939)
GoodWatch score 49

as Jerry Morgan

Code of the Cactus
Code of the Cactus (1939)

as Bob Swane

Fighting Mad
Fighting Mad (1939)

as Constable Kelly

The Singing Cowgirl
The Singing Cowgirl (1938)

as Dick Williams

Tell Your Children
Tell Your Children (1938)
GoodWatch score 46

as Ralph

Frontier Scout
Frontier Scout (1938)

as Steve Norris

Brothers of the West
Brothers of the West (1937)

as Bart

Wanted - A Master
Wanted - A Master (1936)

as Dog's Master (uncredited)

The Black Coin
The Black Coin (1936)

as Terry Navarro

Tomorrow's Children
Tomorrow's Children (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

as Interne (uncredited)