Oscar O'Shea
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1881-10-07
- Died
- 1960-04-06
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (85)
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Customer (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
1937
as Captain Walt Cushman
Without Reservations
1946
as Conductor (uncredited)
Racket Busters
1938
as Pop Wilson
Lydia
1941
as Doctor Richards
Rosalie
1937
as Mr. Callahan
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Charles Dawson
Big City
1937
as John C. Andrews
Stablemates
1938
as Pete Whalen
Sleepers West
1941
as McGowan, a Engineer
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
Happy Land
1943
as Father Case (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Dr. West
You're Only Young Once
1937
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Of Mice and Men
1939
as Jackson
Man-Proof
1938
as Gus the Bartender
Border Wolves
1938
as Judge Coleman
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as The Judge
Rebellious Daughters
1938
as Dad Elliott
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944
as Capt. Ethan Perrin
Mannequin
1938
as 'Pa' Cassidy
Double Wedding
1937
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Love Affair
1939
as Priest (uncredited)
Undercover Agent
1939
as Pat Murphy
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Mr. Tinkle
Missing Evidence
1939
as John C. 'Pop' Andrews
The Shining Hour
1938
as Charlie Collins
Tell No Tales
1939
as Sam O'Neil
20 Mule Team
1940
as Train Conductor
Corvette K-225
1943
as Capt. Smith
Bewitched
1945
as Capt. O'Malley
The Mummy's Ghost
1944
as Museum Watchman
Here Come the Waves
1944
as Commodore (uncredited)
The Phantom Submarine
1940
as Captain Velsar
Four Mothers
1941
as George Edwards (uncredited)
Forty Little Mothers
1940
as Janitor at Train Station
International Crime
1938
as Heath
Invitation to Happiness
1939
as Divorce Judge
Zanzibar
1940
as Captain Craig
The Tell-Tale Heart
1941
as First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Senorita from the West
1945
as Dusty
Numbered Woman
1938
as Desk Sgt. Rourke
City Without Men
1943
as Joseph Barton
I Was Framed
1942
as Cal Beamish
Half Way to Shanghai
1942
as Doctor McIntyre
The Star Maker
1939
as Mr. Flannigan
Lucky Night
1939
as Police Lieutenant
Always a Bride
1940
as Uncle Dan Jarvis
My Wild Irish Rose
1947
as Pat Daly
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941
as Noah Judkins
Hold That Kiss
1938
as Pop - Man Bringing Usher's Clothes
The Brute Man
1946
as Mr. Haskins - Grocer (uncredited)
Haunted Harbor
1944
as John Galbraith [Chs. 1, 7, 15]
Susan and God
1940
as Samr (uncredited)
King of the Newsboys
1938
as Mr. Stephens
The Bashful Bachelor
1942
as Squire Skimp
Harmon of Michigan
1941
as 'Pop' Branch
Her Primitive Man
1944
as Jonathan
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
as Captain Walters
Fly By Night
1942
as Pa Prescott
South of Dixie
1944
as Colonel Hatcher
Pier 13
1940
as Skipper Kelly
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
as Mike Halloran
The Night of Nights
1939
as Mr. Conway (uncredited)
She Married a Cop
1939
as Pa Duffy
Love Is a Headache
1938
as Pop Sheeman, Stage Doorman (uncredited)
One Sunday Afternoon
1948
as Toby
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
as Dr. Emery
Mutiny in the Arctic
1941
as Capt. Bob Morrissey
King of the Turf
1939
as Bartender
The Good Old Soak
1937
as Jake
Torpedo Boat
1942
as Captain Mike
The Officer and the Lady
1941
as Dan Regan
The Main Event
1938
as Captain Rorty
Campus Cinderella
1938
as Horace Howard
Ringside Maisie
1941
as Conductor
Those High Grey Walls
1939
as Warden
Dudes Are Pretty People
1942
as Cardigan, working ranch owner
Personality Kid
1946
as Officer O'Brien
Sport of Kings
1947
as Judge Sellers
Henry Aldrich, Editor
1942
as Judge Sanders
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938
as Gibson (uncredited)
Big Town Czar
1939
as Pa Daley
The Canary Comes Across
1938
as Warden Clayton
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942
as Judge Barrington
About Oscar O'Shea
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 Play… With 86 credits spanning from 1937 to 1955, Oscar O'Shea has appeared in 85 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Oscar O'Shea Movies
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) — as Customer (uncredited)
- Captains Courageous (1937) — as Captain Walt Cushman
- Without Reservations (1946) — as Conductor (uncredited)
- Racket Busters (1938) — as Pop Wilson
- Lydia (1941) — as Doctor Richards
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