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

1. Wilson, Scott (26 September 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. McFarland Publishing. p. 557. ISBN 9781476625997.
2. Neste 2017, p. 219.
3. Neste 2017, p. 17.
4. 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.
5. 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