1881-10-07 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.
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One Sunday Afternoon | Toby | 1948-12-25 |
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My Wild Irish Rose | Pat Daly | 1947-12-24 |
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Sport of Kings | Judge Sellers | 1947-06-26 |
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The Brute Man | Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited) | 1946-10-01 |
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Without Reservations | Conductor (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
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Personality Kid | Officer O'Brien | 1946-08-08 |
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Bewitched | Capt. O'Malley | 1945-07-04 |
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Senorita from the West | Dusty | 1945-10-12 |
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The Mummy's Ghost | Museum Watchman | 1944-07-07 |
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South of Dixie | Colonel Hatcher | 1944-06-23 |
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Her Primitive Man | Jonathan | 1944-05-29 |
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Mystery of the Riverboat | Capt. Ethan Perrin | 1944-10-24 |
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Here Come the Waves | Commodore (uncredited) | 1944-12-18 |
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Haunted Harbor | John Galbraith [Chs. 1, 7, 15] | 1944-08-26 |
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Corvette K-225 | Capt. Smith | 1943-09-29 |
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City Without Men | Joseph Barton | 1943-01-14 |
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Happy Land | Father Case (uncredited) | 1943-11-10 |
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Two Tickets to London | Mr. Tinkle | 1943-06-14 |
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Torpedo Boat | Captain Mike | 1942-01-24 |
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The Postman Didn't Ring | Judge Barrington | 1942-07-03 |
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I Was Framed | Cal Beamish | 1942-04-04 |
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Henry Aldrich, Editor | Judge Sanders | 1942-09-01 |
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Dudes Are Pretty People | Cardigan, working ranch owner | 1942-03-13 |
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The Bashful Bachelor | Squire Skimp | 1942-03-19 |
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Fly By Night | Pa Prescott | 1942-01-19 |
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Half Way to Shanghai | Doctor McIntyre | 1942-09-18 |
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The Officer and the Lady | Dan Regan | 1941-10-12 |
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Harmon of Michigan | 'Pop' Branch | 1941-09-11 |
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Lydia | Doctor Richards | 1941-09-18 |
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Blossoms in the Dust | Dr. West | 1941-08-15 |
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Mutiny in the Arctic | Capt. Bob Morrissey | 1941-04-17 |
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Ringside Maisie | Conductor | 1941-08-01 |
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Four Mothers | George Edwards (uncredited) | 1941-01-04 |
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Riders of the Purple Sage | Noah Judkins | 1941-10-09 |
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Sleepers West | McGowan, a Engineer | 1941-03-14 |
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The Tell-Tale Heart | First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) | 1941-10-25 |
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Forty Little Mothers | Janitor at Train Station | 1940-04-26 |
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The Phantom Submarine | Captain Velsar | 1940-12-20 |
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Susan and God | Samr (uncredited) | 1940-06-07 |
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Stranger on the Third Floor | The Judge | 1940-08-16 |
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Always a Bride | Uncle Dan Jarvis | 1940-11-02 |
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Wildcat Bus | Charles Dawson | 1940-08-23 |
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Pier 13 | Skipper Kelly | 1940-08-08 |
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Zanzibar | Captain Craig | 1940-03-08 |
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You Can't Fool Your Wife | Dr. Emery | 1940-05-21 |
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20 Mule Team | Train Conductor | 1940-05-03 |
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Those High Grey Walls | Warden | 1939-09-21 |
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Lucky Night | Police Lieutenant | 1939-05-05 |
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Missing Evidence | John C. 'Pop' Andrews | 1939-12-15 |
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Tell No Tales | Sam O'Neil | 1939-06-12 |
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Big Town Czar | Pa Daley | 1939-05-03 |
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Invitation to Happiness | Divorce Judge | 1939-06-07 |
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The Night of Nights | Mr. Conway (uncredited) | 1939-12-01 |
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King of the Turf | Bartender | 1939-02-17 |
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Of Mice and Men | Jackson | 1939-12-24 |
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The Roaring Twenties | Customer (uncredited) | 1939-10-28 |
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Love Affair | Priest (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
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Undercover Agent | Pat Murphy | 1939-04-19 |
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She Married a Cop | Pa Duffy | 1939-07-11 |
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The Star Maker | Mr. Flannigan | 1939-08-25 |
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S.O.S Tidal Wave | Mike Halloran | 1939-06-02 |
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Border Wolves | Judge Coleman | 1938-02-25 |
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Angels with Dirty Faces | 1938-11-26 | |
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The Canary Comes Across | Warden Clayton | 1938-01-26 |
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Love Is a Headache | Pop Sheeman, Stage Doorman (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
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International Crime | Heath | 1938-04-23 |
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Man-Proof | Gus the Bartender | 1938-01-07 |
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The Main Event | Captain Rorty | 1938-06-22 |
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Stablemates | Pete Whalen | 1938-10-07 |
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The Shining Hour | Charlie Collins | 1938-11-18 |
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Mannequin | 'Pa' Cassidy | 1938-01-21 |
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Racket Busters | Pop Wilson | 1938-07-16 |
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King of the Newsboys | Mr. Stephens | 1938-03-18 |
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Campus Cinderella | Horace Howard | 1938-09-17 |
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Hold That Kiss | Pop - Man Bringing Usher's Clothes | 1938-05-13 |
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Youth Takes a Fling | Captain Walters | 1938-09-22 |
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Snow Gets in Your Eyes | Gibson (uncredited) | 1938-05-14 |
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Numbered Woman | Oscar | 1938-05-22 |
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Rebellious Daughters | Dad Elliott | 1938-07-01 |
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Captains Courageous | Captain Walt Cushman | 1937-06-25 |
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Rosalie | Mr. Callahan | 1937-12-24 |
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You're Only Young Once | Sheriff (uncredited) | 1937-12-10 |
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Double Wedding | Turnkey (uncredited) | 1937-10-15 |
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The Good Old Soak | Jake | 1937-04-23 |
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Big City | John C. Andrews | 1937-09-03 |
