Tom O'Brien (actor, born 1890)

Tom O'Brien
O'Brien in 1925
Born	Thomas Everett O'Brien (1890-07-25)July 25, 1890 San Diego, California
Died	June 8, 1947(1947-06-08) (aged 56) Los Angeles, California
Burial place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Occupation	Actor

Tom O'Brien (July 25, 1890 – June 8, 1947) was an American silent and sound character actor known for his burly serio-comic roles.^[1]

He worked in the comedy film The Gentleman from America (1923) as Johnny Day,^[2] which is about the humorous tale of two American buddies (O'Brien and Hoot Gibson) and they have numerous adventures in Spain.^[3] Tom O'Brien appeared in over 80 films in a 22 years of career.^[2] He was primarily cast as stocky "Irish types" in comic supporting roles.^[2]^[4] He also worked in The Big Parade (1925) as Corporal Bull O'Hara.^[2]

He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.^[5]

Filmography

Feature films

The Murder in the Museum (1934) as Alfred Carr
The Woman Condemned (1934) as First Detective
Only Yesterday (1933)
Lucky Dog (1933) as The Detective
It's a Cinch (1932) as Spike
The Night Mayor (1932) as Delaney
The Phantom Express (1932) as Red Connelly, the Telegraph Operator
The Unexpected Father (1932) as Policeman
The Phantom (1931) as Police Sgt. Pat Collins
Hell-Bent for Frisco (1931) as Fogarty
Trapped (1931) as Joe Farley
The Hawk (1931) as Killdane
Midnight Special (1930) as Dan Padden
Moby Dick (1930) as Starbuck
Call of the West (1930) as Bull Clarkson
Dance Hall (1929) as Truck Driver
Dark Skies (1929) as Pete
The Talk of Hollywood (1929) as Reel-Mixing Projectionist
Untamed (1929) as Moran
Broadway Scandals (1929) as Bill Gray
Hurricane (1929) as Dugan
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929) as Black Barney
The Flying Fool (1929) as Tom Dugan
His Lucky Day (1929) as James, the Chauffeur
It Can Be Done (1929) as Detective
The Peacock Fan (1929) as Sgt. O'Brien
The Office Scandal (1929) as Pool Hall Lookout
The Last Warning (1929) as Inspector
The Chorus Kid (1928) as Bill Whipple
Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928) as Buck Johnson
San Francisco Nights (1928) as 'Red'
Outcast Souls (1928) as Officer
That's My Daddy (1927) as Officer Patrick Moran
The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927) as Ulysses
The Bugle Call (1927) as Sgt. Doolan
Twelve Miles Out (1927) as Irish
The Frontiersman (1927) as Abner Hawkins
Rookies (1927) as Sgt. O'Brien
Winners of the Wilderness (1927) as Timothy
The Fire Brigade (1926) as Joe O'Neil
Tin Hats (1926) as Sergeant McGurk
The Flaming Forest (1926) as Mike
The Winner (1926) as Slugger Martin
Take It from Me (1926) as Taxi Driver
The Runaway Express (1926) as Sandy McPherson
Poker Faces (1926) as The Prizefighter
Sally, Irene and Mary (1925) as Stage Manager
The Last Edition (1925) as Bull, Job Foreman
The Big Parade (1925) as Bull
Crack o' Dawn (1925) as Stanley Steele
White Fang (1925) as Matt
Winning a Woman (1925) as Unknown role
So This Is Marriage? (1924) as Riley
Winner Take All (1924) as Dynamite Galloway
Never Say Die (1924) as Gun Murray
What Shall I Do? (1924) as Big Jim Brown
Untamed Youth (1924) as Jim Larson
Fools Highway (1924) as Philadelphia O'Brien
Flapper Wives (1924) as Tim Callahan
Tipped Off (1923) as Jim 'Pug' Murphy, Mildred's Brother
The Gentleman from America (1923) as Johnny Day
The Scarlet Car (1923) as Mitt Deagon
Youth to Youth (1922) as Ralph Horry
Up and Going (1922) as Sergeant Langley
Their Mutual Child (1921) as Steve Dingle
The Devil Within (1921) as Wansley
Scrap Iron (1921) as Battling Burke
The Sagebrusher (1920) as Charlie Dornewald
Dangerous Hours (1919) as Bolshevik at Meeting
Square Deal Sanderson (1919) as Williams
The Mints of Hell (1919) as Unknown role

Short films

Fun in the Clouds (1928, short) as The Director
Pardon My Glove (1922, short) as The Champ
Bucking Broadway (1922, short) as The Stage Manager
A Hickory Hick (1922, short) as The Crooked Crook
Plumb Crazy (1923, short) as Olie Margerine
Spooks and Spasms (1917, short) as The Big V Riot Squad
The Runaway Freight (1914, short) as Slim, a Yeggman
McCarn Plays Fate (1914, short) as Bull Klein

References

^ Wilson, Scott (26 September 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. McFarland Publishing. p. 557. ISBN 9781476625997.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Neste 2017, p. 219.
^ Neste 2017, p. 17.
^ Rollins, Peter C.; O'Connor, John E. (25 July 2008). Why We Fought: America's Wars in Film and History. University Press of Kentucky. p. 143. ISBN 9780813138749.
^ Resting Places

Bibliography

Neste, Dan Van (17 March 2017). The Magnificent Heel: The Life and Films of Ricardo Cortez. BearManor Media. p. 592.

External links

Tom O'Brien at IMDb

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