Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea

Known for
Acting
Born
October 7, 1881
Died
April 6, 1960 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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

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Filmography

1955
MGM Parade poster

MGM Parade

TV · as Self, self · 1 ep

1948
One Sunday Afternoon poster

One Sunday Afternoon

Movie · as Toby

1947
Sport of Kings poster

Sport of Kings

Movie · as Judge Sellers

1947
My Wild Irish Rose poster

My Wild Irish Rose

Movie · as Pat Daly

1946
Without Reservations poster

Without Reservations

Movie · as Conductor (uncredited)

1946
Personality Kid poster

Personality Kid

Movie · as Officer O'Brien

1946
The Brute Man poster

The Brute Man

Movie · as Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)

1945
Bewitched poster

Bewitched

Movie · as Capt. O'Malley

1945
Senorita from the West poster

Senorita from the West

Movie · as Dusty

1944
Haunted Harbor poster

Haunted Harbor

Movie · as John Galbraith [Chs. 1, 7, 15]

1944
Mystery of the Riverboat poster

Mystery of the Riverboat

Movie · as Capt. Ethan Perrin

1944
The Mummy's Ghost poster

The Mummy's Ghost

Movie · as Museum Watchman

1944
Her Primitive Man poster

Her Primitive Man

Movie · as Jonathan

1944
South of Dixie poster

South of Dixie

Movie · as Colonel Hatcher

1944
Here Come the Waves poster

Here Come the Waves

Movie · as Commodore (uncredited)

1943
Two Tickets to London poster

Two Tickets to London

Movie · as Mr. Tinkle

1943
Happy Land poster

Happy Land

Movie · as Father Case (uncredited)

1943
City Without Men poster

City Without Men

Movie · as Joseph Barton

1943
Corvette K-225 poster

Corvette K-225

Movie · as Capt. Smith

1942
The Postman Didn't Ring poster

The Postman Didn't Ring

Movie · as Judge Barrington

1942
Fly By Night poster

Fly By Night

Movie · as Pa Prescott

1942
Henry Aldrich, Editor poster

Henry Aldrich, Editor

Movie · as Judge Sanders

1942
I Was Framed poster

I Was Framed

Movie · as Cal Beamish

1942
Dudes Are Pretty People poster

Dudes Are Pretty People

Movie · as Cardigan, working ranch owner

1942
Half Way to Shanghai poster

Half Way to Shanghai

Movie · as Doctor McIntyre

1942
Torpedo Boat poster

Torpedo Boat

Movie · as Captain Mike

1942
The Bashful Bachelor poster

The Bashful Bachelor

Movie · as Squire Skimp

1941
The Officer and the Lady poster

The Officer and the Lady

Movie · as Dan Regan

1941
The Tell-Tale Heart poster

The Tell-Tale Heart

Movie · as First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

1941
Harmon of Michigan poster

Harmon of Michigan

Movie · as 'Pop' Branch

1941
Riders of the Purple Sage poster

Riders of the Purple Sage

Movie · as Noah Judkins

1941
Four Mothers poster

Four Mothers

Movie · as George Edwards (uncredited)

1941
Ringside Maisie poster

Ringside Maisie

Movie · as Conductor

1941
Blossoms in the Dust poster

Blossoms in the Dust

Movie · as Dr. West

1941
Lydia poster

Lydia

Movie · as Doctor Richards

1941
Sleepers West poster

Sleepers West

Movie · as McGowan, a Engineer

1941
Mutiny in the Arctic poster

Mutiny in the Arctic

Movie · as Capt. Bob Morrissey

1940
Stranger on the Third Floor poster

Stranger on the Third Floor

Movie · as The Judge

1940
The Phantom Submarine poster

The Phantom Submarine

Movie · as Captain Velsar

1940
Pier 13 poster

Pier 13

Movie · as Skipper Kelly

1940
Wildcat Bus poster

Wildcat Bus

Movie · as Charles Dawson

1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife poster

You Can't Fool Your Wife

Movie · as Dr. Emery

1940
Always a Bride poster

Always a Bride

Movie · as Uncle Dan Jarvis

1940
20 Mule Team poster

20 Mule Team

Movie · as Train Conductor

1940
Susan and God poster

Susan and God

Movie · as Sam (uncredited)

1940
Forty Little Mothers poster

Forty Little Mothers

Movie · as Janitor at Train Station

1940
Zanzibar poster

Zanzibar

Movie · as Captain Craig

1939
Invitation to Happiness poster

Invitation to Happiness

Movie · as Divorce Judge

1939
Of Mice and Men poster

Of Mice and Men

Movie · as Jackson

1939
The Night of Nights poster

The Night of Nights

Movie · as Mr. Conway (uncredited)

1939
Missing Evidence poster

Missing Evidence

Movie · as John C. 'Pop' Andrews

1939
Those High Grey Walls poster

Those High Grey Walls

Movie · as Warden

1939
Lucky Night poster

Lucky Night

Movie · as Police Lieutenant

1939
Undercover Agent poster

Undercover Agent

Movie · as Pat Murphy

1939
The Star Maker poster

The Star Maker

Movie · as Mr. Flannigan

1939
Tell No Tales poster

Tell No Tales

Movie · as Sam O'Neil

1939
Love Affair poster

Love Affair

Movie · as Priest (uncredited)

1939
The Roaring Twenties poster

The Roaring Twenties

Movie · as Customer (uncredited)

1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave poster

S.O.S Tidal Wave

Movie · as Mike Halloran

1939
Big Town Czar poster

Big Town Czar

Movie · as Pa Daley

1939
King of the Turf poster

King of the Turf

Movie · as Bartender

1939
She Married a Cop poster

She Married a Cop

Movie · as Pa Duffy

1938
Mannequin poster

Mannequin

Movie · as 'Pa' Cassidy

1938
Racket Busters poster

Racket Busters

Movie · as Pop Wilson

1938
The Shining Hour poster

The Shining Hour

Movie · as Charlie Collins

1938
Stablemates poster

Stablemates

Movie · as Pete Whalen

1938
International Crime poster

International Crime

Movie · as Heath

1938
Man-Proof poster

Man-Proof

Movie · as Gus the Bartender

1938
Campus Cinderella poster

Campus Cinderella

Movie · as Horace Howard

1938
King of the Newsboys poster

King of the Newsboys

Movie · as Mr. Stephens

1938
Numbered Woman poster

Numbered Woman

Movie · as Desk Sgt. Rourke

1938
Rebellious Daughters poster

Rebellious Daughters

Movie · as Dad Elliott

1938
Youth Takes a Fling poster

Youth Takes a Fling

Movie · as Captain Walters

1938
Love Is a Headache poster

Love Is a Headache

Movie · as Pop Sheeman, Stage Doorman (uncredited)

1938
Hold That Kiss poster

Hold That Kiss

Movie · as Pop - Man Bringing Usher's Clothes

1938
Snow Gets in Your Eyes poster

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

Movie · as Gibson (uncredited)

1938
The Main Event poster

The Main Event

Movie · as Captain Rorty

1938
The Canary Comes Across poster

The Canary Comes Across

Movie · as Warden Clayton

1938
Border Wolves poster

Border Wolves

Movie · as Judge Coleman

1938
Angels with Dirty Faces poster

Angels with Dirty Faces

Movie

1937
Rosalie poster

Rosalie

Movie · as Mr. Callahan

1937
Captains Courageous poster

Captains Courageous

Movie · as Captain Walt Cushman

1937
Big City poster

Big City

Movie · as John C. Andrews

1937
You're Only Young Once poster

You're Only Young Once

Movie · as Sheriff (uncredited)

1937
The Good Old Soak poster

The Good Old Soak

Movie · as Jake

1937
Double Wedding poster

Double Wedding

Movie · as Turnkey (uncredited)