Portrait of Michael O'Shea

Acting

Michael O'Shea

Career

Active from 1943 to 1954, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for It Should Happen to You
It Should Happen to You
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael O'Shea Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Dark Humor
    1.7, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 74
Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Johnnie Delaney

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 75
It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life (1954)

TV show ยท as Denny Davis

It Should Happen to You
It Should Happen to You (1954)
GoodWatch score 86

as Brod Clinton

Revlon Mirror Theatre
Revlon Mirror Theatre (1953)

TV show

Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

as Inspector McNamara

Fixed Bayonets!
Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

as Sgt. Lonergan

The Model and the Marriage Broker
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

as Doberman

Disc Jockey
Disc Jockey (1951)

as Mike Richards

The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ralph Munsey

Captain China
Captain China (1950)

as Trask

1940s

14 titles ยท average score 55
The Big Wheel
The Big Wheel (1949)
GoodWatch score 47

as Vic Sullivan

The Threat
The Threat (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Detective Ray Williams

Parole, Inc.
Parole, Inc. (1948)
GoodWatch score 53

as Richard Hendricks

Last of the Redmen
Last of the Redmen (1947)
GoodWatch score 54

as Hawk-Eye / Natty Bumpo

Violence
Violence (1947)
GoodWatch score 47

as Steve Fuller

Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

as Harrington

It's a Pleasure
It's a Pleasure (1945)
GoodWatch score 45

as Don Martin

Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

as Joe Reynolds

Something for the Boys
Something for the Boys (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sergeant Ronald 'Rocky' Fulton

The Eve of St. Mark
The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

as Thomas Mulveroy

Lady of Burlesque
Lady of Burlesque (1943)
GoodWatch score 66

as Biff Brannigan

Jack London
Jack London (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jack London