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Oscar O'Shea
Actor

Oscar O'Shea

7 Oct 1881Born
6 Apr 1960Died
78Age at death
85Credits

Biography

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Oscar O'Shea (8 October 1881 – 6 April 1960), born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, was a Canadian-American character actor with over 100 film appearances from 1937 to 1953.

O'Shea was a comic actor who earned a million dollars but lost it all in the Great Depression. His first straight role came in a Federal Theatre Project production of It Can't Happen Here, a play based on the novel of the same name. His first film was Captains Courageous (1937).

Beginning in 1929, O'Shea operated the Oscar O'Shea Players repertory theater company in the Embassy Theatre in Ottawa, Canada.

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He eventually ended the enterprise "to seek a field where his art would be more widely appreciated." He then set up an operation in Chicago, "where he managed his own theatre and stock company during good and bad years."

O'Shea died in Hollywood, California in 1960 at age 78.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 85 credits.

  1. 1948One Sunday AfternoonFilm: Toby
  2. 1947My Wild Irish RoseFilm: Pat Daly
  3. 1947Sport of KingsFilm: Judge Sellers
  4. 1946The Brute ManFilm: Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)
  5. 1946Personality KidFilm: Officer O'Brien
  6. 1946Without ReservationsFilm: Conductor (uncredited)
  7. 1945Senorita from the WestFilm: Dusty
  8. 1945BewitchedFilm: Capt. O'Malley
  9. 1944Here Come the WavesFilm: Commodore (uncredited)
  10. 1944Mystery of the RiverboatFilm: Capt. Ethan Perrin
  11. 1944Haunted HarborFilm: John Galbraith [Chs. 1, 7, 15]
  12. 1944The Mummy's GhostFilm: Museum Watchman
  13. 1944South of DixieFilm: Colonel Hatcher
  14. 1944Her Primitive ManFilm: Jonathan
  15. 1943Happy LandFilm: Father Case (uncredited)
  16. 1943Corvette K-225Film: Capt. Smith
  17. 1943Two Tickets to LondonFilm: Mr. Tinkle
  18. 1943City Without MenFilm: Joseph Barton
  19. 1942Half Way to ShanghaiFilm: Doctor McIntyre
  20. 1942Henry Aldrich, EditorFilm: Judge Sanders
  21. 1942The Postman Didn't RingFilm: Judge Barrington
  22. 1942I Was FramedFilm: Cal Beamish
  23. 1942The Bashful BachelorFilm: Squire Skimp
  24. 1942Dudes Are Pretty PeopleFilm: Cardigan, working ranch owner
  25. 1942Torpedo BoatFilm: Captain Mike
  26. 1942Fly By NightFilm: Pa Prescott
  27. 1941The Tell-Tale HeartFilm: First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
  28. 1941The Officer and the LadyFilm: Dan Regan
  29. 1941Riders of the Purple SageFilm: Noah Judkins
  30. 1941LydiaFilm: Doctor Richards
  31. 1941Harmon of MichiganFilm: 'Pop' Branch
  32. 1941Blossoms in the DustFilm: Dr. West
  33. 1941Ringside MaisieFilm: Conductor
  34. 1941Mutiny in the ArcticFilm: Capt. Bob Morrissey
  35. 1941Sleepers WestFilm: McGowan, a Engineer
  36. 1941Four MothersFilm: George Edwards (uncredited)
  37. 1940The Phantom SubmarineFilm: Captain Velsar
  38. 1940Always a BrideFilm: Uncle Dan Jarvis
  39. 1940Wildcat BusFilm: Charles Dawson
  40. 1940Stranger on the Third FloorFilm: The Judge
  41. 1940Pier 13Film: Skipper Kelly
  42. 1940Susan and GodFilm: Sam (uncredited)
  43. 1940You Can't Fool Your WifeFilm: Dr. Emery
  44. 194020 Mule TeamFilm: Train Conductor
  45. 1940Forty Little MothersFilm: Janitor at Train Station
  46. 1940ZanzibarFilm: Captain Craig
  47. 1939Of Mice and MenFilm: Jackson
  48. 1939Missing EvidenceFilm: John C. 'Pop' Andrews
  49. 1939The Night of NightsFilm: Mr. Conway (uncredited)
  50. 1939The Roaring TwentiesFilm: Customer (uncredited)
  51. 1939Those High Grey WallsFilm: Warden
  52. 1939The Star MakerFilm: Mr. Flannigan
  53. 1939She Married a CopFilm: Pa Duffy
  54. 1939Tell No TalesFilm: Sam O'Neil
  55. 1939Invitation to HappinessFilm: Divorce Judge
  56. 1939S.O.S Tidal WaveFilm: Mike Halloran
  57. 1939Lucky NightFilm: Police Lieutenant
  58. 1939Big Town CzarFilm: Pa Daley
  59. 1939Undercover AgentFilm: Pat Murphy
  60. 1939Love AffairFilm: Priest (uncredited)
  61. 1939King of the TurfFilm: Bartender
  62. 1938Angels with Dirty FacesFilm
  63. 1938The Shining HourFilm: Charlie Collins
  64. 1938StablematesFilm: Pete Whalen
  65. 1938Youth Takes a FlingFilm: Captain Walters
  66. 1938Campus CinderellaFilm: Horace Howard
  67. 1938Racket BustersFilm: Pop Wilson
  68. 1938Rebellious DaughtersFilm: Dad Elliott
  69. 1938The Main EventFilm: Captain Rorty
  70. 1938Numbered WomanFilm: Desk Sgt. Rourke
  71. 1938Snow Gets in Your EyesFilm: Gibson (uncredited)
  72. 1938Hold That KissFilm: Pop - Man Bringing Usher's Clothes
  73. 1938International CrimeFilm: Heath
  74. 1938King of the NewsboysFilm: Mr. Stephens
  75. 1938Border WolvesFilm: Judge Coleman
  76. 1938The Canary Comes AcrossFilm: Warden Clayton
  77. 1938MannequinFilm: 'Pa' Cassidy
  78. 1938Love Is a HeadacheFilm: Pop Sheeman, Stage Doorman (uncredited)
  79. 1938Man-ProofFilm: Gus the Bartender
  80. 1937RosalieFilm: Mr. Callahan

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