Acting
Oscar O'Shea
EN cinema · 85 credits
Born
7 October 1881
Died
6 April 1960 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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
Filmography
Sport of Kings
as Judge Sellers
My Wild Irish Rose
as Pat Daly
Without Reservations
as Conductor (uncredited)
Personality Kid
as Officer O'Brien
The Brute Man
as Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)
Bewitched
as Capt. O'Malley
Haunted Harbor
as John Galbraith [Chs. 1, 7, 15]
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Capt. Ethan Perrin
The Mummy's Ghost
as Museum Watchman
Her Primitive Man
as Jonathan
South of Dixie
as Colonel Hatcher
Here Come the Waves
as Commodore (uncredited)
Two Tickets to London
as Mr. Tinkle
Happy Land
as Father Case (uncredited)
City Without Men
as Joseph Barton
Corvette K-225
as Capt. Smith
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Judge Barrington
Fly By Night
as Pa Prescott
Henry Aldrich, Editor
as Judge Sanders
I Was Framed
as Cal Beamish
Dudes Are Pretty People
as Cardigan, working ranch owner
Half Way to Shanghai
as Doctor McIntyre
Torpedo Boat
as Captain Mike
The Bashful Bachelor
as Squire Skimp
The Officer and the Lady
as Dan Regan
The Tell-Tale Heart
as First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Harmon of Michigan
as 'Pop' Branch
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Noah Judkins
Four Mothers
as George Edwards (uncredited)
Ringside Maisie
as Conductor
Blossoms in the Dust
as Dr. West
Lydia
as Doctor Richards
Sleepers West
as McGowan, a Engineer
Mutiny in the Arctic
as Capt. Bob Morrissey
Stranger on the Third Floor
as The Judge
The Phantom Submarine
as Captain Velsar
Pier 13
as Skipper Kelly
Wildcat Bus
as Charles Dawson
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Dr. Emery
Always a Bride
as Uncle Dan Jarvis
20 Mule Team
as Train Conductor
Susan and God
as Sam (uncredited)
Forty Little Mothers
as Janitor at Train Station
Zanzibar
as Captain Craig
Invitation to Happiness
as Divorce Judge
Of Mice and Men
as Jackson
The Night of Nights
as Mr. Conway (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
as John C. 'Pop' Andrews
Those High Grey Walls
as Warden
Lucky Night
as Police Lieutenant
Undercover Agent
as Pat Murphy
The Star Maker
as Mr. Flannigan
Tell No Tales
as Sam O'Neil
Love Affair
as Priest (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Customer (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Mike Halloran
Big Town Czar
as Pa Daley
King of the Turf
as Bartender
She Married a Cop
as Pa Duffy
Mannequin
as 'Pa' Cassidy
Racket Busters
as Pop Wilson
The Shining Hour
as Charlie Collins
Stablemates
as Pete Whalen
International Crime
as Heath
Man-Proof
as Gus the Bartender
Campus Cinderella
as Horace Howard
King of the Newsboys
as Mr. Stephens
Numbered Woman
as Desk Sgt. Rourke
Rebellious Daughters
as Dad Elliott
Youth Takes a Fling
as Captain Walters
Love Is a Headache
as Pop Sheeman, Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
as Pop - Man Bringing Usher's Clothes
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
as Gibson (uncredited)
The Main Event
as Captain Rorty
The Canary Comes Across
as Warden Clayton
Border Wolves
as Judge Coleman
Rosalie
as Mr. Callahan
Captains Courageous
as Captain Walt Cushman
Big City
as John C. Andrews
You're Only Young Once
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Double Wedding
as Turnkey (uncredited)