Portrait of Tom O'Brien

Acting

Tom O'Brien

Career

Active from 1919 to 1936, busiest in 1926 and 1929 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Big Parade
The Big Parade
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tom O'Brien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

11 titles ยท average score 49
Phantom of Santa Fe
Phantom of Santa Fe (1936)

as Henchman Kildane

The Murder in the Museum
The Murder in the Museum (1934)
GoodWatch score 49

as Alfred Carr

The Woman Condemned
The Woman Condemned (1934)
GoodWatch score 45

as First Detective

It's a Cinch
It's a Cinch (1932)

as Spike

The Unexpected Father
The Unexpected Father (1932)

as Policeman

The Phantom
The Phantom (1931)
GoodWatch score 34

as Police Sgt. Pat Collins

Trapped
Trapped (1931)

as Joe Farley

Hell-Bent for Frisco
Hell-Bent for Frisco (1931)

as Fogarty

Moby Dick
Moby Dick (1930)
GoodWatch score 70

as Starbuck

Call of the West
Call of the West (1930)

as Bull Clarkson

The Midnight Special
The Midnight Special (1930)

as Dan Padden

1920s

48 titles ยท average score 66
The Flying Fool
The Flying Fool (1929)

as Tom Dugan

The Peacock Fan
The Peacock Fan (1929)

as Sgt. O'Brien

Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928)

as Buck Johnson

The Private Life of Helen of Troy
The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)

as Ulysses

That's My Daddy
That's My Daddy (1927)

as Officer Patrick Moran

The Runaway Express
The Runaway Express (1926)

as Sandy McPherson

The Fire Brigade
The Fire Brigade (1926)

as Joe O'Neil

The Winner
The Winner (1926)

as Slugger Martin

Tin Hats
Tin Hats (1926)

as Sergeant McGurk

Crack O' Dawn
Crack O' Dawn (1926)

as Stanley Steele

The Big Parade
The Big Parade (1925)
GoodWatch score 90

as Michael Olysius 'Bull' O'Hara

Untamed Youth
Untamed Youth (1924)

as Jim Larson

1910s

1 title
Square Deal Sanderson
Square Deal Sanderson (1919)

as Williams (as Thomas O'Brien)