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Acting

Dave O'Brien

Titles
197movies2TV shows
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 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Dave O'Brien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.6
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8

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
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Action & Intrigue 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Physical Comedy 3
  • 1940s 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

197

1970s

1 title Β· average score 70

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

1 title Β· average score 65

as Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)

1950s

28 titles Β· average score 69

as Hugo Hightonsil (uncredited)

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

as Thaddeus E. Thud III

Original Story, Screenplay

Director, Writer

as Cruising Wolf

as George T. Hardnose (uncredited)

All 28 titles from the 1950s

1940s

92 titles Β· average score 55

Writer, Director

Director, Writer

as Xavier T. Schneckendorf

as Dave Wyatt / Steve Carson

as Captain Albright / Captain Midnight

as Jackson, Wentworth's Aide

as Johnny Layton

All 92 titles from the 1940s

1930s

75 titles Β· average score 56
All 75 titles from the 1930s